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July 2010

Guest Chef Weekend with Theresa Mathur July 23-25
Living Food Chef Theresa Mathur will be our guest chef for a special weekend in July in collaboration with integrative health consultant Chiara Maria Kae, Ph.D.
	Theresa Mathur is a passionate creator of living and nourishing edible art. Her awareness and instinct about transforming organic food from her gardens, with its richly diverse colors and textures and nutritional properties, into mouthwatering multi-colored feasts, has made her interested in creating endless masterpieces of living edible art. Theresa prepares gourmet cooked, living/raw, Ayurvedic, and vegan delights for private individuals, group retreats and through specialized catering. Her approach is a fusion of layering flavors of common and exotic live foods along with select cooked foods that further us towards greater nourishment.

Please visit our website's Dining page (click here) for more details.

July Special - The Perfect Stay

RELAX AND RENEW
WITH A WEEKEND WOMEN'S WORKSHOP
OF HEALING YOGA AND LIVING FOODS

with Chiara Maria Kae, Ph.D
and Living Food Chef Theresa Mathur

July 23-25

Enjoy a relaxing, informative flow between yoga practices, nutrition classes and hands-on cooking demonstrations. Rejuvenate with delicious organic meals and soaks in Wilbur's mineral hot springs. Leave with practical skills, confidence and commitment to successfully transform your health with ease by bridging the healing sciences of nutrition and yoga. Retreat includes: - five organic, vegetarian meals with live-foods - five yoga sessions - nutrition classes and hands-on cooking demonstrations Retreat fees: - Private room/Single: $695 - Private room/Double: $595 - Bunk room: $495 - Camping: $435 Space is limited to 16 participants. To register for the retreat, contact Chiara Maria Kae at 707-477-7791 or email chiaramk@sonic.net.
Chiara Maria Kae, Ph.D, integrative health consultant, offers optimum health programs that bridge the health sciences of nutrition, yoga and Ayurveda. She uniquely teaches to establish vibrant well-being and prevent degenerative diseases common to women - chronic eating problems, anxiety, depression and digestive-related chronic pain.
Her education also includes an M.S. degree in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, certification in Ayurveda under Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute, and advanced herbology and Ayurveda training at Evergreen Garden Integrative School of Herbology. Her professional background includes twenty years as a yoga instructor and private yoga therapist, twelve years as a university professor, and three years as nutrition educator at a North Bay Area eating disorder clinic. She has maintained private practices in Marin and Sonoma counties for nine years and recently relocated to the Napa Valley. Read more about Dr. Kae at www.earthwisewellness.com and www.earthwisewellnesswisdom.blogpsot.com.

Complementary Alternative Medicine

Dr. Shalamah Yahchove

Massage therapy and soaking in mineral-laden waters have been used since ancient times to promote health and vitality. The professional touch-therapists at Wilbur Hot Springs use massage and chiropractic remedies to help promote positive results on all levels by balancing and harmonizing the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of self. I propose that this is the foundation of health and well-being.

In addition to the general muscular relaxation produced by massage, chiropractic and soaking, the complementary therapies enhance blood flow, lymphatic circulation, neurological function, and feelings of well-being.

Massage, chiropractic and soaking can stimulate organs and glands of the body to help promote overall health and reduce stress. When stress is remove from the body, the body has a great capacity to heal itself.

A chiropractic discount is offered when purchasing massage of any length.

In health!

Letters from Guests:

Dear Wilbur Hot Springs:

I wanted to let you know the miracle of Wilbur water. Of course, I'm sure you already know, but you don't know about my experience!

I've been in so much pain due to RA (rheumatoid arthritis) that it's been difficult to walk, cook, dress--well, LIVE! I hadn't been to Wilbur in a couple of years, I think, so it was heaven to finally get back there. My companion and I stayed two glorious nights. The tubs were the perfect temperature on the second day (I wish they were perfect all the time :), and I was able to relax by floating in the cool tub for hours on end. Just defying gravity is a wondrous experience for these painful, swollen, deformed joints of mine. I was so very surprised that on that second day there, I was able to walk down the stairs just like a temporarily abled person!!

It was so exciting. Thank you for Wilbur!

Dear Wilbur Hot Springs:

I first came to Wilbur in 1978. I remember the day vividly--but that's another story and one of so many about Wilbur that fill me with joy for this place of sacred water and easy being. Wilbur brings out the best in me and it seems to do the same for just about everyone who comes here. It's a good feeling to be in and around: so many people here to find, seemingly without effort, just the right rhythm and pace to re-connect with themselves. Add to that the singular Wilbur recipe of skin-delicious water (hot, warm or cold), a star-blanketed night sky, crickets chorusing in the thickets and meadows, mouth-watering aromas wafting from the kitchen, rejuvenating naps on tap, the trickling of water and the tickling of laughter--before you know it you've got yourself a Wilbur glow. So come on up. They'll leave a lamp on for you.

--Eric O.

Notes From the Caretaker:

Dear Friends of Wilbur:

We are taught to seek answers/solutions outside of ourselves and so we do. Consider the possibility that much of what we seek is within us. We can ask ourselves: What really matters? What do we value? What is important to us? In addition to necessary time spent working, eating, sleeping, grooming, how do we want to spend the time of life? Life speeds by faster and faster. Can we watch the clouds or the breeze going through tall grass? Do we make time to take a walk, read a book or have a great conversation? How do we rank our physical and mental health on a scale of 1-10? How do we raise our rankings and thus feel better about ourselves? Do we laugh enough?

These are the kinds of things one can contemplate in the quiet and safety of Wilbur Hot Springs. I call it inner space travel. Others call it interior decorating. Come on up and embark on a great inner voyage or move some inner furniture. Or, just take a relaxing bath and a delicious nap and call it a day.

Yours in good health,

Richard

Richard Louis Miller, M.A., Ph.D.
Wilbur Caretaker since 1972

Wilbur Closedown

August 16-26

Wilbur is looking for experienced carpenters, woodworkers, electricians and plumbers for Wilbur's Annual Closedown. If interested, please contact Meg Solaegui at 530-473-2306.

Country Store Online

See our online store for Larry Wagner's photo book and Wilbur's bath crystals.