Paths For Healing

07/08/2018

Here's our dessert that followed our family style dinner of roasted chicken, salad, roasted new potatoes, and broccoli. Chef Mark did it up beautifully again!

Wire art we created through an emotion exercise with Debra Donaldson. Later using our art, we danced out our creation and used our body to express the emotions.

To finish things up this morning, we created our unique cards from the cards that my Mom, Denise West, made by highlighting the words that were meaningful for us and then each writing our "At the Core" statements within. We discovered these "At the Core" statements through the activities did with Darcy Shenfield. Finally, we each visited the other participants' cards and wrote who we saw them as at their fullest.

It was a wonderful weekend and was my pleasure to share it with Debra, Darcy, Val, and Natasha!

We all take away better awareness of our emotions and how they present in our body as well as Who We Are, What is Important to Us, and How to Get on that Path. Who we are is a timeless definition that will help us shape the evolving pieces of What is Important to Us and How to Get on That Path via a living document to serve us and evolve over our life!

07/07/2018

Who Am I? Doing the work!

07/07/2018

July Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat is off to an amazing start!

06/29/2018

Here's an interview with Debra Donaldson, one of the facilitators at the July 6-8 Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat! Watch to see why you'll want to come and learn from Debbie!

Visit http://tracyhodge.com/womens-wellness-weekend.html to reserve your space today! There are still a few spaces left for accommodations at $235 + taxes for the weekend or $160 + taxes for non-accommodation spaces for the weekend!

https://youtu.be/aKyThN7wFs4

06/26/2018

Are you a female that is experienced with taking pictures and videos? Are you available to attend the July Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat from July 6-8 to take pictures and video in exchange for attending the weekend? DM me via the Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat page.

06/25/2018

MINDSET MASTERY MONDAY

This morning I went out to finish w**ding my front flower garden. What I realized during this process was that there was a time when I enjoyed yard work. It used to bring me joy and peace. This morning I realized that it was more of a chore than anything and that I would be happy to have it done. It was definitely validation that it is time to move on!

Next week Joe, Ethan, and I embark on a new journey in Kingston. We move into our new home. There isn't much of a yard ... and this morning I realized just how happy I am about this! We're gaining tons of our time back! We spend hours doing yard work now and it'll take more like minutes to do it going forward! There's some shared green space for Ethan to play and there is a huge park and school yard a couple of streets over for us to play as well! The really cool thing is that someone else gets to do the yard work there! Win/win!

I'm all about win/win these days! Now I choose what to spend my time doing!

I invite you to evaluate what's not serving you in your life anymore and change things up! If you're confused about where to start or how to navigate through changes, I'd love to walk on that journey with you! Join me, Debbie, and Darcy July 6-8 at my July Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat to define Who You Are, What's Important to You, and How to Get on That Path!

visit http://tracyhodge.com/womens-wellness-weekend.html to reserve your space today!

06/25/2018

Another interview with Darcy Shenfield. Find out why you would want to learn from Darcy at our upcoming July 6-8 Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat!

Visit http://tracyhodge.com/womens-wellness-weekend.html to reserve your space today! All accommodation spaces are $235 + taxes and non-accommocation spaces are $160 + taxes while spaces last!

06/24/2018

Here's an example of the Friday night dinner. The menu for the July 6-8 Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat is:

Course 1: Wild Game Pogo
Course 2: Strawberry Gazpacho
Course 3: Pakoras with Garlic Scape Chili Sauce
Course 4: Blackened Flat Iron Steak with Blue Cheese Creme Fraiche and New Potatoes
Course 5: Flourless Chocolate Torte with Raspberry Coulis and Whipped Cream

Saturday Lunch will be a choice of wrap/sandwich with salad.

Saturday Dinner will be salad, roast chicken, and panna cotta with praline.

Visit http://tracyhodge.com/womens-wellness-weekend.html to reserve your space today!

*most allergies can be accommodated. DM Tracy via the Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat main page with your specific requirements.

06/24/2018

Here are some photos of the different sleeping arrangements at the venue for the July 6-8 Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat.

All spaces are $235 + taxes. Non-accommodation spaces are $160 + taxes.

Visit www.tracyhodge.com/womens-wellness-weekend.html to reserve your space today! Prices will be discounted at checkout. No discount code required.

06/24/2018

Drop into Furnace Falls Farm right beside the market and see me for a tour and to hear about my upcoming Women's Wellness Weekend Retreat happening July 6-8 at the farm! I'll be here between 11 am and 3 pm!

Today you can reserve your space for all the events and workshops for $160 if you don't require accommodations or $235 if you'd love to stay and enjoy the gorgeous bed and breakfast facilities!

Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1903921486285141/?ti=cl for details and to reserve your space! Prices will be discounted at check out. No code required!

Its Strawberry event day. Bring the kids for a fun filled day with a Scavenger hunt, build their own strawberry sundae and we have some new little visitors at our market for the kids to see.
For the adults in the family we have live music , tasty strawberry theme lunch, Mensen farm will be on site with their strawberries,pkus visit the bakers , artisans and producers .
Check it out from11 am till 3 today.

06/19/2018

TECHNIQUE TUESDAY

Recently while volunteering at Furnace Falls Farm, I have been getting to do some food art. For the Father's Day Brunch, I got to lay out and decorate all the dessert platters! I had so much fun using herbs, edible "w**ds", and edible flowers! I neglected to take pictures :S

Today on my way home from town, I stopped off at Wendy's Country Market ( right beside Furnace Falls Farm and owned by Wendy Banks ) and picked myself up some Buffalo milk mozzarella, some local greenhouse tomatoes, and some garlic scapes!

Here is my second lunch creation! I'm inspired!

Buffalo Mozzarella, foreman tomatoes, avocados with balsamic and olive oil drizzle, basil and purple basil garnish caprese salad.

Haddock with lemon butter sauce with dill, pineapple w**d, and chive flower garnish.

Coconut oil sauteed garlic scapes.

A little local inspired health! YUM!

The two types of basil, dill, and chive came from my herb garden. The pineapple w**d came from my back yard.

Although the haddock came from the grocery store, it was wild which is so much less polluted and better for you.

So, what does this have to do with Technique Tuesday? Well, when our food looks pleasing, it begins the digestion process because it gets the saliva flowing in our mouth. Then when we chew the delightful flavours of local food which tastes so much better than most stuff in the grocery store, it mixes all that saliva with the food to begin the digestion.

I invite you to become creative with your food! For classes on local, wild, edible w**ds, check out Furnace Falls Farm's Foraging classes with Chef Mark Beacock !