plant-based meals

Quick Meals & Meal Planning

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20TH 6PM - 8PM ONLINE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KOOTENAY CO-OP
REGISTER IN PERSON OR BY PHONE: (250) 354-4077 ext 205

Do you struggle to keep up with the constant meal demands of family and life? Do you often find yourself straying from good quality meals because of time restrictions?  Come learn some easy tricks for staying on top of meal prep, planning ahead, and managing the weekday madness, that are sure to ease your mind, make mealtime more enjoyable, and reduce a little stress. This class will focus on designing doable meal plans, tips on shopping, sourcing good ingredients, and food storage, and load you up with meal ideas that are both simple and deeply nourishing. You will leave this class armed with the meal prep tools and intentions that are sure to ease the kitchen chaos and save you valuable time when life is busy.

This class is ONLINE. Once you register, you will receive access to the recipes we’ll be making during class.
You have the option to cook along with me or watch and cook later. Live demos & recipes included.

Plant Based Holiday Meals

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Thursday, December 12th, 6 - 8pm
In Partnership with Kootenay Co-op
Call to Register: (250) 354-4077 ext. 205

Looking for healthy, meatless, holiday meal inspiration? Busy hosting friends or family, or contributing to potluck dinners, but wanting to expand your holiday meal repertoire? Join in on a fun and festive class that’s sure to put a health supportive twist on some traditional holiday dishes, as well as introduce some unique & modern food creations that are sure to contribute to happy bellies throughout the holiday season. Go home armed with crowd pleasing meal ideas & recipes that are all plant-based, gluten & dairy free, and that you can feel great about serving!

$30 for members and $35 for non-members
Includes in-kitchen demonstration, recipe book, & small meal

Plant Based Cooking for Kids

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 10AM - 12PM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KOOTENAY CO-OP
CALL TO REGISTER: (250) 354-4077 EXT. 205

Do you have a young culinary enthusiast in your home who would love to learn more skills in the kitchen? During this 2-hour, in-the-kitchen workshop, kids will measure, chop, and follow recipes together to create a delicious, plant based meal. We will talk about the benefits of Plant Based Eating, choosing real, whole food ingredients, and how to convert recipes and read food labels.  Kids will practice measurement, cooking and chopping skills, and go home with several recipes to recreate in your kitchen. Send me your young chefs for a morning of food, fun, and creation!

Ages 10+

$30 for members and $35 for non-members
Includes demonstrations, recipe book, skill development & a meal

Check out more Workshop Offerings Here!

Happy Camper - Plant Based Meals for Camping

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Tiny Lights Festival,
Ymir, BC. June 7 - 9, 2019

Join me during this inspiring & creative weekend of music, artistic exposure, learning, connecting, & relaxing!

Learn how to make delicious, plant-based, nutritionally-dense meals, all designed for camping. This is a 1-hour, in the kitchen workshop where we will cover meal planning & prep for camping, nutritional teachings: nutrient-density, plant-based eating, macronutrient balance & positive eating habits, AND you will enjoy a live recipe demo with yummy samplings!
Here’s where you can also purchase my HAPPY CAMPER Pocket Book Recipe Collection, with over 25 delicious plant-based recipes for you to experiment with and indulge in all summer long!
Recipe Books are $20ea and will also be available at the Merch Tent! - Copies are limited!!
All ages welcome!

Women's Embody Retreat

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“I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn’t want to change anything.”
Emma Watson


🦋 Embrace Your Beauty
🦋 Calm Your Mind
🦋 Honour & Deepen Your Relationship with Your Body


Experience Rejuvenating Yoga Practices, Expressive Dance, Nutritional & Intuitive Eating Guidance, & Empowering Boudoir Photography.


Eat Outrageously Delicious Plant-Based Meals, Practice Mindful Eating, Body Positivity, and Guided Sharing Circles.

Leave refreshed, nourished, and take with you new ways to be in relationship with your body.

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Your INVESTMENT Includes:


🦋 A 2 nights stay @ The Sentinel Retreat Centre in Kaslo
🦋 Amazing & Nourishing Plant-Based Meals made by a Nutritionist: 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches + 2 Dinners + Snacks
🦋 A Private Forest Boudoir Photography Session with Get Lost Images Photography
🦋 3 Rejuvenating Yoga Sessions
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2 Body Positivity & Mind-Body Nutrition Group Workshops
🦋 Exploration of Intuitive Eating Practices
🦋 Wood Fired, Outdoor Hot Tub & Sauna
🦋 Opening & Closing, Sharing Circles
🦋 New Moon Intention Setting

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You are STRONG, You are BEAUTIFUL, You are ENOUGH.

About Your Facilitators:

Drea Phoenix, Yoga Teacher & Owner Radiant Wild Yoga Retreats

Drea has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She completed her Teacher Training at the Byron Bay Yoga Centre in Australia in 2006 and has been teaching ever since. Drea’s classes can be described as dynamic & challenging yet nurturing. She teaches Vinyasa Flow, prenatal and Yin yoga. She is passionate about Yoga and sharing her knowledge to empower others in body, mind and soul. Drea is a certified 500 hr Yoga Teacher and Registered with Yoga Alliance. Read more about Drea here.





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Cindy Spratt, Holistic Nutritionist specializing in Culinary Nutriton, Eating Psychology & Eating Disorder Recovery

It’s simple: I want to help you reunite with food in a way that makes you feel great, inspires better health, and nurtures your soul.
I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, an Eating Psychology Counsellor and a graduate of the Culinary Nutrition Expert program. I am a wife and mother, an avid cook, a cancer survivor, a dancer & distance runner, and a bit of a country bumkin.
As a RHN, my approach to health intertwines what I know and love about nutrition with eating psychology, body image healing, and culinary passion.
Read more about Cindy here.

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About the Photographers:

Rosie Wallace & Willow Makortoff are based in Calgary, AB & Nelson, BC although they will shoot anywhere in between or anywhere around the world!
Get Lost Images was born in a hotel room in February 2016, as two photographer’s ideas became one vision. Getting lost meant either finding Adventure, Yourself or Perspective. Today they run their Boudoir sessions as Get Lost Between the Sheets, their Outdoor Adventure sessions as Get Lost Find Adventure & their Portraiture sessions as Get Lost in Your Individuality!

Website: www.getlostimages.ca/betweenthesheets
Instagram: @betweenthesheets
Facebook: @betweenthesheets

CURRENTLY POSTPONED

Due to Covid Restrictions, we have put this beautiful offering on hold until easier times. Stay tuned & feel free to connect if you are interested in joining us in the future!
Dates to be Announced @ The Sentinel Retreat Centre, Kaslo, BC
View the Retreat Centre Here