Love Yourself, Love your food
Spring into Authenticity at the Love Yourself, Love Your Food
Summer Solstice Event
june 14-16th,
BREN OLSON & BRANDY ANDERSON
Just Love Forest, Poetry, Georgia
Spring into Authenticity at the Love Yourself, Love Your Food Summer Solstice Event
A Forest Retreat of Shared Experiences
Are you ready to learn how to nourish a healthy relationship with food & self through purposeful connection, loving awareness, and inspired action?
Join us on a healing journey supported by nutrition & intuition where we share creative and inspirational tools to support the journey to authentic health! Together we will identify beliefs and emotions you may have about yourself and your food choices, bringing awareness and empowerment to these relationships, so you can love yourself & your food again!
* Meals will be focused around seasonal wholefood offerings of locally sourced and/or foraged plants & animals (Vegan & Vegetarian Options available). Please confirm any dietary restrictions and/or needs in the registration link so we can accommodate accordingly.
Whether you are seeking growth & expansion in your personal wellness or as a wellness specialist, this is the place for you!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Let’s journey into true authentic health, together.
A weekend of diving deep into beliefs and feelings that one has around food and oneself.
LEARN how to become an observer of emotions and shift those feelings by looking at them from a different perspective.
RECEIVE tools to support your journey using nutrition and intuition that is aligned with your highest self.
EXPLORE attachments to foods and expectations of self that might be limiting and begin a journey eating from a balanced, non-judgmental state of self-love
CONNECT in community through cooking, contemplation, and conversation
CELEBRATE your authentic beauty and being with a fine dining forest experience
Tasty tools and topics
Mindful Meals
Nourishing Healthy Relationships Inside & Out
Practicing Presence
Rest and Digest - Nervous System Regulation & Review
Demystifying the Diet & Healing the Gut - Nutrition & Intuition
Self-Love in Action
Honoring Your Health: Cleansing & Detoxing
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Mindful Movement
Gratifying Goals based on values
Inspired Action vs. Required Action
Food Foraging & Creative Cooking
Your forest home awaits
We offer you a large, beautiful canvas bell tent with your own luxury tempurpedic mattress.
716 acres of pristine protected forest
Our gathering space
A hand-built intentional yurt
The flow
FRIDAY, JUNE 14th
Theme: Nourishing Right Relations
Identify your relationship with food and yourself through a guided journey to clear the mind, increase awareness, and become an observer of emotions.
1:00-3:00 pm - Arrival
4:30-5:00 pm - Healthy Happy Hour - Mocktails & Mingle Time for Intros & Intentions
5:00-7:00 pm - Connection through Food - Let’s Make Dinner Together! Tasty Tool #1
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Receive, Reflect, & Relate - Relationships, Emotions, & Thoughts OH MY!
8:30 pm - Wind down & close - Nourishing Nighttime Tea (Local Herbal Blends Provided)
SATURDAY, JUNE 15th
Theme: Exploring the journey to Authentic Health!
Learn how to navigate YOUR journey to wholeness. Join us as we demystify the perfect “diet” through nutrition & intuition.
7:00 - 7:30 am - Rise & Shine! Meditation/Prayer Circle (Optional)
7:45 - 8:30 am - Let’s get moving in Love!
8:30 - 9:00 am - Creative Cooking Intro Tasty Tool #2
9:00 - 9:30 am - Savory Breakfast Date with Yourself (Eat, Reflect, Journal Time)
9:30 - 10:00 am - Relate - Group Sharing
*Day pass guest arrival and check-in
10:30 - 11:30 am - Forest Flow Mindful Movements (Foraging & Intuitive Flow Options)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Navigating your healing journey with nutrition & intuition
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Break & Lunch Tasty Tool #3: Hydroponics
2:00 - 2:45 pm - Let’s pair up, go for a walk and chat about food cravings
2:45 - 3:30 pm - Time to circle up and share!
3:30 - 4:30 pm - Energy Break! Power Up with Energy Bites & Activity
4:30 - 5:30 pm - Free flow time
5:30 - 6:00 pm - Dazzle up for Dinner - Adorn yourself in authenticity & love!
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Mix and Mingle social hour
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Celebrate yourself with a Fine Dining Forest experience!
8:30 pm - Fire/Drum Circle & Close
9:00 pm - *Day pass guest final departure
SunDAY, JUNE 16th
Theme: Letting Go of Attachments and Expectations
Identify attachments with food & expectations of self. Join us as we discuss how to eat from a balanced, non-judgmental state of 100% self-love!
7:00 - 9:00 am - Coffee and tea available
7:00 - 7:30 am - Mindful Meditation (optional)
7:30 - 8:00 am - Circle & Reflection time with Tasty Tool #4
8:00 - 8:15 am - Bio break
8:15 - 9:00 am - Willow tree activity Tasty Tool #5
9:00 - 9:15 am - Breakfast Prep with Tasty Tool #6 Healthy Gut Bowl
9:15 - 10:45 am - Chat & Chow Down! Learning to let go of attachments and expectations
10:45 - 11:45 am - Ah Ha’s & Insights - Wrap up and reflection time
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Share the Love! Group photo and goodbyes
1:00 - 3:00 pm - Forest Bathing (optional) & Final Departures
Meet the Team
Inspired by life's lessons and a shared passion for holistic wellness, learning, and serving, this dynamic duo facilitates a powerful healing journey supported by nutrition & intuition!
Their Specialties Include:
Liberation, empowerment, spirituality, mediation, alchemy, emotional intelligence, holistic coaching, intuitive wellness, creative cooking, natural alternatives, applied kinesiology, mindful movement, entheogens, and consumer empowerment through demystifying food labels & marketing.
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Medicine Woman, Self-Care Practitioner, Heart Walker, and Consciousness Critic
Bren is a conduit for empowering you on your journey to harmony and wholeness. As an embodiment of the Divine Mother, she holds grace and compassion in her core. With unconditional love for all of Earth’s children, she brings an innate passion and ability to nurture and care for others through mysticism, mediumship, and mastery. Bren is also a visionary entrepreneur in the natural food and cosmetic industry. Her personal and family struggles guided her to holistic healing and the launch of ALTER native, LLC., a health & wellness marketplace providing seekers of holistic healing with products, education, and services to support their journey.
Her Current Focus in Holistic Healing:
Self Love, Shadow Exploration, Parts Integration, Reclaiming Wholeness, Secure Relationship Patterns, & Authentic Embodiment
"Her work is swift and powerful, yet graceful and effortless. Make sure you allow yourself space and bandwidth to properly digest it, as it will have a profound healing and clearing effect on your life." - Marcin B.
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Josh Wayne began his foraging journey 13 years ago, hoping to find edible, medicinal, and sacred mushrooms. Josh learned how to forage with the help of many knowledgeable mentors in the Atlanta (Pine Lake Eco Arts) and Athens (Wild Intelligence) area as he worked to deepen his connection with the plants and animals that inhabit the Georgia Piedmont. As an Atlanta native, he has foraged, prepared, and consumed over 100 species of mushrooms and an additional 150 species of plants from the Southeast. Josh serves as a World-bridger and Lead Sacrament Forager for Whole Inc. and works to connect both members and nonmembers to our plant, mushroom, and animal ancestors. If you want to learn about the mushrooms and plants here to nourish you, hike with Josh.
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Certified Intuitive Nutrition Coach, Group Fitness Instructor, and Mental Health Advocate
Brandy Anderson is a life-long learner who values connection with others. She has devoted the last twenty-five years to helping others achieve their health and wellness goals through education and coaching. Just like a healthy community thrives when its members live balanced lifestyles, an individual thrives when the spirit, mind, and body are connected and in harmony with one another. Her passion for personal spiritual growth, physical activity, and healthy eating, rescued her from depression after falling prey to divorce, unexpected job loss, and losing her father to suicide all in one year. Life’s lessons have given her great wisdom and clear perspective, the perfect background to help you become the best version of yourself possible!
Her Current Focus in Holistic Healing:
Health, Nutrition and Mindful Movement
Testimony
“Brandy asked helpful and insightful questions. She was a great encourager and inspired me to come up with a great plan to reach my goals. She listened with a caring heart and I am thankful for our time together!” - Angel F.
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Hello, I'm Hara! I am a mother and lifelong student of what it means to be human upon Earth. Currently nestled at the intersection of three sacred rivers in Northwest Georgia, I am deeply rooted in Southern Appalachia, where the wild flora, fauna, and fungi have held me since birth. My childhood memories are infused with the sweet scent of honeysuckles, stained with Georgia red clay, and alive with the buzz of lightning bugs. Spring means spicy pink magnolia blooms, while fall is marked by the ripe fruit of the persimmon tree. From as far back as I can recall, I've been eager to know these lands, and they, in turn, have been eager to know me. But somewhere along the way the seasons stopped being marked by flowers and fruits and I found myself lost.
In 2018, I embarked on a healing journey, exploring various wellness trends, yet something always felt missing. Ordering supplements from around the world and following restrictive fad diets left me feeling depleted and deeply disconnected from the wisdom of my body and the lands beneath my feet. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I longed to taste honeysuckles once again.
I began spending time in the same spot every day, observing changes through all four seasons. This practice transformed everything for me. My narrow focus on individual health expanded to encompass an entire ecosystem. I rediscovered the joy of wild persimmons, made violet jams, roasted dandelion roots, and savored service berry pancakes. By listening to my body, I redefined what true nourishment meant to me.
I gradually shifted towards local consumption, forging relationships with regenerative farmers in the area. In this journey, I found my place, and I did it all through food.
I believe in food as a pathway back home. Through intentionally sourced ingredients, bold flavor profiles, storytelling, and guided sensory experiences, my aim is to go beyond simply feeding you, to nourishing your deep connection to the tapestry of all life.
What People Are Saying
“Bren and Brandy create an incredible atmosphere and container to promote safe transformative exploration and growth.”
“I have been trying to eat well for quite awhile now, but I learned important information that I never even considered before.”
“I have learned so much not just about coaching but also about myself. This experience has been more than just a development of mind, it has expanded my consciousness of myself and alignment with my authentic self.”
“Bren was able to peel back some layers and uncover some of the fundamental elements necessary for long term health and wellbeing.”
“As my intro to coaching, Bren and Brandy have guided the cohort very well in practicing what they preach- being open, curious, practicing loving speech and active listening, and engineering a space for everyone to be vulnerable. They’ve helped me understand that this experience is truly a practice and that we will always be growing/learning in this field. You never know where your cohort or clients will take you, which is why it’s critical to be present and allow for spontaneity.”
“The Intuitive Nutrition course has exceeded all expectations and led to immense personal growth. I have gained so many insights that have helped me overcome personal obstacles. I'm grateful for Bren and Brandy as this course has positively impacted the relationship I have with myself. I'm excited to integrate the tools and learnings into my coaching practice.”
“Love the flexibility and flow of the class, it's a safe and accepting environment for developing skills, gaining insight and learning new tools for our own coaching careers.”
ABUNDANCE SPECTRUM
Prices include all programs, room and board. Seeking monetary support? Please read about financial accessibility below.
Saturday Day Pass - No Overnight Stay
Arrive at 10am and depart by 9pm.
$150 + tax
Self Camping
Bring your own tent and sleeping gear. All retreat activities and meals included.
$597 + tax
Shared Glamping
Share a canvas bell tent with another attendee. All retreat activities and meals included.
$697 + tax
Private Glamping
A canvas bell tent with queen mattress all to yourself. All retreat activities and meals included.
$797 + tax
The bell tents come with sheet and towel service with your choice of a personal plush tempur pedic queen or twin mattress
No cancellations
SPECIAL RATES APPLY FOR MEMBERS
Annual members are eligible for a limited $300 flat fee. Read more here.
Interested and want to confirm this is the space for you? Book a free Discovery Call with Bren & Brandy
Financial Accessibility
We always want these gatherings to be as financially accessible as possible. If you would like to be considered to serve as part of our volunteer and support teams for a reduction in fees, please contact us.
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