WholyFit Gold Retreat – Fall, 2013

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All Welcome

Morning Workouts Open to Public!

EVERYONE INVITED

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Everyone is welcome to come to WholyFit Retreat whether it be for personal edification or for certification to teach the WholyFit group exercise / personal training program in your church or Christ-honoring venue. WholyFit certification is a great alternative to classical yoga certification. Get certified through WholyFit and get the equipping you need to teach an effective Biblical Alternative to Yoga. Devotional Exercise is an awesome way to workout and anyone of any fitness level can teach WholyFit. It’s fitness with a heavenly touch! At retreat the WholyFit staff offers 90-minute workouts each morning; plus 3-hour workshops daily with personalized instruction and one evening banquet for “Yoga Versus the Bible.” Come for a spiritual breakthrough! God is always faithful to meet us! Teach WholyFit through professional certification that is Biblically based. YOU CAN DO THIS! God always provides for those He calls to ministry. WholyFit is the highest quality professional training at a low price.

COME For Alternative to Yoga Certification

Anyone can teach WholyFit regardless of age, body type or fitness level. Previous WholyFit certification is not required for attendance.  Gold certification at Retreat may be completed before Silver certification or vice versa. Gold Certification at Retreat is a requirement of the WholyFit certification process for every certified instructor. You do not have to be Silver Certified to attend the Gold Retreat. If you have not yet finished the Silver Online Training, it’s OK… catch up by taking the Quickstart workshop, required to prepare you for the Gold Retreat. Sign up for both the Gold Retreat and Silver Certificationtogether and save $100.

WholyFit Instructors COME for Contact Hours

All previously WholyFit Gold certified instructors are encouraged to come to retreat to align and refine your skills. You will receive contact hours toward Pro Platinum or Diamond Certification.   See the registration checklist on this page for your special low price.

PUBLIC CLASSES: COME For a Fun Alternative to Yoga Retreat

Morning classes every morning from 7:45 am to 9:15 am. $15 for the public (FREE for certified instructors and Gold interns)

WholyFit Public GENTLE Class – Wednesday

WholyFit Public Multi-level Class – Thursday

WholyFit Public Multi-level Class – Friday

WholyFit Public Multi-level Class – Saturday

 

COME TO THE BANQUET

Come to the “Yoga Versus the Bible” Banquet! It’s open to the public on Friday night. Meet the WholyFit team. Prayer and personal counseling is available after the banquet by the prayer team. This workshop is an interactive discussion. We’d love for you to participate! The Banquet is included in the certification tuition for Gold interns.

COME for CECs

Fitness professionalS are welcome to come to retreat for Continuing Education Credits (CECs) to renew and maintain re-certification requirements for your personal training or group exercise certification through AFAA, ACSM, ACE, etc… WholyFit will give you a completion certification, and you will be responsible for independent submission.  You will love WholyFit’s cutting edge techniques, original teaching methodology on how to teach a multi-level client population and how to modify exercises for special populations.

Need Help? Call Sandy Thompson at 630 592 4430. We’d be glad to help make arrangements for you. Here’s an easy checklist below.

Registration Checklist:

(Simply click on the highlighted text to take care of each step.)

1. I am getting certified so I paid tuition + retreat costs ( Save $100 by paying for your Silver Tuition at the same time!)

2. I want to take the Gentle WholyFit Quickstart

3. I am coming from out of town so I booked my flight

4. I need a ride from LAX to the retreat venue so I booked my shuttle and scheduled pickup with WholyFit

5. I am staying overnight at the retreat venue so I booked my lodging (Hotel cost is separate)

6. I want to attend the “Yoga Versus the Bible” Workshop so I paid for the Friday night banquet (required for Gold Certification)

7. I am a Gold Certified Instructor and do not have to pay tuition but need to pay the Day Guest Fee and Banquet.

Step 1. Register by paying Tuition + Retreat costs

Gold Retreat Payment Covers: 

    • Gold Tuition
    • Pre-conference Quickstart workshop on Wednesday in which instructors learn how to teach modified postures and gentle classes.
    • How to teach and/or perform Intermediate – advanced WholyFit postures (NOTE: you do not have to be able to do the advanced postures yourself.) 
    • Personal Training and individualized instruction by Laura Monica, Pam Collins; and Oliver and Connie Haedener
    • Contact Hours toward CECs and WholyFit Platinum, or Diamond certification
    • Certification Materials which may include CD, printouts, videos, etc…
    • Completion Certificate or Certification Certificate

Earlybird Registration ($699.00) Book by May 31, 2013

Regular Registration ($749.00) Book by August 16, 2013

OR Late Registration ($849.00) Deadline: September 6, 2013

Pay for Silver/Gold Certification together and save $100 ($1148.00) – paylink below:

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2. Quickstart

Spend this personal training time with founder Laura Monica Wednesday September 18 from 8am to 3pm on the topic of Gentle WholyFit Layer 1. This workshop includes a morning workout and 3 -hr workshop, great for any WholyFit certified instructor or intern who is involved in group exercise or personal training as a teacher or as a student. Learn to modify WholyFit postures to be comfortable for YOUR body. This helpful information featuring “bread and butter safety” can be applied to any kind of exercise. Quickstart is great as a refresher for all instructors. Be sure to take the Quickstart if you are a beginner or have special issues. You will learn how to stay within your comfort zone, safely. You will  be given personal coaching in how to modify the intermediate-advanced postures presented at the Gold Retreat to an accessible form that is just right for you (or your beginning students.)
Quickstart at pre-conference is required for anyone getting Gold certified who has not yet started WholyFit Silver certification and is also highly recommended for everyone.

3. Your Flight

ARRIVALS: Fly in Tuesday. See shuttle schedule below in #4 to plan your flight arrival times. DEPARTURES: Depart on Sunday. Make sure to see shuttle schedule below, and depart at least 3-4 hours before your flight at LAX. Travel agency: expedia.com

4. Transportation: Your Shuttle Reservations from LAX to Oxnard

$35 (Click here) Directions:  Fly into LOS ANGELES AIRPORT (LAX). From LAX go to the Bus Stop sign and a shuttle will take you to Oxnard airport where WholyFit will pick you up (Tuesdays only.) Remember to choose a flight time that allows you to catch one of the eight pickups per day. If you need transportation on other days besides the normal arrival on the 17th and departure on the 22nd, please contact Sandy. Ventura County Airporter Shuttle Office (805-650-6600)

 SHUTTLE WEBSITE    AIRPORT MAP     SCHEDULE 

Are you driving? Click HERE for address and directions

5. Your Lodging

We have reserved a block of rooms at a special rate where the retreat will be held at Hampton Inn Channel Islands Harbor on Tuesday through Saturday nights. Call Sandy Thompson to book your room at this special rate (Be sure to tell them that you are with WholyFit).

Call Sandy Thompson at 630 592 4430 to make your reservations

SAVE 50% Share a room with another instructor. Rooms sell out quickly so it is ideal to contact us at least 30 days in advance. (Rooms at the retreat venue are not guaranteed after August 31.) Be sure to reserve your place soon as space is limited. Stay onsite and have the luxury of freshening up in your room in between workouts and hanging out with other instructors. Are you driving? Click HERE for address and directions.  Parking is free based on availability.

6. Yoga Versus the Bible Banquet

The public is welcome to attend this fun and informative banquet on Friday night with speakers Oliver and Connie Haedener, who will teach on the topic of “Yoga Versus the Bible.”  This interactive, loving, non-judgemental, peaceful discussion  is always a highlight of the retreat! Who should attend? This Banquet is open to the public for the benefit of anyone who want to find out what the Bible says about yoga.  All Christians need this information. Maybe a friend is considering yoga. Invite them to come! This banquet would be a helpful in making that decision. Banquet attendance is required for those being Gold certified. (Counts as 3 CEC Contact Hours for “Ethics of a Biblical Lifestyle” 200 hour category toward Diamond or Pro Platinum Certification)

Yoga Versus the Bible Banquet $50

7. Gold Certified Instructors/Day Guest Fee–

Please indicate the number of days you are attending in the “Quantity” and include what days you are attending in the “Message to Seller” on the last screen before payment is complete.   Space is very limited, so register early.
Earlybird Registration ($15/day) — due by May 31
Regular Registration ($17/day) — due by August 16
Late Registration ($20/day) — due by September 6

Fitness, Food and Fun

Breakfast at hotel is included for guest. For other meals, take a quick walk along the harbor to eat at Toppers or the fresh fish outdoor market…or take the water taxi for your choice of dining: Italian, Brazilian, sushi, etc… ! Grocery stores are within 15 min one way walking distance. Enjoy the beautiful view, the Hotel swimming pool, park next door or the beach. The “Water taxi” is a fun way to travel quickly across the harbor to the beach or more restaurants. Kayaks available! Contact Laura@wholyfit.org. Laura will be giving a WholyFit on the paddle board class and a WholyFit workout in the pool! (Laura is a Red Cross Certified lifeguard.) This one of a kind Retreat in California features on-the-water hotel accommodations with shopping and recreational areas! The workout room features a sheltered outdoor patio including open fire-pit and a kitchen for raw foodie snacks! Lord Jesus, please bring those people whom You have chosen, to come to WholyFit Retreat and please provide for all their needs. In Your Name, Amen