Retreat Daily Schedule

Welcome to the Retreat Schedule! We have carefully planned each day to provide a retreat into which you can fully immerse yourself. All participants are welcome to engage in all activities on each day, or pick and choose how you want to balance your retreat and island exploration time. Keep in mind that island excursions can be a big part of your health journey as there are ample opportunities for snorkeling, SCUBA diving, hiking, and walking! You also may want to add days either before or after the retreat to explore the island - Ron can help you plan for that as well. In addition to participating in group activities, full participants will engage in one-on-one consultations with Dr. Luetmer before, during, and after the retreat. 

Arrival Day: Saturday

Afternoon	​Check in and relax, explore the area. Informal gathering by the pool to meet and greet your fellow retreat participants. Room check-in is 3:00PM, but for those arriving earlier, Ryan and Corina have generously invited us to arrive whenever we want to lounge by the pool or walk the grounds.
Dinner	The all-inclusive meal plan begins with dinner on day 1. We anticipate having dinner served around 6:30 on the first day, with food reserved for those who might be arriving on later flights.  The dinner discussion and poolside chat will be an overview to get you ready for the week.  We will discuss the main areas of health including the GI system, the brain, the immune system, hormones, and the cardiovascular system.   ​ We will discuss how genetics/epigenetics impacts our health - and what triggers various genes to be turned on/off to create either health or disease.   We will briefly touch on those things that affect the systems above and our genetics - including toxins, stress, sleep, movement, food, relationships and community, spirtuality, as well as what a history of trauma can do.   We will talk about why resiliency, symptoms (pre-disease), disease and death are a continuum and how we affect where we are at on that continuum. Lastly, we will look at the timelines you created prior to coming - and talk about these - helping you fill these in more fully so you can see those things that pertain directly to you and your health/resiliency.   You will get binders at this time as well which will include your personal itinerary and instructions for the week, any labs and case review information, as well as tools we will use during the week.  We will also have various gift items that will be useful in the week.
Evening	​Optional -Evening walk/tour of grounds, poolside chat. Discuss the morning routine and what it entails to be ready to go.

Format for Days 2-7

7:00 AM	Optional exercise/walk
8:00 AM	​Morning routine/Settling routine (breathwork, guided imagery, meditation, relaxation)
9:00 AM	Breakfast with Discussion
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Educational Sessions
12:00 PM	Lunch & Discussion
1:00 PM - 6:15 PM	​Island Excursions  ​OR 1:1 Visits
​6:30 PM	​Supper & Chat
​8:00 PM	Optional Evening Activities- vary by the day- including poolside chats, breathing exercises & gratefulness journaling/sharing, game night. ​

Daily Education and Group Visit Topics

Mornings and early afternoon will focus on educational subjects applicable to everyone. Mid afternoon Group Visits will be more focused. During your pre-retreat preparation, Dr. Luetmer will recommend group visit sessions that will be most applicable to you. Regardless of Dr. Luetmer's recommendations, full participants are welcome to join in ALL educational sessions and group visits. Guest participants are welcome to join in all educational sessions. 

DAY 2: Sunday	We will discuss all things food. Food is medicine (or poison) and one of the most important things that positively or negatively impacts our health. We will discuss things like: Food guidelines/principles Various food plans and how to find the one right for you Intermittant fasting, insulin resistance, blood sugar issues and weight loss Toxins in foods, GMO foods and more Food testing and what these mean Sweeteners, fats and other confusing food information Foods that help us detox as well as common detox plans Food allergies and autoimmune triggers Fermented foods Gut health and the impact of various foods
DAY 3: Monday	The focus today will be on toxins and health. We live in a toxic world. Genetically we have a certain tolerance/resistance to toxins and then the rest will cause symptoms and disease. We will look at how this affects you, how to find and minimize the toxins within your control. and how to safely and effectively detox to improve cell health and resiliency. We will talk about all toxins, and this will include mold and trauma as common toxins to the body. We will discuss how toxins can put our cells into "Cell Danger Mode" and what we can do to heal this. ​
DAY 4: Tuesday	The focus today will be brain health. We will look at genetic impacts as well as all the lifestyle inputs to the brain. With ever increasing numbers of people experiencing dementia and other neurological disease, we will look at all those things that affect brain health, and how we can learn to protect our brains from these conditions. We will look at various brain assessment forms, learn some exercises to stimulate areas of the brain, learn how trauma affects the brain and tools to help manage/heal this. We will also talk about mood including depression and anxiety, and look at factors that contribute to each of these. We will provide methods/ideas aimed at alleviating these symptoms.
​DAY 5: Wednesday	Today's focus will be other systems that need to be optimized for good health and resiliency. This will include the immune system (and autoimmune), hormones and the cardiovascular system. We will discuss things that impact each of these systems, and what can be done to optimize these - even in the face of genetics that may be at play. We will discuss food and lifestyle as well in regards to maximizing these areas.
DAY 6: Thursday	Today's focus will be on all the lifestyle factors that impact the areas of health we have been discussing all week. This will include information on the importance of managing each area, tips/tools to do this, as well as other resources. We will work on some goal planning in regards to these areas. Stress, sleep, exercise and movement, relationships and community, spiritual and emotional health.
​DAY 7: Friday	Today we will focus on bring together all the information given over the week. We will use time for questions and answers as well as developing any other topics you express interest in for more information. We will be working on finalizing your personal health plan and goals as you get ready to head back into your day-to-day lives to sustainably implement what you have learned.  ​

Departure Day: Saturday

We will do our morning routine. Breakfast will be served. Room checkout is 10:00 AM, but Ryan and Corina are allowing us to hang out and enjoy the grounds after checking out so if your flight is a bit later, you can enjoy your time on Feather Leaf Grounds rather than being stuck at the airport for hours. We will stagger our airport shuttle service to get you to the airport on time while minimizing the time you sit around in the gate area. For participants who have elected to extend their stay on the island, we will shuttle you to your rental car if you are getting one or another hotel if you choose to explore another venue. Feather Leaf has a sister property right in Christiansted which is quite charming and a change of pace. 

The Classroom

Educational Sessions and Group Visits will take place in the old estate's parlor room or around the dining table on the veranda facing the ocean. You won't be "cooped up" in a typical classroom setting; rather, this space will be arranged in an informal classroom/workshop style, which is open to the north facing the ocean and the south facing the pool, allowing the ocean breeze to flow through as you immerse yourself in the content of the retreat.