Products / Delivery . Soothe Retreats

Feb 14 – 20, 2021 UPDATE – POSTPOSED – 2023

Wanderlust Utopia

Ometepe Island

Nicaragua

• 3 Nourishing, Mindful, Whole Food Plant-Based Meals / Day -made with fresh, local organic ingredients (free of meat, dairy, refined sugars and oils)
• 2 Yoga Classes Daily
• One 2-Hour Themed Workshop
• Group Hike
• Relaxation Spa Massage or Facial
• All Natural Products

is proprietor / director of beautiful Soothe Downtown Spa, St. John’s, NL, Canada. Her Ahimsa (do no harm) mission is a cruelty-free, environmentally responsible business / life balance. As such, she pursues ongoing wellness education that acknowledges the interconnection of the health of all beings and the planet itself. She practices the World Peace Diet; a (vegan) conscious connection with nature and all sentient beings.

Gloria’s compilation of life experiences include service industry employment, community development & mental health social work, health promotion consulting, yoga instruction, dance performance and her most recent joy; culinary arts. She has a passion for learning and a deep appreciation for these interconnected learning opportunities;

Yoga; Gloria is a Graduate of the Lotus Centre Yoga Teacher Training program (2009, NL), Further trainings include: Yoga Anatomy and Yoga Assists (2010) TAYS Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio, Creative Yoga for Children (2010) Lotus Centre, Anusara Yoga Training & Meditation Retreat (2011) Ananda Ashram; World Yoga Centre of New York, Yin Yoga Professional Teacher Training (2016) Sartori Yoga, Yoga Nidra Teacher Training (2017) Shakti Yoga, Thai Yoga massage Level 1, (2017) Lotus Palm, Thai Yoga Massage Level 2, (2018).

Chef & Nutrition Certification; Gloria is a graduate of Plant Based Nutrition; Cornel (2017), Heal & Ignite” Raw Vegan Chef Certification (2017) Pachavega, Introduction to Ayurveda: Nourishing Self Care, Kripalu (2017) Rouxbe Professional Plant-Based Chef Certification Program (2018), Life Transformation Training, Hippocrates Health Institute (2018), Food Over Medicine Facilitator Certification (2019) and Advanced Raw Food Chef Certification (2019).  Gloria recognizes that the plant foods we choose to eat can be prepared in ways that preserve and even enhance how ones body will absorb the phytochemicals and nutrients to create positive change in ones system. – That plant-based nutrient-dense foods can create a supportive, nutrient strong environment that brings energy and vitality to cells and systems for prevention & healing of disease. (Visit some of Glorias’ creations at Raw on the Rock fb page.)

Natural Spa Product Education & Creation; Anarres Apothecary (2017) Esthetics Training: Spa Facials / Skin Care Consultations, Massage, Manicures, Pedicures, Waxings, Body Sugaring, Body Wraps, (Certifications 2011 – ongoing)

Schools of Social Work; MSW (2003) Dalhousie University, BSW (2000) Memorial University, NL

Gloria also considers herself a hiking & travel enthusiast with her favourite holidays being yoga retreats; you are about to see why they are so ahhh-mazing!