You’ll transform your relationship with your practice and:

• Ditch excuses
• Nail your form
• Eliminate worries about getting hurt
• Feel good about your practice
• Enjoy the strength of your body
• Relax in a beautiful setting
• Share time with a small group of like-minded people (aka. Make new friends!)
• Feel confident at during each of your walks or runs
• Demystify training for an event
• Bring consistency and routine into your life as a recreational athlete
• Master motivational techniques

We've put together a stellar program that mixes Fitness & Fun in a way that you'll love!

You’ll get a mix of practical ChiWalking/ChiRunning instruction, an ample dose of free time for exploration & leisure activities, nutritious meals served at the timeless & classy beachside camp, rounded out by robust, candid chats focused on walking/running & staying healthy. 

• Daily ChiWalking/ChiRunning Lessons and personalized feedback on your form by certified Master Instructor Sarah Richardson, aka Camp Counselor!
• Connect and recharge indoors or outdoors
• Morning meditation/yoga/journaling time
• Access to Kayaking, swimming, relaxing on the beach...
• Enjoy the vistas, especially at sunset!
• Beachside accommodations for 3 nights
• Meals included (meat options or vegetarian, other dietary restrictions available upon request)
• Comfortable beachside accommodations 

• Walkers looking for relaxation & adventure
• New runners who want to set themselves up for success
• Frustrated walkers/runners who want to experience satisfaction & pleasure
• Intermediate walkers/runners looking to deepen your practice 
• Injured walkers/runners looking for solutions
• Inconsistent walkers/runner’s looking to ditch your yo-yo training cycle
• Active individuals looking for a fun & exciting getaway
• A group of friends looking for that special activity based vacation

If you fall into any of these groups, this is the Island Escape Summer Camp is for you! Come join in the fun and love your walk/run! Chill on the beach and watch breath-taking sunsets….

ChiWalking & ChiRunning are all about energy efficiency and injury prevention. It will teach you how to use your body in a way that actually feels good! You’ll also learn how to problem solve injuries and become more in tune with your body so you can avoid injuries for good. 

It is a holistic running practice that invites joy to your practice. It makes your time exercising so much more that an item to cross off of your to-do list. 

You’ll transfer the workload off of your legs and into your core so you experience strength and stay sound. 

By using this technique, you’ll allow your body to actually relax while you move, creating a far more comfortable experience.

Your mind will be filled with helpful form focuses, decreasing your negative mind chatter that interferes with your ability to stick to your routine. 

Because the group size is limited to 4 people, you will get specialized instruction to meet your specific needs based on your current walking/running form. You will leave knowing the top three things for you to focus on to improve your practice. 

Walking & Running are so much more than just exercise. They give us the time and space to work on our body and mind from the inside out. When you're moving in a way that feels good it leaks into other areas of your life. You can't help but to show up to work, social engagements and your relationships with a zest for life, self confidence, and the ability to care for others because you've taken care of you. 

Rather than focusing on your health for the 30-90 minutes you’re walking/running, you’ll practice how to live like a recreational athlete 24 hours of the day and make choices that keep setting you up to improve your overall health. 

When you are able to stick to your Healthstyle, you show up differently in other areas of your life, thus you truly Run Your Life. Your relationships across the board improve because you are present and mindful from sun up to sun down. 

Sarah Richardson, M.S., M.Ed., is a certified educator, distance running coach through RRCA, and Master ChiWalking/ChiRunning® Instructor certified through Chi Living. She is also the best selling author of From Sidelines to Start Lines: The Frustrated Runner's Guide to Lacing Up for a Lifetime and has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good. In addition, she is an outdoor enthusiast, world traveler, and Racecation facilitator.

Her business, Rise And Shine Running, designs customized training programs that provide both the external components vital to running efficiently and safely and the internal components that address the emotional and internal roadblocks that have trapped frustrated runners in yo-yo training cycles. In short, she helps you design your plan so that you get the success you crave. Whether it's a 5k, Half, Full Marathon, or just a consistent practice without racing, Sarah will help you reach your goal. 

Sarah knows that running brings joy to life, and knows the hard work it takes to get back into the sport. After a four-year hiatus from running due to an injury, she found herself frustrated and fed up at her inconsistency and lack of commitment to the sport. Using her techniques, Sarah is now back in her groove and running multiple distance races per year in different places around the world.

Sarah has made it her life’s work to help struggling and burnt out runners find the daily discipline to take back their power and honor their runner within. She does this in person at ChiRunning Clinics, Summer Camps on the shores of Lake Champlain & Retreats around the world, and virtually through customized Private & Group Coaching programs.

This retreat will be held at Field Stone Farm, a unique beachside paradise in the Islands of Lake Champlain. Twenty-two acres of sprawling fields awaits you on Isle La Motte, the northern most Island in Vermont. A beach front “camp” will be home for the duration of the retreat. 600 feet of sand and stone beach is perfect for soaking in the sun, searching for beach glass, or skipping stones during your down time. Birdwatching is bountiful and the call of loons become your lullaby.

This home, built in 1935 by a successful inventor, was later owned by renowned entrepreneur Aldo, of Aldo Shoes. It has appeared in two magazines, the Old House Journal & Vermont Magazine.

Accommodations include:

• Private bedrooms with ceiling fans
• Twin bed or larger
• Linens for your stay, including a bath towel & beach towel
• Shared bathroom
• Comfortable shared gathering areas
• Complimentary wireless internet 
• No TV (intentional quiet time)
• Large screened in porch
• Access to outdoor recreational activities 

***Please note that Field Stone Farm is a Smoke, Pet, and Drug Free property for the health and safety of visitors.

Isle La Motte is the northern most island in Vermont. Although it's an island, it is easily accessible by car over the causeway from Alburgh Peninsula. Little has changed, you can step back in time and truly slow down and take in the natural beauty. 

Getting there:

• 43 miles (about an hour drive) from Burlington International Airport (BTV)
• Directions form BTV
• Easily accessible from Canada  
• Straight shot up from NYC

Island Exploration: The island is rich in history.

• Teddy Roosevelt was a visitor to the Fisk Farm to speak to the Fish & Game League at the time President McKinley was shot. Roosevelt had to leave to go to Albany, NY to be sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.
• The Chazy Fossil Reef is a 460 million year old, world renowned geological treasure, which underlies much of the bedrock of southern Isle La Motte. It is considered the oldest coral reef in the world with fossils to prove it and now a National Natural Landmark, protected by the Federal Government.
• St. Anne's Shrine is a Roman Catholic Shrine located on the island. Its sprawling grounds, outdoor chapel and lakeside location make it a very unique place of worship. Its quiet beauty and welcoming atmosphere add to its charm.  

Breakfast:

• Steel Cut Oats
• Eggs
• Avocado Toast
• Combination of all three

Lunch:

• Chicken Caesar Salad
• Vegan Caesar Salad
• PB & J or Grilled Cheese

Dinner:

• Baked Maple Salmon over Wild Rice & side of Vegetable
• Shrimp & Broccoli in Pesto over Penne Pasta
• Locally made VT Pizza

7:00 am: Morning Meditation/Yoga/Jog or Journaling (on your own)

8:00 am: Breakfast served

9:00 am: Chi Running Instruction

12:00 pm: Lunch served

1:00 pm: Free time/Exploration

4:00 pm: Walking/Running Instruction

5:00 pm: Relax

6:00 pm: Dinner is served

Post Dinner: Enjoy the sunset & unwind