The deepest way to walk this, together · In person, 7 days, on the Florida coast
ARM Retreats: come live it, in person.
Foundations teaches the framework over 6 weeks. Immersion lets you live it, day by day, for 6 months. A Retreat is the third way: 7 days, in person, on the Florida coast, walking the 6 Keys of Action Toward Remission side by side, at a real table, in a real kitchen.
A private chef prepares every meal for you, fully compliant with the Autoimmune Protocol, and low-FODMAP needs can be accommodated too, so your only job while you are there is to rest and let your body recover. And because food is one of the deepest levers you have, you also learn to cook it yourself, real AIP meals, in a real kitchen, so you go home with the skill in your hands, not just the theory in your head.
This is a retreat for women. You will be part of a small group of midlife women, ages 35 to 60, with Daniela leading the teaching and Christopher there alongside her.
Education and support, not medical advice. It walks beside your care, it does not replace it. Every body is different, and results vary.
Meet Daniela Hess
I did not come to this from the outside. I live with Hashimoto’s, and at the Retreat I am there with you the whole week, at the table and in the kitchen.
Daniela Hess, MSEd · certified AIP coach, trained under Mickey Trescott and Jamie Hartman of AutoimmuneWellness.com
Read about Daniela →A small group, a real table, real time
- Every meal prepared for you by a private chef. Fully Autoimmune Protocol compliant, with low-FODMAP accommodated if you need it, for the whole retreat, so you can simply rest.
- Hands-on cooking lessons. Real AIP meals, in a real kitchen, so you leave able to make them yourself at home.
- The 6 Keys of Action Toward Remission, taught live. An evening teaching session with Q&A each day. Not a lecture. A table you sit at.
- Daily Great Energy Qigong, gentle by design. Movement and nervous-system education, built so it will not trigger a flare.
- A small, intimate group. 10 to 15 women total, single or double occupancy, always your own bed.
- Real rest. Oceanfront, with a pool, and plenty of unstructured time to simply be.
- Community that continues after you leave. You do not walk home alone either.
So much of this work happens in a browser window, a Zoom call, a screen between you and the people walking the same path. A Retreat is the opposite of that. You are actually in the kitchen. You are actually at the table. You can actually see, in real time, what a plate of food that will not fight your body looks like, smells like, tastes like.
Some things are only fully learned with your hands. Cooking the Autoimmune Protocol is one of them. Reading about it is not the same as doing it beside someone who has already walked the years you are just starting.
Travel is hard when you are eating this way, and autoimmune can be a lonely road to walk even at home. This retreat is built to remove both of those barriers for a few days: every meal is handled for you, and you are surrounded by other women who understand exactly what you are carrying. Real friendships tend to form here, ones that carry on long after the week ends.
The shape of it
This is a small group: 10 to 15 women, midlife, each navigating autoimmune in their own way, together. Choose single or double occupancy. Either way, you have your own bed.
This is a women-only retreat. Daniela leads the teaching, and when she is not teaching, she is doing exactly what you are: resting, at the beach, soaking it in.
Depending on the retreat, there may be optional add-ons available, things like massage, Reiki, or a private energy reading with one of our practitioners.
Come and rest. The table is set, and you are not walking this alone.
ARM Retreats, details coming soon
We are finalizing the details for the first ARM Retreat, on the Florida coast. Leave your name and email to join the waitlist, and you will be the first to hear, before we open it to the wider community.
Not ready to wait? Start with Foundations instead.