SELF Mind Body Connection

Biking through miles of bike paths

Hilton Head Health weight loss retreat incorporates the mind/body connection essential to self-awareness and a peaceful existence. At our weight loss retreat, Guests participate in self-reflection and centering activities that encourage awareness of the Individual's need for change. Through group discussions facilitated by our Health Specialists, you will explore the methods to achieve the change needed for successful diet and weight loss. At Hilton Head Health, we understand that the path to healthy, sustainable weight loss requires great willpower and mental strength, which is why we pride ourselves on the open-nature of our staff and Guests alike. With our supportive environment, we can help further your health and weight loss goals. Manage your stress Understand the effects of self-defeating thoughts and behaviors Identify obstacles to overcome binge, compulsive and emotional eating These group forums provide an environment of support from other Guests through topics such as body image, life transitions and self-discovery. Whether through a series of self-revelations during discussion, connecting with others, an insightful moment while practicing yoga or a moment of peace on a beach walk, you will have ample opportunity to evaluate what matters in your life.

Sample Seminars/Group Forums:

• Body Image: Body Image is how you feel and what you think when you look at yourself.  It's also how you imagine other people see you.  A negative body image can be a barrier to achieving a healthy lifestyle.  Explore how body image is developed and strategies for creating a more positive body image.  
• Emotional & Stress Eating: Many people would identify themselves as an emotional or stress eater but few realize the depth of what that means.  This lecture unravels the complexity of emotional eating and provides tools for gaining more personal insight which ultimately can help modify unhealthy eating patterns.  This class could be your Ah-Ha moment!  
• Mastering Motivation: Motivation is a key factor to success with any lifestyle or behavior change.  However, motivation can be fickle.  This lecture offers information on some unique motivation strategies as well as suggestions for re-energizing motivation when it seems to stall.  You will also do some personal insight work to get to core motivating factors important to your individual journey.  
• Food Rules: Do you sometimes feel that your relationship with food manifests like an addiction?  Are you bewildered with how to address the addictive behaviors?  This seminar will help you to identify what food addiction looks like and learn skills for managing the addiction.  Learn how willpower alone is ineffective and how implementing personal rules involving eating behaviors can assist with the management of food addiction.  
• Gratitude & Health: Gratitude is a skill, that when mastered fully, makes us more spiritually aware.  It provides us interconnectedness with all aspects of life, as well as our well-being, including physical, emotional, spiritual and relational levels.  Part of the virtue of cultivating gratitude is its health benefits.  Join us as we expand our attitude of gratitude.  
• Mindful Eating: Compulsive overeating and compulsive food behaviors originate in our brains, not our stomachs.  Learning how to get out of your head and become present when we eat is an important factor in sustained weight loss and allows us to enhance our overall serenity.  Learn strategies for becoming mindful eaters and increasing daily peace.  

Along with participating in group discussions, you will receive a 45-minute consultation with an H3 Health Specialist to review your current health status and habits, as well as establish realistic health goals.