Joyful Weight Loss Retreat: A 7-Night Mindful Eating & Wellness Reset in British Columbia

The core of the programme is what the resort calls the Wellness Cycle of Chewing With Intention. The idea is that eating more slowly activates satiety signals, reduces overeating and eases digestion, and that this is more sustainable than counting calories. You'll be introduced to the method in a group programme introduction and guidance sessions, then practise it across seven nights of full-board à la carte dining — breakfast, lunch and dinner, with desserts and paired wines on the menu too. The point being made is that eating well and eating indulgently don't have to be opposites.

Alongside the eating sessions, you get a BOD POD body composition assessment, which measures body fat and lean mass and gives you a baseline to track against through the week. Guided programming also looks at emotional and habitual eating patterns — the reasons you eat when you're not hungry, the routines that build up around meals. The programme is described as behavioural rather than restrictive, and the resort is explicit that it is not a diet.

Accommodation is in the resort's best available room at the time of booking — and note that Penthouse suites are excluded from the package. Rooms come with high-speed Wi-Fi, Google Chromecast, valet parking for one vehicle and all gratuities pre-included. The property itself is the other half of the experience: the KurSpa covers 40,000 sq ft and includes seven themed steam and sauna rooms, experience showers, a heated outdoor infinity pool with panoramic valley views, an indoor serenity pool and hot pool, a Kneipp hydrotherapy circuit, tea and relaxation rooms, a fitness studio with Keiser equipment and a separate movement studio for guided classes.

Daily wellness activities run alongside the programme and are unlimited — guided hikes in the surrounding area, yoga, and functional fitness sessions. You can attend all of them or none. The resort is 16+ only, so the atmosphere stays quiet and adult throughout, which suits the flexibility the programme is built around. One thing worth knowing before booking: the promotional rate requires the code JWLOSS at booking, taxes are added on top, and the price is charged in Canadian dollars.

The programme is designed with people in mind who have tried restrictive diets before and found them unsustainable, or who are navigating metabolic changes in midlife, or who simply want to reset how they eat without giving up the pleasure of it. The resort is clear in its disclaimer that results will vary, that the programme isn't a treatment for any medical condition, and that it isn't suitable for anyone with a history of eating disorders or who needs medically supervised care.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in the best available room - Full board à la carte dining (breakfast, lunch and dinner) - Chef-prepared meals, desserts and paired wines - All gratuities pre-included - Group programme introduction and guidance sessions - BOD POD body composition assessment - Unlimited daily wellness activities (guided hikes, yoga, functional fitness) - Access to the 40,000 sq ft KurSpa - 7 themed steam and sauna rooms - Experience showers and Kneipp hydrotherapy circuit - Heated outdoor infinity pool with panoramic views - Indoor serenity pool and hot pool - Tea and serenity relaxation rooms - Fitness studio with Keiser equipment - Movement studio for classes and independent practice - Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi and Google Chromecast - Valet parking for one vehicle per room

What's not included

- Taxes (applicable taxes are not included in the rate) - Flights and travel to Vernon, British Columbia - Airport or ground transfers - Travel insurance - Spa and wellness treatments at KurSpa (treatments are exclusive to hotel guests but booked and charged separately) - Alcoholic drinks outside the paired wines included with meals - Personal expenses - Penthouse suites (excluded from the package)