Upcoming Events

Join us for a revitalizing weekend in the Berkshires to improve your metabolism and maintain your healthiest weight, free of weight-loss myths, short-term fixes, and fads.

Our community of world-class experts from a broad range of disciplines—nutrition, fitness and performance, mental health, spirituality, and more—will guide you through insights and practical skills for living life at your healthiest weight. This all-inclusive retreat features daily talks and workshops in a small group setting of supportive like-minded people, as well as personal diagnostic testing to give you a comprehensive snapshot of your metabolism.

This exclusive, body-positive experience at our scenic New England wellness resort is tailored to your personal health and satisfaction.

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Lenox, MA offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Dr. Stephen C. Brewer
MD, ABFM, Medical Director
Dr. Brewer has served as Medical Director of Canyon Ranch Tucson for nearly two decades. He specializes in family medicine, integrative medicine, preventative medicine, and men’s health. Over the years, he has led numerous presentations on Health & Performance topics including brain health, integrative medicine, preventive medicine, men’s health, medical weight loss, peak performance, and health in moderation.

Jennifer Baker-Porazunski
MD, Physician
Dr. Baker-Porazinski helps guests define and achieve their health goals, while treating the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. This personalized approach to wellness and prevention may involve ordering and interpreting screening tests, coordinating care with other Canyon Ranch health experts, or any aspect of health a guest wants to explore.

Kelly Clady-Giramma
Dipl OM, LAc, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist
Kelly guides guests on their quest to obtain more optimal health and balance. She uses acupuncture, healing foods and herbs, meditation and visualization, positive self-talk, and energy movements such as qigong in her practice.

Robbie Bogard
MA, LICSW, Mental Health & Wellness Therapist
Robbie is a seasoned therapist of 30 years, with specialties in trauma recovery, women’s issues, stress management, mindfulness, and relationship with food. She uses the latest research in neuroscience, attachment styles, and mind-body connection to help people better understand their patterns of behavior and make the changes they desire.

Heather Giordano
MS, Senior Performance Scientist
Heather works one-on-one with our guests to develop strategic exercise plans that fit their lifestyles and help reduce the rate at which their bodies age. Heather draws upon her training in cardiovascular physiology, exercise physiology, and human nutrition to offer a comprehensive approach to healthy living. As a parent, she understands the time constraints of a busy lifestyle and takes this into account when developing personalized fitness programs for our guests. In her role with our Fitness & Movement team at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, Heather strives to help others enjoy physical activity and understand the many benefits of exercise. She specializes in women’s health issues and healthy aging.

Laura Christoph
PhD, NBC-HWC, Director of Health & Performance Coaching
As a Health & Performance Coach, Laura's role includes group and individual coaching to resort guests before, during, and after their stay at Canyon Ranch Lenox. She facilitates goal setting, active engagement with interdisciplinary teams, and fosters positive behavior change that results in optimizing health and performance.

Maggie O'Mara
MS, RD, LND, Nutritionist & Demonstration Chef
Maggie is committed to helping our guests improve their health and vitality through nutrition. She leads how-to classes and demonstrations that show best practices for planning and cooking creative, delicious meals that enhance wellbeing and fuel healthy lifestyle goals.

Sunday, January 28

4-5:30pm Program Orientation and Welcome Circle

5:30–7pm Group Dinner

7-8:30 pm New Approaches to Weight with Dr. Stephen Brewer
By normalizing your metabolic response to food, you can improve your weight and decrease your risk for disease. Discover current scientific research to guide you to a healthy weight.

Monday, January 29

7 am-9 am Breakfast and time for services

9 am CGM Workshop with Dr. Stephen Brewer
Optimize your energy, identify your blood glucose patterns, and learn how to hack hunger. Discover the benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and get your own CGM to use during your stay.

10 am The Gym 101
Learn and be guided by a fitness professional through basic movement patterns at the gym.

11 am-2 pm Free time
For lunch, services, and optional fitness office hours with Fitness Manager Melissa Cantillo

2 pm Fastest Meals Imaginable with Maggie O’Mara Part I
Want to cook healthy meals for you and your family but don’t have much time? This creative session helps you build a collection of fast, easy, delicious, and balanced meals. Take home the latest edition of our cookbook filled with quick meal and snack ideas, shopping lists, and recipes created with convenience, flavor, and nutrition in mind. Note: This is not a cooking class.

3 pm Exercise & Fitness: More Than Just the Scale with Heather Giordano
What else is going on in your body if you’re exercising, but not losing weight? A performance scientist shares the physiological changes that happen through exercise to promote health and longevity.

4 pm Fitness First
Learn easy-to-follow, gentle, low-impact choreography including functional exercises and stretching.

8 pm Evening Entertainment

Tuesday, January 30

7 am-9 am Breakfast and time for services

9 am Chinese Medicine & Weight Loss with Kelly Clady-Giramma
Discover a new perspective on weight loss. Learn how herbs, healing foods, and acupuncture can help you feel healthy and shed excess weight at the same time.

10 am Neuroscience of Addiction with Robbie Bogard
Explore the way food impacts your brain, the role trauma plays in your relationship with food, and what to do about it.

11 am Walk Your Workout
Let your walk become a workout. Learn proper walking biomechanics to add some power to your stroll. We'll integrate resistance strength work to teach you how you can take this workout on the road.

12 pm-3 pm Free time for lunch and services

3 pm Hands-On Cooking: Fastest Meals Imaginable with Maggie O’Mara Part II
Explore quick recipe options to create an efficient kitchen and maximize nutrition and flavor in your busy lifestyle.

4 pm Weight Loss Panel with Stephen Brewer, Maggie O’Mara, Robbie Bogard and Kenly Brozman

Wednesday, January 31

7 am-9 Breakfast and time for services

9 am Design Your Wellness Plan with Kenly Brozman
With a Health & Performance Coach, craft a powerful wellness vision and build a focused plan based on your needs and goals that will serve as your personal blueprint for better health and well-being.

11 am Closing Circle

12 pm Farewell Lunch