The Chicago Holistic Travel February 2009 Meetup

THIS IS A PLANNING PARTY DESIGNED TO ALLOW ALL TO SOCIALIZE AND NETWORK. MEETUP MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LIFESTYLES THAT PROMOTE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, EVENTS AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES AS THEY PERTAIN TO ECO-WELLNESS LIVING. MEETUP GROUPS ATTENDING THIS PARTY WILL INCLUDE: CHICAGO HOLISTIC TRAVEL MEETUP (OVER 103 MEMBERS) CHICAGO NATURAL HAIR MEETUP (OVER 161 MEMBERS) CHICAGO DISCOVER WELLNESS LIVING (OVER 61 MEMBERS) NO COVER CHARGE -- MEMBERS PAY FOR THEIR OWN DRINKS/FOOD Group Trips Planned For Winter 2009 Want to jump start your vow to being more healthy and aware this Year? Join Us For A Fun In The Sun Holistic Retreat -- Island of Jamaica Baby, Is It Cold Outside Where You Are? It's 92 Degrees Where I Am. So... Don't miss saving your health and getting some sun! Blue Iris Health & Wellness Retreats offers the perfect vacation for everyone looking for a new level of health. The trip will offer relaxation and stress-free environments suitable for holistic therapies and nutrition. This is a 7-10 day holistic sun-filled retreat to Negril and Port Antonio on the beautiful Island of Jamaica. Dates: January 31st throughout April 1, 2009 (7 nights or 10 nights) Where: Negril and Port Antonio, Jamaica Prices Start @: $700.00 (Hotel/Airport Transfers/Breakfast) Airfare & Tours (Not Included)/ Check www.Blueiristours.com Seven to 10 day Travel packages for Blue Iris Holistic Retreats starts @ $700 per person (average about $100 US per day). It includes hotel accommodations at Gardenia Resort in Negril and/or The Bay View Villas located in Port Antonio (Based on Double Occupancy). All price quotes are based on double occupancy and availability. Singles rates may be slightly higher. Daily Breakfast and round-trip airport pickup are also included. Eco-green transportation tours to the North Coast start @ an additional $175 per person (optional). We can also help you customize and arrange your own group trip to Jamaica. Let us know how we can help. Our trips include empowerment trips and fun classes focused on helping to restore the body's balance and the natural restorative process that it possesses. By utilizing nature, exercise and ancient African healing remedies still practiced by the IslandsÂ’ native Maroons -- we believe its the perfect formula for rejuvenation. The trip will consist of spending days/nights in both Negril and Port Antonio. Guests fly into Montego Bay just to take a lovely drive to Negril. We relax on a world-class famous beach (7-miles of white sand) @ Gardenias Beach Resort. Guests can enjoy spa days with total pampering. Engage in a nature walk through the botanical Garden. Take advantage of many spa treatments @ reduced costs. Guests can also enjoy total solitude if desired. Active travelers can engage in night life and trips to numerous water falls, including the Roaring river. We arrange all local transportation. Eco-green Tours begin with roundtrip travel from Negril's West Coast to the IslandÂ’s North Coast by road. This way guests can enjoy scenic views. We will have stopovers at the healing waters of "Fire Water". It's located in St. AnnÂ’s Bay (Bob MarleyÂ’s birthplace). Firewater has been known to have mystical healing powers. CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. Our tours will also include a stop in Ocho Rios for lunch and overnighting in Port Antonio. Guests can enjoy full days at one of Port AntonioÂ’s most natural eco-green properties to continue a routine of meditation, self-healing and total rejuvenation. Holistic Workshops, exercise classes and an opportunity to enjoy native Maroon spa treatments will begin immediately. On the return, guests will visit Baths Hotel in Baths, St. Thomas for a scrumptious hot sulfur mineral bath. Believe me, this is like no other. Heading back to Negril, we will stop and enjoy freshly cooked soup, fish and bammy on the South Coast road. Simply delicious. We can stop for dinner at "Little Ochie", a well-known freshly prepared sea food spot featuring your choice of many great Jamaican seafood dishes. Roadside views are breath-taking of some of the Island's new and lavishly built private seaside properties. You will enjoy. We will also visit the birthplace and view the final resting place of the world famous musician and singer "Peter Tosh". Guest will then be prepared to depart the Island which includes roundtrip ground tickets to and from airport. Roundtrip air transportation can be arranged from any US city. Airfare prices from New York, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, DC and Atlanta generally range from $350.00 AND UP. Check out website @ http://www.Blueiristours.com for competitive air fares. Please call 312-476-0969 Chicago or email iris@iris.com.jm for more information. Sign up for the Winter 2009 Detox Retreat and get results now. www.bayviewvillas-ja.com