Pause & Presence Retreats are a Culinary Experience
Food As Medicine
“The meals-OMG the meals!—were so delicious, colorful, healthy and abundant.”
Retreat Chef: Mark Mahoney
There are no caterers, chafing dishes, or Sterno at Pause & Presence retreats.
Mark, Jessie’s husband, is a culinary craftsman whose inspired, organic, vegetarian meals made with love are a long-remembered life experience for those who join us.
Mark learned to cook from his mom, who loved making complicated recipes using strange and hard-to-find ingredients. Mark got his start as a chef working at a food stall in Faneuil Hall during a gap year. After graduating from Cornell, Mark helped open Michel Richard’s flagship DC restaurant Citronelle. While Jessie was in med school and residency, Mark was a stay-at-home dad by day. At night, he worked at Wolfgang Puck’s celebrated SF restaurant, Postrio.
Experience Lifestyle Medicine
Healthy Eating is Not Just What You Eat
Where you eat
Who you eat with
&
How you feel when you eat
are also critical to nourishing yourself well.
Experience Tasting with Your Eyes
“Cultivating awe helps you restore energy and make plans for a more hopeful future” - HBR
Experience Cooking As a Love Language
Listen to Mark share Cooking As a Love Language on the Mindful Healers Podcast
Learn how he
prepares local in-season meals with available ingredients,
cooks mindfully for a family of five,
and
shares his love of cooking with his three sons.
Experience Mindful Cooking & Teaching Kitchen Opportunities
