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  April 2009
VITEC-Continuing Education & Training
University of Hawaii, Maui Community College

In This Issue: Boot Camp for Goddesses
Meet Sierra Bender
Boot Camp Registration
Boot Camp Lodging & Food
Boot Camp Testimonials
Boot Camp Press Room
Contact Us
Meet Sierra Bender
Founder of Boot Camp for Goddesses
Sierra Bender head shot, Boot Camp for Goddesses









Boot Camp for Goddesses is a creation of Sierra Bender, holistic health & fitness practitioner. Her background includes professional fitness training, studies with indigenous healers, and a long-term yoga practice. 
 
Sierra is certified as a Prana Yoga & Kripalu Yoga teacher, Kripalu bodyworker, massage therapist, personal fitness trainer, medical intuitive, and energetic healer.  She is also trained in exercise physiology, nutrition, aromatherapy, menopausal health, addictions and abuse.
 
Bender's schooling includes 10 years studying Native American traditions with Navajo medicine men and women.  She also travelled to the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal and the Andes Mountains of Peru, where she studied the healing traditions of these spiritually rich areas.
 
Sierra has blended her knowledge & training to create Sierra 4 Body Fitness & Yoga, a holistic fitness program that is designed specifically for women.  It is suitable for women
of all fitness levels, and it addresses health & wellness in body, mind, spirit, and emotions.
 
Sierra leads health & fitness retreats internationally.  Her clients include celebrities, Olympic and professional athletes, and Wall Street & Fortune 500 CEO's.

Boot Camp for Goddesses
April 21-26, 2009

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 Greetings!

Aloha! It is VITEC's pleasure to be hosting Boot Camp for Goddesses, April 21-26, 2009, with international retreat leader, Sierra Bender.

There are still a few spaces available for Boot Camp for Goddesses, a holistic health retreat that is designed specifically for women of all fitness levels.  It will be held at a lush, tropical, organic retreat on the beautiful north shore of Maui.

We hope you can join us.  Please read on for more detailed information on Boot Camp for Goddesses, or call VITEC-Continuing Education & Training at (808) 984-3231.  Thank you.

--The VITEC Team
Sierra Bender by Waterfall
Boot Camp For Goddesses
April 21-26, 2009
Maui, HI

Limited Space Still Available

Women in search of the perfect spring renewal will be thrilled to know that Boot Camp for Goddesses is coming to Maui Community College, April 21-26, 2009.  Led by international retreat leader, Sierra Bender, Boot Camp for Goddesses is a holistic fitness program that is designed specifically for women.  Sierra has a four-pronged approach to health and fitness that incorporates the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical. The retreat is designed for women at all levels of fitness.  Women will have the opportunity to leave behind life's demands, and join other women in reclaiming their magic, mystery, strength, and inner beauty.  Bender says the retreat is designed to "awaken women to their female spirit."
 
Boot Camp for Goddesses features yoga, fitness workouts, hiking,  detoxification, meditation, breath work, aromatherapy, energetic healing, a sweat lodge purification ceremony, and live African drumming and dancing. Discussions on women's health, nutrition, healing, gardening, and permaculture are also an integral part of the curriculum. "To become truly powerful, you have to be fit in more than just your physical body", says Bender.  "Boot Camp for Goddesses creates a safe haven to explore and embrace your truth."
 
Boot Camp for Goddesses is being hosted by VITEC-Continuing Education & Training, Maui Community College.  The workshop will be held at a lush, organic retreat on the beautiful north shore of Maui.  Rates range from $1120-$1475.
 

Space is Limited!  Reserve Your Place in 2 Easy Steps:

1. Go to www.bootcampforgoddesses.com
to place your Online Reservation.

2. Call VITEC: (808) 984-3231
to book your Accommodations, Food, & Transportation.

See Articles Below
For More Information on
Boot Camp for Goddesses

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Online Registration for
Boot Camp for Goddesses

Boot Camp for Goddesses, Warrior Pose

Registration for Boot Camp for Goddesses is being handled directly by Sierra Bender, Retreat Facilitator. 

Registration fees include tuition & materials, and is as follows:
 
Tuition:     $650.00
Materials:   $75.00                                          

TOTAL:     $725.00
 
Material fee includes workbook, folder, Bender Bands, aromatherapy, Boot Camp for Goddesses tank top, & dog tag.

Please note that Registration fees do not include fees for Lodging, Food, & Transportation.  Please contact VITEC at (808) 984-3231 to book your Lodging, Food, & Transportation.

For Online Registration Please Visit:
www.bootcampforgoddesses.com

Or Contact Sierra Bender At:
Email:  sierra4bodyfit@aol.com
Phone: (570) 685-9685


Lodging, Food, Transportation, & Commuter Rates for
Boot Camp for Goddesses

Hale Akua Garden Farm, ocean view
Accommodations will be at a lush tropical organic retreat on the beautiful north shore of Maui.  Located at the edge of the rainforest, participants will be treated to a tranquil jungle setting with magnificent ocean views, solar heated saltwater pool, hot tub, dry sauna, and organic gardens. 
 
Each room has its own unique character and layout.  Most rooms are double occupancy.  Some of the units are larger, and accommodate three or more people.   Some have ocean views, and some have private bathrooms.  Common kitchens, living areas, and bathrooms are available to all guests.  Phones are available in the common areas.  Coin-op laundry machines are also available.  Linens and towels are provided.

All meals will be catered throughout the retreat, and healthy, fresh cuisine will be served. Food service will begin the evening of April 21, 2009.

VITEC-Continuing Education & Training is coordinating all arrangements for lodging, food, and transportation.  Reservations will need to be made directly with VITEC-Continuing Education & Training. 

Rates range as follows:
 
Accommodations (lodging, food, & transportation):   $750            Commuter Rate (food & event transportation only):  $395

Please note that Event Registration (tuition & materials fee) is being handled separately by Sierra Bender, Retreat Facilitator.  To register for this event online please visit: www.bootcampforgoddesses.com.

 
To Place Your Reservation For
Lodging, Food, & Transportation
Please Call VITEC:
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Testimonials for
Boot Camp for Goddesses

Boot Camp for Goddesses, partner work
"What an unforgettable experience I enjoyed at Boot Camp for Goddesses.  It's like coming home . . . returning to a body, a soul, a spirit that got lost along the way . . . Thank you for putting together a program that speaks gently and firmly to all of that we are as women, and all that we can be for ourselves and others."
 
--Wendy McGrane Strang, MPH Image Studios Films
 
"The boot camp is all about what's right with you, not what's wrong with you.  Rather than exhausted me, it relaxed and invigorated me and reminded me to take better care of myself . . . . It was a week of celebrating women and being surrounded by other women who understood how hard it is just to survive the week with the many hats we wear on a daily basis."
 
--Beverly Keel, Professional Writer for People Magazine, Professor at University of Tennessee, and Grammy Board Member
 
"Sierra has seemingly interminable knowledge about how to help women 'be women.'  She herself is challenging, compassionate, and radiantly confident, a model of how to balance the warrior and goddess energies women have."
 
--Sharon M. Melnick, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Executive Coach for Women
 
Press Room for
Boot Camp for Goddesses

Sierra Bender with Bow & Arrow, Boot Camp for Goddesses

Boot Camp for Goddesses & it's Founder, Sierra Bender, has received much national attention in magazines such as Fit Yoga, Body & Soul, Marie Claire, and Shape Magazine. 

Please click on Sierra's Online Press Room to check out articles she has been recently featured in.
 










"To Become Truly Powerful, You Have to Be Fit In More Than Just Your Physical Body"

--Sierra Bender,
Boot Camp for Goddesses Founder

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