Meet the Nourishers
Allison Kalsched
Allison Kalsched, a certified personal trainer specializing in women’s fitness, first hosted NOURISH in 2019. A group of eleven women joined together for a weekend fitness, wellness, food and the outdoors. With plans set, and never realized, for a second NOURISH in May 2020, she is excited to finally be able to reignite this program for women interested in spending a very special weekend together.
Chef Dave
Dave Kornell is going to NOURISH our bellies throughout our stay upstate. As Head Chef for Blue Ribbon Restaurants, David helped developed menus for some of the most loved American and Japanese restaurants in New York and nationwide. His upbringing in the Hudson Valley set the base for connecting to the farms, markets and specialties of the area. He'll be using the best of what's around and in season, accentuated with mindfully sourced exotic and specialty items. The meals will all revolve around the central theme of NOURISH, creating daily dining experiences that fuel and further the connection between mind and body. You won’t be hungry, and you’ll be nourished and fueled for fitness and the outdoors.
Marc Switko
Marc will treat us to an outdoor sound bath as we are embraced by the sounds of the Gong. Marc has been exploring the far reaches of gong playing as a therapeutic, meditative, and performance modality for individuals and groups with solid results. Through his meditation classes and his work as a psychotherapist, he has found that gong music is an empowering, healing tool, helping us move into a physically and energetically relaxed state.
He participated in an intensive certification residency in Fall 2016, studying Gong for use in both healing and performing modalities with Master Don Conreaux, one of the five original Kundalini yoga teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969.
Justine Sutherland
As a part of our mission to Redefine Retreat, we’ve invited Justine to lead a class in the traditional Korean martial art Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.
Justine is the founder of Justine’s Just Breathe Yoga in Parksville, NY. She is a Sivananda Yoga Teacher and a Martial Arts Instructor with a 2nd degree Black Belt. She holds a degree in Health Sciences and is a NY State Licensed Hiking Guide.
Unwind + Reconnect
Experience a Restorative Weekend just for Women
This is a sample schedule and is subject to change.
Thursday, April 30
4–7 pm Guest check-in at Farmhouse
7:30 pm Welcome Dinner
Friday, May 1
8–9 am Breakfast
10 am Boot Camp with Allison Kalsched
12:30–2 pm Lunch
4pm Yoga
6:00 pm Wine and local cheeses
7:30 pm Dinner
Optional Friday activities provided by Hemlock: Vinyasa Flow, Goat Hike, Worry Garden Workshop, Paint Pouring Workshop, Pastel Portrait Drawing, Flow & Let Go Yoga, Sip & Social Property Tour
Saturday, May 2
8–9am Breakfast
10am Boot Camp with Allison Kalsched
12–1:30pm Lunch
3pm Korean Martial Arts
6:30pm Gong Sound Bath Meditation
8pm Dinner, followed by Sip & Swim and movie night
Optional Saturday activities provided by Hemlock: Vinyasa Flow, Goat Playground, Natural Dye Workshop, Mosaic Workshop, Candle Workshop, Terrarium Workshop, Meditative Forest Hike, Sip & Social Property Tour, Sip & Swim
Sunday, May 3
8am Light Breakfast
9:30am Activity tbd
11am Brunch
1pm Checkout
*use your free time to schedule a massage, read, walk in the woods, talk with new friends, or do absolutely nothing! Daily activities and classes at Hemlock Neversink vary from day to day based on season, weather and scheduling. Read more about activities at Hemlock Neversink: https://www.hemlockneversink.com/activities
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If you’re interested in reserving a spot for Nourish 2026, our women-only wellness retreat in the beautiful Catskills, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a quick note letting us know which room or accommodation option speaks to you. We’ll confirm availability and follow up with next steps as soon as possible. Thank you so much—we can’t wait to welcome you to Nourish!
