Finger Lakes Wellness Retreat Photography | Sandi Gaz Wellness, Lake Canandaigua, NY
We just returned from the third annual Sandi Gaz Wellness Retreat, and I can confidently say it was the best year yet! Selfishly, some of my favorite memories of these retreats are from our road trip to the Finger Lakes—it’s rare for us sisters to be able to be in the car together for a few hours, and we talk through all of the things we missed during the busy summer.
We pulled up to the house for this year, and were stunned. It sat on Lake Canadaigua, with the wraparound porch of my dreams. A sprawling lawn gave reflective views over morning coffee, with a family of deer that visited us as they walked through the morning dew in the sunrise.
I said to Sandi that her retreat is so much more than a girls’ weekend—it’s an immersive therapeutic experience. She ran an EFT tapping workshop, we did yoga with the amazing Melissa Golub, and we each had 60 minute massages. We talked about deep issues affecting us all, and each of us came home with some tools to help us manage anxiety and stress.
I am so deeply thankful to be able to attend and capture these retreats for my sister. She works so incredibly hard to put these together every year, and seeing her shine in her element is a gift to me. Thank you for all of your time and energy again this year, congratulations on year THREE! I can’t wait to see what the next year has in store!
