Food Traveler Magazine Winter 2013 | Page 37

mountain getaways about the ever-changing seasons and how to keep the body and season in perfect balance. “As the ancient Chinese Proverb goes, Don’t push the river, it flows by itself, and that is exactly the goal of harmonizing the body with the seasons…to find its natural flow.” explains herbalist Nathaniel Whitmore of The Lodge at Woodloch. “Getting the body in sync with the seasons will make you a happier, healthier person and these weekend workshops aim to give guests practical information to become more harmonized and balanced.” Nathaniel highlights key herbs, many grown in The Lodge’s own Healing Garden, as herbal remedy recommendations along with other holistic recommendations. As influenced by both Chinese and Native American traditions, there are energies, a time of day