(Highlands, NC) Old Edwards Inn & Spa and Patrice Dickey are teaming up with an anonymous donor to grant a scholarship to The Renewal Experience April 9-11, 2010. The winner will be a professional woman who, through volunteer service, gives a great deal to her community but rarely finds time to take care of her own needs.

The nomination will come from the board of ProWomen.org, which is dedicated to eradicating harassment of professional women, and provides educational alternatives to prevent negative impact on women’s careers. Contact Executive Director Sandi Aigoro at 866-943-5797x7015 or Board Members of ProWomen.org to suggest nominees.

The Renewal Experience is a weekend of self exploration and life enhancement with Patrice Dickey.

In this conference participants will learn to:
• Re-Envision Your Life/Create Your Own Re-Vision Board
• Greet Your Inner Guide
• Reconnect with Your Values
• Roll with Vision and Focus on the Wheel of Life
• Make Your Vision Vivid
• Engage Active Imagination through Journaling
• Raise Your Vibration to Attract Your Good

Patrice Dickey, “Your Guide to the Life You Love,” has led her popular life-changing class, Get the Life You Love, for more than a decade at Emory University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, helping hundreds of students and coaching clients shift to higher levels of self-awareness, wellbeing, creativity and productivity.

Find out more about Patrice Dickey and register for The Renewal Experience at www.oldedwardsinn.com.

About Old Edwards Inn and Spa: (www.oldedwardsinn.com) Recently honored with the 2010 TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award (top ten in the US) Old Edwards Inn and Spa welcomes visitors to North Carolina’s high country with its unique blend of relaxed luxury recognized worldwide. A spectacular outdoor heated mineral pool, world class spa, award-winning dining, and golfing at the private Old Edwards Club are signature experiences at this full-service mountain resort. Guests are surrounded by the warmth and character of Old-Europe architecture and authentic period antiques. Many rooms, cottages and suites offer private patios or terraces—some with captivating rooftop views of Main Street and downtown Highlands. All of the luxury accommodations include champagne arrival, twice-daily housekeeping, two 24-hour business centers and two 24-hour Butler’s pantries with Dove Bars, fresh fruit and soft beverages. European bedding, fine Italian linens, plush robes & slippers, rainfall showers, heated-tile bathroom floors, in-room safes and Wi-Fi enhance the in-room experience. Edwards Inn and Spa also boasts a state-of-the art fitness center with wellness classes that include guided hikes into the scenic surrounding mountains known as “waterfall country.”

Guests enjoy onsite shopping at the Spa Boutique, Acorn’s Boutique or Acorn’s Annex featuring fine antiques and home accessories. Dining venues include Madison ’s Restaurant and Wine Garden serving innovative New South Cuisine, The Rib Shack and Sports Corner, the Spa Café and the Poolside Bar and Bistro. Special events and weddings take place at The Farm—a lushly landscaped Old Edwards property located one mile from downtown Highlands featuring The Barn, the Farmhouse with luxury lodging, Bridal Pavilion, Bridal Bridge over a scenic pond and outdoor events pavilion. The Old Edwards Executive Conference Center provides a catered corporate retreat venue.

Also introduced in 2009 was Satulah, Old Edwards Private Residences, which includes 14 luxury mountain homes just two blocks of Main Street, Highlands. The Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond resort is located at 445 Main Street in Highlands, NC. Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden has won the Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” every year since 2005 and the “Best Of” award in 2008 and 2009.