Lifestyle expert and critically-acclaimed author Christine Eisner teams up with Old Edwards Inn and Spa to offer Comfort Living: A Rebalancing Experience, April 14 – 17, 2011. Christine and her co-presenters will guide attendees through a three-day journey to a more balanced lifestyle—all in the sumptuous surroundings of The Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Condé Nast Traveler’s #1 Hotel Spa in North America for 2010.

Co-presenting two of the sessions will be wellness expert Denise Miller and David Goodrowe, Associate Dean of Fashion and Interior Design of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

This 3-day full-immersion retreat will begin with self-reflection and then—through a combination of guided discussions, hands-on activities and nature encounters—will introduce a new way of thinking about and creating quality of life.

Retreat attendees will:

• Re-visit personal priorities and incorporate them into meaningful lifestyle shifts
• Discover a new way of connecting with themselves through physical surroundings
• Awaken the senses and explore the role of nature in today’s world
• Acquire practical tools that will transform living spaces and daily routines
• Identify workable solutions to counterbalance the demands of modern life
• Take home an action plan for immediate change for a lifestyle that encourages comfort, connection and joy
• Leave the retreat with a fresh outlook on living and ready to bring positive change to the year ahead.

Christine says, “Life should be as personal as your foot print and as comfortable as your favorite pair of jeans. This is your time! Re-think. Re-create. Re-energize.”

The package price for the full-immersion 3-day retreat is $1,650 per person and includes a champagne arrival plus:

• Three Nights at Old Edwards Inn (April 14, 15 an 16)
• Deluxe Accommodations
• All Meals Except Where Noted "On Own" on Itinerary
• Comfort Living Book with Journal

Space is limited. To schedule your Comfort Living Experience, call 828-787-2625.

About Christine Eisner (www.comfortlivingbychristine.com)
Christine’s Book, Comfort Living: A Back-to-Basics Guide to a More Balanced Lifestyle was selected as ForeWord Reviews’ Finalist for 2010 Book of the Year in the category of “Body/Mind/Spirit” and has received over a dozen 5-star reviews from Amazon “Top Reviewers.” A designer, consultant and writer, Christine Eisner has shared her creative vision with thousands of people, including singles, newlyweds, long-time marrieds, live-togethers, empty-nesters, retirees and even teens..

Her expertise grows out of three decades in New York, London and Atlanta in lifestyle marketing, communications and experience design, as PR Director for Polo/Ralph Lauren, at Sotheby’s International Realty, as an interior designer and now through her consulting firm, Lifestyle Design.

Taking an intuitive approach to design, Christine shows how to focus on the inner self to develop personal guidelines for living, instead of following an external set of rules. In her book, Comfort Living: A Back-to-Basics Guide to a More Balanced Lifestyle, she introduces a totally new approach, with its own language for talking about and creating quality of life, with useful words to describe physical environments, like Campfires, Bridges, Treasures and Echoes. Comfort Living is about creating experiences, not appearances.

About Old Edwards Inn and Spa (www.oldedwardsinn.com)

• Condé Nast Traveler’s #1 Hotel Spa in North America for 2010 with the First Ever Perfect Score in the 20-Year History of the Reader’s Survey
• 2010 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award (top ten in the US)
• 2011 TripAdvisor Reader's Choice Award for #4 Best Relaxation Spa Hotel in the U.S.
• 2011 TripAdvisor Reader's Choice Award for #2 Best Hotel for Romance in the U.S.
• Condé Nast Johansen’s Most Excellent Inn in the US and Canada 2008
• Forbes Four-Star Rated for both the Resort and The Spa
• AAA Four-Diamond Rated
• Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden has won the Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” every year since 2005 and the “Best Of” award since 2008.

Old Edwards Inn and Spa cascades along several blocks in downtown Highlands—a cultural mountain village that offers award-winning dining, wine events, art galleries and some of the nation’s top golf resorts. The European style resort 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 golf 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. Old 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 off Main Street, Highlands. The Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond resort is located at 445 Main Street in Highlands, NC.