Pause & Presence Retreats are a Culinary Experience
Retreat Chef: Mark Mahoney
We prepare nourishment just for you.
There are no caterers, chafing dishes, or Sterno at Pause & Presence retreats.
Mark, Jessie’s husband, is a culinary craftsman whose inspired, organic, vegetarian meals made with love are a long-remembered life experience for those who join us.
Mark learned to cook from his mom, who loved making complicated recipes using strange and hard-to-find ingredients. Mark got his start in the kitchen working at a food stall in Faneuil Hall during a gap year. After graduating from Cornell, Mark helped open Michel Richard’s flagship DC restaurant Citronelle. While Jessie was in med school and residency, Mark was a stay-at-home dad by day. At night, he worked at Wolfgang Puck’s celebrated SF restaurant, Postrio.
“The meals-OMG the meals!—were so delicious, colorful, healthy and abundant.”
Experience Lifestyle Medicine
Healthy Eating is Not Just What You Eat
Where you eat
Who you eat with
&
How you feel when you eat
are all critical to nourishing yourself well.
Experience Tasting with Your Eyes
“Cultivating awe helps you restore energy and make plans for a more hopeful future” - HBR
Experience Cooking As a Love Language
Listen to Mark share Cooking As a Love Language on the Mindful Healers Podcast
Learn how he
prepares local in-season meals with available ingredients,
cooks mindfully for a family of five,
and
shares his love of cooking with his three sons.
Experience Mindful Cooking & Teaching Kitchen Opportunities
