Personal Experience: Our Retreat for personal transformation
And we are finally back. We, the Swiss Travel Market BD, were co-organisers of the first Retreat for personal transformation organised solely for women united by language. Between the 22nd and 25th of September, we offered an incredible personal journey to 12 wonderful, open-minded, brave, and caring women.
The journey took place in Greece, right on the shores of the Mediterranean sea, where the weather permitted us to have a late summerish experience. It was truly unique.
The Journey
But today, I do not want to talk about the organisational side of this experience, but as someone who took part and experienced it first-hand.
Do you know the feeling when you go to a place, and from the moment you arrive, you take the first look around and are sure you belong there, that you are in the right place? Well, that happened to me.
I found myself between 12 incredible and unique souls. Although they differed in so many aspects, they were all comparable and compatible in many ways. We had more than a 20 years age gap with some of them, but we shared the same emotions, values and needs.
After only day one, we felt the power of the group. We all started peeling the layers of uncertainty, fear and the need to sit in our shells, which we all faced at the beginning. Only after the first day did we all feel that we had all known each other for a lifetime and not only one day.
Guided by Maya, who had carefully prepared more than 10 hours of experiential, motivational and educational materials, we all found a part that was missing or was simply forgotten in our everyday lives.
Personal Experience: Our Retreat for personal transformation, learning time
Later, after her presentations, we long talked and shared our experiences and views, coming to the exciting conclusion that each of us viewed or understood or even felt things differently.
We experienced some of the best Sunrises, followed by the morning routine of starting the day in the same paste with meditations, journaling and exercise.
Meditation and journaling time at sunrise. Private collection photo
During our preparation for the program, we had plans to offer some afternoon time to the participants for them. Free time where they could rest, or spend the day at the beach, be alone. But that did not happen; all of us could not be away from each other. The feeling that every minute needed to be spent with the Tribe was remarkable. With such support and unity for one another, we laughed and cried together. We celebrated previous successes and moments of pain in the past with indescribable understanding, emotional charging and finding clarity for the future.
Apart from the happiness, constant learning, and soul searching, our guests enjoyed excellent accommodation, tasty homemade Mediterranean food and generally impeccable hospitality from our hosts and organisers.
At the end of day 4, when it was time to leave, it was pretty tricky, with mixed feelings of happiness that we had learned so much and met incredible people, but a sad feeling that it all ended.
Rainbow of hope right after a storm. Photo private collection,
At that point, we promised ourselves as organisers that we would repeat something very similar and maybe even more powerful very soon.
Our first Tribe will always have a special place in our hearts. They gave us their trust without asking for recommendations and previous experiences first. And for that reason, we are unconditionally grateful.
So stay tuned; inspired by this experience, our heads are buzzing with ideas for our next Retreat. We are cooking some exciting things!
When the time comes, you are all invited.
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Below in the comments section, I would like to ask you to share some of your experiences with us and maybe tell us what you would like to experience next.
Give some love and attention to our clients you may find something you truly love and desire.
With lots of love and positive vibes
Irina Pavlova
Photos are part of a private collection!
