Self-Discovery

This year’s Mixed Circle welcomes women and men who wish to explore and deepen their self-understanding. Over four days, you will be introduced to a range of meditation and contemplative practices designed to help you gain greater life balance. The retreat takes place in a comfortable, secure meditation hall where inner processes can unfold freely, and in tranquil outdoor settings that support mindful practices—such as conscious walks and breathwork. 

A whole night sacred fire ceremony will be held during our time together to explore internal dynamics. 

In the program, you begin by exploring your current reality and learn to understand how your balance is lost at 4 Levels by examining the following major aspects of your life:

1. Mental level: Is the awareness and regulation of our relationships, autonomy, environmental balance, self-acceptance, a sense of purpose, and personal growth. It refers to psychological well-being, which is more than just feeling good, finding pleasure, and being happy—although those are obviously important, too! Instead, it takes what is known as well-being, which stresses the importance of things like personal growth, purpose, meaning, and self-realization. It is also represented by the symbols and archetypes that we experience from our unconscious and can be seen through projections such as dreams, daydreams, and fantasies
   
2. Emotional level: is the ability to observe, understand, and see the impact of emotional behavior. The National Center for Emotional Wellness (NCEW) describes emotional wellness or well-being as an awareness, understanding, and acceptance of feelings and an ability to manage effectively through times of change or challenge.
   
3. Physical level: corresponds to the aspects of our body like nutrition, exercise, and sleep.
   
4. Spiritual Level: Refers to connection and purpose. Your spirit thrives on meaning, connection, and authenticity. The part of you that knows who you are, even when the world tries to tell you otherwise.

Thus, the intention of the practices is to help you recognize what physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your life experience need balance. In becoming aware of what areas of your internal dynamics need balance, you can offer them that space of expression that they deserve. And for that, the key is to connect with your body, not with your mind. When you do this, you will see that the more intense the emotion & mental patterns that emerge from your own body, the more Life Force you will get from your awareness of it. And that energizes you on deep levels because it offers you the capacity to develop a realistic action plan towards greater life balance. 

Getting familiar with these practices and experiencing them in our 4-day retreat will help you to integrate them into your daily life in order to generate a routine that can help you to gradually evolve into living a more balanced and conscious life.