The elements of Earth, Air, Water and Fire form the foundation, intention and structure of this profoundly healing women’s retreat. During 5 days, you are guided through deep, sacred rituals to discover more of who you truly are, offering strategies and processes to enhance your life in a dynamic and supporting environment.
On Retreat every day is a ceremony and ritual for you as a woman:
For your stay you will be massaged, nurtured with beautiful fresh foods, and cleansed with clay masks and saunas. Watch the sunrise with kangaroos while doing morning yoga. Rediscover your passion, inner strength and the courage to unfold to your highest potential. Expect a deep dive into soul searching, set new life goals and return home with fresh new positive energy and clarity.
Reflecting on the past twelve years, what has surprised me most as a facilitator of Spirit of Woman is the consistency of response from the hundreds of women who have completed the retreat. One would expect a variety of responses from a variety of women – mostly positive, to be sure, but the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Mette and I receive incredible feedback and heartfelt expressions of gratitude each time from the participants themselves and sometimes from family members – partners, children. I put this success down to the strength of the program, our strong and sensitive team of facilitators and helpers, and most of all to the women themselves who come to us for an array of personal reasons and who demonstrate curiosity, courage, and trust. Perhaps another thing that has surprised me is how it is possible for women together from diverse backgrounds – professional & corporate women, home-makers, sex workers, law enforcement, free spirits, office workers, arts workers, bodyworkers, nurses, teachers (just to name a few) and to witness and support each other without reservation or judgement.
The biggest benefit I derive is my own continuing personal growth. In ‘walking my talk’ for twelve years I have stripped away layers of confusion, fear, anger and distrust to reveal the woman I knew deep down was always there. I am clear about my goals and boundaries, I communicate effectively and I am the most content I have ever been. Friends and family delight in my company and I in theirs. I have enormous satisfaction in my professional life and meet challenges with ease and grace (mostly!). I can honestly say I really like myself and I love my life! The second biggest benefit I receive is the privilege of bearing witness to that same powerful growth in hundreds of other women.
I would recommend every single woman to do the Spirit of Woman retreat. Just do it. It’s a gift you give not only to yourself but to your family, friends and community. It doesn’t matter what you do for a living or where you are on the rainbow spectrum of sexuality; whether you are in crisis, a time of change, or simply want a change of scenery (or scene). Spirit of Woman offers you an opportunity to rest, recalibrate, refocus and re-energise. You will walk back into your daily life a stronger, clearer and more loving version of yourself. And that will have a powerful ripple effect in your family and community. What’s that line from the Marianne Williamson poem? “There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
Amen to that.
Aloha & Mahalo
Dawn Albinger
