When I “google” the term “retreats” I can find so many things that I could get dizzy. A retreat is usually a place where a person can spend some time to be away from everyday life routines and stresses; where the person takes time to reflect and look within - a kind of a break with “meaning” and awareness that hopefully leads to an experience of rejuvenation or an insight that helps set the tone in the person’s life the person really wants.
Taking time for a retreat is nothing new. People have gone to monasteries in the past or in a cave or a simple hut in nature or the desert to gain a new sense of union within and a new direction.
Being the facilitator and yoga teacher of the Aishani Retreats I am setting clear intentions as to what I would like to provide for all the participants, no matter how different each and every one’s needs are. The main thing I provide is a warm and safe space for the participants to truly be themselves. I intend to “pick them up” where they are and with different yoga practices and silent times throughout the day and week, set the foundation for everyone to feel free and encouraged to bring forth what has to be expressed and get ready to create the experiences they would like to have in their life.
In short the aim of an Aishani Retreat is to experience some of the hidden parts of oneself and look at oneself and at life from a wider angle.
Signs that you might be ready for a yoga retreat
- you are working and living with a routine that doesn’t give you any time to “get on top of things”
- you are stuck in a rut
- you can’t switch off
- you are constantly (or nearly constantly) tired
- you experience a lack of enthusiasm for anything in life
- you are not eating properly and might have gained or lost weight without wanting to
- you feel overwhelmed by your everyday tasks; you feel you lost your way or are going in the wrong direction
- you might have had a major transition in your life (divorce, loss of a loved one or loss of your job) or similar)