Remember your body’s innate wisdom, and experience your soul’s ancient guidance in the stillness and beauty of the Austrian woodlands.
July 30 – August 2, 2026
Hello, beautiful soul sister, how are you, really?
When was the last time you wandered slowly through the woods without a destination? When did you last sit beside a stream and feel its coolness on your bare feet? Listen to birdsong without reaching for your phone? Feel the warmth of the sun on your face and simply be?
We move through our days carrying responsibilities, caring for others, keeping things running, doing our best to hold life together. Yet beneath the busyness, truth is waiting.
Your body knows. Your body remembers how to listen.
Long before screens and schedules, people gathered together. Around fires. Under open skies. In forests and fields. We shared stories. We sang. We danced. We grieved. We celebrated. Life unfolded in creative community. And the body was not something to overcome or fix; it was trusted as a source of wisdom.
This retreat is an invitation to remember.
For four nourishing days in the magical Austrian woodlands, we will slow down and hear ourselves again. We will listen to the intelligence of the body. We will move, dance, sing, write, create, rest, and wander in nature.
We will make space for silence, laughter, tears, beauty, and unexpected discoveries. With the rolling streams, forest paths, star-filled skies, and a circle of supportive women, you are invited to soften the effort of holding everything together.
To listen deeply to your body’s wisdom and the quiet guidance of your ancient soul.
- Imagine beginning your morning with birdsong and fresh mountain air.
- Imagine lingering over breakfast without rushing.
- Imagine moving into a beautiful studio, then walking woodland trails with women who understand the language of the heart.
- Imagine creating simply for the joy of creating.
- Imagine ending the day wrapped in a soft robe after a sauna, gazing at the stars, feeling fully alive in your body and deeply connected inside and out.
If your heart softens as you read these words, if something inside you whispers yes, perhaps your body is already leading you here.
Remember your inner beauty, creativity, and pleasure.
Imagine… four glorious days of creative listening: no to-do lists, fixing, or pressure to improve. Only deep listening in the Austrian woodlands, encircled by soul sisters, remembering and trusting your body’s wisdom through dance, song, story and a sense of authentic belonging, inside and out.
The forest slows us down enough to hear what the body has been trying to say all along. Listen. Move. Create. Belong. Welcome Home.
“Being together with such a wonderful group of people, spending time dancing, exploring my creativity, playing together, and being in nature was a powerfully transformative experience that activated a new joy and freedom of expression in my life!”
– Dr. Julia Afridi
Yes, my heart and soul are saying yes!
The Journey
Welcome Home!
- Retreat Arrival: Arrive at 4:30 pm on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Our opening circle begins at 6:30 pm, welcoming us into the nurturing environment of this forest, together, and at home in our beautiful bodies.
- Each day: We get together for movement explorations, creative play, deep nature communion, heart-opening body listening, and real-life activities like cooking, hands-on table work, sweaty hikes, and laughter.
- Completion: Our retreat will be completed on Sunday, August 2, at 1:00 pm. After a wonderful weekend, you will return home with a renewed sense of inner trust, purpose, and vitality to share with your family and community for years to come.
The Rhythm
- Arrive on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in the afternoon. We gather for a light supper at 5 p.m. Opening circle begins at 6:30 p.m. to clarify the rhythm of our days together, share intentions, and invite transformation to unfold.
- A leisurely breakfast. A walk in the morning woods. Meditations on the deck. Nuturing pleasure guides and informs our studio explorations as we awaken inspired creation. In the intimacy of the heart and sacred collaboration with the soul’s desires, we move, dance, sing, paint, and write.
- Afternoon tea, rest, integration, and visiting sacred sites in nature fill our afternoons.
- Dinner is a joyful creative collaboration followed by evening stories, laughter, music, dancing, and heartfelt sharing.
- Each day is expertly guided to build on the previous day, continuing in nature, and the studio, with one another.
- Sunday brunch and the closing circle will complete our retreat at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 2.
Surrounded by rolling streams, forest paths, star-filled skies, and a circle of supportive women, you are invited to soften the effort of holding everything together.
There is nothing to achieve here.
Nothing to prove.
Only an opportunity to come home to yourself.
To remember the awe and wonder of a child.
The creative passion of a dancer.
The devotion of a lover.
This looks Amazing! I’m all in!
Your Host
Melissa Matson
Melissa is a master in the somatic movement field. With over 30 years of experience, she specializes in trauma-informed psychotherapy, the Alexander Technique, and Conscious Dance. Her teaching aims to harmonize body and soul, ensuring your authentic truth and most vibrant life are embodied and lived.
Questions? Contact Melissa today!
Testimonials & Appreciation
“Being together with such a wonderful group of people, spending time dancing, exploring my creativity, playing together, and being in nature was a powerfully transformative experience that activated a new joy and freedom of expression in my life.”
“This retreat was a freeing experience. Being together with lovely people and feeling safe to share whatever came up. Safe to explore my inner landscape. Safe to BE (instead of always doing what I think I should do or am expected to do)”.
“This was an amazing week! Full of wonder! Walls around my heart melted so that the wounded child could be seen, held by loving community, and sun and soil, and healed by being completely accepted…”
Registration
Your Investment
* Tuition is 950 euro for a single room. 850 euro for double occupacy shared room
* A deposit of 100 euro, will secure your spot
* Payment plans are available by special request.
* The tuition balance is due anytime before May 1, 2026.
Cancellation Policy
This retreat is a sacred journey that calls for a deep commitment. Your purchase after May 1, 2026, is non-refundable. However, should you need to cancel before May 1, 2026, you will receive a full refund minus a 500 euro administrative fee.
Please note that this is an intimate retreat and there are very few places available.
Please understand we reserve the right to reschedule the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances (pandemics, climate disasters, planetary ascension).
