Awaken your body wisdom and your soul’s ancient knowing in the magical Austrian woodlands.
July 17 – 20, 2025
Hello, beautiful soul sister. How are you feeling? When was the last time you took a pause, a breath, or even noticed how you are feeling? Have you been neglecting yourself while taking care of everyone and everything around you? Have your passions and pleasures gotten lost amidst all the busyness?
Ahhhh… take a deep sigh of relief. It is your time to…
- Awaken your beautiful body and wise, ancient soul: Discover the joy and freedom of harmonizing your body’s sensual wisdom with your soul’s ancient guidance.
- Be immersed and transformed: Let the expertly guided explorations, designed to heal old wounds and awaken the innate oneness with all that is, ignite your creative juices and flow abundantly!
- Be Nourished and enveloped: Revel in the rolling streams, mountain trails, and whispering pines while embraced by your soul sisters who cherish and love you just as you are.
Awaken, embace and listen to your body’s wisdom, and experience your soul’s passions.
Revitalize your creative passion with pleasure
Imagine… four glorious days of creative play and adventure: no to-do lists, social posts, or family/work responsibilities. Deep in the magical Austrian woodlands, encircled by soul sisters, you unleash your passionate creativity through dance, song, painting, and writing. Your body is nourished by delicious farm-fresh ingredients, and your soul is rejuvenated by the warmth and acceptance we share.
Blissed out after a cleansing sauna, wrapped in a thick comfy robe, gazing up at the starry night sky, ah…it’s been an amazingly satisfying day. Belly laughs, deep connections (inside and out), and a resounding body-felt YES envelop every cell in your beautiful body with gratitude!
Surrounded by nature and supported, unconditionally — you are cherished exactly as you are. The self-judgments, fears, and old limiting beliefs melt away, and you know you are safe to unpeel your authentic passionate creative desires.
“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
Join us on a journey of cellular transformation! To ensure your success, we start with monthly 90-minute online Zoom gatherings right after registration. These sessions, led by Melissa Matson, provide a wonderful opportunity to connect with your soul sisters. They create a sense of belonging and help ease any discomfort or uncertainty about the unknown.
- Retreat Arrival: On Thursday, July 18, 2023, our opening circle begins. We will all be welcomed into a nurturing environment specially activated for transformation, exploration, and fun!
- The Rhythm: Embark on a magical journey with daily meditations, invigorating movement sessions, inspiring creativity, deep nature spirit connections, and heart-opening conversations. Experience the awakening of your body and soul’s fiery passions.
- Completion: Our retreat will end on Sunday, July 21, 2024, with a meaningful conclusion after a wonderful weekend. You will leave with a renewed sense of inner truth, purpose, and personal vitality to share with your community at home for years to come
The Rhythm
- Arrive on Thursday July 18, 2023, 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, July 21.
- To support your ongoing evolution, we offer monthly online Zoom classes to gather, harmonize, and remember.
Quiet the mind and listen with your whole body.
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 $850
* A deposit of $500, will secure your spot
* Payment plans are available by special request.
* The tuition balance is due anytime before May 1, 2025.
Cancellation Policy
This retreat is a sacred journey that calls for a deep commitment. Your purchase after May 1, 2024, is non-refundable. However, should you need to cancel before May 1, 2024, you will receive a full refund minus a $500 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).
