What is an Holistic Retreat?You see
description, Holistic Retreat, more and more these days. You know that
term holistic when applied to complementary therapies means - that
whole person, mind, body and spirit, is targeted. But what exactly does this mean when it is describing a retreat?
As ever, there will be a million right answers to this question - or at least as many right answers as there are holistic retreats available. Because each retreat is going to be slightly different from
others, enhanced by
experience and personalities of
people who run it.
Holistic Retreats, like any other kind of retreat, can be large or small, basic or exclusive, group oriented or targetted at individuals. The size and nature, and
background of any retreat will influence
experience.
What all holistic retreats will have in common is
knowledge that human beings cannot be seen as one dimensional. Any activities that people engage in will, inevitably, impact on them at many levels. This is how we are, and accepting this can help immensely when providing suitable therapies, courses and workshop topics. This approach should also ensure that
environment of
place is one where people are encouraged and inspired to recognise and realise their own potential.
This brings us to
need for holistic retreats. At any such retreat
focus is going to be on helping you to regain a balance between all aspects of yourself.
-To do this you will be offered a selection of exercises and therapies that will help you release tension from your body.
-You will be offered relaxation techniques, and self discovery workshops to help you re-balance
mental and emotional aspects of yourself.
-Of course both these alternatives will work to enable
other - a relaxed body more easily maintains inner balance between logic and heart, and a balanced mental emotional connection helps you release stress and
tension it creates physically. So a single course or topic can be holistic.
This takes us to
spiritual side - and I am not talking about religion! I mean that part of us that we all think of when we think of our potential, our dreams. That self that is influenced by and reflects our body mind and emotions, but is something else, something more. An Holistic Retreat will offer you
opportunity to explore this side of yourself.
-There are many ways to do this. Experiencially through art, writing, meditation, yoga, reiki, and many other techniques of healing, balance or self actualization.
-There are dozens of subjects that help you focus on a particular aspect of your whole self, that will help you develop your recognition of, your interaction with, and
strength of your connection to your spirit or higher self. These will include any creative topics, any subjects that are about self worth, self acceptance, self love or personal growth.