stories of others

During my burnout period I had the opportunity to participate in the yoga retreat of Soulware in Andalusia. This retreat gave me a lot of insight, my life has completely changed after these four days. We start the retreat with an opening ritual where we were given a sheet of paper and a pen. On this we could write down for ourselves what we wanted to take with us, what we wanted to learn and what we wanted to leave behind. Here already a huge mirror was held up to me. I knew immediately what I had to do the coming days. Every morning, at sunrise we start with a yoga session and meditation, after which we had breakfast together. The rest of the day you were free to do and leave whatever you wanted. I experienced the days alone and in silence. Synchronicities occurred, I started to perceive them. What an amazing experience! Especially the butterfly that appeared to me, no one saw her except me. In my eyes she was unmissable, so big, a Monarch! Every evening we ended with a yoga session and meditation, after which we all had a nice dinner together. We ended the evenings with a glass(es) of wine and delicious cheeses! On the plane back home I was overwhelmed by a feeling of clarity. As if I had collected all the puzzle pieces. I only had to put the puzzle together. I experienced these days as very intense and incredibly valuable.