Retreat Information:

How would it be if you could embrace the wholeness of your movement and expression?

How would it be if you could embody more joy and open-heartedness?

How would it be if you could dive deeper into profound silence and presence?

Fully embodying ourselves is being fully alive. It is the freedom to breath deeper, to move with grace and to express ourselves. It is to be grounded in the practical reality of life and open to the blessings of our sacred soul. Being grounded, without being connected to the sacred, is to live purposelessly and life has no beauty and joy. Seeking spirituality without being deeply rooted in the body is like being a rootless tree.

The lack of fulfillment of our basic needs during key developmental stages creates what we call adaptive styles. Those are strategies to deal with life challenges, but very limited in creating peace and contentment in our lives. Most of us go around unconscious of those strategies, trying over and over to solve our problems but never really making it. The key is to start healing our developmental traumas.

Thousands of people around the world have re-discovered the power of the body and new embodied approaches appear regularly. However, it is not easy to find one that brings together the body, the wisdom of Psychology and the depth of spiritual development.

Core Energetics is an integrative body psychotherapy approach that works with body, mind, and spirituality. It is present worldwide and it is based on the work of Wilhelm Reich and the Pathwork.

And here is a free online course to help you learn more about the topic:  https://www.embodythewisdom.com/courses/discovering-developmental-trauma

During the retreat we’ll alternate:

• moments of body practice

• practical teachings on body psychology

• self-reflection, journaling and sharing

• meditation

  
  

As you become more alive and connected with yourself, you might experience different emotions and states such as anger, sadness, joy, peace and relaxation. Fernando will be there to support your journey and to help you move through any challenges that you might face during the weekend.

Who this retreat is for: Anyone committed to their self-improvement and self-growth. However, if you are going through an intense crisis now, please contact Fernando so we can check if this retreat will be beneficial for you right now.

Retreat Highlights

Discover the 3 key points to increase vitality and aliveness:

• Learn about early trauma, basic core needs and the five adaptive styles.

• Gain awareness of how early traumas have impacted your development and behavior until today;

• Practice powerful exercises that will promote energy flow and grounding.

• Discover how you can support yourself in healing developmental trauma.

• Be supported to go deep in your transformation process;

• Explore self-expression with safety and boundaries.

• Be invited to connect with joy, beauty and presence.

Retreat Instructor

Fernando Aguiar

Fernando Aguiar is a Brazilian experienced Core Energetics Body Therapist and TRE Level 2 provider with a Master degree in Clinical Psychology. He has been working with groups and individuals for the past 10 years. He did his Inner Dance training in Philippines with Pi, the founder of the modality, in 2015. And finished his TRE training in 2010 with David Berceli. He is passionate about supporting people in their life-changing and transformation process; his gift is to help people deeply connect with their soul and life force. Fernando is an international workshop facilitator, having offered workshops in Brazil, Australia, Israel, Thailand, Nepal, India, and Mexico. Fernando will be facilitating both weekend workshops.

More about Fernando: essentialpsychology.org and embodythewsidom.com

Retreat Schedule

Day 1: (Friday) 2pm – 5:30pm

-The body in therapy

-Becoming more alive

-Embodied practice and grounding

Evening – downtime, journaling, self-care, noble silence

Day 2: (Saturday)

6:30AM – Morning activity (yoga or meditation)

7:30 – Breakfast

9am – Noon

-Embodied practice and grounding

-Introduction to developmental trauma and the 5 basic core needs

-Introduction to the adaptive styles

Noon – 2pm Lunch

2pm – 5pm

-Continuing with the adaptive styles

-Identify your main adaptive styles and how they impact your life today.

Evening – downtime, journaling, self-care, noble silence

Day 3: (Sunday)

8am – Breakfast

9am – Noon

-Working with anger and power as valuable tools to self-growth and trauma healing

-Connecting with our deeper resources: the wisdom within

Noon – 2pm – Lunch

2pm – 5pm

-Key practices to support the healing of each style.

*the program might be modified to adapt to the group needs and what unfolds during the retreat.