Self-Care in Sobriety… Retreats! The Perfect Way to Escape.
Often the reason we drink alcohol or look forward to 'Wine O'clock', is to ESCAPE
This can be from a need to escape daily stress, an unfulfilling relationship, grief, a job, or career that's no longer enjoyable or a multitude of other reasons.
At Soul Sobriety Coaching and Retreats, our aim is to help you learn the tools required so that you can make positive changes and develop long-term habits for wellness and better health. Plus create a life you no longer want to escape from!
Soul Sobriety Retreats are fun yet soulful retreats for women who want to enjoy uplifting experiences in an alcohol-free environment.
Our retreats are a whole mind-body-soul experience that will refresh your spirit, clear your mind and open the pathway to better living.
They will enhance your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being while you enjoy essential self-care and time out from the stress of daily life.
You will learn techniques to help build a nourishing foundation of rituals and self-care practices that embody wellness, connection, and purpose while experiencing the benefits of living alcohol-free.
On retreat, life is simple and relaxed.
Every aspect allows you to relax in a quiet environment in beautiful surroundings, often with walks and some form of meditation or activity. So that you can go into a deeper, often ignored, part of yourself. Our retreats provide space for you to regain a sense of self and calm whilst enjoying connection, fun, and friendship and also learn new techniques you can take with you for future self-care.
The benefits you’ll experience on a retreat:
Precious time for self-care and reflection
We all know that self-care and reflection are not luxuries, they're essential. But we're all works-in-progress, and some days are easier than others. We all need moments in time where it feels like life stops for a bit. Then we can remind our body, mind and spirit what self-love and self-reflection feel like, and re-kickstart these elements of our lifestyle practice. We then start connecting with our thoughts, feelings, and actions without judgement, and send a message to ourselves that we are worthy of love and care.
Healing effects of Nature
Scientific studies have proven that spending time in natural environments is beneficial for our physical and psychological health and makes it easier for us to experience elevated emotions.
Change of Scenery and Routine
Your brain loves routine because it's energy-efficient (and we can use this fact to our advantage if we practice establishing healthy routines). But we need only recall during the pandemic's lockdowns how monotony played tricks on people's brains. The days blurred into one, and many people's mental health suffered.
Your brain needs a shake-up to the routine now and then for optional functioning. Diversifying what our five senses take in each day and exploring new and novel experiences stimulates the hippocampus area of the brain, which is important for emotional regulation. Switching up our daily routines may also foster greater chances of breaking old habits.
Balance the Nervous System and Heal
Practices like Qigong, Tai Chi, crystal bowl sound healing, art therapy, breathwork and meditation allow our sympathetic nervous system to move into rest and repair. This state is necessary for cells to repair and is soothing for the soul.
Spending Time with Your 'Tribe' of Like-Minded People
Connecting with people who are on a similar path, who lift you up, accept you as you are, and encourage and listen to you, can have a very real effect on your physical and mental health.
Positive Changes to Brain Chemistry
It's perhaps no surprise that retreats can switch off stress hormones and release the feelgood hormones such as serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin.
Wonderfully Rewarding on Many Levels
A retreat can be a life-changing experience, providing true 'me time' to reconnect with your authentic self, remember what brings you joy, and achieve the clarity you need to start creating the means to have it.
Refreshing, Rejuvenating, Re-energising, and Re-empowering
So often, we are at the limit of our endurance when we take a break (and for many, a holiday with 'loved ones' is far from a relaxing experience). A retreat can recharge batteries on many levels and bring new insights for positive life change.
Deep Relaxation and Peace
You will experience deep relaxation and peace of mind, which brings physical, mental, and emotional benefits and also disconnects you from all the demands and pressures back home that pull you in so many directions. It is impossible to put a price on the profound benefit of being helped to connect with inner stillness and to find solace. The solitude of a retreat can provide a pause in the constant, unremitting demands of daily life. Time to reflect, renew and restore. Relaxing the mind is the natural complement to relaxing the body and dealing with daily stressors.
A Shift in Perception with a Healthier Perspective
After a retreat, people tend to return to their busy, demanding lives with enthusiasm and clarity, plus a fresh and healthier perspective. In effect, a sense of a 'new, empowered me' which changes their relationships with others, with life and with the world.
Transferable Skills
Those who treat themselves to regular retreats find that the holistic benefits they derive creep into their everyday lives, aiding clearer perception and balanced perspective, while helping keep stress overload at bay. They learn to factor in healthy relaxation without feeling guilty about taking time out for themselves.
Serenity Escape Retreat… "a fabulous experience!"
Our recent Serenity Escape Retreat was held 3-5 March at the tranquil venue of Willow Farm, Berry NSW, a luxe 1920's farmhouse, and was such a beautiful and relaxing experience!
Guests travelled from Brisbane, Newcastle, Orange and locally to enjoy a weekend of total indulgence!
The theme for the weekend was "Self-Love"
Our guests were welcomed with a beautiful chakra balancing sound bath and meditation with the healing sounds of crystal bowls. Throughout the retreat, guests salivated over the nourishing, delicious chef-prepared meals, participated in energising morning Qigong under the branches of a 150-year-old fig tree, relaxed with heavenly massages on the open veranda, had fun mixing up delicious alcohol-free cocktails and got creative with a picnic-styled 'art on the grass' workshop and also learnt how to 'tap' away stress with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).
It was wonderful to see everyone so relaxed and happy with their experience. We were also really pleased to receive 5-star reviews from all our retreat participants.
Here’s what our guests had to say…
“This was an amazing retreat held in a beautiful location. Over the 3 days we were treated to some wonderful relaxing experiences for the mind, body and spirit. There was ample free time to just relax and chill or take in a little shopping in the quaint town of Berry.
We definitely need more of these fabulous retreats! I’ll be back! ”
“I had a spectacular time with the whole experience!
The location was just gorgeous, and the food was amazing!
It was beautiful to connect with such lovely women.”
“I loved everything about the weekend, especially the qigong!
It was such a relaxing weekend!
I highly recommend Soul Sobriety Retreats and will retreat again in the future.”
“It is difficult to say that I enjoyed one thing over the other, because the entire experience was simply other worldly. Each aspect had its own joy moment which, when all combined, was telling me, that this was a retreat like no other experience I have had before, and because of that, it will be one I will forever cherish. I will miss the group, we all were vibing on the same level which enriched the experience even more. I walked away with an open mind and more of a loving heart for myself as well for others.
Cindy was an excellent host and came across very friendly and knowledgeable.”
“I really enjoyed the weekend retreat connecting with fellow sober sisters, and being so well cared for by Cindy. I loved trying new things like Qigong, art therapy and the sound bath. The luxury of such beautiful accommodation and being catered for by lovely people was amazing.
I’ll be back next time!”
“Cindy’s retreat was life-changing! She is such an amazing person and welcomed us all with big warm hugs just like we were family. The stunning location and luxurious accommodation was a delight and immediately caused all stresses and thoughts of the outside world to melt away. Our chefs were amazing and took such great care of us all – I wished I could bring them home with me! All the activities were planned with care and purpose and took us on a very personal journey of self-discovery, enlightenment, and reflection. I’ve come away with a new appreciation for self-care and for the amazing women I had the very great pleasure to share this experience with. Thanks Cindy for such a magical time! I can’t speak highly enough of your retreat!”
“It was a very relaxing weekend with fabulous activities and the delicious plant-based food was second to none!
It was just perfect! I left feeling so relaxed and uplifted”
Are you ready to bring your heart and soul to life and escape to serenity?
Why not discover just how good you will feel by putting your name on the waitlist for our next Serenity Escape Retreat?
Details coming soon!
Some Special Offers for you!
SPECIAL OFFERS
Over the last 12 months, I've been upgrading my EFT knowledge and qualifications and have graduated as a Certified Accredited Practitioner of evidence-based, clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques. I'm super excited about this achievement as it will better enable me to support my clients on their wellness journey.
Let me give you the chance to try it out for yourself!
Choose from 2 offers below*:
1. INTRO TO EFT*:
Package of 4 x EFT 1hr sessions (Discovery call + 3 x EFT sessions) to experience this amazing modality plus learn a self-help tool to manage stress.
You get to choose how much you pay! Minimum price set at $150, RRP $600.
2. COACHING + EFT*:
I'm opening up four new 1:1 coaching mentoring spaces in March and April and will include 4 x 1 hr EFT sessions as a FREE BONUS when you book my 6-week signature coaching package (10 sessions - BONUS VALUE $600).
Value to change your life – priceless!
*These offers are for a limited time only. Four spaces only. Coaching is to commence in March 2023 or April 2023.
I hope you’ve been inspired to start practising self-care and taking some time out for you. If you need help on your journey to self-care in sobriety, I’d love to chat. Simply book a free call via the button below.
Namaste,
