Why Retreats Don’t Work and How to Find One That Truly Changes Your Life?
Modern life is exhausting. Work, news, city noise, constant demands – it all piles up. At some point, we find ourselves thinking: “I just need a break.”
That’s when the idea of a retreat appears. But what do we actually get?
When “Retreat” Becomes Just Another Buzzword
What’s often sold as a retreat these days feels more like a spiritual circus: shiny, ritualistic, but hollow on the inside. The word “retreat” has turned into a marketing label. It promises healing, inspiration, a fresh start. But the truth? 90% of what’s called a retreat is just a fancy vacation with a spiritual twist.
A typical program might include:
• a stunning location,
• some yoga,
• sound bowls, rituals, dances, and a few tears in a group circle,
• “emotional release” sessions,
• quick chats about your inner child,
• and lots of group hugs.
None of this is bad. It might even be pleasant and comforting.
But let’s be honest – it’s not transformation. We come searching for peace and leave overstimulated. We want healing, but end up with an emotional high that fades fast… and then we crave another retreat.
Why Nothing Really Changes After Most Retreats
Because real change doesn’t come from rituals, pretty views, or aesthetics. It begins when:
• there’s silence that doesn’t feel fake,
• support that doesn’t require you to worship a “guru”,
• space where you can just be, instead of trying to impress.
Most retreats today are emotional detoxes, not tools for inner grounding. That’s why people return home only to fall back into the same overwhelm, the same pain, the same patterns.
So What Is a Real Retreat?
It’s not an escape. And it’s not entertainment dressed up as spirituality. A true retreat is a space where you stop running from yourself.
• where you feel your emotions instead of “letting them go.”
• where you hear your own voice – not just the teacher’s.
• where you meet your truth, not another “new and improved” version of who you think you should be.
It’s not about how many activities are in the program – it’s about the depth of presence, the honesty of the process, and the safety to be fully human.
Retreats With Me is not a photo shoot at sunset. This is real, honest, therapeutic work – a journey inward
you’ll get:
• somatic and emotional practices,
• a safe space to speak, be silent, and take off the mask,
• no pressure, no rules on how you “should” be,
• tools that work with your body, psyche, and real-life experiences,
• a return to yourself – raw, vulnerable, alive,
• and most importantly – a sense of restoration and meaning that you take home with you.
More about upcoming retreats: dates, programs, and details – here or
A True Retreat Isn’t About Escaping – It’s About Coming Home
We don’t always go on retreat to run away. Sometimes we just want rest, clarity, or to feel something real. But what we’re often sold is escape, disguised as depth. And we don’t even realize it – until we’re back home, alone again, facing the same emptiness.
A real retreat isn’t an escape. It’s a return – to your body, long ignored; to your feelings, long silenced; to your truth, lost beneath the noise.
It’s not always easy. Sometimes it’s deeply uncomfortable. Because for the first time, you stop pretending – and you meet yourself without the armor, without the roles. But this is where healing begins. This is the path to freedom. This is how you begin to feel alive again.
If you’re not looking for another pretty package but a truly real experience – feel free to join.