FAQs
activities

We mainly will practice meditations that guide us to connect with yourself and our heart.

Therefore, the meditations:

- include visualization techniques to give our heart a voice and travel into our inner world

- make us aware of feeling our body and be conscious with our feelings

- guide us to be mindful and present at the moment.

This type of heart-focused meditation have the benefits of:

- Become kinder and more compassionate to ourselves

- Become more conscious of how we are really feeling

- Receive some guidance from our heart, accept and transform situations/behavious/patterns in life

- Release stress, calm down, feel inner peace

My favorite benefit that supports me day by day on my self-love journey:

As they are heart-opening, we can make the experience of listening to the voice of our heart, have a dialogue and feel the special sensation of being connected to ourselves and our heart.
The heart-connection enables and supports us to study ourselves, get more clarity about our needs, behaviors, limiting beliefs, life purposes and other aspects we feel that limit us to feel truly fulfilled and happy in life.

This type of meditation has the beautiful effect of shining our inner light, and become more and more authentic, and increase our self-worth and self-love.

You find some of my guided meditations to listen for free on the free meditation app “Insight Timer”: https://insig.ht/v0NCZfBlAqb

Note: The meditations we will do in the retreat are unique for the retreat experience and not published.

It is not just writing a diary! Journaling is a mindful and intuitive writing method. It is a technique that helps us to connect better with ourselves as we put our thoughts on paper. In this way, we are able to observe our thoughts and not identify with them. We can reflect on our thoughts, feelings and emotions.

The benefits of this tool are:

- We gain more clarity and consciousness of our thinking processes, or limiting beliefs. We can easier change perspectives, find solutions or get new ideas.

- For our mental health: Calm down our stress level, nervous system, change our perspective regarding some problems/ challenges we face,

- Room for more creativity as writing clears our mind and makes new space in our brain: Recurring / automatic thoughts about past things that upset us, stress us, worry us etc. can be written down to calm them down, take away their urgency and make them easier to let go of

- Gain deep insights about yourself, your values, your limiting beliefs and what really moves you inside. In this way create a feeling of deeper connection to ourselves

- Manifestation power: Celebrating ourselves through writing down what we are grateful for and appreciate about ourselves, and our life, helps us to create more of it. Also, writing down our dreams and wishes sends the right signals into the universe

During the retreat, we learn:

- How to start writing

- Tips for the writing process

- What to write

- Specifically, how to write a dialogue with our heart voice / inner parts because we have all the wisdom within us, we just didn’t learn to listen carefully. With this technique, we can start the learning process of doing so.

For mindful eating: Together with heart-connected mediation, it can become your tool to reflect your relationship with food, understand and transform it. And it is a powerful technique you can use in moments of food cravings to stop overeating and understand the true root and need behind your food craving

During a cacao ceremony, you drink raw cacao from Bali. Pure cacao has lots of benefits. However, one of the most powerful ones is that it is a medicine for self-love, as it helps us to activate our mind and heart.

A cacao ceremony is all about taking time for yourself. To spend some quality time with your heart. A moment where you can be kind to yourself. You connect to yourself and the spirits of the cacao.

Thanks to the deeper connection, you can experience a wise moment in which you receive true answers / messages from the depth of your heart.

It is also a moment where we can say positive affirmations to ourselves. The cacao helps us to manifest them better and integrate more in our body.

The beauty of a ceremony is that you share this moment with other people. This makes the experience even more special because you vibrate in a more positive energy. Additionally, you listen, sing and maybe dance together to nice mantra songs. As you can share your experience with the others, you can get new ideas and perspectives for your own self-love journey.

We will combine the cacao ceremony with a conscious heart dance session. This allows us to connect even more to the magic of cacao and maybe receive deeper messages or just enjoy a moment of dancing and smiling to yourself

It is a free-form, and we move our bodies freely to the rhythm of the music. It is a dance without words, so that we enter a meditative state. In this way we can connect our body, mind and heart. It’s an activity where we can be our authentic selves.

There is no right or wrong. We move our bodies just as they want to move to the music of the DJ.

As soon as you enter the dance floor, you are invited to let go of judgements and expectations, and allow yourself to feel your sensations and emotions. But no worries, it is completely ok to sit/rest/observe at anytime

Kendra designs her DJ sets and dance facilitations to invite your heart to the dance floor, to go deeper, get more insights.

But most importantly: A dance to celebrate ourselves.

Each day’s yoga session is uniquely crafted to align with the retreat's intention, facilitated by a skilled local teacher from Ubud

You will find a perfect balance of dynamic and restorative flows.

In this way we can best align our body, mind and soul and connect to a deeper level of ourselves during the yoga practice.

One of the core principles of yoga is to listen to your body. Make the practice your own: if you need more relaxation, take time to rest in child’s pose; if you seek a challenge, adapt the poses to suit your needs

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Experience a Sacred Purification Ritual at Tirta Empul

As part of our retreat, you are invited to participate in a profound and sacred experience at Tirta Empul, one of Bali’s most revered water temples. Nestled in the lush hills near Ubud, this ancient temple is renowned for its holy spring water, believed to possess powerful cleansing and healing properties.

During our visit, you will have the opportunity to take part in the traditional purification ritual, where you’ll immerse yourself in the sacred pools, moving from fountain to fountain as you bathe in the holy waters. This ritual is not just a physical cleansing but a spiritual one, allowing you to release negative energy, cleanse your soul, and renew your spirit.

The experience at Tirta Empul is deeply personal and symbolic, offering a moment of reflection, letting go, and connection with the divine. As you move through the ritual, you’ll feel the powerful energy of the temple and its surroundings, helping you align your body, mind, and soul with the pure, healing essence of the water.

This activity is a beautiful way to integrate the work we’ve done during the retreat, washing away any residual blockages and opening yourself up to the full embrace of your authentic self. It’s a time to set intentions, offer gratitude, and leave the temple feeling lighter, clearer, and more connected to your inner being.

I am a beginner…

That is great. You don’t need to have any experience to be able to fully enjoy and take benefit from all the activities. Just be curious and open-minded. All facilitators are there to support and guide you and to reply to all of your questions.

I am advanced…

That is great. We promise you, you will not be bored because our journey to connect to yourself is a life-long journey. In any stage we will get new inspirations, get different learnings about ourselves and every instructor has its unique form of teaching. For sure, you will make new, unique experiences that add value to your current journey.

Besides that, the retreat is a great space to allow yourself to take some time for yourself to reflect on and integrate your current state of knowledge. As well as taking the next step on your journey and process

We will be a small group of maximum 10 participants.
The intimate setting encourages deep, meaningful connections and more personalized, resonant interactions. This environment provides a safe space to discuss difficult topics that we often feel shame or guilt about or require courage to address. It also fosters a supportive atmosphere where every voice is heard, promoting a sense of belonging and mutual support. Here, you can truly connect with your heart