5.0
Renewed sense of hope, inner peace, and calm
Talking with Luca gave me a renewed sense of hope, inner peace, and calm. She also offered practical guidance and ideas that I can use to take meaningful steps toward making changes in my life.
Hearing someone put into words the very things I’ve quietly struggled with was powerful. Her story, her struggles, background, and the ways she has moved through them (along with the journeys of other leaders at the retreat), made me feel far less alone. It helped me build confidence in trusting myself and honouring my own needs - whether it is needing rest or alone time after socializing, feeling overwhelmed in cities, or sensing that certain environments just don’t align with my energy.
When Luca shared the kinds of environments where people like me can thrive - Ashrams, Yoga Schools, Meditation Centres, Permaculture Communities - it opened up a whole new world of realistic possibilities. She also shared specific places and countries to explore, and generously provided a list of communities to check out. Knowing there are spaces where people live in alignment, with mutual respect and without judgment, gave me hope that the life I need is truly possible.
Some of these ideas I had heard before, but hearing them once again from someone else, who obviously deeply understands and has had a similar lived experience, and others at the retreat allowed the truth to land more fully this time. It moved from something I understood intellectually to something I now believe and feel on a deeper, more embodied level.
I’m leaving with so much to reflect on, both from our conversation and the retreat as a whole. Read More
Hearing someone put into words the very things I’ve quietly struggled with was powerful. Her story, her struggles, background, and the ways she has moved through them (along with the journeys of other leaders at the retreat), made me feel far less alone. It helped me build confidence in trusting myself and honouring my own needs - whether it is needing rest or alone time after socializing, feeling overwhelmed in cities, or sensing that certain environments just don’t align with my energy.
When Luca shared the kinds of environments where people like me can thrive - Ashrams, Yoga Schools, Meditation Centres, Permaculture Communities - it opened up a whole new world of realistic possibilities. She also shared specific places and countries to explore, and generously provided a list of communities to check out. Knowing there are spaces where people live in alignment, with mutual respect and without judgment, gave me hope that the life I need is truly possible.
Some of these ideas I had heard before, but hearing them once again from someone else, who obviously deeply understands and has had a similar lived experience, and others at the retreat allowed the truth to land more fully this time. It moved from something I understood intellectually to something I now believe and feel on a deeper, more embodied level.
I’m leaving with so much to reflect on, both from our conversation and the retreat as a whole. Read More