Embodied Living Retreats
Embodied Living Retreats are the deeper containers I currently offer, ranging from 2 to 3 days immersions.
My desire is to hold space for a group of people to gather in slow, intentional living in the middle of nature, while offering grounding, somatic practices that invite connection, expression and inner transformation.
Some of the tools I work with include:
- Embodiment – taking an intention, a concept, and making it live through and in the body
- Qigong
- Guided meditations
- Conscious touch and contact improvisation
- Use of breath, voice, sound and chanting
- Self-observation and Self-inquiry
- Moments of silence, introspection
- Walks in nature
- …and so much more!
With the aim of:
- Meeting ourselves fully in our authenticity, inherent worthiness and beauty as well as in our resistance and wounds
- Having a container where shadows can be met, played out in their “ugliness” and held with care and love
- Having a space where our desires and needs are required to be voiced, where clarity, honest communication and conscious choice are invited at all times
- Being witnessed in our full expression by a collective that empowers us and holds us accountable in our own evolution and spiritual growth
- Teaching the body what trust and safety feel like in the system, allowing for new neuropathways to form so that we can hold that inner compass in everyday life
- Releasing conditioning and coming back to a more simple, slower way of living
- Deepening the connection with our own physical, energetical, emotional and spiritual body
What to expect:
- Days shaped by rhythm rather than schedule, with practices unfolding organically and in response to the group
- Time to slow down, feel and listen to the body
- Moments of movement as well as stillness
- Shared practices and individual time
- Locations chosen with care – places that share similar values, respect the land and support a slower, more intentional way of living
- Nourishing, organic meals prepared with presence and love, meant to support the body and invite rest, pleasure and grounding
Above all, you can expect an invitation to show up just as YOU are.
Who are retreats for?
- For those who feel a call towards embodied living or self-development
- For those who are in need of a change and don’t know where to start
- For those who wish to explore their inner landscape through the body
- For those who are willing to meet and embrace the contrasts of Life – beauty and discomfort, softness and resistance – in a shared and respectful container
Upcoming Retreat
APRIRSI ALL’AMORE
A two-day retreat with Sophie Claire Annen and Alain
This retreat invites you to reconnect with the deeper essence that unites all human beings: Love.
To fully allow love to enter, we are asked to meet the protective layers that prevent us from experiencing it as the primary quality of who we are.
Through guided experiences of movement, conscious touch, and authentic relational exploration, the retreat invites a state of presence in which we can encounter ourselves, others, and life itself with an open and receptive heart.
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No previous experience is required – only curiosity, willingness, and a commitment to personal responsibility. This work may not be suitable for those seeking quick fixes or purely intellectual approaches.
Retreats are mainly held in Ticino, Switzerland, in Italian, or English upon request.
