Today we use the word retreat to describe a group process, usually lasting for 3 or more days, which affords the opportunity to step out of one’s day to day reality. It provides the time, space, and tools to reflect, ask deeper questions, and explore states of being that are not easily accessed in the hustle of normal life.
It is also often a time of much needed deep rest and nourishment for body, mind, and spirit.
The group nature of a retreat is a fundamental part of its healing and transformational potential: a group of people with a shared intention creates a powerful field of energy that provides support and holding that allows us to go to places that we cannot access alone.