When Your Body Speaks

Rediscover the wisdom beneath stress, tension and overwhelm


Retreat 16-20 August 2026

Vosges Mountains, France

Finding the wisdom of the Body

What if your body isn't working against you... but trying to protect you?

Many of us have learned to listen to our thoughts.

Very few of us have learned to listen to our bodies.

We analyse.
We push through.
We ignore the tension.
We silence the exhaustion.
We override the subtle signals that are asking for attention.

Until the body starts speaking louder.

Through fatigue.
Restlessness.
Pain.
Anxiety.
Brain fog.
Difficulty relaxing.
Or simply the feeling of being disconnected from yourself.


Your body isn't failing you.

It is communicating.

During this retreat you'll start listening again.

This retreat is for you

This is the perfect retreat you've been looking for if

  • you carry constant tension in your body
  • you can't seem to fully relax even if you want to
  • you know stress affects your health
  • you struggle to slow down
  • you feel disconnected from your body
  • you sense that something deeper wants your attention
  • you want more than techniques — you want transformation

No previous experience with somatic work is needed.

Your body remembers

    Every experience you've lived has left an imprint.
    Not only in your memories.
    Also in your nervous system.
    Sometimes those imprints help us.
    Sometimes they keep us stuck in patterns that once protected us but are no longer serving us.
    The body never asks us to relive the past.
    It simply waits until enough safety is present for another layer to soften.
    That is exactly what we create during this retreat.

What you'll experience

Over five days we gently combine different approaches that help your nervous system feel safe enough to release what has been held for so long.

  • 🌿 Spinal Flow Healing Sessions
  • 🌿 Somatic Coaching
  • 🌿 Nervous System Education
  • 🌿 Guided Embodiment Practices
  • 🌿 Breath & Awareness
  • 🌿 Reconnecting with nature
  • 🌿 Deep rest
  • 🌿 Group Sharing 
  • 🌿 Time for Integration

Nothing is forced.

Your body sets the pace.

Spinal Flow

Spinal Flow Technique® works with the body's own intelligence.

Rather than trying to "fix" symptoms, gentle contacts along the spine invite the nervous system to release stored stress and reconnect with its natural capacity for healing.

Many participants experience:

  • deeper relaxation
  • improved breathing
  • less physical tension
  • emotional release
  • better sleep
  • greater clarity
  • a stronger sense of being present

Every experience is unique.

Your body knows best how to heal.

What you'll leave with

This isn't just five relaxing days.

You'll return home with a different relationship to your body.

You'll recognise earlier when stress is building.

You'll understand what your nervous system is trying to communicate.

You'll have practical tools to regulate yourself.

You'll have released layers of stress in your body.

And perhaps most importantly…

You'll trust your body again.

Because beneath all the tension…

There is wisdom.

A small retreat by design

We intentionally keep this retreat intimate.

Only a handful of participants (4 maximum).

Plenty of personal attention.

Space to be yourself.

Held in the quiet mountains of the French Vosges, surrounded by nature.

Practical information

Dates
Arrival: Sunday, 16 August 2026 – Opening Circle at 5:00 pm
Departure: Thursday, 20 August 2026 – Check-out by 11:00 am

Location
Chalet Nomi, Ferdrupt, Vosges Mountains, France

Accommodation
You'll stay in a shared open loft with four comfortable single beds, creating an intimate and cozy retreat atmosphere.

Meals
Enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals that support rest, healing and wellbeing. Dietary requirements are happily accommodated.

Investment
€795 per person

Includes:

  • 4 nights' accommodation
  • All vegetarian meals
  • Daily Spinal Flow sessions
  • Somatic coaching
  • All retreat activities

Not included:

Travel to and from the retreat location and personal travel insurance.

The retreat will be held in English unless all participants are Dutch.


Five days to slow down and reconnect with your body.
A lifetime of hearing its wisdom.

Only four places available.

Are you ready?

Is this your body's invitation?

Perhaps you've been trying to think your way into feeling better.

Maybe it's time to let your body lead the way.

Join us for five days of slowing down, listening deeply, and rediscovering the wisdom that has been within you all along.

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