by Catherine Cunningham
According to the Times English Dictionary, the word
retreat is to "withdraw or retire, as to seclusion or shelter".
In this busy hectic world, as the desire augments
to stop your own personal race track and just "be" for
a while is becoming increasingly more common. It seems that everyone
is stressed. Go to the doctors about anything and the avoidance
of stress is nearly always mentioned.
Stress has arrived worldwide and the idea of a retreat
could just be the counter balancing answer. Faith Popcorn tend forecaster
and the best selling author of "The Popcorn Report" predicted
that we would all be wanting to Cocoon years ago. Now its so true
and a retreat is the perfect location to undergo your very own cocooning
experience.
Now just to add a little pleasant dilemma to this
issue, there are various types of retreats, so you need to decide
which one is the best for you.
Health Retreats
These can include anything from a week at a salubrious
sap with an abundance of pampering normally with massage and alternative
health programmes to fasting retreats where you will undertake a
detox program to eliminate toxins from the body and often include
colonic cleansing
Nature & Activity Retreats
Here not only can you enhance or expand a current
skill. These courses are a honey pot of interesting folk and new
like minded friends, which really adds to the holiday.
Spiritual Retreats
This can range from Buddhism to Christianity.
The objective is to create a closer harmony between oneself and "God".
Some of these retreats are carried out in pure silence, so any talkaholics
be warned.
Yoga retreats
There are so many versions of Yoga and meditation retreats all taking
you on that essential inner journey to peace.
Photographic
retreats
In April 2009 Michelle Chaplow will be will be leading a 5 day Photographic Safari in Andalucia.
Personal Development Retreats
Business retreats, think-tanks and self awareness courses.
There are courses tailor-made to suit the needs of anyone from
burnt out CEO´s to the merely inquisitive.
Travel Destination Retreats
Andalucia with its rich cultural history is an ideal
destination for
Visiting, mountain hideaways and scared lands
The End Results!
Its always great to see someone after a retreat
they are invariably bounding with energy and have a huge desire
to "hug the world". They have normally have an undergone
an amazing journey and will return to their normal life more evolved
and enthusiastic, for some it can be a crossroads, a time to change
direction, for others just an amazing uplifting experience.
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