Now That We're Here..

A Small-Group Retreat in Spain for Women Over 50

You have entered this special and fascinating stage in life in which you have a pretty clear vision of who you are. You have done your inner or spiritual work. You have found yourself and don't need to transform into yet another version of you. This stage is the right moment for you to ask yourself: now that I am here; what will I do with all this knowledge?

• Inland Spain
• All included, except for your flights
• 7 days / 6 nights
• 9 - 15 May 2027
• Women from different countries, backgrounds and walks of life are welcome. The retreat is held entirely in English. You don't need to be a native English speaker - just comfortable sharing your thoughts and experiences in English. I also speak and understand Dutch, German, French and Spanish, and hope to be able to help you, should you not understand or not be able to express yourself sometimes.

Just magine this: just six women. Meaningful conversations. Laughter. Good food. Space to breathe. And absolutely no pressure to become a new and improved version of yourself.

Are you ready for your next chapter?

This retreat is meant for you

You have reached this milestone of turning 50, or maybe this is already part of your past for some time. Your have lived, loved, got things done and cared for everyone. Maybe you have even been through a lot, that made you look deep inside yourself. And that's why you feel you really do not need another healing of transformational retreat. The inner questions you have carried within so long have changed. You no longer ask yourself "What is expected of me, what have I left to do"?. The playful question that now emerges is "What do I want?"

And this is not because you are unhappy. But it is because you realize that the next 20, 30 years are yours to live as well. And you want to own them too.

This stage in life is one to be curious. One to ride on that positive vibe of the hidden promises that come with it. Now you have arrived at a stage of wisdom. That ask you to lay back and find support for you. To share your inner wisdom. Break taboos. Cherish that what feels close to and right for you. 

What to expect of this retreat?

First let me tell you what nót to expect.

This is not a week of trying to be an even better version of yourself. Hold yourself upside down, trying to stirr up everything, transform or address your 'inner goddess'. That woman has been there and has worked hard enough in the last 50 (or more) years.

But let me be clear: if there is an inner issue or question to address, we will not try to hide it or ignore it. It is welcome and it gets the attention that is needed.

During this week we will look at what you have learned so far and how you want to take these lessens into the future with you. We will look at:

• The woman you were; which versions of you, which choices and roadturns have brought you to where you are now?
• The woman you might have been (and which parts of her personality may be lived as from now after all!)
• The woman that wants to live to the fullest the next 20, 30 years. What will you do with them? On what will you no longer waste those precious years?

Maybe the life you did not choose when you were 28 years old cannot be relived. But the desires and the freedom this woman dreamed of just might be exactly what you need to live right now.

Her curiosity

Her creativity

Her guts

Her desire to finally do something for the mere pleasure of it

Her... (fill in the blanks)

And exactly this is the beauty of this life stage. And this retreat invites you to come and live it.

Yes, there is a program. Every day. But there is lots of time too to enjoy the beautiful nature of Spain. Time to reflect. To rest. To form friendships and have meaningful conversations, or just sit silently alone or beside eachother, listening to the sounds of the birds or the wind, or looking at the sun going down.

Would you like to receive more specific information, please feel free to contact me. I will gladly try and answer all your questions.

"Dear  Anna, You  have been such a beautiful  Safe Haven  for  me  during  this  retreat.  This  retreat feels  to  me  as  if  it  is the  start  of  a beautiful  road  I will  travel  as  from  now.  You will  be  there  on  my  travels.  Like  a  small  voice  that encourages  me  every  now  and  then..

Thank  you so  much,

Wilma

Hi, I am Anna

What do I have to offer you on your retreat?

It has been a few years now, that I turned 50. And for the last 17 years I have been working as a therapist for personal growth and organizing retreats as a retreat leader. During those 17 years I was fortunate enough to meet almost 700 women (and at first men also) that shared their very important life questions with me. They have touched my life just as much as I trust to have touched theirs.

Nature, genuine interest, warmth are things that describe me and my retreats the best. But also keeping both feet firmly on the ground, while keeping an open mind and being naturally curious about that what might be invisible to the eyes.

I love to search for deeper meanings. But in this retreat we will not keep on digging and diving. In this life stage we may look seriously towards that which is meaningful, and we may also have a really good laugh at ourselves 5 minutes later. Because I believe both things can go together perfectly.

I would love to meet you,

Anna

"The  most  beautiful  present  I have given  myself in  years!  Thank  you  so  much,  Anna,  for your loving and caring, but  every  now and  then  firm, encouragement.

I  have  felt  safe  and  exactly  where  I  needed  to  be  at  that  moment  in  time!"

Cobien

Your investment in this retreat: € 1.385,--

Yes, this is an investment. I will not try and make that smaller.

Maybe you are used to spend an amount like this on a family holiday, something for you house or your children or grandchildren and not on 7 days that are about and for you only. And probably you have already asked yourself 'is it worth it'. Please permit me to ask you a different question: are YOU worth it? When was the last time you chose something of great value just for you?

What will you get?

• 7 days/ 6 nights in a beautiful Casa Rural / Hotel Rural, inland Alicante
• shared 2-person bedroom (twin) with bathroom  (single room can be booked as long as there is availability, additional costs: € 250/week
• small group and therefore lots of personal attention; only 6 women can join
• Mediterranean/Spanish meals, 3 times a day. Breakfastbuffet.
• 1 consumption at lunch and dinner, water during the day. Would you like to consume other drinks, then you will pay what you consume, trusting everyone will be honest about this. You just write down what you take and at the end of the retreat you will pay the amount due (cold drinks: € 2,-- , tea or coffee: € 1,--);
• transer from the airport Alicante to location (only if you are able to be at the Airport before a certain time. Depending on from which countries people are flying, we will try to find an opportunity that can fit all).
• all materials and program.

Not included:

• your flights
• any travel insurance you might want to take out.

When will this retreat take place?

9 - 15 mei 2027

*ask for the possibility to pay in 3 installments

FAQ:

Vraag: Komen de meeste vrouwen alleen?

Ja, de meeste vrouwen komen alleen (en vinden het allemaal spannend; overigens ik ook! Het is altijd weer (leuk) spannend voor mij om te zien wie er mee gaan op een retraite!)

Vraag: Moet ik ervaring hebben met retraites?

Nee, dat hoeft zeer zeker niet, laat je maar lekker meenemen in het programma door mij.

Vraag: Moet ik fit zijn?

Nee, ook dat hoeft niet.

Ik heb zelf al een retraite begeleid terwijl ik nog herstellende was van een quadriceps-operatie en op krukken liep. Als er iets niet kan op een bepaalde manier, zoeken we een oplossing waardoor het voor jou wel kan. Je hoeft dus niet extreem fit te zijn (mag wel), maar het is fijn als je wel een heel klein beetje kunt bewegen.

Je hoeft niet je benen in je nek te hoeven vouwen of uren op een meditatiekussen te kunnen zitten. En als we gaan wandelen is het fijn als je mee kan en anders zoeken we op locatie voor jou een andere manier om iets te beleven.

Vraag: ik heb een bepaalde voedselallergie, is dat een probleem?

Laten we dan vooraf even  bekijken welke allergie het is. En of het een allergie is of een intolerantie. Meestal lukt het wel om hiermee rekening te houden, maar ik wil zeker niet dat je gevaar zou lopen en heb daarom voordat je boekt graag even

contact met je.

Vraag: is er vooraf een bijeenkomst?

Nee, wij zien elkaar op de luchthaven in Spanje

Vraag: doe je een intake?

Een verplicht intake-gesprek is er niet. Vind jij het  zelf fijn om eerst even met mij contact te hebben, dan kunnen wij bellen of een gesprek via Google Meet plannen.

Wel ontvang je na boeking een formulier om in te vullen, waarbij je bijzonderheden kunt aangeven, waar ik rekening mee moet houden, zodat je zo prettig mogelijk kunt deelnemen. Heb ik na ontvangst van jouw formulier aanvullende vragen, dan neem ik ook even contact met je op voor een gesprekje vooraf.