COUPLE RETREAT
SEASONS OF LOVE
Use Pain & Separation to Grow & Deepen Intimacy
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Are you looking for a safe place to deepen your connections and love in your relationship?
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Are you tired of being stuck in the same pattern?
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Do you want to practice tantric touch and increase the pleasure in your lovemaking?
Intimate relationships can be challenging.
The busy daily routines or unexpected life events
often creates more distance and less intimacy.
Sex life can gradually die, and many experience more conflicts.
It is autumn and winter in the relationship.
Happily, seasons can change.
By slowing down and having a willingness to meet ourselves,
and find compassion for each others patterns and needs
there is a possibility to transform.
By practicing some simple, yet powerful tools
safety, intimacy and deeper lovemaking can return.
The relationship might experience a new spring and summer.
What to Expect?
In the Seasons of Love 7-day retreat,
you will have a lot of quality time with your Beloved.
You will be given a roadmap of the underlying dynamics
and different seasons relationships constantly go through.
In addition, you will get many practical tools and tantric practices
to handle challenges and increase your ability
to live in a deeper connection,
and experience more joy & pleasure in the relationship.
What we offer:
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Embodiment
Embodiment & trauma awareness are essential keys to intimacy & connection.
We will start the day with yoga and we will work a lot with the body to feel & release blockages into empowering expressions and behaviours. -
Communication Skills
You will learn authentic communication skills that focus on bonding with your partner. You will also learn how you can express challenging emotions & needs
in a safe and healthy way.
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Art of Touch & Lovemaking
You will be invited to increase your awareness and the quality of touch,
where you can express your needs, boundaries and desires.
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Celebration
Life is a celebration and it is best done with others. There will be plenty of opportunities to dance, play, eat well
and celebrate during our time together. And there will also be time for silence, solitude and private lovemaking.
Our Approach:
We have a holistic view on the relationship.
Furthermore, we are following the principles of Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT),
& the understanding of the autonomic nervous system.
By identifying and understanding those principles
it is easier to restore the connection and experience intimacy.
Secondly, we will spice it up by using practices
from tantra, shamanism and kundalini yoga
to increase embodiment and the quality of touch & lovemaking.
We welcome you to a 7-day retreat
to celebrate and deepen your love
towards yourself, your partner and your life!
ABOUT THE RETREAT PLACE
Welcome to the cosy Ferme (Le Zebre et la Tortue) retreat centre,
in Northern France, Serqueux, Haute Marne.
Each couple will have their own private room.
Three delicious meals will be served a day and snacks will be provided.
There is a sauna on the venue and a lake near by.
We work with a small, intimate group,
so be aware that there are limited places!
Feel free to contact us if you have questions.
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About Paal & Marijke
Paal & Marijke share a passionate interest in truth, growth, and desire to experience more profound love and connection in their relationship.
They both have long experience in the more esoteric wisdom of tantra and shamanism
and kundalini yoga practices, as well as the more scientific approach of trauma therapy
& Emotional Focused Therapy for couples (EFT).
We want to create a relaxed and friendly environment for each couple
to safely be themselves, express challenges and to celebrate love & life.
“I have been on the path of healing since a young age.
Because of challenges in past relationships and sexuality,
I had to dive into my core patterns and take ownership of my sexuality and pleasure. The last few years, I have studied Tantric bodywork with a somatic approach."
Marijke has a background as a psychiatric nurse and trainer and she has an education in Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples. For the last few years, she has been teaching Kundalini Yoga and holding retreats. She is committed to the path of healing, truth & love
and she loves to share that wisdom with others.
Marijke Hulstein
"I felt that I was getting weaker in my intimate relationship earlier. I understood that it had to do with how I played out my primal conditioning and the way I used my sexuality. By acknowledging and transforming these patterns, I could use the intimate relationship as a playground to grow and become a better man and partner."
Paal is an entrepreneur who has created the Relationship Cycle model,
which includes his most powerful tools and practices
from his 27 years of spiritual practice.
He has been a coach, trauma-informed tantra and shamanic practitioner. He has practised tantra
for the last 12 years and taught it to men
(wildmanprogram.com), women and couples.
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Investment:
Early Bird
Until May 28th
$1090
Per person
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16th - 22th July - 7 days retreat
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Food 3x a day & Accommodation
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To secure your place, you pay
half of the price in advance. -
Transportation to the venue
is not included.
Retreat Price
$1290
Per person
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16th - 22th July - 7 days retreat
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Food 3x a day & Accommodation
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To secure your place, you pay
half of the price in advance. -
Transportation to the venue
is not included. -
Got Questions?
Questions & Answers
Below are some questions and answers about the retreat.
If you have other questions, feel free to contact us.
Is this retreat for us?
If you feel a calling to nourish and deepen your relationship, then this retreat might be for you.
We will do our best to create a safe & sacred container for you and your relationship.
The most important thing is that you both come with a willingness to dive into yourself and are willing to look at the dynamics of your relationship. We invite you to listen to your body, needs and boundaries and you are invited to express them before and during the retreat. Your experience is secondary. But some experience in personal development, body awareness or therapy is preferable since we will have some deeper processes. If you are in doubt, feel free to request a discovery call with us.
Will there be nudity and/or sexual interactions with other couples?
One of our intentions behind the couple's retreat is to provide safety for couples to work on their relationship.
You are therefore invited to practice with your partner all the time.
All exercises are an invitation to you and you are always invited to share your boundaries
and we respect your no's as much as your yes'es.
There might be nudity to practice de-armoring/massage techniques within the couples.
You are, of course, invited to practice your new skills in your private room.
Can we pay a deposit to secure our place?
To secure your place, you pay half of the price in advance. The rest will be paid on arrival.
What is the easiest way to come to the retreat centre?
By car: It takes about 5 hours to drive from the Netherlands.
By airplane: Take the flight to Paris. From Paris you take the train to Chaumout (about 2,5 hours).
You can take a taxi from the train station to Ferme Le Zebre et la Tortue retreat centre in Serqueux, Haute Marne, or take the bus from Chaumont to Serqueux.
We will create a Whatsup group for people that are interested in sharing & coordinating common transportation.
We will do our best to try to arrange a pick-up in Chaumount.
