From Bracing to Inner Sparkle retreat
Move from freeze to flow, from holding back to ease… Reset your inner compass to joy.
Do you find it hard to fully relax into being yourself?
This private, women-only retreat gently guides your nervous system and body from contraction, tension, and overwhelm into joy, expansion, and inner ease.
Offering a gentle and profound, holistic, neurobiological approach to releasing underlying intensity—subtle or strong—that may have been present for a long time: a sense of not quite being good enough, or not fully at ease in yourself.
When your body begins to feel different, these long-held patterns can begin to shift.
Together, we support your system in ways that feel attuned, safe, and nourishing. As your nervous system finds its natural rhythm again, you begin to have more capacity to stay with anxiety, shame, and overwhelm without shutting down. This allows your body to soften and your perception to shift toward what feels easy and pleasurable.
So life becomes less about bracing… and more about the joy of fully being. Over time, patterns of self-doubt, self-protection, and inner pressure begin to shift, allowing more trust, space, and ease in how you relate to yourself and others.
Through movement, dance, gentle guidance, creativity, and time in nature, you reconnect with what is already there: your Wild Wise Heart, your sensuous Body Wise, and your inner Sparkle
With a refined sensitivity to feel into your undertow and read your body language, I guide you into direct contact with what is ready to move and support you in coming back to your Inner Sparkle- feeling fully and naturally yourself.
Wonderful Blend of Somatic Practice, Relaxation, Community, and Nature
Pingel is a truly gifted facilitator—full of energy, kindness, and deep knowledge. Her guidance made me feel safe to explore movement, release tension, and reconnect with myself in ways I didn’t expect. Each session felt nourishing, insightful, and transformative.
Are you longing to feel more ease in your body again?
In this intimate, private women-only somatic dance, movement, and creativity retreat, your experience is fully tailored to your body, your nervous system, and your unique journey.
I help you shift from a body organised around “something in me is not okay” to a body that feels safe to be, express and receive as it is. Together, we gently unwind intense, efforting patterns—physical, emotional, and neurological—so your system can soften, reorganize, and open.
As these layers release, your sensuous, intuitive wisdom re-appears… your natural capacity to feel, sense, and move through life with fluidity, ease, and trust. We create the conditions—like nutrient-rich soil—for your inner world to grow and bloom, so you can create a beautiful life from who you are.
Deeply personal experience—body-centered, soul-led, and fully tailored to you.
I hold the space for you to meet yourself fully, gently, and on your terms. Your journey is yours alone, guided with care, presence, and deep listening to your system. Everything is adapted to your unique needs, ensuring a retreat that truly serves your body, nervous system, and inner growth.
What this supports:
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Releasing patterns of holding, bracing, and hyper-alertness
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Reconnecting with your body, senses, and inner signals
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Expanding your capacity to feel without overwhelm
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Moving with more ease, pleasure, and confidence
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Accessing creativity, intuition, and aliveness
Are you ready to dance through life feeling more fully and naturally yourself?
Do you feel like there is a constant undercurrent of tension and unease in you?
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone. This is often what happens when your system has been carrying too much intensity for too long.
When your nervous system begins to reorganise, something subtle but profound starts to shift. The inner intensity settles. The body no longer needs to stay in constant bracing. Little by little, you may notice more space inside, more breath, more ease. As this happens, perception changes. The way you relate to yourself softens. Emotions that once felt overwhelming—often connected to not feeling good enough or fully at ease in yourself—begin to lose their grip. The world feels different. And you start to meet yourself, and life, from a more grounded and present place—more fully as who you are.
This retreat supports your system in shifting from patterns of protection into easeful connection with the world around you, and invites you to explore what it feels like to be fully you from a place of embodied ease and Inner Sparkle.
Nestled amidst peaceful olive and citrus groves, Jardín de Luz Inner Sparkle Sanctuary offers a serene space to breathe, explore, and awaken your senses—inviting curious connection with your body, your energy, and the vibrant life within you.
Imagine…
Starting the day with a reviving breakfast as the first sunbeams touch your skin, followed by a gentle, playful NIA Move to Heal session that awakens your body, mind, and spirit. Explore, laugh, and discover the gateways your system offers to heal itself.
Come to your senses in the quiet aliveness of nature, and nourish yourself with Organic Intelligence® sessions over home-baked delights and a fresh, garden-inspired lunch. Early afternoons invite walks in the surrounding nature, dreamy moments in hammocks, refreshing dips in the pool, or simply soaking in the sun-dappled groves.
Late afternoons ease into a slower pace with somatic movement meditations or playful creativity. We end the day with a delicious, nurturing dinner .“As dusk settles and bed calls, crickets softly sing under the starry skies, before nature drifts into sleep.
The Approach
This retreat weaves together a unique blend of:
NIA Move to Heal – Dance, move, and play in a sensory-rich practice that awakens vitality, joy, and fluidity in body, mind, and spirit.
Feldenkrais Method – Gentle, mindful movements that release limiting patterns, restore ease, and teach your brain new, effortless yet playful ways of moving through life.
Organic Intelligence® Post-Trauma Growth Coaching – Neurobiological coaching that helps your system self-organize, restore balance, and reconnect with your inner compass, resilience, and joy.
Embodied Creativity – A guided journey of self-exploration through expressive dance, play, somatic-intuitive constellations, voice dialogue, active imagery, energy work, and somatic creative processes.
At the heart of it is MAMA—Map, Anchor, Move, Align, a four-pillar, soul-led somatic pathway rooted in the natural intelligence of your neurobiology, created by me.
Through MAMA, you will:
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Map your body and senses in the here-and-now
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Anchor safely in your body
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Move from your body’s wisdom, shifting tension into fluidity
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Align your inner compass with vitality, joy, and self-trust
Everything is adapted to your unique needs, ensuring a retreat that truly serves your body, nervous system, and inner growth.
All bookings go through Bookretreats.com
I invite you to step out of patterns that keep you holding back—and into a body that feels alive, at ease, and free to move with pleasure and confidence.
In this intimate, private women-only somatic dance, movement, and creativity retreat, your experience is fully tailored to your body, your nervous system, and your unique journey. Together, we gently unwind protective, efforting patterns—physical, emotional, and neurological—so your system can soften, reorganize, and open.
A deeply personal experience—body-centered, soul-led, and fully tailored to you
This is a fully personalized 1:1 retreat, held in a warm, supportive, and relaxed environment. Every session, practice, and moment is adapted to meet your system where it is – so you can move at your own pace, explore safely, and reconnect with your body, your energy, and your inner compass.
Here, you can meet yourself fully, gently, and on your terms. Your journey is yours alone, guided with care, presence, and deep listening to your system.
Please contact me through Bookretreats prior to booking to get to know each other and feel whether we are a fit for your journey. And discuss the availability of the chosen dates.
Information about our accommodation possibilities, daily program, prices and food can be found on our Bookretreat.com page
All retreats include:
- Breakfast, Lunch, dinner, drinks & snacks
- All sessions mentioned in the program of the retreat
- Accommodation at Jardin de Luz
- The trips mentioned in the program
Not included are:
- Your travel expenses
- Transport to and from the airport
- Accommodation other than in Jardin de Luz
- Travel insurance
- Additional 1-1 sessions
- Trips not mentioned in the program