The value of retreating: doing less, being more
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau
With the Satvada team just back from our last Mindfulness for Wellbeing retreat of the current season, it seems fitting to reflect on the value of spending some time stepping out of our everyday routines and the demands that accompany them.
It is a deep pleasure to hold the space for a group of people stepping out of everyday life to go on retreat, and always a huge reminder for us, as teachers and facilitators, of both the power of practice, and the value of spending time out when we can.

For me, the importance of retreating could be summarised as follows:
Until then, we'll be doing our best to hold onto that retreat feeling.
By Lucia Cockcroft. Lucia is co-founder of Satvada Retreats, and an experienced meditation and yoga teacher.