re:connect re:treat
press pause for a weekend and join us for a time of renaturing
Perhaps you, like many of us, have become caught up in the urgent motif, with pressures and demands from technology or work that pull you away from your own thoughts, dreams and emotions. You may feel a yearning to return to yourself, or to discover for the first time what is stirring within.
This is an opportunity to slow the pace down.
Through time in nature, expressive art, stories, fire, food, music, wonder and imagination, we will guide you on a journey to connect with both the natural world around you and with your own soul.
Your Facilitators
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is a play consultant, helping clients rediscover and experience the playful energy of joy and aliveness within them and incorporating it into their everyday lives. Adults too, can experience the sense of timeless joy and develop a habit of doing things only for the pure joy of it, letting go of results, achievement and outcome. She observed that inserting pockets of playfulness into result-oriented activities – including work, routine activities or simple household chores – can help increase the quality of life. Sara holds a Ph.D. in Economics, worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and also as a political-economic journalist. She offers workshops for individuals and corporate partners to help adults incorporate the joy and fulfillment of playfulness into their everyday lives.
Sara has two daughters and a son and lives in Budapest.
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is the academic dean of the Neufeld Institute, where she develops and delivers courses and workshops supporting parents, teachers, and helping professionals around the world make sense of children through developmental science. Tamara works as a registered clinical counsellor, parent consultant, and sessional instructor for several universities, where she lectures for both the faculties of education and counselling. She provides emotional health consulting for schools and advises on the development of new programs that foster the social and emotional growth of all students. She is the co-author of Reclaiming our Students: Why children are more anxious, aggressive, and shut-down than ever and what we can do about it.
Tamara has two daughters and lives on the West Coast of Canada.
Where & When
This retreat will take place on a beautiful estate in Żarki, Poland, where Tamara spent the winter. Easy to access by train (1.5 hours from Krakow, 2.5 hours from Warsaw, 6 hours from Prague, 8 hours from Budapest)
Spring 2025 Offering: May 24 to 26th
Cost
€300 for the retreat (including food and supplies), with two options for accommodation:
a) + €150 in double room with partner (common bed)
b) + €200 for single bed in a room with other singles
(Note that if you are interested in the possibility of tenting, please contact us to explore options.)
