Retreats & Travel

return & reconnect

„In this time when everyone is separated to one degree or another from each other,
in this time when many people are feeling the deep splits within themselves,
what is needed is not simply an accumulation of more information,
what is needed is a descent to interior places of wisdom.“
Michael Meade

returning and reconnecting

This journey invites women to return to a tangible connection with themselves and life. Immersed in the beauty of Croatian nature, the journey together enables a turning point where we allow our bodies and minds to slow down, explore our inner medicine and heal from within.

slow down – find peace – land gently – take place – let go – reconnect – feel – receive – be

We will experience practice sessions together each day, filled with dance and stillness. The Soul Motion practice, breathwork and guided meditations will support us and enable us to offer a range of activities that we can adapt to the needs of the group. A practice space is created for each woman individually and for the whole group.

This journey is not a step away from, but towards.

A restoration of our access to the inner places of wisdom.

Teacher. Doreen Tönjes
Assistance. Anja Blume & Sigrun Spikofsky

Venue.
We are welcome for a whole week in the “Hotel Balatura” Tribalj / Croatia. If you would like to get an impression of this warmly decorated place, you will find some impressions here.

Times.
We will start on Saturday (17 May 2025) at 7 pm with dinner and will also have our first dance session afterwards. The week together will end on Saturday (24 May 2025) with breakfast together at 9 am.

Participants.
This journey opens a space for women. Dance and meditation experience is not necessary and the group size is limited to 24 dancers and the team (3).

Travelling expenses.
Arrival and departure: The organisation and costs for arrival and departure are the responsibility of each woman.
The address of the hotel is: Hotel Balatura, Mali Sušik 2, HR 51243 Tribalj / Croatia. The airport is Rijeka. Flights from Germany to Rijeka cost approx. 170 euros (return flight).
A taxi can be organised from the airport to the Hotel Balatura. The cost is between 40 and 60 euros one way.

Accommodation & Food.
The following prices include the room and breakfast.

Room without balcony: single room 85 Euro / double room per person 55 Euro
Room with balcony: single room 110 Euro / double room per person 70 Euro
Suite: Single room 145 / double room per person 95

Dinner: vegetarian / vegan / 3 courses / day / person / Euro 40

Lunch can be booked optionally. Just pre-book at breakfast. The costs are 13 to 15 euros / day / person.

Dance contribution.
We have a 100 square meter dance room and a rooftop available for our dance and meditation sessions. A room fee of Euro 40 (one-off) will be passed on to each dancer with the A & F invoice. During this week we will mainly have practice sessions in the mornings and afternoons. We will also alternate between evening and morning sessions before breakfast. On one day (Wednesday) we will go on an excursion into the surrounding area. I will decide the exact programme on the spot with a fine feeling for the group that has formed. The dance fee for the week is 360 euros.

We will begin the weaving by moving our own bodies, inviting our breath to sing to any parts within us that feel forgotten or forbidden. We will create pathways for greater intimacy through the weaving of our shared values and vulnerability, richer connection to each other through the weaving of our shared shapes and stories, a deeper sense of belonging through the weaving of our shared wounds and wonder, accessibility to spirit through the weaving of our shared dances of hope and despair, loss and life, faith and doubt, grief and love. 

Let us come closer to dance and create a rich tapestry, a web that connects us all, carries us, provides for us, protects us.

Let’s be together to dance and come back to who we are, to love, to live, to give.