BLISSNESS REGEN RETREAT
16-21 April 2023
This week we work, learn and connect with others who are creating a regenerative professional path from the heart that aligns with a deep purpose.
The retreat is for all independent workers, whether they are just dreaming of starting or already have many years of experience.
Not quite sure how to get going?
Gain feedback, orientation and clarity.
Things not happening as fast as expected?
Get a boost and accountability for taking the right steps.
Tired of doing it alone?
Be supported during the retreat and after.
7 plus-points for an awesome retreat
5 days in a high-vibe nature location
Les 4 Sources is an estate in Yvoir, Belgium, (accessible by train!), that features an old ecological farmhouse surrounded by astonishing nature. Perfect for letting the pastures and the huge green forest breathe inspiration into our minds and projects.
Four-fold goal
- Group connection: we weave a web of support between people on that path
- Getting things done: we focus on your project and nurture progress
- Learning and deep work: we create space for self-discovery and reflective work
- Self-care: we regenerate and refuel our batteries with good company, good food and a beautiful environment
Four-fold goal
- Group connection: we weave a web of support between people on that path
- Getting things done: we focus on your project and nurture progress
- Learning and deep work: we create space for self-discovery and reflective work
- Self-care: we regenerate and refuel our batteries with good company, good food and a beautiful environment
Small group
The small group size of maximum 15 participants will assure the possibility to enjoy quality time with a good amount of new friends as well as to receive individual support. Our aim is to create a heartfelt, safe experience of connection among the group where everyone is carried by the energy created together.
Three hosts
Hanna Kuikka (founder of Nowlicious and Blissness Agency) loves to co-create with people for our souls to come fully alive in the concrete world.
Leen Schelfhout (co-founder of Regens Unite DAO, All for Climate and Open Facilitation) is passionate about creating safe and brave spaces that unlock the potential of every individual through community and connection.
Xavier Damman (founder of Storify, Open Collective, All for Climate and Regens Unite) is a passionate entrepreneur with an incredible 6th sense for innovative projects and out-of-the-box ideas.
Three hosts
Hanna Kuikka (founder of Nowlicious and Blissness Agency) loves to co-create with people for our souls to come fully alive in the concrete world.
Leen Schelfhout (co-founder of Regens Unite DAO, All for Climate and Open Facilitation) is passionate about creating safe and brave spaces that unlock the potential of every individual through community and connection.
Xavier Damman (founder of Storify, Open Collective, All for Climate and Regens Unite) is a passionate entrepreneur with an incredible 6th sense for innovative projects and out-of-the-box ideas.
Taking time for self-care
5 days to focus on whatever it is that you may be needing – effective biz support, nature, good sleep, calm, connection with others, deep work on your project, inspiration…
Healthy food
Delicious vegan meals included in the retreat will give our bodies a boost of energy.
Healthy food
Delicious vegan meals included in the retreat will give our bodies a boost of energy.
Access to additional support
To keep the momentum going, we will encourage the creation of a support buddy relationship with a like-minded participant for the weeks following the retreat.
And if you need in-depth help with creating a website, communications materials, photos or video, the creative team will be glad to help.
7 reasons to attend
Receive help to start or build your activity
The 5 days are packed with practical and soul support for starting or building your project or professional activity that allows you to do what makes you happy. If you only have a vague idea and don’t know how to make it happen, OR if you are already in action but want to make things work better, we’ve got you covered.
Connect with your spirit, purpose and inner drive
Everything starts from connecting to your true self and what makes you come alive – that delicious vibe of “being in the zone”. You will gain clarity on what you really want to do and what wants to be born through you to the world.
Support to do the scary thing
We will be working on fears, shame and doubts to liberate roadblocks for putting yourself out there. Every participant will be encouraged to take at least one scary action during the retreat while being held by the group (it could be to announce your services, post on social media, or anything else that you’ve been needing courage to do).
Know what you’ll be doing and how
We will tap into the golden practical ideas that will make your blissness concrete. Starting from your heart and soul, we ideate your professional path and/or business structure so that you have a clear idea about what you will be doing and how.
Work out your marketing and how to gain clients
We develop the clarity and plan for spreading your wings so you’ll never have to worry about marketing and attracting clients but can totally focus on doing your thing. Forget about having to spam people on social media. You’ll get to do it exactly as you like it.
Experience the power of community
We create and hold a safe and brave space that welcomes vulnerability and deep connection. Groups are rich in energy and potential, we consciously give everyone access to the possibilities hiding in weaving meaningful connections.
Making it happen together
You are not doing this on your own. We open a space for learning and working together. We help each other make progress. We are not afraid to depend on each other and ask for help.
Day schedule
On this retreat we will combine helpful daily structure with the flexibility to feel what activities are most suitable for the day depending on the group’s needs.
Here is the framework for the daily schedule:
7:30 – 8:30 / Barefoot walk in the forest (optional)
8:30 – 9:30 / Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 / Morning opening session
10:30 – 12:30 / Blissness creation workshop
12:30 – 13:00 / Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 / Rest and free time
14:00 – 16:00 / Blissness creation workshop
16:00 – 18:00 / Free community space and skillshare
18:00 – 20:00 / Dinner and free time
20:00 – 21:00 / Evening closing session
Day schedule
On this retreat we will combine helpful daily structure with the flexibility to feel what activities are most suitable for the day depending on the group’s needs.
Here is the framework for the daily schedule:
7:30 – 8:30 / Barefoot walk in the forest (optional)
8:30 – 9:30 / Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 / Morning opening session
10:30 – 12:30 / Blissness creation workshop
12:30 – 13:00 / Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 / Rest and free time
14:00 – 16:00 / Blissness creation workshop
16:00 – 18:00 / Free community space and skillshare
18:00 – 20:00 / Dinner and free time
20:00 – 21:00 / Evening closing session
8 x 2-hour
Blissness Creation workshops
+ working time
The 5 days are packed with boost and accompaniment to take the steps that will get your soul into action.
Led by Hanna, author of the Big Blissness book, the workshops are very hands-on to make a real practical impact for your project:
- build a structure for your activity so that your ideas can actually work
- cut past the mind and work straight from your soul power
- gain deep perspective for working through blocks and emotions
- pinpoint the unique awesomeness in you and your project
- gain clarity on what to do and how
6 x 2-hour
Blissness Creation workshops
The 5 days are packed with boost and accompaniment to take the steps that will get your soul into action.
Led by Hanna, author of the Big Blissness book, the workshops are very hands-on to make a real practical impact for your project:
- build a structure for your activity so that your ideas can actually work
- cut past the mind and work straight from your soul power
- gain deep perspective for working through blocks and emotions
- pinpoint the unique awesomeness in you and your project
- gain clarity on what to do and how
4 x 2-HOUR
jump start sessions
Xavier, an accomplished multi-entrepreneur, will support you with his diverse experience to jump-start your activity.
The workshops will be focused on how you can:
- avoid the trap of spending an endless amount of time in preparation mode and instead, start getting results
- build an an effective MVP (minimum viable product) to test how your ideas will work with people who will actually pay for what you offer
- get going quickly in a cost-effective way
4 x 2-HOUR
jump start sessions
Xavier, an accomplished multi-entrepreneur, will support you with his diverse experience to jump-start your activity.
The workshops will be focused on how you can:
- avoid the trap of spending an endless amount of time in preparation mode and instead, start getting results
- build an an effective MVP (minimum viable product) to test how your ideas will work with people who will actually pay for what you offer
- get going quickly in a cost-effective way
Morning and evening closing sessions
In the morning and evening plenary sessions we take the time to build community and spend time as a group. Led by Leen, we create a space and introduce daily rituals to share what is alive in ourselves and the group, and work with what is. It is a time for deep work, reflection, growing awareness and tapping into the full potential of the energy we nurture together.
Morning and evening closing sessions
In the morning and evening plenary sessions we take the time to build community and spend time as a group. Led by Leen, we create a space and introduce daily rituals to share what is alive in ourselves and the group, and work with what is. It is a time for deep work, reflection, growing awareness and tapping into the full potential of the energy we nurture together.
Community time
Space for participants to share their unique talents and skills, hot chocolate and cosy chats, gathering around a fire, tarot card reading, astrology, ping pong, feeding the donkeys, going for a walk or run, an access bars session… anything that the group wants to do that feels right.
Community time
Space for participants to share their unique talents and skills, hot chocolate and cosy chats, gathering around a fire, tarot card reading, astrology, ping pong, feeding the donkeys, going for a walk or run, an access bars session… anything that the group wants to do that feels right.
The retreat takes place at Les 4 Sources, in Yvoir between Namur and Dinant, 20 minutes by bike from the station of Yvoir. The old farmhouse that welcomes us has been renovated with ecological materials and each room has a shower room.
Les 4 Sources is also a place where 6 families make the place live and animate a whole series of activities throughout the seasons. There are also 26 donkeys, 2 horses, a lama, an alpaca, a mulberry, 17 hens and a rooster!
Among the inhabitants are artisans, business managers and creative minds who explore the functioning of shared living spaces and governance.
The estate is surrounded by a huge forest, perfect for walks and hikes. The south-facing terrace is also a wonderful spot to rest with a book, a tea or your laptop.
How to get there?
The estate is accessible by car or train. Grouped car ride from the Yvoir train station is possible.
Address: Les 4 Sources, Fonds d’Ahinvaux 1, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
The village of Yvoir is 7 minutes away by car, 15 minutes by bike or 45 minutes on foot. For shopping needs, the participants can borrow a bike from the venue.
Hanna Kuikka
Hanna is author of the Big Blissness book, founder of Nowlicious and Blissness Agency. Working with heart-driven entrepreneurs on getting connected to their essence; supporting the unwinding of their inner obstacles, fears and past wounds; creating websites, videos and visual branding, she loves accompanying them to discover their light and bring it to the world. Often feeling like a midwife for the process of birthing our true selves and what we are here to do, her work is all about plugging into essence and making blissness happen from our powerful core.
Leen Schelfhout
Leen is a freelance Deep Democracy facilitator and trainer. She is the co-founder of All for Climate, a network of movements for climate and social justice. She is the co-spark of Regens Unite, a collective of people organising in real life gatherings, uniting everyone working on regenerative solutions for themselves, communities and the planet. With 5 other facilitators she is starting Open Facilitation, a collective of freelance facilitators researching how they create a caring community around the skill of holding spaces.
Xavier Damman
Xavier is a dad and an entrepreneur. He started many blissnesses. From a magazine in his hometown when he was a teenager, to a Silicon Valley Tech Startup in 2010 (Storify) and more recently “Open Collective” in 2010. He moved back to Brussels in 2019 after 10 years in the US and contributed to many citizen initiatives (Fearless Cities, Extinction Rebellion, Citizen Garden, Citizen Corner, …). He has been investing and advising many startups and cooperatives. Always an optimist, he loves giving people that little push to make the jump to pursue what they are truly passionate about at the intersection of what the world needs today (regenerate people, communities, our environment).
Price
Retreat: 750€
Accommodation: 250€ (5 nights in a shared room with bathroom)
Food: 150€ (breakfast, lunch, dinner x 5)
Total: 1150€ (+ VAT)
Early bird ticket until 17 March: 999€ (+ VAT)
Discounts are available for those with low income. Please enquire.
Dates
16-21 April 2023 (5 days Sunday afternoon through Friday afternoon)
Language
English
Location
Les 4 Sources, Fonds d’Ahinvaux 1, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Contact
WhatsApp +32495701192
(Or email hi@nowlicious.com, but WhatsApp is preferred)
Please apply to join.
We will interview every participant to make sure we create a group with a great experience for everyone.
Connect with like-minded people in a safe space where everyone is allowed to be authentic, work through emotions and stuck areas, give and receive, share, be supported.
This retreat is happening thanks to
Regens Unite, Nowlicious, Open Facilitation, Les 4 Sources
