LOVE & SPACE
a relational & meditational journey
into our hearts
Retreat in Arillas / Korfu with Manuel – 15th-21st of September 2025
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- Manuel (Leitung)
“The life of your heart – is the heart of your life”
This special retreat is not only a journey into the beautiful nature of Arillas in Corfu, but also into our INNER nature. Together we will explore what it means to tap into the fullest potential of our HEARTS.
In a healing environment we will have the opportunity to discover different spaces and create them in a way that they serve a life from the power & depth of our hearts.
* the physical space – embodiment
* the inner space – emotions & thoughts
* the relational space – interbeing
* the open space of consciousness – Pure Awareness / Heart-Mind
In essence, we want to address the question of what it means to live with an open heart. Open in the face of our biographical and collective wounds, which often urge us to close ourselves off from the world and life. Open in the face of the wounds that other people and we ourselves inflict on us time and again. Open in the awareness of life on a networked planet where we encounter the pain of the world every day. And at the same time open to experiencing so much love and joy, which is so overwhelming that sometimes we can’t even take it in.
We want to immerse ourselves in a life practice that can show us that there doesn’t have to be a separation between spirituality and our everyday lives. In doing so, we nurture a deep connection to ourselves, to our fellow human beings & to the world. We get more and more the feeling of being very close to our innermost core and feeling life flowing through us – directly, unadulterated and raw. The power of our heart is not arbitrary or sentimental. It is connected to a grounded body and a clear mind. It is not something we have to look for on the outside – it is our fundamental essence.
“Essence-Love ist the human experience of our fundamental OKness”
(Tsoknyi Rinpoche)
In this retreat we want to discover together what stands in our way of living a life from the heart and learn to shape the different spaces in such a way that they support our lives.
In dealing with the physical space, we will work on our sensory awareness, our physical presence, our grounding and embodiment. We take care of our energy and nervous system and receive an update that gives us a stable vehicle for our respective development.
The inner space concerns our feelings & thoughts. We explore our emotional body and its patterns of development. We not only become aware of our longings, needs and our wounded, split-off parts, but also want to learn to build a loving & supportive relationship with them.
In the relationship space, we bring more light into our relationship patterns and promote our ability to relate. In the group, we practise feeling our needs and boundaries and communicating them. We go into contact & touch and give each other space.
On some level, contact with the open unlimited essence of our consciousness gives us the space to deal with all the things that come up on the other 3 levels. The true nature of our heart – beyond all conditioning – is a fundamentally open, connected, unadulterated, limitless, sensitive, conscious space. Empty of features, but full of naked unfiltered experience of what IS. The heart experiences this as essential love. Different types of meditation & contemplation can open up moments of direct experience of this heart space.
“Love is the child of Space” (Reggie Ray)
GROUNDED BODY
WARM HEART
CLEAR MIND
OUR LOCATION
"Soundgarden"
SEMINARROOM
UNDER THE FLOWER
THE ELEMENTS – OUR TEACHERS
EARTH
The earth – from which the many powerful olive trees grow here, for example – teaches us embodiment, trust & stability.
WATER
With its depth and undulating tides, water – in the form of the sea – reminds us of the flow and feeling of our emotion
FIRE
The fire burns in the form of the sun from the Greek sky and ignites ego power, passion and the flames of love.
AIR
The air not only plays incessantly with the waves as wind, but also brings movement, variety and the breath of life.
ABOUT THE RETREAT-DESIGN:
We work indoors and outdoors with various means such as:
Mindfulness, meditations, body exercises, different forms of communication, touch, experiencing nature, movement / dance, working with inner parts, breath work, rituals, play etc.
In the morning, a shuttle will take us from a meeting point on the beach to our dream workshop location -> the “Arillas Soundgarden”. The rest of the program is intentionally not fixed, but depends on the needs of the group, the weather conditions and the events around it. So if you want to take part, you have to be prepared to embark on a certain adventure 🙂 In addition to the workshop content led by me, there will be enough time each day for the group to relax and co-create.
Optional offer in the “free-time”:
* Ecstatic dances with top DJs in the Soundgarden
* Drum circle on the beach (usually on Sundays at sunset)
* Watching the sun go down into the sea
* Various evening events such as concerts, music & other artists
* Nudist and textile beach
* Hikes – e.g. to the picturesque double bay
This retreat is currently not open to the public. I am currently inviting all participants personally. If there are not enough participants afterwards, I will open the retreat to other people.
ABOUT THE PLACE:
Arillas is an old fishing village on Corfu, where more and more alternative people have settled over the last decades -> Osho students, dropouts, hippies, nature-loving people etc. who have built up a kind of loose community here alongside the Greek locals. There are no big hotels here and the beach is still very pristine at the edges. I’ve been there 6 times in the last 12 years, so I know my way around and love it very much 🙂
THE BEAUTY OF ARILLAS
DATE
15.-21. September 2025
start on the 15th of September mornings /
end on the 21st of September afternoon
For those who are somehow able to do so, I would of course recommend adding a few more days in private 🙂
Seminar-TIME
Fixed program in the morning – approx. 9.30-13.30h in the “Soundgarden”
// further activities & program points depending on weather & needs
LOCATION
Arillas / Korfu
Workshops at “Soundgarden Arillas”
& on the beach and other outdoor spots
Preis
Basic 400€ / Supporter 500-600€
The supporter price enables people who cannot afford the basic price to take part.
You have to book and pay for your own flight and accommodation. I am happy to help with tips on accommodation.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Over the past two years, I have been able to have profound experiences through the combination of psychotherapy, meditation, relationship practice and psychedelic self-exploration, for which I am incredibly grateful and which I would like to share with others. It is less about passing on certain methods and more about curiously exploring and experimenting with different gateways that strengthen states of connectedness and authenticity within us and bring us into contact with pure consciousness and essential love.
