09 - 16 July 2023
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
A mindfulness retreat for creative entrepreneurs
Being in a creative business can be challenging. So how do you run your business without losing your creative flow, how do you deal with the business side of your creative enterprise. In other words how can you be effective and creative at the same time? How can you create space and time for yourself so you don’t get overwhelmed by your work.
We’ve all been there and perhaps still struggle with some of the following challenges:
Example 1: You are a photographer and love to go out creating inspiring images for your clients. This is where you shine, this is your happy place. But then you also have to stay on top of your administration, emails, finances, getting new clients, website, social media (hello TikTok). This can all get very stressful and in some cases cause sleepless nights, procrastination or even serious problems in keeping your business afloat.
Example 2: You are a florist and love creating beautiful bouquets for your clients. However you feel guilty for asking ‘too much’ for your creations and try to price your work as low as possible to please your clients and keep them coming back. You feel you can’t really express yourself in your work because you don’t get the high budget clients who allow you to buy the flowers you really want or who will hire you to do bigger and more interesting projects.
Example 3: You are a wedding planner and love your job, it allows you to get very personal with your clients while creating the day they always dreamed of. You get up early every morning and immediately check your emails. You work on social media over breakfast, make phone calls on your way to the office and plan zoom calls with clients for Sunday afternoon. You are always ‘on’ and start to burn out losing the initial joy you had when you started your business.
With this retreat we are not promising miracles, but we can help you understand what the issues in your business are, and how to create a map that can help you navigate the unpredictable entrepreneurial sea whilst creating space and time for yourself.
Highlights
Castello di santa maria novella
The thousand year old castello stands proud on the highest point between Florence and Siena admist the rolling hills and verdant valleys of the Chianti region, with unspoilt 360 degree panoramic views. It is ideally situated to visit the many historically important towns and cities like Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano, and Florence. It is about 30 minutes from Florence airport and 60 minutes drive from Pisa airport.
Business Coaching
Learn from experienced business owners and our certified psychotherapist how to cope with some of the most common pitfalls. We’ll address topics such as setting boundries, knowing your worth and fear of failure. After these sessions you will have acquired some great tools that can help you succeed in business as well as in life.
the food
From pasta to pizza and many more traditional recipies. You will appreciate the fresh local products of Tuscany prepared with love by our Italian chef. There will also be cooking classes you can sign up for and learn the secrets of Italian cuisine for yourself. Please indicate if you have any special dietary requests such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, lactose intolerance or allergies .
breathwork and meditation
Through breathing exercises and short meditations you will learn how to "stay" in front of yourself instead of leaving. "To stay" means to develop qualities such as the abilities of observation, listening, and acceptance. It means to develop ones own firmness, ones own intent, ones own awareness and responsibility.
Yoga synergy
We will start the day with a spinal vinyasa sequence. Find out how to best move your spine to increase circulation, generate energy, relieve back pain, increase core strength and become more mobile. It is a way to apply awareness to all rhythms and sequences of life, including self-care, relationships, work and personal evolution. The sessions are suitable for all levels of practitioners.
BOOK NOW
So what are you waiting for? Click the button hereunder and book your room. The Early Bird discount of 20% is valid until February 14th midnight (ROME time) After that it will be full price!! Need some more info? Just keep scrolling.
Meet your coaches
Sonja de Graaf
Sonja is a 500hr licensed Yoga teacher. She has attended various intensive courses and workshops with renowned teachers such as Rolf Naujokat, Petri Raisanen, Sharath Jois, Manju Jois, Mathew Vollmer and Gabriella Pascoli. She continued her training with Simon Borg Olivier including Yoga Therapy and is licensed to teach his spinal and core sequences as a Level 2 YogaSynergy teacher. She is also a successful business entrepeneur running her own company since 2010.
Silvia Morea
Silvia is a transpersonal psychologist and psychotherapist in training. After a PhD in Neuroscience, she managed to unify the scientific path with research in the holistic disciplines thanks to the training course at the Integral Transpersonal Institute in Milan; she then deepened the study of psychocorporeal and biotransenergetic techniques and work with the different archetypal forces. She works as a psychologist with both adults and children.
PROGRAM
We will assess the participants of this retreat and adapt the program accordingly in order to cater to everyone’s specific needs.
Sunday July 9th
Check in after 3 PM
17.00
Introduction talk on the castle tower
19.00
Dinner with a view
Monday - Saturday
07.00 - 09.00
Poolside morning meditation followed by Synergy Yoga focused on spinal movement and nerve tensioning
09.30 - 10.30
Breakfast
11.00 - 12.30
Business coaching sessions such as:
Peer brainstorming
Learn from failure
No person is an island, how to ask for help
Map out your business
Setting boundaries
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch and free time
18.00 - 19.00
Afternoon sessions such as:
Breath work
Forest bathing
Walking meditation
Cooking class
19.30 - 21.00
Dinner
Sunday July 16th
Poolside morning meditation followed by Synergy Yoga focused on spinal movement and nerve tensioning
09.30 - 10.30
Brunch
Check out at 11 AM
COST
€1788,00 Shared double room - with early bird discount €1490,00 EXPIRED
€2300,00 Single room - with early bird discount €1917,00 EXPIRED
Early bird discount is until February 14th
What’s not included:
Lunch (Monday to Saturday)
Dinner (Monday to Saturday)
Alcoholic beverages
There is a lot of free time for you to go and explore Tuscany. For this reason we’ve decided not to include lunches and dinner. You can decide to join us for lunch or dinner in the castle at an additional cost of €20 (lunch) €40 (dinner) There will be one cooking class included.
What’s included:
7 nights in a shared double room or
7 nights in a single room
Breakfast (Monday to Saturday)
Dinner on the first day (Sunday)
1 Cooking class followed by dinner (day TBD)
Brunch on the last day (Sunday)
All yoga, breathwork and coaching sessions mentioned in the program
Yoga mats
Water, tea and coffee
Interested, but not ready to commit? Let us know any questions you still have and we’ll gladly answer them for you.