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Can a Nervous System Regulation retreat heal trauma?
Five more trauma retreats with the gentle touch
Always check that a retreat is held by a well-qualified trauma professional. All good retreats will ask for a call to gauge suitability before accepting you on the retreat.
The Place, Bali
Award-winning luxury psychotherapeutic retreat founded by psychotherapist Jean-Claude Chalmet in 2015. Programmes are tailor-made and may include deep bodywork, shamanic healing and acupuncture alongside traditional psychotherapy and psychiatric support.
Price: from £4,990 for seven days
Website: theplaceretreats.com
Healing Trauma Retreat, Italy
Tess Hunneybell, a British trauma psychotherapist curates a six-night retreat for women, a “safe space for recovery and self-discovery” in an Umbrian monastery. Practices include somatic bodywork, breathwork, yoga and one to one sessions with Tess.
Price: from £2,510
Website: healingtraumaretreat.com
Crystal Clear Coaching, UK, India, online
Psychologist Vanessa Wallace holds retreats focused on healing generational trauma; childhood abandonment; anxiety and depression. “It’s a roadmap for healing ancestral trauma and reclaiming your voice,” says Wallace.
Price: from £950
Website: crystalclearcoaching.org
Resurface, Morocco
An unusual approach to trauma work, these retreats combine surfing (even for total beginners) with EMDR, mindfulness and workshops. ‘Whether you’re addressing addiction, PTSD or past wounds, you’ll find connection, understanding and support,’ says founder Josh Dickson, a trauma clinician and EMDR consultant.
Price: from £1,750
Website: resurfaceuk.com
Kiklos, Crete
Week long retreats based on the polyvagal theory of Stephen Porges in Crete, led by alumna Iliana Adamopoulou who draws together somatics, trauma-informed yoga, IFS, EMDR, and mindfulness. You camp in a ‘fairy forest’ and the approach is gentle. “Treatment doesn’t have to be a heavy affair,” says Adamopoulou.
Price: from £960
Website: kiklos-ilianaadamopoulou.com
