The Peace.Play.Love Retreat Recap
Fresh off their travels and still buzzing from it, Crystal and Laken sit down to reflect on Peace. Play. Love. — their women's retreat in Costa Rica — and what happens when you take a group of women out of their routines and into nature, unscripted.
This episode is about what a retreat actually gives you that a podcast or a post never can: an experiential reference point. Not another idea to think about, but a felt memory in the body — proof that peace, play, and connection are possible, because you lived it. Crystal and Laken get into the magic of women in a room together, why the best moments were the ones nobody planned, and what it means to surrender the need to have it all figured out and just let the experience hold you.
They talk nature as co-facilitator, vulnerability as a leadership tool, and the surprising, tender ways transformation showed up in guests who came in guarded and left different. Equal parts recap and reflection, this one is a love letter to what becomes possible when women stop performing and start actually being together.
Pura vida.
Sound bites:
"This retreat allowed them to have a new reference point in their body"
"Women all in the same room is nature at work"
"Letting go of the weight and stress to have it all figured out"
In this episode:
The impact of experiential reference points on the nervous system
The role of nature and environment in healing
Deep connections formed among women during retreats
The importance of allowing space for spontaneity and unplanned moments
How retreats facilitate self-discovery and transformation
Releasing pressure and embracing uncertainty
Vulnerability in leadership and holding space
Looking ahead: future retreats and opportunities
Resources:
Laura's Centered Women's Retreat in Sedona — myalignedlife.com/centeredwomensretreat
Los Altos de Eros, Costa Rica — losaltosdeeros.com
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