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Retreats to help you declutter

Caroline Sylger Jones

Going on a retreat is the perfect time to let go of what no longer serves you, so you can make room for the new. It’s a time to clear your body of toxins, so you can build it back up in a cleverer way and make it strong again. It’s a time to sift through your thoughts and dreams and understand, with calm attention, that you are not them - that these things come and go - and that, instead, you are a grounded witness, a calm core able to live your life to your highest potential.

Retreating can also be a time to delve deep and rediscover your spirit, to give it a good shake and an airing, then bring it closer to the surface, so you can be more aligned with it. Others will see it too, from the moment they see your sparkling eyes and the newly cleansed self that you’ve reclaimed.

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