Every so often, there comes a time when we start to feel the buzz of everyday life. The mask you wear scales off, and suddenly you don’t feel as strong or happy as you want to. This is an indication for you to slow things down. Take a day off from working out so much, maybe have some me-time for that mental health break?
But what happens when either of these activities doesn’t really work?
We, humans, are body, mind, and spirit. All three factors must work together to help us lead a happy life. What often gets overlooked among these three components is our spiritual health.
Sometimes all we need to make ourselves whole; it is a retreat.
Sarabeth and her friends found theirs, one they would remember for the rest of their lives. Dr. Beth Gineris’ book, Sarabeth and The Five Spirits, portrays a mindbending tale brimming with Astral spirit guides, unsettling dreams, and much more.
Needless to say, Sarabeth and her friends have an enlightening journey.
Let’s discuss how retreats help you grow spiritually.
Becoming One With Nature
As humans have found themselves juggling between their priorities and chasing their definition of success, somehow, they have slowly faded away from the tapestry of life. We have estranged ourselves from nature which has unknowingly left us feeling hollow.
All it takes to get back on track is a retreat, away from the bells and whistles of the metropolis that sow the seed of skepticism and breed fickle norms of happiness. Our protagonist, Sarabeth, wishes to become the pivot for her friends and lead them back to where their Astral spirit guides can find them.
A retreat can help you evaluate, reassess, and truly understand what you want from life. After spending a lot of time thinking with your mind, the spirit yearns to be listened to and prioritized. It needs to be sewn back into the tapestry of life to feel complete.
Sowing A Seed
Growth can only happen if you sow the right seed, nurture it with the right conditions and feed it the proper nutrients. That is when you shall see new leaves sprouting and the dawn of new opportunities. A retreat provides the first step to achieving these conditions, allowing your spirit to grow.
Provided you pick a suitable retreat for yourself.
In the perfect retreat, you need the following:
- The right place. Ideally, as further away from the city as possible and the closer you can get to nature. A rural sight with docile weather would suffice. You must create the perfect ambiance to make your consciousness adrift and accept the branch of nature extending towards you. Try finding a place of historical significance, for there is a lot of spiritual energy in such places, breeding the perfect environment for you.
- The right guide is a significant help if you find the right direction to help you through your meditative journey. This should be someone you can trust blindly, so you really let your guard down and focus on the matters of your spirit rather than anything else.
- Suitable activities. Organize and discuss activities with your guide and let them understand your spirit so they can arrange something tailored for you. Every spirit functions differently, plus the variety of activities keeps things fresh.
Sarabeth and her friends chose her family’s adobe hacienda atop a Native American site in New Mexico as their retreat. Delve in on their adventures and how their spiritual retreat panned out by grabbing your copy of her book.
