Real Treats To Awaken Your Spirit: The Heros Journey

By Sandra Fisher


Spirituality is essential for many reasons. It has been shown that those with higher levels of spiritual connections are happier and healthier overall. This is inline with the more recent trend in the medical sciences to focus on both body and mind health for healing. If you are feeling spiritually empty or lacking in the more liminal elements of your life, you may get something out of going on the heros journey.

If you are a city dweller, chances are that you are overworked, overtired, and too stressed. This is becoming a chronic problem for society. The stress you endure can make you feel completely out of touch with who you are and what your life is about. If spirituality can be defined as having a life purpose and a sense of belonging in the world, it is arguable that many people are very out of touch with their spirituality. The great news is that you can do something about that. Retreats are the best way to get in touch with your soul again, and there are several out there for you to try.

Many people think of spirituality as pertaining to meditation, yoga, and isolation. Whilst these promote a higher sense of purpose for some, others gain their wellbeing in different ways. For those involved in the creative field, there is nothing more fulfilling than having time to work on your painting, writing, or composition. Since most artists are stuck in cities where there are many distractions, a creative retreat could be just what you need. In these retreats you get to spend time on the beaches of Costa Rica, or in the mountains of Colorado working on being creative all day. It gives back your sense of artistry and ensures that you once again touch base with the creative nature that adds purpose and meaning to your life.

Traditional spiritual retreats are still a fantastic form of soul regeneration. These retreats focus on the practice of yoga, meditation, and relaxation. They abound in Thailand and India, but there are a good many in the US too. As you cleanse and strengthen your body and mind through yoga and meditation, so you help to invoke feelings of happiness and relaxation. When you are not critical of everything and everyone all the time, you start to discover your own slice of serenity and become far more aware of your purpose and meaning in the greater universe.

There are other ways to boost your serenity and put you back in touch with your true self and purpose. Solitude retreats are one of the ways of doing this. While they are not as popular as yoga retreats, many offer yoga as one of the activities. Others offer hiking, and general communing with nature. However, what stands out about these retreats is the focus on hermitage they have. Many people go on these retreats to be left completely alone and experience the world in absolute silence, either for a weekend, or for a few weeks. The time away from technology and distractions gives you a lot of time to rekindle your spiritual associations, awaken your mind, and think about what makes you truly happy.

A retreat gaining in popularity are retreats centred around nutrition and health. It is well-accepted now that the mind-body connection is a strong one. Basically, the healthier your body, the happier and less stressed your mind is. For people always on the go, eating a balanced diet can be tough. If you really are feeling down and frazzled it could be as a result of your diet. These retreats are perfect for that as the provide detoxes, juice diets, probiotic foods, and vegetarian meals so that you can get your body back into sync. Once you are getting the vital vitamins and minerals you need, your emotions should change. You will feel happier and less stressed. This helps you to concentrate on what is important in your life and what brings you the most meaning. It is a great way to boost your spiritual energy really. This may be an especially important retreat for those who generally subsist on junk food.

The kinds of retreats available out there are endless. There are relationship retreats, health retreats, nature retreats and more. Whether you want to focus on improving your marriage, your health, or just find some quiet time, there is a retreat for you.

The important point is that retreats allow you to improve body and mind health. When you feel better, you are more positive. And this will lead you to have greater gratitude for what you have in your life, and give you the space to focus on what is meaningful to you. This is the best way to find direction and purpose. If you feel you are acting on your lifes purpose, awakening your spirituality is an easy step from this. So why not go on a retreat? It is all the




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