How Unplugging Over Christmas and New Year Can Help You Find Yourself Again
The holiday season often comes with its usual whirlwind—busyness, social expectations, and all the pressures of ‘keeping it together.’ But beneath the surface, it can also stir a quiet sense of reflection, sometimes tinged with grief, regret, fear, or anxiety. The end of the year has a way of bringing to light what we haven’t had time or space to fully feel.
What if, this year, you chose to step away from the noise and the rush?
What if you allowed yourself the space simply to be with yourself—to listen, to feel, and to experience joy in ways you may never have before?
At Blássi, I have the privilege of personally guiding a small, intimate group through a Christmas-and-New-Year retreat that offers just this: time to slow down, connect deeply with your own rhythms, and immerse in the rich natural and spiritual environment of tropical India.
This is a space for those who feel called to do the holidays differently. You don’t have to follow traditions that no longer align with who you are. You don’t have to keep up with expectations that leave you depleted. You are free to claim your holiday season as your own—just as you are free to claim your life as your own.
Slowing Down to Be Present with What’s Really There
Instead of the usual focus on gift buying, gathering with people who trigger discomfort, or taking on a ton of extra chores that leave you exhausted—or even down with the flu—by 1st January, the retreat gives you a chance to be nurtured, nourished, supported, and taken care of. Each day begins with an unhurried, nourishing al fresco breakfast and mind body spirit practices by the river. There’s no pressure to perform, keep up, or pretend. Just space to unwind and listen to what your body, heart, and spirit need.
Nourishing the Body and Detoxing the Mind
Midlife transitions, personal or professional losses, emotional exhaustion, and hormonal shifts can leave us feeling disconnected and overwhelmed. This retreat is designed to help you reset and reconnect with what truly matters.
With wholesome, plant-based meals, mindful movement, nature walks, creative expression, and deep rest, you’ll experience a gentle return to yourself. These practices can help calm your nervous system, bring support to hormone balance, clear emotional clutter, and—if needed—support gentle detoxification or the release of excess weight.
This is not about quick fixes. It’s about tuning in. Slowing down. Offering your body and mind the nourishment they’ve long craved and developing new and lasting habits that remain strong and steadfast beyond January.
Reclaiming What Matters Most
The spirit of India, jungle-meets-beach energy, and its deep cultural and spiritual roots offer the perfect container for reflection and rebirth. Surrounded by nature and steeped in sacred atmosphere, you’re invited to meet yourself as you are—no masks, no pressure.
In this personally guided, small-group setting, there is room for all that arises: tears, laughter, grief, insight, softness, and clarity. Here, you don’t have to hold it all together. You’re supported in letting go, in listening inward, and in opening space for what you truly want to create in the next chapter of your life.
It’s about being present with what is, making peace with the past, and gently stepping into your future—aligned, inspired, and empowered.
The holidays don’t have to be stressful. They don’t have to revolve around outdated traditions that no longer resonate. You are not obligated to carry everyone else’s expectations. You are allowed to choose something different—something true.
This season, instead of more noise, pressure or pretence, what if you chose peace, clarity and reconnection?
If this speaks to you, I warmly invite you to reach out for a no-pressure discovery call, where we can explore how this time—and this retreat—can be tailored to support your personal journey. You don’t have to do it alone, and you don’t have to do it the way it’s always been done. Book your call here:
You are free to create something meaningful for yourself.
I would be honoured to walk beside you in that.
From the first moment of exploration, right through to when you arrive back home after your luscious journey, I am here for you, and with you.
With love, Maria K