Tension between being in control and letting go In the morning everybody except me went to the riverside. I stayed in bed overwhelmed by my organizational responsibilities, my perfectionist tendencies and also a bit exhausted from living together with so many women and communicating in many languages. Thankfully, I had… Read more »9 July 2014
I wrote my Morning Pages on the terrace surrounded by fresh and clean air. It is great to be in nature. Each day we explore deeper layers of ourselves Today in the morning session, Ebru brought up the topic of social prejudices against women. Each of us wrote a prejudice… Read more »8 July 2014
We open ourselves to the new possibilities of communication. Yesterday we were faced with our fears by the help of Elvira’s facilitation. It was an intense session that ended up releasing our energies to Mother Earth in the garden. Then I facilitated a session where we tried to communicate using… Read more »7 July 2014
Everyone has a secret friend and will be surprised by little gifts. In the morning after breakfast, we, 22 women, were gathered in the living room making us comfortable on the floor cushions. Some of these women are artists, some of them are our comrades from feminist or queer communities.… Read more »6 July 2014
The retreat place is incredible. We arrived at the retreat place in an Armenian village called Aghdzq. The place is a big two-storey house having large verandas and surrounded by a big garden, which is placed beside a deep valley. The Holy Mountain Ararat with its magnificent presence is in… Read more »5 July 2014