Some background information on the founder - Sharon Mills and others involved in Intensive therapy retreats:

Background on Sharon: She has a Masters Degree in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, is accredited with BACP UK, and is practicing Buddhism since a very long time. She was born and raised in UK and lives now in Luxembourg since 2009. She has had her professional therapy practice since over 20 years and is working in Luxembourg face to face and on line with clients throughout the world. She also supervises other psychotherapists and teaches mindfulness and meditation within her practice. Her passion is to help people heal from their past difficulties and transform themselves into the best version of who they truly want to be. She helps people to face every day life in the best way possible, using well known strategies from many different therapy models, as well as mindfulness and meditation. Helping clients reach their goals and dreams. She has practiced meditation for more than 25 years and teaches mindfulness within her therapy practice. “I just love to see people heal, transform and move forwards leading a better life”. It never ceases to amaze me the ability of people to heal, solve their problems, and move forwards reshaping their lives”. Lets go, we can do magical things when we come together and feel supported. Feeling free is a state of mind and it`s intoxicating — we always want more! Read more on her therapy website: https://counselling-sharonmills-luxembourg.com/index.html

Background on Jessica: Born & raised in Chicago and based in Luxembourg, Jessica is an internationally certified yoga teacher, wellness connoisseur, and owner of Luxembourg-based studio & empowering retreat program, Anushia. Her true passion lies in facilitating growth in others. She teaches from the heart and draws inspiration through overcoming fears and getting out of comfort zones. It’s something she knows well after leaving home for a solo adventure around the world to pursue her own journey eight years ago. She’s known for bringing a sense of playfulness, positivity and vulnerability into her sessions, allowing everyone to feel at home. Through her sessions, you’ll experience a holistic approach where yoga is used as a guide for uncovering emotions and living deeper from the heart. Read more on Jessica`s website: https://www.yogaloft.lu/jessica-janusz

Background on Esmée: She is a Certified Transaction Analyst (UKCP and EATA clinical registered psychotherapist) living in Luxembourg City. She offers individual sessions in English and French. She has extensive training and experience in working with childhood trauma, grief and loss, burnout and relationship difficulties. Esmée regular practises Hatha Yoga and enjoys mindful long walks, as part of her own self-care. She can also offer EMDR if anyone would be interested while on retreat — this method is exceptionally good for trauma. Read more on Esmee: https://about.me/esmee.chengapen

General Information about our retreats

AIMS: We aim to give you an experience that can help you change your life, with long lasting affects. Psychotherapy can help you heal yourself after difficult situations, difficult or complicated relationships and to achieve your goals and therefore helping you to live a deep, rich and fulfilling life. Also we aim to help you become more connected to yourself, move forward with confidence and full of love, energy and passion for yourself and life. When we are at peace with ourselves we are feeling free, we let go more easily the things that don`t resonate with us any more. When we heal, we see more clearly in the now, live more fully and transform ourselves into our true meaning (into the best version of ourselves). We three therapists will give you total support going through the whole process, we are all passionate about your individual process.

OBJECTIVES: To achieve your goals and not let the past hold you back, we will focus on psychotherapy and yoga techniques, combined with mindfulness and some light meditation. In the first meeting session, we will find out your aims for the retreat and then we work together to achieve these objectives.Reconnecting to yourself and healing past difficulties which are hard to let go of. Overcoming any blocks that can hold you back. Then finding the best version of yourself and moving forwards with joy and confidence.

Immerse yourself in a totally relaxed and healing environment, the therapy is exclusively for one to one deeper therapy sessions, with some small lighter group sessions. We dedicate ourselves totally to your experience and journey through therapy, yoga, mindfulness, meditation & self-discovery with indulgent time off relaxing around the pool, or in the peaceful haven of the retreat center. You can take excursions around the island on your days off, or feel free to take your own time out as and when desired.

With qualities of joy, happiness and inner peace, helping you to be free from past events. People often ask me “how do I live freely in the now, in my busy life” — I often reply with awareness, patience and learning to be free inside yourself. I love to help people heal, regain control and not be blocked, this will allow you to become the best version of yourself. Feel what life is like, feel the richness of being free with yourself. I have a burning desire to help people reach this point, because it feels fantastic and it`s hard to put it into words, it can be empowering, uplifting, light, harmonising, peaceful………...

Background on Sharon: She has a Masters Degree in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and is practicing Buddhism. She was born and raised in UK and lives now in Luxembourg since 2009. She has her professional therapy practice since over 20 years and is working in Luxembourg face to face and on line with clients throughout the world. She also supervises other psychotherapists and teaches mindfulness and meditation within her practice. Her passion is to help people heal from their past difficulties and transform themselves into the best version of who they truly want to be. She helps people to face every day life in the best way possible, using well known strategies from many different therapy models, as well as mindfulness and meditation. Helping clients reach their goals and dreams. She has practiced meditation for more than 25 years and teaches mindfulness within her therapy practice. “I just love to see people heal, transform and move forwards leading a better life”. It never ceases to amaze me the ability of people to heal, solve their problems, and move forwards reshaping their lives”. Lets go, we can do magical things when we come together and feel supported. Feeling free is a state of mind and it`s intoxicating — we always want more!

Therapeutic personal retreats are some of the most innovative and effective healthcare treatments currently available. Focused on your wellbeing. Producing long term changes and effects. The model comes from theory and research that suggests that intense therapy over a short period of time can produce deep, long lasting results. Your wellbeing is at the top of our list! We want you to achieve the things you want for yourself.

QUALITIES of RETREAT: Be in an atmosphere of change, relaxation and total support, helping you to reach your goals quickly and effectively. We will help you understand underlying issues, how the mind works and how our past can sometimes cause us pain and `stuckness`. We will help you develop tools to regulate distress, reconnect to yourself more fully, so that you can make better choices and have more fun and fulfilment. We will help you focus on your unique goals, work through your blocks and challenges, making change happen as comfortably and smoothly as possible. We will be following you all the way through and with total professionalism. We want you to feel nurtured and held throughout the process.

AN EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL DAY ON RETREAT:

07:30–07:50 Mindfulness outside in the early morning sun

08:00–09:00 Breakfast

09:30–11:00 Yoga Session

11:30–12:30 Small Group Therapy Session (in groups of no more than 5, other than the first and last information meeting)

12:30–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:30 Individual Therapy Session (for others the group room is free for practice and creative writing, drawing — using resources, or relaxing in the sun)

14:30–15:30 Individual Therapy Session (for another person)

15:30–17:30 Yoga Session

17:30–17:50 Mindfulness outside

18:00–19:00 Dinner

Some evenings there are yoga and mindfulness workshops. The retreats vary according to topic and themes.

There will be the use of the group room throughout your stay for meditation, mindfulness practice, drawing, creative writing and other activities. There will be the use of some books, resources and aids to help the therapy process and mindfulness practice.