Moving Hearts
Retreats
Experience long-lasting transformations in yourself, your life & work
through an immersion in paradise!
A few snapshots from our previous retreats
RETREATS, ENGLISH SPOKEN FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, BE WELCOME
New ‘YOU’ Retreat
Let go of the old for a total New ‘YOU’ to immerge!
New dates & location to be confirmed
Soul Food for Professional Caregivers
Energize & re-ignite your spark as a coach, teacher, facilitator or healer.
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Have a look at this former retreat and ask us to keep you updated about the next edition!
Creative Transformation Retreat
Experience the healing power of creativity & awareness!
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Become a Dance Facilitator & Build a successful business
Enhance your skills as a Facilitator by adding Dance & Movement to your Toolbox!
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Customized personal retreats
Ready for an impactful shift?
Gift yourself a breakthrough personal healing retreat with me!
100% customized, program according to your needs & goals.
Customized business retreats
A healthy organization with thriving employees? Invest in connections, well-being and self-care.
100% customized, program according to the needs of your organization.
Don’t miss out & join us! This is why…
Each retreat is designed to bring you into the state of a deep disconnection from your daily life, reconnection with yourself and nature for a surprising transformation.
Every retreat is one-of-a-kind, with a different focus and therefore another selection and order in methodologies.
All the venues are small-scale family owned to give you a personal and warm experience where you will receive the needed attention. We are the only group in the venue, which is beneficial for the group container and each individual process.
All the people I collaborate with are well-chosen. I know them personally, and trust that they will offer you their best, to contribute to an unforgettable experience.
I mostly work with local people to support the local economy and bring an intercultural touch which you can find in the small details.
You are offered delicious, fresh and healthy food to completely nourish you and support your transformational process. Organic and local produce as much as possible.
We work in small groups (between 8 and 16 people) to be able to dive deeper and give you a more personal experience.
When the group is leaning towards 14 participants or more, there is generally a co-facilitator to support the group, so each still gets the needed attention.
Personal approach: I love to know you before your arrival, and hear what you are looking for exactly. Let’s schedule a video-call for your questions and give you some extra information about the specific retreat you want to join. So you can be sure to be at the right place and in good hands. It’s in everybody’s interest to have the right people in each retreat for the greatest joy of all.
Meet Mieke
Your retreat facilitator
It’s Mieke’s deepest belief that we all can create a life full of abundance and magic when we align ourselves and learn to be in and enjoy the present moment. No matter what we have encountered during our life, we all have the capacity to transform any burden into a special treasure. Life is one big adventure full of surprises. She deeply feels that we all can learn how to turn our life-experiences into a greater wisdom.
It’s her passion and mission to support people to find inner peace and freedom through creative therapies which increase consciousness, the key to happiness and harmony all-around.
With great care and her loving presence, she creates unique holistic transformational retreats that stay with you forever. You can be sure that you will leave differently than you arrived!
Through her 1-on-1’s and group sessions, she has helped loads of people over the globe, to reconnect with themselves, support them through difficult life-crisis’s and make the needed adjustments to get on track again, dancing the waves of life.
She is also the owner of Moving Hearts Therapy, a business to support people during transformational and inner journeys, specializing in creative art therapies, supporting nomads, expats, travelers and (young) adults. She focuses on therapy or coaching, workshops and retreats. Mieke has also written books to support other facilitators and loves to train and inspire her colleagues.
Her favorite things: a daily coconut or two in the tropics – spending quality time with people she loves with a big cup of tea, some good quality chocolate aside and wrapped up in a soft cozy blanket – bright colors, different textures and natural scents – open air dancing parties on a variety of rhythms with only ice-cream breaks until morning sun.
My approach
I select & design accessible activities and facilitate retreats to optimize your body-mind-spirit & heart connection, to experience inner balance and reach your goals.
These activities are deep & light, creative & alternative, full of practical life-tools to take home. I offer a balance of focused inner work & integration time to rest and explore the magic of the surrounding nature.
Let me tell you more!
Personal
In this training you will first get the opportunity to experience all the methodologies from the inside where you will take on the role of client with your own story. This allows you to really understand the healing power and opportunities of each specific exercise.
Professional
You will take on the role of facilitator with your group members, to get professionally trained in every tool. There is space for sharing and feedback to get it all clear and in your fingers.
Customized to your work setting
First, in the 1-on-1 after your registration, I will listen to your work setting and goals, so I can choose the tools that are most recommended for the group in general, and you can be sure to enjoy interesting material for you as well. We will cover exercises for individuals, couples and groups. We will discuss each tool in detail, so you can understand how to adapt them to your specific work setting and target groups.
Creative and embodied methodologies
You will learn a variety of methodologies, from Art Therapy, Psychodrama, Dance & Movement Therapy, Laughter Yoga, therapeutic writing, meditation, visualization to choose from according to your specific work setting.
Effective & accessible
I selected those exercises that in my experience have proven to be effective and accessible with many of my clients, people of different ages, backgrounds and situations.
Few materials
As a traveler, I have learned how to offer interesting methodologies with few materials, of a minimum of volume or weight. Certainly, it is amazing to have a huge atelier full of materials, but this is actually not needed to be effective. I want to encourage facilitators on the road, be it in their own country or throughout the world, to participate. Creativity is not about the materials, it’s about what you do within your limitations. In fact, this is a recipe to develop creativity as a facilitator, which you can transfer up to your clients. You would be surprised how many options there are with few materials.
Small groups
To optimize your learning experience, we will work in a group of maximum 14 people.
Testimonials
“You are a divine channel for renewal, healing, and light. Your inner quality of tranquility & playfulness is an infinite blessing to us all.
I will continue to hear your lovely voice as a guide, echoing in my being.
Love, Jules”
“I really appreciated your retreat. For me it was a game-changer because I got to interact very deeply with people, which I couldn’t do for so long, because I wasn’t able to relate, to feel that commitment or strength. This boosted my confidence a lot, it helped me grow immensely.
And at the beginning I was not believing in it at all, but then I really saw the value of it. It’s beautiful. It’s good that people can trust these processes because it really helps if you want to get better for yourself.
For me it was a complete life-changing experience. It is such a beautiful thing, it felt so good working like that, that I want to do the same for others. I think it’s the best job in the world.”
“The training was really comprehensive and covered the full circle of learning, theory & practice, exploring, testing, sensing and sharing, reflecting. It made it very easy to try things and develop ideas about future applications. Mieke is an amazing facilitator and creates a safe space for the group and individual participants. Johanna, Germany
Johanna, Germany
Creative Facilitator Training
“What I appreciate most about the training is the loving and safe space Mieke is creating. It feels wonderful to open up in the role of the client and making first steps in the role of the therapist which are both parts of the training.
The effectiveness of her art therapy methods is impressive: during the training a lot of inner processes began and within a few days of expressing myself through creativity I gained a lot of clarity.
Mieke is giving clear instructions on how an art therapist works, while allowing to bring in one’s own input and finding an individual way to work as a facilitator. A whole new world opened up for me.”
Deborah, Germany
Weekend-retreat
“Mieke is a born facilitator. She guides groups in all peacefulness, presence and love it requires.”
Eva, Belgium
Weekend-retreat
“It was just amazing! Well organized, valuable content, wonderful people…love and connection… Thank you so much! With love,
Simone, Belgium
Experimental workshops
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