Inner Seasons Retreat - flow with your inner rhythm & cycle

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Just like the outer seasons, women move through inner seasons: the different phases of our menstrual cycle. In this retreat, we’ll take our time to delve into the wisdom of our cycle - in a grounded, down to earth way. Both through science of hormones and the brain, as well as practical exercises and embodiment (through yoga, breathwork, music & nidra) that allow you to actually féél the rhythm of the seasons within your body.


CHANGING WINDS
Us women don’t operate in a linear way. We flow in cycles. A natural rhythm of inner seasons packed with wisdom and inner guidance, if we know how to listen. Yet often it can feel like we are expected to show up in life in a way that’s constant, steady and unchangeable in how we feel, love, think, function or how productive we are. But for most women the reality is different. One week of the month you simply feel and think differently than the other. That’s not just imagination, it’s an actual changing play of hormones and activated brain areas that result in our menstrual cycle. A female rhythm which at times asks for rest and introspection, and sometimes for productivity and connection. That moving rhythm is not a weakness – it is our strength.


WHAT TO EXPECT?
✨ Insight into what happens in your body, brain & hormones during the different inner seasons & how to live more in tune with them
✨ Embodied practices for each phase of the cycle to support hormonal balance. Expect a taste of yoga, breathwork & nidra
✨ Practical tips & self-care practices (that you can afterwards easily do at home) tailored to each season of your cycle to support hormonal balance
✨ A personal, grounded, down-to-earth approach
✨Connection with other women who are on the same exploration as you. You are definitely not alone with your cycle and all its related discomfort, challenges and opportunities. Hearing each other and exploring our natural rhythms in a safe environment, makes the process feel so much more supported and enjoyable.


WHY THIS RETREAT?
So often have I thought: hów is it possible we haven’t learned such fundamental knowledge about our very own female bodies at school? A little more understanding can bring you incredibly much: more compassion, slack, or connection to yourself, your body and its wisdom. With an average of 500 cycles in a woman’s lifespan, it pays to get to know and understand your natural rhythm better. So that your cycle is no longer something that’s 'unpractical' or ‘something to struggle through alone (and preferably without anyone noticing it)’ but instead: a natural, wise rhythm that you can learn to flow and synchronize with.


FOR WHO?
This Inner Seasons Retreat is for every woman that’s curious about her cycle and natural inner rhythm. Whether you are familiar with it already and want to dive deeper, or are new to it and would simply like to get to know yourself better: you are warmly welcome. Come as you are – with your unique cycle (or absence of it), your curiosity, questions, silence, discomfort, vulnerability, tingly nerve or excitement. All is good.


ABOUT MELANIE
This retreat is carefully crafted & guided by Melanie Fissendjidis. With The Well Women, Melanie specializes in holistic well-being for women. She’s a certified practitioner & facilitator who unites her knowledge and experience from yoga, breathwork, nidra, mindfulness, tantra, deep restoration of the nervous system, and women’s health. As an experienced spaceholder in retreats & workshops, she brings these different perspectives together for more balance in the hormonal and nervous system. In her approach she loves to balance Western modern science with ancient Eastern philosophies and practices. Creating an experience that’s both grounding and in-depth, connected and introspective.

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PRACTICALITIES
Location: The Attic - Yoga & Ayurveda, The Hague
Date: 12 April 2026, 14.00-18.00

If there are any medical conditions, injuries or anything else I should be aware of, please let me know. Also feel free to reach out to me if I can support you with a question or concern you may have!