The Retreat Specialists

The Retreat Specialists Join us for a UGWA Long, Long Weekends. 6 night journeys that take you on experiences of a lifetime.

The Retreat Specialists strive to provide for you a unique experience, one that takes you away and brings you home more connected, refreshed and inspired to walk the path to your dreams. In fact, we guarantee this is how you will feel regardless if it is a weekend or longer retreat it will make a difference in your life.

This year, I’m choosing ease over noise. Not because I’m doing less — but because I know what actually works. After deca...
05/01/2026

This year, I’m choosing ease over noise.

Not because I’m doing less — but because I know what actually works.

After decades of running retreats and mentoring women, I’ve learned that pressure doesn’t create better results. Clarity does.

So this year, I’m leading with calm, intention, and support — and leaving the hustle behind.

If you’ve ever felt like retreats shouldn’t be this hard, you’re not wrong.

Why I Run RetreatsLet’s be real—running retreats isn’t just about the logistics or the planning (though I secretly love ...
03/01/2026

Why I Run Retreats

Let’s be real—running retreats isn’t just about the logistics or the planning (though I secretly love a good schedule). For me, it’s about the fun. The kind of fun that’s wrapped in deep connection, belly laughs, spontaneous adventures, and those magical moments when everything just clicks.

I run retreats because I believe in creating spaces where women can step out of their daily routines and truly breathe. Where they can let go, be themselves, and rediscover what lights them up. And honestly? Watching those transformations happen is the most rewarding, joy-filled experience.

But it’s not all serious breakthroughs and soulful moments—retreats are FUN.
✨ It’s the laughter over a shared meal when someone tries a new dish for the first time - like frogs in Cambodia or snails in Paris.
✨ It’s dancing barefoot in the rain feeling alive and free in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
✨ It’s the inside jokes that form and the friendships that feel like they’ve existed forever.

I get to create the container for these moments—and every time, I’m in awe of what unfolds. From adventurous excursions to quiet mornings sipping coffee with a view, it’s the mix of everything that makes retreats so special.

And here’s the secret: I get as much out of these retreats as the women who attend. Their courage, their laughter, their connection —it’s contagious. It’s inspiring. And it’s why I’ll never stop doing this.

So, here’s to the fun of retreats: the laughter, the connections, the unexpected magic. It’s why I do what I do, and it’s what keeps me coming back, retreat after retreat.

Have you ever experienced a retreat that left you buzzing with joy? Tell me about it—I’d love to hear your story! 💛

You are invited to The Retreat Reset (for 2026 & Beyond) because January isn’t about rushing into 2026 it’s about settin...
02/01/2026

You are invited to The Retreat Reset (for 2026 & Beyond) because January isn’t about rushing into 2026 it’s about setting out your yearly plan. I e been doing this for many years to start the year
It’s about resetting how you create and putting out to the universe what your plans are.

On January 12 (USA) / January 13 (Australia) at 10.00am, I’m inviting retreat designers, leaders and facilitators to join me for a live online workshop:

This 90-minute experience is an invitation to step back, clear the noise, and re-orient how you approach 2026:
– Designing your retreats
– Marketing them in a way that feels aligned (and actually works)
– Making grounded decisions for 2026 and beyond

You won’t just be inspired —
you’ll walk away with a clear plan for how retreats fit into your business, and how to move forward with confidence instead of overwhelm.

If the retreat space feels louder than ever…
If marketing has started to feel heavy or confusing…
If you know your next retreat needs more ease, clarity and intention…

This workshop is for you.

We’ll pause.
We’ll reset.
And you’ll leave with a roadmap for the retreats you’re here to lead.

Your 2026 retreats don’t need more hustle.
They need alignment.

👉 Sign up HERE https://retreatreset.paperform.co/

It was 2011.The year I turned 40.I was in Sapa, Vietnam, on a three-month journey with my two boys — they were 12 and 7 ...
30/12/2025

It was 2011.

The year I turned 40.

I was in Sapa, Vietnam, on a three-month journey with my two boys — they were 12 and 7 at the time — when everything changed.

My entire career had been spent as a social worker. I worked with the young people everyone else had given up on. The families no one knew how to help. I volunteered in programs that changed teenagers’ lives. I was strong. Capable. The one who held it all together.

And yet there I was — sitting on the floor of a tiny bathroom in Sapa, the shower running, my children arguing outside the door — tears streaming down my face.

In that moment, I knew something had to change.

Life as I knew it changed.

When I came home, I could feel it in my body — I was standing at the very beginning of a new life. My head was clear in a way it had never been before. I knew I didn’t need a man. I didn’t need to keep pushing forward on the same path just because it was familiar. I needed space to live differently.

I had always run retreats in some form — on holidays, on weekends, in the margins of my life. But this time, something was different. I hadn’t imagined my life could shift so completely.

Three years later, I walked away from the only career I’d ever known and stepped fully into running retreats.

And honestly? I had no idea what I was doing as a business owner.

I entered the business world blind — finding my way mostly alone at first — until I found my people. Conversations with Michelle Fragias changed everything. Long, honest conversations about business, lifestyle, and what it actually meant to build a life that felt expansive.

I wanted it all — meaningful work, freedom, presence, and growth. I didn’t know that kind of integration was possible… until it was.

BUILT BY HER was born from those conversations. From what we wished someone had told us at the beginning. From the advice we needed but couldn’t find.

So we created it ourselves.

This is business guidance built from lived experience.
From courage. From reinvention. From choosing a different way.

The way forward is here.

Here are all the amazing details https://www.michellefragias.com/built-by-her-retreat

Wishing you all an amazing holiday - I hope you spend it doing something you love or with people you adore.With love Lie...
24/12/2025

Wishing you all an amazing holiday - I hope you spend it doing something you love or with people you adore.

With love Liesel

“A Beautiful Retreat Isn’t Always a Selling One”I’ve seen incredible retreats with gorgeous branding, amazing content… a...
24/12/2025

“A Beautiful Retreat Isn’t Always a Selling One”

I’ve seen incredible retreats with gorgeous branding, amazing content… and almost no bookings. It’s not always about what you offer — it’s about how clearly you communicate what it does.

Here’s where I often see things fall flat:

The transformation isn’t clearly expressed in attendee language

The offer feels too broad or vague

The retreat sounds like “just another trip” instead of a specific experience

✨ Want to check how yours is landing? Try explaining it to a friend in one sentence. If they say “that sounds amazing, I need that,” you’re onto something.

💬 Curious — what do you want your retreat participants to feel by the end of their experience?

The Real Work Starts Before the RetreatMost people think the magic of a retreat starts when guests arrive. But after 30+...
21/12/2025

The Real Work Starts Before the Retreat

Most people think the magic of a retreat starts when guests arrive. But after 30+ years of doing this, I’ve learned that the real transformation starts long before check-in.

Here’s what I always encourage retreat leaders to focus on before the retreat begins:

Set the energetic tone early — through emails, journaling prompts, or welcome calls

Create spaciousness in the lead-up — your energy shapes the container too

Warm your audience — the more seen and safe they feel, the deeper they’ll go

🧡 What’s one thing you do to prepare your guests — or yourself — before your retreat even begins

What is your tipping point where you open yourself to new and creative possibilities? When you say yes to new ways of do...
18/12/2025

What is your tipping point where you open yourself to new and creative possibilities?

When you say yes to new ways of doing things?

Where you walk through step by step to make your retreat deigning easier?

The Retreat Lab is changing the way retreats are designed. Not by adding more fluff, more schedules,or more “copy-paste”...
17/12/2025

The Retreat Lab is changing the way retreats are designed. Not by adding more fluff, more schedules,
or more “copy-paste” formats…

But by bringing intention, intelligence and integrity back into the way retreats are created.

Inside the Retreat Lab, retreat designers stop asking
“What should I run?” and start asking “What is this retreat truly here to shift?”

We know you design retreats that:
✨ honour nervous systems
✨ respect lived experience
✨ create real transformation (not just a beautiful weekend)
✨ work for the facilitator and the participants
✨ are sustainable, ethical and profitable

This isn’t about bigger retreats.
It’s about better ones.

Retreats that feel spacious.
Grounded.
Aligned.
And powerful — without burning anyone out.

The Retreat Lab is for designers who are ready to stop following trends
and start leading the future of retreats.

And honestly… watching that shift happen is everything 🤍

https://trsretreats.com/welcomelab

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