RisingSoul Retreat

06/01/2026

🌿 Rooted Intuition: A Herbalism & Vegan Cooking Journey

This is more than a retreat : it’s a return to nature, intuition, and food as medicine. 🙏🏾
In the wild Balkan mountains, you’ll explore herbal wisdom, plant-based cooking, and earth-based living in a deeply grounding, soulful way.

✨ Limited spaces
🌱 Early Bird until January 15
📍 Bulgaria | May 4–10, 2026

If you feel the call, trust it , book now before spaces fill.

23/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice ❄️
Take this opportunity to slow down, go inward, and rest.
Do not rush winter , each season has its purpose 🤍

Around December 21st, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. From this point onward, daylight gradually increases again. Astronomically, this happens because of the Earth’s axial tilt as it orbits the sun. Historically, however, thi...

23/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice ❄️

Check our new blog article " Winter Solstice & Yule : What History and Science Tells Us About Slowing Down " available on our website 🔗risingsoulretreat.com

22/12/2025

Happy winter solstice. A special time of year has just passed us, leaving a trail of quiet wonder and ancient resonance in its wake. 🕯️✨

In Bulgaria, this is the time of the "Great Turning"—the sacred threshold where the physical world meets the spiritual and the "old sun" gives way to the new. As the Earth reaches its maximum tilt, a peaceful stillness settles over the Balkan mountains, inviting us to honor the "midnight of the year."

In our tradition, this isn't just the longest night; it is a fertile womb of potential. We celebrate this rebirth through ancient rituals that ground our spirits:
🔥 The Badnik: Lighting the sacred oak log to anchor the sun’s divine spark within our homes.

🥘 The Feast of Intentions: Sharing an odd number of meatless dishes to honor the Earth’s fertility and our ancestors.

🎶 The Koledari: Listening for the first songs of the ritual carolers as they begin to banish the shadows and call forth blessings of health.

While we have navigated the deepest part of the winter forest, the solstice represents the precise moment of hope. The light has been reborn, and with every passing day, the sun will reclaim its strength.

May the clarity you found in the stillness of the long night guide you forward. Let us carry the warmth of the solstice fire in our hearts as we step into the growing light of the new year. 🇧🇬☀️

20/12/2025

🌿Cob Building Workshop | Bulgaria🌿

This May, we’re hosting a 4-day hands-on cob building workshop in the Bohemian Mountains of Bulgaria, in collaboration with Atulya from The Mud Home and RisingSoul Retreat.

Over four full days, you’ll learn the essentials of natural building — from solid foundations and cob mixes to building walls and installing windows and doors.

This is a practical, skill-based course designed for people who want real, usable knowledge, whether for a future build or to better understand earth construction.

What makes this workshop special is the setting and the pace. We’ll be working on a real restoration project at RisingSoul Retreat, surrounded by forest and mountains, with space to slow down, move the body, and rest properly.

The days are structured but balanced: • hands-on building sessions

• clear theory and Q&A
• optional yoga, movement, and evening relaxation
• shared plant-based meals
• time outdoors and in community

No experience is needed — just a willingness to get muddy and learn.

🗓 May 21–25, 2026
📍 RisingSoul Retreat, Bulgaria
🔨 Limited spaces

If you’re curious about natural building, dreaming of an earth home, or simply want to learn practical skills in a supportive environment, this workshop is for you.
Link in bio for details and booking.

19/12/2025

At RisingSoul, we’re more than a retreat — we’re a plant-based, conscious, non-profit community. 🌿

We offer flexible retreats, yoga, forest hikes, and sacred ceremonies, all designed to help you reconnect with yourself, nature, and like-minded people from around the world.

Your stay supports affordable retreats, scholarships, and community projects, helping us grow and share this space with even more people.

Check out our retreat calendar on risingsoulretreat.com, subscribe to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram to stay connected and be part of our journey.

17/12/2025

At RisingSoul, our values shape everything we do ~ from how we live together to how we hold space for one another.

If you’d like to join us or learn more:
🌿 Check our website risingsoulretreat.com to explore the new retreat calendar
💌 Subscribe to our newsletter for upcoming retreats & community updates
📲 Follow us on Instagram and support our growing community

Your presence, shares, and support truly help this project grow 🤎

17/12/2025

✨ Monthly All-Day Cacao Ceremony
🌕 Full Moon Gathering

Join us on 1 May for our first full-day cacao ceremony — a space to pause, connect, and move through the day with intention.

🤎 Cacao
🧘🏽‍♀️ Gentle movement
🌀 Reflection & sharing
🌿 Community

Happening every full moon.
DM to join ✨

12/12/2025

✨ Monthly All-Day Cacao Ceremony Begins 1 May
Full Moon Edition 🌕

Many people feel drawn to cacao for different reasons ~ curiosity, the need for more connection, or simply wanting a moment to slow down and come back to themselves. Cacao isn’t just chocolate; it’s a plant medicine that helps us open up, feel more present, and connect with our hearts in a natural, grounded way.

Our all-day ceremony is a space to pause, breathe, reflect, and share. You’ll be guided by our founder, Row, through a simple inward journey with cacao, movement, and meaningful moments of connection.

Cacao ceremonies have been held for generations as a way to gather, honour nature, and create a sense of community. Today, they offer something many of us miss in daily life ~ a safe space to feel, to reset, and to reconnect.

🌕 First ceremony: Full Moon, 1 May
🤎 A full-day experience
✨ Happening monthly
🌿 Private & group ceremonies available

If you’re feeling called to join, we’d love to welcome you into the circle.

11/12/2025

🌞 Some of Our Summer Retreats 🌿

Feel the call to reconnect with nature, movement, and your soul? ✨ Our summer retreats are designed to inspire, heal, and awaken. From cacao ceremonies and yoga journeys to eco-building workshops and immersive teacher trainings, there’s something for every seeker.

📲 See all retreats and reserve your spot: risingsoulretreat.com

04/12/2025

November Fall Edition 🍂
From the tune we couldn’t stop listening to, to the must-listen podcast that kept us inspired ~ here’s the RisingSoul community’s favorite picks of the month. 💫