A break to dive into oneself, get ideas and inspiration to renew our lives.
All participants got into a lower gear. When we are down in gear it’s easier to feel ourself and feel what feels good and less good.
This is, in fact, our goal with our retreats: Know and feel yourself. From this perspective, I am sure that we are always already loved – also in our relationships.
We had delicious alkaline food, did our morning training every day, lectured on the connection between food, body and emotions and we educated ourselves in the kitchen how to make delicious tasty juices, smoothies, almond milk and Maria’s beautiful soups and vegetables in all possible creative ways. Yummy.
The second week we were gathered for Intensive Juice Retreat, which is a cleansing on several levels, on a somewhat easier level than the more in-depth Journey Within Retreat where we have more meditations.
On both retreats there is loads of alkaline food, juices, training, lectures, meridian massage and quiet time for reflection.
At the Juice Retreat there were a number of participants who met this composition of juices, vegetables, training, lectures, meditations and time to rest and digest life for the first time. And it was a pleasure to experience weight reductions of 5 kilograms of weight, softer skin and connective tissue, lubrication of the muscles. Some were faster on the spinning bikes after the course, slept better and had an easier and more fresh attitude to life.
I have to say it’s a wonderful job. Privileged, yes, thankful, yes passionate, yes.I am happy, my body is getting toned and I feel excited when I do lectures and conduct these retreats. It is very satisfying to make a difference.
Soon it is Christmas where we meet with our family and friends. Here is perhaps the basis for a mini-retreat, at least a kind of slowing down and relaxing. Press the pause button and put the break sign on the screen. Go for a long walk, enjoy life, breathe deeply and make lots of nothing and relax. Stop. Listen and talk to each other and yourself. When you are in a low pace and calm you may ask yourself if you are happy and contented with your life? Are you thriving? Are your dear ones thriving? We often have more options than we know to adjust our lives, so we are nourishing the spark of life and presence even more.
Maybe it’s time not to think out of the box anymore, but to forget about the box. Jump out. Live life. Take a new chapter in your life and ask yourself what you would like to be happy with tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. You are the difference that makes a difference.
in all means and ways
Vitafakta Team & Pernille Knudtzon
- 50 kg lemons
- 20 kg grapefruit
- 35 kg avocado
- 30 big bundles of spinach
- 40 kg carrots
- 20 kg beetroots
- 8 kg appels
- 25 kg tomatoes
- 25 kg cucumber
- 15 kg broccoli
- 11kg artichoves
- 20 kg red and green pebers
- 15 kg squash
- 15 kg pumpkin
- 6 kg aubergines
- 15 kg cauliflower
- 15 kg onions – white and red
- 7 kg garlic
- 5 kg ginger
- 25 liter olive oil
- app 1000 litre of water
- All organic, directly form the farmer to our kitchen and handled with love, care and wisdom by Maria.
About the author
Dr. Pernille Knudtzon, MD, Specialist in Family Medicine, Acupuncture, New Health Technology and NLP Trainer runs Vitafakta Health Clinic in Southern Spain. Her main medical training was done in Denmark. But curiosity led her to travel and study Holistic Medicine and Lifestyle aspects in many places around the world over the last 30 years. From her consultation in southern Spain she is now providing Personal Health Consultations based on a holistic health and functional medicine approach. She focuses on Health, Wellbeing and Vitality and guides her clients to live a healthy life and to thrive and shine the most. She is presently studying Functional Medicine at the Institute of Functional Medicine https://www.ifm.org/.