RETREAT TESTIMONIALS
“I am in my mid 50’s and was lucky enough to discover yoga aged 17.
In the last 20 years I have been to many ‘retreats’. I have left each one feeling better than when I arrived but after being immersed back in my daily life the feeling diminishes and ultimately fades.
I recently completed an incredible retreat with Lara and Benny. The sessions were exquisitely curated and for the first time ever, I experienced a profound shift in the way I saw myself. I was so uplifted and excited but slightly nervous that the change wouldn’t last…
Thankfully, I needn’t have worried. I used to avoid looking in mirrors but now can’t walk past one without grinning like a Cheshire Cat at the mere sight of myself.
Thank you Lara and Benny for this invaluable gift. I can’t wait to join you in February back on retreat to deepen the journey.”
~ Samantha Harrington
“I close my eyes and take myself back to these truly magical blessed moments of the retreat and all I feel is the deepest love and acceptance of what is.
The definition of coming home to myself and connected to everyone and everything.
To me, Lara is an alchemist of life and love, interweaving the two making the most beautiful tapestry I could ever wish to witness.
After practicing yoga for 15 years, I felt like a newborn discovering life for the first time in the first practice... Throughout the retreat, from moving my body to dancing to painting to singing my heart out to meeting some of the most exquisite souls I have ever met in my life and more… I walked away with a level of freedom, joy and connection like never before.
Lara’s most gracious, rich, profound, loving guidance mixed with Benny’s out of this world music gave me the space to truly come home to myself and discover for the first time the deepest love in my heart for myself and everyone and everything around me.
I have tears in my eyes even writing these words as I can feel again the love and beauty I experienced in every moment.
Lara, this is not just a review for a retreat you held, this is the truest words of gratitude for a life-changing and awakening experience that I will be forever grateful for. “
Alex Inch, Theatre Nurse & Yoga Teacher
”Attending Lara’s retreat is a gift I made to myself
It was like being in a cocoon weaved by the unique combination of almost perfect strangers who attended it alongside me.
Amazingly, we were all so ready to reveal ourselves to one another… to dig deep, to drop the veils, to love and support each other, to let go of any agenda and expectations.
This journey offered by Lara is not a typical yoga retreat… it’s a transformative journey into the depth and the essence of who you really are.
Curated with the perfect combination of yoga, dance, creativity and art, paired with Benny’s live music is nothing short of pure magic.
It was quite simply a life-changing experience for me.
I’m so grateful to have been part of this group of extraordinary human beings, and I will never forget the memories made and moments of opening shared.
Our cocoon is still alive, even if we come from all corners of the globe.
The retreat was a place where our souls met, and that transcends any borders.”
~ Nadine Blanc, Yoga teacher, co-owner of Nueva luna yoga in Lausanne Switzerland
Lara’s retreat brought me back to the parts of myself that I wasn’t seeing or feeling.
I poured my heart and soul into every aspect and practice of this retreat.
It was my return home to my heart.
I felt a love and honour for myself that was reflected in every person on this retreat.
I was determined to free my chest of something heavy. This retreat helped me to let go of the burden of shame and neglect.
I was neglecting the fact that I AM ART, I AM FREE, I AM PURE, I AM A BEAUTIFUL MESS!
Benny and Lara are gleaming with an energy of love and light.
This pair is on a mission to bring people to back themselves, through movement, breath, sound, love, and self-inquiry, they escorted us on a deep journey within ourselves.
And the other people that this retreat attracted were filled with the light of love that poured into every space we shared.
This was my first ever experience as a guest on a yoga retreat.
I returned home with a new found inspiration, and I shall pour that devotion into all the spaces I hold.
With all my Love, Lacie xx
The journey within is a challenging ride.
Lara and Benny hold space for this inner inquiry with so much tenderness and grace, allowing the descent to feel safe and empowered.
I’m forever grateful for what I have had the privilege to experience on their retreats.
I’m three retreats deep, totally overwhelmed by the magic and beauty of what has transpired, and already planning the next one…
Lara, thank you for being the pinnacle of authenticity.
I feel incredibly inspired to follow suit, to keep opening my heart, to continue being unashamedly me.
~ Sophia Alize, Yoga teacher & Dancer
“I belly laughed
I sobbed
My body moved in ways I didn’t think possible
Sound emanated from my mouth like never allowed before.
Words and poetry were articulated and flowed to enlighten the mind.
Sound was created and felt like a soothing balm.
Never before have a come away from a retreat feeling my whole entire body had been revitalised. Lara and Benny hold such a beautiful immersive space, where I felt completely supported and nurtured. Thanks for opening my eyes to the pearl!”
~ Kylie paget