LANZAROTE RETREAT

Lanzarote Recovery and Recuperation

“Life isn’t about finding yourself, Life is about creating yourself”

– George Bernard Shaw

Recovery & Recuperation Lanzarote 

2024 dates coming soon

MTC’s 23rd Freedom Week Abroad, and this one is with a difference!

APPLICATIONS FOR LANZAROTE 2024 NOW OPEN

If you wish to register your interest contact us here

“Flying to Lanzarote by myself was one of the scariest things I have ever undertaken but I faced my fears and never looked back!   An insightful week full of learning, connections, appreciation, and of course laughter.  I would highly recommend the retreat to anybody at any stage of their journey.  Your body, soul, and mind will reap the rewards”.

  • – MTC Freedom Retreat Participant 2023

 

“Creating in complete freedom, without fears and without recipes, comforts the soul and opens the way to the joy of living”

“The sum of all individuals is what will truly produce results”

“Basically, everything can be moved by a great passion, a great love of total devotion”

– Cesar Manrique ( Sculptor, painter, visual artist from Lanzarote)

What to expect from our R&R Programme in Lanzarote?

This will to be our 23rd Recovery & Recuperation trip that we have run at MTC, but this one is going to be one with a difference. Marie & Jacqueline have spent the last few months, designing and finalising details for this Freedom week, and had so much fun doing it, as you can see in our photos below.

Our R & R week will be filled with learnings, adventures and new discoveries, not just about the world around you, but the world within you.

Our Freedom week will begin and end in the stunning setting and surroundings of the 5 star Hotel Fariones. This trip will not just provide you with the theory, but also the practical side of Freedom and Recovery. The powerful elements of the island such as Earth, Wind, Water and Fire, are connected to the elements of Freedom. We will be learning how to connect the two. We will also be learning how to live in a more connected way, not just to our bodies and food, but to the world around us and the people in it.

The island of Lanzarote will be one of the main members of our group for the week, this unique environment will provide us with the opportunity to learn from and discover it’s raw beauty. Our day trips and off grid mini workshops will give each attendee an incredibly unique experience that cannot be found within the limits of a therapy room.

Our Sunrise & Sunset Sessions will aim to ignite something with each group member, helping them realise and connect with the power that lies within them, which is greater than any obstacle they face.

More importantly, not only will you experience :

  • Full Days workshops
  • Mini Off- Grid Workshops
  • Sunsrise & Sunset Sessions
  • 1 : 1 Sessions
  • Nutritional Coaching
  • Group Sessions
  • Full day Freedom Excursion
  • Personal Freedom Workbook for each member of the group

but we aim to have each attendee experience lightness, laughter, grounding, focus, direction, connection and much more.

Marie & Jacqueline cannot wait to embark on this journey of Freedom, Recovery & Discovery among the elements of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, which the island of Lanzarote will provide for us.

If you have any questions or queries, or wish to apply for our Recovery & Recuperation Programme 2024, please email us at marinotherapycentre@gmail.com or contact us here.

We hope to see you in the sun in 2024

Marie & Jacqueline x

Testimonials from previous R&R Trips :

“Flying to Lanzarote by myself was one of the scariest things I have ever undertaken but I faced my fears and never looked back!   An insightful week full of learning, connections, appreciation, and of course laughter.  I would highly recommend the retreat to anybody at any stage of their journey.  Your body, soul, and mind will reap the rewards”.

“This week was a turning point in my recovery. I learnt so much about myself and about life. Being away in a different environment, with support, really showed me how far I had come and how far I could go. I got a taste of what life really was and I realised I wanted it and I wanted it badly. What I learnt in that week would have taken me months to learn.”

“On this trip, I felt free, grateful and alive. It’s worth it to all those who may be afraid to go. We all have the same fears, no one thing exclusive to you, each of us understands and helps each other to conquer our fears”

“It has been the most powerful week in my recovery, even though really emotional! It turned recovery into a special journey”

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  • Start
  • Chance
  • Relationships
  • Reflections
  • Resolutions

Our next MTC  Freedom Retreat in Lanzarote will run once again in 2024. Dates coming soon.

For more information contact us here

“This week was a turning point in my recovery. I learnt so much about myself and about life. Being away in a different environment, with support ,really showed me how far I had come and how far I could go. I saw a taste of what life really was and I realized I wanted it and I wanted it badly. What I learnt in that week would have taken me months to learn”.

“On this trip, I felt free, grateful and alive. It’s worth it to all those who may be afraid to go. We all have the same fears, no one thing exclusive to you, each of us understands and helps each other to conquer our fears”.

“It helped my confidence in talking to people. It helped with my independence as it was the first time I was abroad without family”.

“I learned how to use my senses. It helped my body image. I learned to look at the beauty around me which helped me to stop living in my head all the time“

“I had so many fears before going to Lanzarote.  My practitioner kept reminding me, FEAR – false evidence appearing real … But I wasn’t sure that I believed her. My fears did not feel false, they felt real.  I even considered cancelling going.  But I didn’t and am I glad I went.  The big realizations I had was that my fears come from lack of self knowledge.  Its like there was a whole part of me that was invisible and taking the risk of relating to other people, and working on my relationship with myself made it visible, and I am now actually excited to be me.  I am curious what else I will learn about being me. I no longer fear the future!  And I believe in full recovery and I know it is there for me too.”

“It has been the most powerful week in my recovery, even though really emotional! It turned recovery into a special journey. I have been on several programmes abroad and each one I have benefited from immensely, and in ways I am continually learning about myself and about life, appreciating every day and how far I have come and having compassion for myself. In all areas of life intensity is beneficial because its only logical that the more you put into something the more you will get out of it, so why not use this philosophy for recovery. “

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

I will create a life I will love ⚬ 

R & R – HOW IT CAN HELP SPEED UP RECOVERY

From our experiences, we have learnt that this program can be an another successful tool in recovery from Eating Distress/Eating Disorder. 

Working on recovery, away from familiar ‘condition friendly safe’ environments, means that it can be easier to challenge thoughts and behaviours.

There are many benefits to R and R. This programme encourages people to open up their senses. The aim is to highlight what living is, what beauty is around them, and most importantly, what beauty is within them. The programme also encourages and promotes their own independence to enjoy their holiday and enjoy living. On their return home, they would then use this learning in their own environment. The added bonus is that they can have the benefit and assurance of Eating Distress/Eating Disorder Practitioner and Recovery Coach close by to continue with recovery, challenge the condition, hope, motivation, inspiration, walking the talk, and working with people to do it for themselves.

People attending our R & R Programme, can see, in a real situation, recovery in action, not just in theory, it gives us the opportunity to go beyond the limits of a therapy room.

My body is the home of my soul ⚬ 

My body is the home of my soul ⚬ 

My body is the home of my soul ⚬ 

My body is the home of my soul ⚬ 

My body is the home of my soul ⚬ 

Life is a gift and I’m gonna make the most out of it ⚬ 

Life is a gift and I’m gonna make the most out of it ⚬ 

Life is a gift and I’m gonna make the most out of it ⚬ 

Life is a gift and I’m gonna make the most out of it ⚬ 

Life is a gift and I’m gonna make the most out of it ⚬ 

WHY INTENSIVE WORK?

There is evidence, and also basic common sense, that would suggest that the more you challenge something, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

Take for example studying for an exam, the more you study the better the results you get. With study it is not about quantity, but quality of the study you do.  Intensive programmes are a very similar concept, and for many can be a critical form of intervention, and support for both client and family. For many it may be a necessary intervention tool at the beginning of therapy, when the condition is at it’s strongest, and the person has little awareness, hope or motivation for life.  For some, intensive therapy is more beneficial for finalising recovery, and this brings about the concept that recovery is individual, and needs to be tailored to what each person needs, and what works best for them at that time.

Intensive therapy is not a quick fix, but a boost, a good start and an additional tool in a person’s recovery.  Anything that offers hope has the potential to heal.

Intensive programmes can help show a person what recovery really is.  That it is learning how to deal with life, and all of its issues and problems, in a constructive way without turning to food or starvation. Learning to get a lot more out of life and melt the limitations that the condition put on it.

Recovery from Eating Distress/Eating Disorder is learning how to balance life with other things, like friendships, work, hobbies and interests.  Recovery is learning to make more helpful choices in ones life and finding out who the real self is.  Intensity can help begin this process or finalise this process.

Having therapy sessions abroad can help people discover the surrounding beauty, and this can then progress to discovering the beauty that lies within them.  The combination of the different environment, people and supervised assistance, and the use of individual therapy, and support can be an extra intensive boost on the road to full Freedom.

Using this setting could be the perfect opportunity to address some of the following:

  • Nutritional Therapy
  • Restoration of Positive Body Image
  • Relearning to Sense Hunger & Fullness
  • Expressive Therapy
  • How can we relate & connect more effectively?

This program can allow people to focus on recovery in an indirect manner, and in a way, help people to forget therapy, but not to forget what has been learned about recovery.

Creating opportunities for the person to get absorbed in the culture and different lifestyles around them.

R and R  programs are structured, and personally tailored according to the person’s specific needs. Every attendee will be provided with a personal ‘Recovery Workbook’, designed to their requirements.

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬ 

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬ 

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬ 

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬ 

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬ 

I have the power to create the life I desire. ⚬