Reson8 Retreats is the vision of Elizabeth (Liz) Cotterell, born out of her own spiritual and healing journey. Liz spent nearly two decades in the public service before a series of difficult workplace experiences left her certain there had to be a better way. She escaped to the Indo-Pacific, working as a tour leader, tourism operations manager, and dive instructor. It soothed her mermaid soul for a time — but it wasn't enough.
Her lived experience of trauma, and a later diagnosis of Complex PTSD, sent her down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass — exploring the physical, metaphysical and spiritual in a quest to heal both body and mind. Along the way she has trained in several healing modalities, dabbled in many more, and found herself naturally sharing what she has learned about trauma and the nature of things. Reson8 Retreats is the next step.
Liz believes that, at this time, we need safe spaces to be vulnerable, to learn from each other, to heal, and to remember who we are with compassion and kindness. Spaces to tend our wounded inner children and find our joy again. Spaces where the Divine Feminine can rise and rebalance the feminine and masculine within all of us. Spaces for community grounded in collaboration rather than competition.
To that end, Liz hosts health and wellbeing retreats in Australia, with venues in Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico and the Pacific Islands currently in exploration.
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