In a nutshell, Reson8 Retreats is the vision of Elizabeth (Liz) Cotterell, which came about through her personal spiritual and healing journey.
Liz worked for nearly two decades in public service and, after a series of negative workplace experiences, thought there must be a better way. She escaped to work in the tourism industry in the Indo-Pacific, where she was a tour leader, manager for a tourism operation, and dive instructor. This soothed her mermaid soul for a time, but it wasn’t enough.
Her lived experiences of trauma and resulting Complex PTSD diagnosis sent Liz down the rabbit hole exploring the physical, metaphysical and spiritual (aka mind-body-spirit connection) in a quest to heal her physical and psychological injuries. Through that journey she has learned a lot, dabbled in a host of healing modalities, and trained in a few herself. She has found herself sharing what she has learned, and continues to learn, about herself and the nature of things, but would now like to take it to the next level.
Liz feels strongly that, at this time, men and women need a safe space to be vulnerable, to learn from each other, to heal, and to remember who they are with compassion and kindness. She believes it’s time to heal our wounded inner children and find our joy again; time to see and accept ourselves for who we truly are; time to embrace and allow the Divine Feminine to arise in all of us and rebalance the feminine yin and masculine yang energies; and time to come together in harmonious communities that value collaboration and cooperation.
To that end, Liz plans to offer several retreats per year in Australia and overseas (Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Cook Islands, French Polynesia).
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