Transformational Retreat in Bali

8 Days Subconscious Discovery & Healing Stay Connected
Feel Alive

We are living through a profound, collective acceleration. Across the globe, the old structures of how we relate, how we work, and how we connect are shifting. Many feel this, yet most are still operating from a place of chronic survival.

Alive Academia is a place where you can learn to transcend – to where old patterns no longer hold power over you, and discover that profound change happens within. To feel alive and to act from joy: these are the two missions we are on across these eight days.

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"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

– Carl Gustav Jung
How we do the work?

You've done things. So why does part of you still feel switched off? We bring back that feeling first.

Aliveness returns in five natural stages – a gentle arc that carries you from numbness back to feeling fully, unmistakably alive. Tap each stage to see what unfolds.

Much of what shapes our thoughts, behaviours, and emotional responses is driven by the subconscious mind – the deep layer of programming formed largely in the first seven years of life. No matter how much we intellectually understand a pattern, if the subconscious still holds a different belief, it will win every time.

Aliveness is not a concept – it is a felt sense in the body. A nervous system that has been chronically in survival mode cannot simply decide to feel safe. It needs to experience safety through the right environment, the right practices, and the right relational container. This is what Alive Academia is designed to provide.

01AwarenessSeeing clearly what has been quietly running beneath the surface.+
Aliveness begins with honest awareness. Together we slow down and gently bring into the light what has been quietly running the show – the patterns, the numbness, the reactions you never chose. Using client-led subconscious work, we look beneath the busy thinking mind to where these patterns truly live. You stay fully aware and in control the entire time.
02Accepting Hidden PartsWelcoming home the parts of you once pushed out of sight.+
We all learn to hide the parts of ourselves that once felt unsafe or unwelcome. Here, with warmth and no judgement, we meet those exiled parts and begin to accept them exactly as they are. There is no reliving of pain – only understanding, compassion, and the deep relief of no longer being at war with yourself.
03Creating a Safe NestBuilding a held, safe space where feeling can finally move.+
Real release only happens where it is truly safe. Together we create a held, nurturing space – within you and around you – where long-frozen emotions can finally move, be felt, and gently complete. As they do, your nervous system softens and settles, and the energy once spent on simply surviving becomes free again.
04Restoring DignityReclaiming your worth, your wholeness, your quiet self-respect.+
As the old wounds settle, something essential returns: your dignity. You begin to stand in your own worth again – not performing, not proving, simply whole. This is the steady self-respect that no longer depends on anyone's approval, and it becomes the firm ground on which your new life is built.
05Connecting With Your MissionLetting your freed energy flow into purpose and service.+
From this restored, alive place, a deeper calling can finally be heard. The energy that has been freed flows naturally into creation, meaning, and your unique contribution to others. This is aliveness as a way of living – carried home in your body long after Bali, as purpose, and as quiet service to the world.
Moments from Uluwatu

Our Journey

Real moments from our last gathering in Uluwatu — women and men, side by side, finding their way back to feeling. Unstaged, just as it happened.

Group lying on the sand at the water's edge at sunrise, Uluwatu beach
Mixed group of women and men reaching skyward in movement inside an open Balinese bale
Participants resting with eye masks and headphones during a guided session, a facilitator tending to the group
Group sitting in meditation in a garden bale surrounded by palms
Group standing in the infinity pool at sunrise around the facilitator, ocean beyond
Two women laughing as flower petals fall around them during a Balinese blessing
Three people meditating on a clifftop deck overlooking the sea at dusk
Participants bathing under the spring spouts at a Balinese water temple
Incense smoke rising in front of a seated group in soft light
Facilitator tending to a guest during a deep relaxation session beside a Ganesha statue
The 8-Day Journey

Awake. Aware. Alive.

The Team

Your guides home

A small, named team – hypnotherapy, Balinese healing, breath, movement, and meditation. We’re happy to share full bios and credentials before you decide.

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Lead Facilitator
Maria – Founder & Lead Facilitator
Lead Hypnotherapist · Subconscious Integration · Program Director
Maria is the founder and lead facilitator of Alive Academia. A certified hypnotherapist trained in subconscious and somatic methods, she designed and leads the daily one-to-one work and masterclasses. She practises within her scope and refers on to medical or psychological care when that is the right support. Full practitioner names, certifications, and bios are shared with every applicant on request – we welcome your questions before you book.
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Pak Gede
Balinese Healer · Acupuncture · Melukat
A revered Balinese healer holding the ancient lineage of sacred water purification and traditional acupuncture, guiding each participant with profound grace and wisdom.
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Bryan
Breathwork Facilitator · Subconscious Reset
A masterful breathwork guide whose sessions create profound subconscious shifts – carefully held spaces where the nervous system is finally invited to let go.
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Audrey
Bhakti Yoga Guru · Devotional Practice · Sacred Movement
Audrey is a devoted Bhakti Yoga teacher whose practice is rooted in the yoga of love and surrender. Through devotional chanting, sacred movement, and heart-centred ritual, she creates a space where participants reconnect with the divine within themselves.
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Adam
Meditation Guide · Mindfulness · Inner Stillness
Adam is a gifted meditation guide whose presence carries a rare quality of stillness. His sessions anchor the daily practice – offering each participant a reliable thread back to their own centre, no matter how far the journey takes them.
Nourishment

Sacred alchemy begins at the table

How we feed the body directly shapes how we clear the mind. A thoughtfully curated Sattvic-Ayurvedic fusion, cooked with love and served family-style on the breezy terraces of Sukacita Hill.

We source directly from Bali's rich volcanic soil and local organic farms – every bite teeming with pure life force, Prana.

Balinese breakfast bowls
Sattvic Ayurvedic bowl Balinese wisdom bowl
Sukacita Hill · Uluwatu · Bali
The Location

A high-frequency sanctuary above the Indian Ocean

Perched on the sacred cliffs of Uluwatu at the southern tip of Bali, Sukacita Hill is not merely a venue – it is an active participant in your healing. Every element of this space has been chosen to support one purpose: preparing your nervous system for the deep, transformative work ahead.

As you arrive, something in you begins to exhale. The density of the external world dissolves into the warm Balinese air, holding you with the kind of spaciousness that allows genuine aliveness to re-emerge.

From the open-air yoga shala to the cliffside views, every breath here carries Prana. Every sunrise carries permission – to slow down, to feel, to return to yourself.

"The southern tip of Bali has long been regarded as a place of purification – the elevation above the sea offering both a literal and metaphorical higher perspective."

The Space
The Space
Yoga & Movement
Yoga & Movement
The Pool
The Pool
The Estate
The Estate
Evening Lounge
Evening Lounge
Sacred Garden
Sacred Garden
Sukacita at Dusk
Sukacita at Dusk
Your Room
Your Room
Sacred Rest
Sacred Rest
Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee
The Dining Terrace
The Dining Terrace
Your Sanctuary
Your Sanctuary
Upcoming Cohorts

Choose your moment

Each cohort is a small, sacred circle. Spaces are limited to honour the depth of this work.

October 2026
1–8
Uluwatu & Ubud, Bali
A few spaces remaining
November 2026
1–8
Uluwatu & Ubud, Bali
Spaces available
December 2026
1–8
Uluwatu & Ubud, Bali
Spaces available
Your Contribution

Choose your path

Everything here is held for you – your room, your meals, your private 1-on-1 sessions, the sacred ceremonies, and the gentle integration that follows you home – woven into one offering so nothing pulls you out of the experience. You arrive with open hands; we hold the rest. What unfolds isn't measured in eight days, but in everything that feels lighter in the years that follow.

Shared Accommodation
Twin-share sanctuary
€2,500
per person · all-inclusive
  • 8 days / 7 nights accommodation
  • All Sattvic-Ayurvedic meals
  • 2 private hypnotherapy sessions
  • 2 acupuncture & energy healing sessions
  • Both Melukat ceremonies
  • All masterclasses & movement
  • Ubud Day 7 excursion
Most Chosen
Single Accommodation
Your own sanctuary space
€3,000
per person · all-inclusive
  • Everything in Shared, plus
  • 2 visits to The Istana luxury retreat centre
  • 1 private online hypnotherapy session
  • 1 private acupuncture session
  • Priority scheduling
  • Post-retreat integration call
Premium Experience
Full private immersion
€5,500
per person · all-inclusive
  • Everything in Single, plus
  • 3 private online hypnotherapy sessions
  • 3 private bodywork sessions
  • 3-month integration coaching
  • Airport transfers included

Payment plans available · Early-bird discount when booking 60+ days ahead

Questions

Answered with care

Everything you need to know before taking the leap.

Begin Your Journey

Aliveness is waiting within you

Limited spaces, to honour the intimacy of this work. Before a place is held for you, we share a short, confidential readiness conversation and health questionnaire – a gentle way of making sure this is the right ground for your homecoming. Send us a message and we’ll be in touch within 24 hours.

Location
Uluwatu, Bali
Duration
8 Days · 7 Nights
Group Size
Intimate · Limited Spaces