Tips for Going on a Self Healing Retreat in Bali
Tips for Going on a Self Healing Retreat in BaliSelf-healing retreat can be concluded as a process of treating mental or psychological wounds which can be caused by various things. Emotional wounds can be of various kinds, such as unresolved grief, feeling unsuccessful, worrying about something, even leading to stress.
Released by Psychology Today, self-healing retreat is an effort we have made to heal ourselves. Therefore, it is important for each individual to know the triggers of the emotional injuries they feel in order to facilitate the process of treating the injury.
A research shows that each person is able to treat ourselves around 18-75%. This process is called the placebo effect, namely when patients in medical tests are given sugar pills or fake operations, and can be guaranteed to recover. Apparently, it was the patient’s belief in recovering that led them to recovery. Meanwhile, a number of factors that can be taken into account to obtain a healthy body physically and mentally are as follows:
- Healthy relationships
- Healthy living
- Healthy religious connections
- Innovative expression
- Healthy sexuality
- Financially healthy
- Healthy environment
- Healthy mind
Meanwhile, taking care of the body with a healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and avoiding addiction to drugs and alcohol, must also be implemented to support body health. To deal with feelings of self-blame and the emotional wounds you experience, here are a number of guidelines from Healthline that can be implemented as a self-healing effort:
Various Healing Retreat Methods that You Can Try
- Create Mantras or Positive Suggestions to Challenge Negative Thoughts
The way you talk to yourself can move you forward or keep you stuck in your hurt feelings. Often, having a mantra that you say to yourself in times of emotional grief can help you rewire your thoughts.
For example, medical psychiatrist Carla Manly, explains to try positive sentences such as, “I am lucky to have found a new path in life that is good for me.”
- Create Physical Distance
Often someone explains that you should avoid people or situations that cause you disappointment. According to medical psychiatrist Ramani Durvasula, that’s not a bad idea.
“Creating physical or psychological distance between us and certain people, or situations, can help self-healing efforts for the simple reason that we don’t have to think about it, process it, or be told about it again,” he explained.
- Do Your Own Assignments
Focusing on yourself is important by making options to deal with the injury you have experienced. When you think about someone who caused you pain, bring yourself back to the present moment. Next, concentrate on something you are grateful for.
- Give Your Full Attention Today
According to Lisa Olivera, a certified marriage and family therapist, the more we can concentrate on the present, the less impact our past or future will have on us.
“When we begin to practice paying full attention to what is happening right now, our pain of having control over us will diminish, and we will have more freedom to decide how we want to approach our lives,” he continued.
- Be Gentle With Yourself
If the first thing you do every time you do something wrong is comment on yourself, now is the time to try showing kindness and compassion towards yourself.
Treat ourselves as we would a friend, by offering compassion, and avoiding differences between ourselves and someone else’s journey.
“Injury cannot be avoided, and we may not be able to avoid pain; however, we can decide to treat it kindly and compassionately when it comes,” explains Olivera.
- Let Negative Emotions Flow
Instead of avoiding negative emotions, it’s best for you to always let them flow. These negative emotions include sorrow, annoyance, anger, and even sorrow.
“These negative emotions are like riptides,” explained Durvasula. “Let them pour out on you. It may require psychological health interference, but challenging them can get you caught up,” he continued.
- Accept That The Other Person May Not Apologize
Waiting for forgiveness from the person who injured you will slow down the self-healing retreat process. If you experience injury or illness, it is important for you to handle it yourself, which means accepting that the person who hurt you does not apologize.
- Engage In Self-Care
When injured, you may feel like nothing is injured. Olivera explains that applying self-care can look like setting boundaries, saying no, doing things that give us pleasure and calm, and listening to our needs first.
“The more we can apply self-care to our lives every day, the more empowered we will be. From that space, feeling sick doesn’t feel as great,” he continued.
- Surround Yourself With People Who Support You
By allowing yourself to be surrounded by people who provide support, you can be helped to overcome many injuries.
- Give Yourself Permission To Review It
When you are dealing with a painful heart or a situation that hurts you, it is important to give yourself permission to review it.
Durvasula explained that sometimes people can’t let it go because they feel they’re not allowed to review it.
“This is because maybe some people around them don’t want to hear it or [those people] are embarrassed to always review it,” he explained.
Meanwhile, talking is the main point in the process of treating emotional wounds. This is why Durvasula recommends finding a friend or therapist who is patient and accepts your every narrative.
- Give Yourself Permission To Forgive
Because waiting for someone to apologize can stop the self-healing process, you may have to start forgiving someone or yourself.
Forgiveness is important to the healing process because it allows you to let go of anger, guilt, shame, grief, or other emotions you may be experiencing and move on.
- Seek Professional Help
If you are having trouble letting go of a painful experience, you can talk to a professional. Sometimes it is difficult to apply these strategies, and you need an experienced professional to help guide you through the self-treatment process.
Bali Eling Spirit Helps Self-Healing with Meditation
Bali Eling Spirit can help you in self-healing through Balinese meditation retreats. This method is by meditating to control the breath while motivating the mind to think more positively and release all the burdens on the mind that have been stored up. Another way is to do a yoga retreat to calm your soul and body health. Please visit Bali Eling Spirit or contact us to get more information.
