Deep care for our children can arise from self-care.
Parents Retreat "I'm off for a while then" - Recharge. Re-connect.
Would you like to know more about ElternAuszeit? Get in touch for one of our Taster evenings .
Do you sometimes feel the same way?
"How can it be that I'm exhausted all the time?"
I just want to relax for once — no obligations, no calls, no expectations. Just staring into space and doing nothing.
#being #pause #time-out
"It’s all just too much for me. I get overwhelmed so quickly."
I don't like myself when I'm so harsh. I would much rather be relaxed and playful with challenging situations.
#Lightness #Calmness #Life
"I feel disconnected—from myself, from the kids..."
When I’m in touch with myself, I can respond to my kids calmly and support them with ease.
#Relationship #Self-contact
"Kids, work, my relationship... how do I do justice to it all?"
Am I allowed to want more balance without feeling guilty about it?
#Reflection #Regeneration #innerPeace
"I booked the hiking coaching in an acute crisis situation. I wanted a total break, time for myself and inner clarity for my own wishes and goals. It was definitely a life-changing journey for me. Because I only got all of that within a week! I have a new strength, calm and a new connection to myself, total clarity for my next steps."
Why you can treat yourself to a Parent Retreat
Between changing diapers, housework and time pressure, it is often difficult to find time for ourselves. The needs of our children usually come first. But we are convinced: First and foremost, you belong to yourself! Only if you take yourself seriously can you be there for your children full of energy.
Your well-deserved break in nature
Our Parents Retreat offers you the perfect opportunity to get away from it all. Listen to nature, feel your body and exchange ideas with other parents. Consciously press the pause button, let go and recharge your batteries to return to everyday family life feeling stronger.
WanderCoaching - Connect with yourself
During our guided hiking coaching sessions, you will experience a mixture of movement, mindfulness and personal reflection. Nature helps you to clear your head, refocus and find answers to your questions.
Holistic parental leave for body, mind and soul
We are designing a special Parental leaveso that it nourishs, strengthens and inspires you as a parent. We follow a holistic approachthat integrates body, mind and soul - so that you learn to perceive and appreciate your own needs again.
Space for you, hiking and parent coaching sessions
Besides a lot of Recreationrelax, take a deep breath, we offer you interactive small workshops & impulsesin which you can Reflect on your role as a parent, look at challenging situations with your children, learn from us how parenthood can still succeed and exchange ideas with other fathers and mothers on questions relating to conscious parenthood.
What's more, this Parent Retreat lives from beautiful Mountain hikes, Moments of silence with yourself, a (voluntary) leap into the Natural bathing pond, common Singing and sharing by the fire, a little Wellness and whatever else is good for you.
Next date: on request
This Parent Retreat is for you,
If you...
- ... you feel lost in everyday life between your family and your own needs.
- ... are looking for new impulses for conscious parenting.
- ... you urgently need a moment of rest and relaxation to recharge your batteries.
- ... want to exchange ideas with other parents and build a supportive network.
- ... want to deepen the connection to yourself and your children.
"The time away was incredibly instructive and helped me a lot to find my way back to myself and my inner voice. I am very grateful for this opportunity and all the knowledge, experiences, insights and encounters during the trip. I was given a lot of understanding and openness in the sessions and there was always a great atmosphere that allowed and encouraged development and growth of all kinds."
Our triad for a Parents Retreat
Relax, reflect, be connected
1. relax
In the beautiful surroundings at the foot of the mountains in an organic hotel, you can press the pause button from everyday life, let go, hike and recharge your batteries.
2. reflect
In 1:1 parent coaching sessions, small group settings and through our impulses, you will discover new perspectives and strengthen your understanding of the needs of your children and yourself.
3. connect
A special aspect of parenting time-out is the opportunity to get in touch with like-minded people, which gives you space for in-depth exchanges and allows you to build up a supportive network. A kind of mental support village. Whether you're hiking together through the picturesque landscape or enjoying a cozy evening - this is where friendships are formed as well as circles of support for the future.
We believe that parenting is a journey that we should take together.
What you can expect:
- 3 days time out just for you
- Organic hotel with sauna and vegetarian full board
- Ease and deceleration in nature
- Mix of hikes, workshops, moments of silence & being
- Individual coaching on parenting issues
- Movement of body, mind and soul
- Intensive exchange with other parents
- Impulses for conscious parenthood and more serenity in everyday life
Your companions
We - Natalie, Dominik and Carla - met through the Network for Collective Leadership, which is about new ways of living, loving, leading and working together. We share the heartfelt desire to attachment-oriented and have been part of the Transparents community and the training courses.
Natalie and Dominik have been parents to their son Jakob together since 2020. They live together in Bavaria and completed the Transparents training shortly after the birth. They have also studied Aware Parenting and species-appropriate parenting in depth. Carla is a parent coach, organizational developer at Tealbirdslives in Berlin and works in individual sessions with parents on the challenges and issues they face in their everyday lives. All three of us have many years of experience in accompanying people, creating spaces of deep connection and we share a passion for hiking tours together.
Together, we want to create a world worth living in for ourselves and the children of this world.
As experienced coaches and process facilitators, we provide a soothing, light framework with a regenerative alternation between relaxation and inspiration.
Natalie and Dominik are also happy to share their experience with the work of Transparents, how they live parenthood, how they navigate the tensions as entrepreneurs between work, quality time with their son, time for themselves and time as a couple, and how they also found themselves as lovers again after a prolonged crisis.
Carla brings her sensitive nature and extensive knowledge of trauma processes, leadership, self-organization, pedagogy and a culture of relationality to the table
The parent coaching is inspired by "attachment-oriented parenting" according to Transparents and the developmental trauma principles of the NARM (Neuroaffective Relational Model) approach.
We assume that if difficulties arise with our children, neither the child nor the parents are the problem.
Sometimes we don't understand our children because we misunderstand their behavior. With the help of parent coaching, you can learn to put yourself in your child's shoes and "look behind the behavior". This will teach you to interpret their actual needs and respond to them appropriately as a parent.
In our Podcast with Meli you can find out more about us and our work:
FAQs
Where do we spend the night?
In a beautiful hotel at the foot of the mountains near Munich, with lots of space in nature, sauna, campfire.
Please contact the hotel directly for the overnight stay and the daily flat rate. We will be well catered for the whole day, with drinks, three meals, cakes and snacks. The offer is vegan/vegetarian.
When do we start, when do we end?
You can arrive at the hotel from 2 p.m. and check into your room, explore the seminar room and get to know the others. At 4 pm we start our first round together. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm. On Sunday we leave at 2 pm after lunch.
Who is the time-out for?
This time-out is aimed at all parents of all genders who have children between the ages of 2-10 and would like to finally take themselves seriously again. Initial experience and interest in parenting, which is characterized by deep connection and loving guidance of the children (culture of relatedness), is an advantage but not a must. You should have a desire to share and explore together.
How does parental leave work?
We create a good mix of time to unwind, impulses, movement and being together. We hike for 2-3 hours and give small impulses for self-exploration, exercises and you have time for coaching sessions. All of these are offers - you always have the choice to be alone and in silence.
We take comprehensive breaks, sitting comfortably together in the evening with singing and dancing as desired. The alternation of intensive exchange and time for reflection and integration has proven to be particularly effective.
How does nature support me?
In direct contact with nature, we humans are more receptive to new things, more open to unusual thoughts and find it easier to connect with our own feelings.
After just a few hours in nature, the immune system is strengthened, blood pressure, cortisol and pulse rate drop, and with them the stress level. Calm can set in, opening your eyes to all that is already there in life and making room for necessary changes.
What does parental leave cost?
We trust in the cycle of give and take and in the fact that we are all held and cared for. Our aim is to support parents - for the future of our children. That's why we offer parent time-out for #Base price to:
To register, you pay the basic amount of 310 €which covers our costs. After the time-out, you decide for yourself how much you would like to give us as a fee.
There are costs for accommodation and meals in the hotel for the days. The costs per night incl. full board are available on request
Does the ElternAuszeit take place without children?
Yes exactly, the ElternAuszeit is for you as a parent or together as a couple and deliberately WITHOUT children. This means your children can be with other people. We know that it's not easy for some of us to treat ourselves to something like this and that it can be a strain on the rest of the family. If you would like to take a break but find it difficult to take this step, please get in touch with us.
Taster evening ElternAuszeit
Do you still have questions? Would you like to get to know us better? In our free online taster evening, you'll find out everything you need to know about ElternAuszeit and get some initial inspiration and tips for your relaxed everyday life.
Yes, I would like to take part in the Parents Retreat taster evening.
If you are unable to attend one of the dates, you will receive access to the recording of the evening for 1 week afterwards.
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