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Experiences
We invite participants to share their reflections eight weeks after returning home, once the experience has had time to settle.
they joined the journey
Experiences
Here you can read reviews from people who have joined our retreats. We collect feedback eight weeks after each retreat, giving the experience time to settle before participants look back on it.
PARTICIPANTS ON feeling
Safe, seen & held
A safe, caring and loving space
For me the retreats with Geke and her loving team have been live changing. I’m so incredibly grateful for Geke;
her wisdom, long time experience, courage, expertise and care. Geke is an amazing teacher, psychologist, organizer and facilitator . Geke and her team create a safe, caring and loving space where miracles happen.
safe enough to deeply surrender
Having experienced ceremonies with Geke, I could not imagine undergoing any retreat held by anyone else. She is the closest I’ve ever come to meeting a truly magical person! Under her care, and with the presence of her beautiful, caring team, I felt safe enough to deeply surrender to my inner experience in a way I never have before. If you’re on this site because you’re considering going for a retreat: trust your gut, and please, please, please, schedule an inquiry call with Geke.
a safe, supportive and containing environment
For my journeys into my underworld and beyond, I couldn’t have wished for better travel guides than Geke and her team. They provided a safe, supportive and containing environment that enabled me to meet my most vulnerable and anxious parts. It has been and still is a life-changing healing process.
Geke and her team were incredibly supportive
My first experience was 4 years ago and was one of the most profound experiences of my life. It was very confronting as I became aware of my self deceptions and missteps. Geke and her team were incredibly supportive and gave me the comfort and love that I needed to cope with the avalanche of feelings and grow from the experience.
encouraging me to stand strong
A big thank you to Geke for seeing and acknowledging my wisdom. Thank you for encouraging me to stand strong in it and share, even if others don’t want to hear and/or take it in.
I felt very supported
I had a profound experience and I felt very supported.
I felt safe, supported, and well guided throughout this beautiful retreat.
I feel truly delighted and fortunate to have experienced such a beautiful moment in an atmosphere of kindness and care. It was a powerful and wonderful experience. A timeless moment where every step was thoughtfully designed. I felt safe, supported, and well guided throughout this beautiful retreat. So just close your eyes and let yourself be guided by Geke and her stars, and you will embark on an extraordinary journey.
a love that makes it possible to be with myself, all of myself
A retreat with Geke and her team brings a care and trust and, truly, a love that makes it possible to be with myself, all of myself, in ways I have never found with any other healing or therapy or anywhere in life – and in ways I could never imagine were possible. Vulnerabilities that feel unbearable in any other space dare to show themselves, knowing that I will be held through any depth of pain and anguish. In that place is real fear and insecurity and ancient wounds but also healing and love. This was my second visit and a totally different experience in almost every way except for the trust that Geke would be there through everything – the bliss, the pain, the magic, the laughter, a lot of tears and a depth and power of emotion that will resound with me for days, weeks, months, years. Thank you for all you do, with heartfelt gratitude and a hug.
very safe and inspiring at the same time
The retreat brought me into deep connection with myself, with others and mother earth. Geke is very authentic and simply falls completely into alignment with what she does. That feels very safe and inspiring at the same time.
made me feel incredibly safe
During the ceremony I looked at and felt through my fears of death from the past. Geke and her team knew just the right things to say and do, which made me feel incredibly safe throughout the ceremony.
being held so you can fully let go
The presence of the guides was so important for me. During the ceremony you can also go through hard times, they have helped me to surrender in those moments and transcend some difficult emotions. It also creates a feeling of safety, of being held so you can fully let go.
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experiences after the retreat
my life can never be the same after this
It’s been one of the most profound experiences of my life, it’s beyond words… a magical door that was opened and my life can never be the same after this. I highly recommend it to anyone searching for precious experiences and insights, while being guided by a very experienced loving teacher and guides.
given me all of the answers I have ever sought in my life
The retreats I have had with Geke have given me all of the answers I have ever sought in my life, and answered so many questions I didn’t know needed to be. My experiences under Geke’s incredible care and guidance have categorically enhanced my life, relationships, friendships and the depth of my own lived experience on a daily basis. Truly, a beautiful gift to receive
I’ve finally come home
I’m still in awe of how the retreat has restored my vitality and a sense of wholeness within myself, as if I’ve finally come home – even others have noticed a lightness and ease about me! Receiving this incredible gift is thanks to your loving guidance and support throughout, which helped me find my courage to surrender to the process. You have a unique and deeply intuitive way of sensing and welcoming different parts of myself, and offer a strong, wise and trustworthy presence while always honoring my own agency – I feel safe, seen and held with you, and am so grateful!
truly amazed by everything I was able to take away from this retreat
I am truly amazed by everything I was able to take away from this retreat. My life has transformed significantly for the better through the experience and the insights I gained. It is simply beautiful to have been called to my true life’s calling. This calling is, without a doubt, one of the most fulfilling, rewarding, and meaningful pursuits I could ever imagine. Without this retreat, I might never have discovered it—or perhaps only much later in life. Until then, valuable time would have been lost, spent on more or less insignificant tasks and endeavors due to my professional disorientation, which, thankfully, was disrupted.
this retreat was genuinely life changing
I would describe this retreat as genuinely life changing. The weekend gave me access to my spiritual self and a clarity of how and who I want to be – I am convinced that these retreats offer me a way to evolve and sustain my vision.
a new perspective on life
I gained a whole lot from the retreat; a new perspective on life, a more mature mindset, a more relaxed personality, I made peace with the world, became closer with my friends and family, and found a deeper appreciation of the spiritual world and nature.
a heart filled with love
I look back with a heart filled with love and understanding.
evolve consciously and deliberately
I feel that I touched an experience, a way of being, a stance in life that feels fundamentally right for me. I booked the retreat with a few decisions I wanted to take to the plant teacher. By the time I got there, I realized my questions were way too narrow. Eight weeks later, I am in the horns of those same dilemmas again, and yet… I am also a little bit better able to stay in the not-knowing, to let go of the need to decide, to roll with circumstances/fate. It is small and slow progress, but my sense is that this is the work of integration – to grow these insights, to evolve consciously and deliberately, rather than expecting transformation.
I have found peace
I felt I was connecting with something ancestral, powerful, and protective; I surrendered to the magic, I played and danced without holding anything back; I exposed myself without any protection and with as little control as possible to whatever might come, yet at the same time I was myself and I was there with myself.
I have found peace. The experience itself is teaching me that this was exactly what I was looking for, which is fantastic and a complete lesson: it looks the same whether viewed from the beginning or the end.
I started to speak up and connect more
After the ceremony I started to talk to others. On the flight home I made friends with the person sitting next to me. And I have started to speak up and take part in meetings.
For the first time in my life I can believe that I’m enough
I’m deeply grateful for this profound and beautiful experience! My intention was to expand my self-awareness so that I might develop a kinder relationship with myself, and the insights and love I’ve received throughout the process have opened my eyes and heart. The retreat was like coming home, in the way that home should feel – warm, welcoming, safe, connecting, honest, rooted, growthful – and I now have a sense of being more at home within myself. I’m enjoying trying to make it as tender a place as I can. I feel fully alive to my inner experiencing, much less fearful of being with pain and darkness (and less fearful in general), and compassionate towards parts of myself I struggled to accept before. The experience has challenged me in ways I couldn’t have imagined, and at times continues to push me to my edges, but through this I’m also encountering my courage and strength. And importantly – joy! I’m singing and dancing every day, connecting with my playful spirit, and feeling closer to the wonderful people in my life, who have noticed a lightness and freedom about me. At my core, there’s a peaceful energy, and for the first time in my life I can believe that I’m enough. Words cannot express what a precious gift this is! I feel as though I’m at the beginning of something, there’s space opening up – I’m not entirely sure for what yet, but I’m curious to find out and trusting that all will unfold in time. New insights seem to be continually emerging, and I’ll keep listening and doing this invaluable work. Thank you with my entire being for restoring optimism and possibility for my future!
a deeper sense of stability, knowing it’s ok to be myself
I gained a deeper sense of stability, knowing it’s ok to be myself and experience this world and my body reacting to it the way it does. It felt comforting and grounding. The second ceremony was about asking for my needs to be met and allowing myself to fully receive the love from others. It felt very touching and heart-opening.
gained real clarity and confidence in myself
I gained real clarity and confidence in myself. I feel more present in my body. I notice I even walk differently, because for the first time it feels like my hips are not locked. People actually see me and move out of the way when I am walking somewhere, which is a new experience. I struggle way less with eye contact. The voice in my head in which I speak to myself is completely different. I am so kind to myself today, whereas I used to be quite harsh on myself. I stopped biting my nails completely, for the first time in 33 years of my life. I feel very confident and like I know what I want.
It gave me also real clarity on my career path, that I just have to follow what makes my heart happy and everything else will follow. I feel a lot more flow and a lot less pushing.
breath-energy and deep sleep
I was a head-heavy atheist with insomnia and sleep apnea. I did ceremonies and found breath-energy, buddhism, and deep sleep. Geke is a one-of-a-kind life saver. Soul saver.
finding inner wisdom
My perceptions on daily life have had a long overdue reset as I was starting to lean more in to seeing the negative side in everything. And writing this two months later I’m still enjoying the factory reset. Also I recently had an issue with sleep but I was able to have that direct and clear inner dialogue with myself and really find the root of the problem which ended up resolving the issue. Before I think it would of taken me much longer to find that inner wisdom.
I take better care of myself
In general for me it is a wake up call: to continue my life the way I did before is not good for me. I’m still the same person, small changes make a lot of difference although it is hard to remain in the same flow as in the retreat. I do my kind of breathing every morning before I start the day, I’m less attached to my phone. I treat myself better: massage, holiday. I take better care of myself and I guess I opened up more to the people that give me energy and support.
Self-knowledge that makes me a better partner, father and friend
Self-knowledge that also truly makes me a better partner, father and friend for those around me. I enjoy certain knowing and certainly not knowing, giving better and receiving more easily.
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What makes our retreats different
her deep desire to help, she is unique
Geke, you only have to look at her to know your accepted and home, its in her soul through her eyes, you feel it all over. From a pure love for all and her deep desire to want to help her fellow brothers and sisters, she achieves this. She is unique.
the guidance is so human, soft, loving
My first retreat with you almost 5 years ago has changed me as a person, in a good way. What I loved most about your retreats is that you never denied all the emotions that come with being human. Yes, it was spiritual, but also down to earth. No spiritual bypassing. And thanks to that, I really learned to accept the parts I didn’t like. I learned to see myself as a whole, not just the shiny part of the moon. Working with the plant is so incredibly vulnerable, and with bad guidance things can go wrong. But in your retreats, the guidance is so human, soft, loving, humorous and respect for being human. I would highly recommend your retreat.
freedom to let myself go
I have never laughed so hard. Not only out of joy but especially out of mischief. A tremendously liberating laughter. The freedom to let myself go so carefree, I certainly also owe to the excellent guidance.
deeply intuitive
Geke is warm, honest, funny, open-hearted, deeply intuitive and seems to know exactly what you need.
Perfect sensitivity. Discreet support
The team of guides was wonderful. Each one brought their own unique touch to the diverse group. I think their range of ages added a refreshing dynamic. Everyone conducted themselves in a very professional manner, striking the perfect balance between warmth and technical rigor. They were also fair and appropriate, saying and doing neither more nor less than what each person needed—at least in my case. Perfect sensitivity. Discreet support.
It feels like a homecoming
I am so happy that I found Geke and these retreats. Every ceremony I feel that so much happens on the different layers within myself. It feels like a homecoming, even though I find it exciting every time, I have to cross a threshold, and it’s also certainly not always pleasant. I feel more connected to life and experience more inner stability and strength, and especially an open heart! I also experience very consciously how certain patterns can take over again, and right now it is very supportive for me to fill out this form. 😉 It brings me back again to what I have been able to experience, and to keep nourishing that.
Helped me face my inner demons
From the darkest place in my life, I was so lucky to have met Geke, A beautiful loving person who helped me face my inner demons and past traumas in a safe nonjudgmental environment. A process well defined that allowed me to be vulnerable with all the support and love from such a wonderful person.
You brought me home, every single time
I have ‘worked’ with you three times so far, and each time it was a turning point in my personal development. You bring safety, wonder, and drive to the ceremonies, and you lead a ceremony and fantastic team in such a gentle yet firm way, as I have rarely had the privilege of experiencing. I can hardly say anything other than that you brought me Home every single time.
The energy we co-created
I came away feeling so inspired by you all – the energy we co-created – the calm confidence, gentle encouragement, kindness.
The guides were there with healing touch
I shared some beautiful moments with the guides: moments of laughter and joy, moments of feeling held and supported through grief or fear. The guides were there with healing touch when it was needed.
Guides were incredible
Without exception, the guides were incredible.
Safe and pleasant setting
The facilitators were simply fantastic. So focused on a safe and pleasant setting for each individual participant. Golden hands, every one of them. And golden voices.
loving, caring and present
All guides were fantastic, loving, caring and present. Even without asking (I have difficulties with asking) they knew exactly when to come and be there for us participants.
in touch with everyone’s energy
everything at the right moment
What sets you apart is the careful preparation: a full day of bodywork, breathwork and sharing of intentions, before the ceremony begins. And everything at the right moment and in the right amount (including your explanations and practical matters). This made me feel safe not only with the team, but also with the other participants. Add to this the groundedness of the team and the gift of being able to stay lighthearted even during the intensity. This provided enough trust to engage in the processing. While going through the deep fear of death from back then, I still felt very safe, held, and very professionally guided.
the magic space that Geke creates with her team
I had an incredibly beautiful and profound experience during one of Geke’s retreats – an experience I hope to carry with me for the rest of my life. A big part of that was the magic space that Geke creates with her team – her presence, guidance and genuine care definitely helped me surrender to the journey. For me, your work is comprehensive because it’s professional: you understand what’s happening across a very large group of people and you anticipate their needs and respond to what each person might require and should know and reflect upon. You guide each person on a serious and profound personal journey to answer their own questions about their goals, fears, doubts, misconceptions, and unrealistic expectations. And because it’s also caring, you combine rigor with the necessary affection so that we all feel safe and confident. I believe that if the plant teacher could speak, that’s what it would ask: that we take it seriously with affection and openness.
Genuinely genuine
Dear Geke, what shines most is simply you. Genuinely genuine. Unfiltered, warm and caring.
ethically impeccable, attentive, and loving
The presence and support of the guides were exemplary at all times—ethically impeccable, attentive, and loving. My experience required relatively little affection or assistance, and that is exactly what was provided—no more, no less. It speaks highly of the team that they were able to sense this and act accordingly. Simply outstanding!
making the world a better place
I really value knowing this exists and the work you are doing is inspiring and is making the world a better place. I have found a way back to myself, and while the changes are small and incremental they are at the same time profound.
radiates a lot of trust
Geke radiates a lot of trust and you can ask any question. What I appreciated is that she also shared from her personal life. This kept her standing beside me rather than placing herself above me.
Safety, holding and warmth
Retreats with Geke give me held, deeply transformative containers where I can experience and integrate material safely — I leave with a feeling of ongoing healing. What makes your work different is the safety, holding and warmth you give across preparation, ceremonies, and aftercare with thoughtful one-on-ones, skilled psychological grounding during retreats, attentive, supportive and supported guides, and compassionate, sustained integration support.
everyone is fully present, dedicated and attuned
I feel an incredible amount of gratitude and love for the team. What I see reflected in all of you and have been able to experience is that everyone is fully present, dedicated and attuned. This gives such a feeling of safety and being seen. The connection, authenticity and openness that exists within the team is felt throughout the group. For me that gives even more opening and permission to also be completely myself with everything that is there. You are all unique, with your own qualities and energy which is beautiful to see and to be able to experience.
filled with love
It has been a deeply healing experience. The whole ceremony was filled with love which helps to feel safe and supported. The team as well as Geke made this an exceptional experience!
Caring, conscious guides
Wonderful, sensitive, caring, conscious guides.
invaluable presence
The presence of guides was invaluable for me. I felt really well looked after in a respectful, caring and loving way. It was brilliant.
calm and grounding energy
The guides were wonderful—always present and available without being intrusive. Their calm and grounding energy created a safe and supportive space throughout the retreat. I also really appreciated the balance of having both female and male guides, which brought a well-rounded dynamic to the experience.
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