A Journey of Healing: A Daughter’s Transformation Through Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat

Healing is rarely a solitary journey. Sometimes, the most profound transformations happen when we take a step together—when we allow healing to ripple through generations, breaking cycles and creating space for deeper connection. This is the story of Sofia and her mother, Elena, who came to a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat seeking healing, not knowing it would change their lives forever.

The Intention: A Retreat for Her Mother

Sofia arrived with one goal in mind: to dedicate the weekend to her mother’s healing. It wasn’t about her; it was about providing a safe space for Elena to release what she had held inside for so long. Sofia had always felt a weight on her shoulders, an unspoken burden carried through years of inherited pain. She was constantly over-giving—at work, in relationships, in life—yet always feeling unseen and unappreciated. This retreat, she hoped, would be the moment when that weight could finally be lifted.

A Difficult History: The Burden of Perfectionism

Elena had always been a perfectionist. Nothing Sofia did ever seemed to be good enough. It wasn’t because Elena didn’t love her, but because she had spent her entire life trying to be the perfect everything—a perfect wife, a perfect mother, a perfect woman. She had learned this from her own upbringing in an overly critical family, where love was conditional, and mistakes were not tolerated.

Now, after 27 years of marriage, Elena and her husband were contemplating divorce. She was in crisis, realizing how much her need to control everything had shaped not only her marriage but also her relationship with her daughter. As the retreat progressed, Elena confronted a painful truth: her relentless perfectionism and over-giving were deeply rooted in her own childhood trauma. She had been severely abused and neglected by her stepmother and ignored by her father. In response, she had spent her life compensating—by doing, by giving, by proving her worth over and over again. Yet, no matter how much she gave, it never felt like enough.

A Deep Awakening: Realizing the Power of Release

As the retreat unfolded, something remarkable happened. Sofia didn’t need to know the details of her mother’s private sessions. Just knowing that Elena was in a safe space—where she could express her emotions freely, cry, and finally release what had been unspoken for years—was enough to bring an unexpected relief.

For the first time, Sofia saw clearly how many of her own struggles were reflections of her mother’s. They were not just hers; they had been passed down, carried forward, unintentionally inherited. But then came the moment that changed everything: Elena acknowledged it. She admitted that some of Sofia’s struggles were echoes of her own. And in that moment of recognition, something shifted.

Breaking the Cycle: A Shamanic Healing Session of Liberation

One of the most profound moments of the retreat happened during a joint shamanic healing session. As I guided Elena through releasing the deeply ingrained belief that she was never enough, something extraordinary occurred—she was able to pass that healing directly to Sofia.

In a powerful act of love, Elena did for her daughter the same healing work that I had just guided her through. She spoke to her daughter words of release, words of recognition, words of love. Sofia felt the shift immediately—her mother, for the first time, was not just seeing her but freeing her. It was a moment of deep liberation, one that neither of them could have imagined when they first arrived at the retreat.

The Outcome: A Relationship Renewed

Leaving the retreat, Sofia and Elena’s relationship felt different. It felt lighter, closer—yet not suffocating. It hadn’t been about fixing or forcing change; it had been about understanding. The healing wasn’t only in the mother’s release—it was also in the daughter’s finally feeling seen, heard, and understood.

This journey was never about one person. It was always about a lineage of pain, love, and the decision to end cycles that no longer serve. It was about finding healing together.

Why a Dual Retreat?

Healing takes time, and sometimes an hour-long session isn’t enough. The retreat provided Sofia and Elena the space to go deeper, to move through layers without rushing the process. It allowed their emotions to unfold naturally, leading to a depth of understanding that might have taken them years to reach otherwise.

Would Sofia recommend a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat to others? She says, "Absolutely. The retreat gave my mother and me the space to heal in a way we never could have on our own. Sometimes, the healing we seek for our loved ones becomes the very healing we need for ourselves."

If you’re feeling weighed down by wounds that you may have inherited from a previous generation in your family. If you have unresolved emotions, or disconnection with a loved one, a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat may be the transformative experience you need. Healing happens not in isolation—healing happens in connection, healing happens in love, and brings wholeness.

Schedule a free call today. Explore how a retreat can support you on your healing journey: email:  loveintowholeness@gmail.com

Self-Love: Change Words into Actions

Self-love needs to be more than a word in our lives—it needs to be an ongoing commitment to nurture ourselves deeply. Self-love means nourishing all your four bodies: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It requires action. Instead of striving for accomplishments, which benefit your external being, you can choose actions that balance, heal, release, and reset your inner being, These create a foundation for true love within you. Imagine dedicating time and energy in the sacred space of a retreat to fully embrace, honor, and cherish who you are.

Discover the Transformative Benefits of a Love Into Wholeness Retreat

If your world is filled with demands and distractions, you may have lost touch with yourself and the relationships that matter most to you. A Love Into Wholeness retreat will give you the time and space to step back from your daily life, prioritize yourself, and experience profound healing and growth.

Break Free from your Normal Routines

Life’s routines can keep us feeling stuck. A Love Into Wholeness retreat gives you the chance to escape your normal life and step into a new environment of possibilities. Embrace a break from the ordinary, a time to refresh and realign with your true self.

Make Yourself a Priority

Life’s demands can make us forget to put our own well-being first. A Love Into Wholeness retreat gives you the opportunity to set aside work, social media, and expectations of others, so you can focus entirely on your healing and transformation. Make yourself your highest priority, give yourself the care and attention you need to support your own well-being.

Be Present with Yourself

The sacred space of a retreat allows you to give yourself undivided attention, which you need if you want to reconnect with your essence. You will be able to see deeper into your inner world and cultivate an intimate relationship with your own heart. This will give you the chance to embrace yourself with a depth of love and compassion that will ripple far beyond the retreat. A Love Into Wholeness retreat is not merely an escape; it is a profound, loving, and healing encounter with every part of who you are.

Experience Profound Healing and Growth

During a Love Into Wholeness retreat, you’ll engage in focused sessions. After each session, you’ll have time to deeply integrate session material into your being, by doing reflection and healing. Each session in the retreat builds on the previous one, shifting you in a series of gradual yet profound steps. This adjusts the course of your life one degree at a time, stabilizing  you with each shift, until you’re heading in an entirely new and positive direction, feeling aligned and renewed.

Deep-rooted and Long-lasting Transformation

Insights from traditional therapy sessions can quickly dissipate on returning to everyday life. A retreat is different. Focused energy and intention during the retreat allow for deep reflection, meaningful integration, and lasting change. This immersive experience ensures your transformation is deeply rooted, and its benefits stay with you long afterwards.

Ready to Begin Your Love Affair with Self?

Join a Love Into Wholeness retreat, step away from life’s distractions and demands, rediscover the beauty of your own being, and give yourself the gift of enduring transformation. This journey of self-discovery and growth awaits you.

Let’s schedule a complementary consultation to assess your needs and plan your personalized retreat. Email me at: loveintowholeness@gmail.com

Dream Big: Create a Vision of Your Best Life

January is a time for new beginnings. Many of us eagerly jot down goals, hoping that this year we will achieve them. Do these goals come from a place of clarity? Do they align with what truly matters to us? And if we achieve them, do we feel unexpectedly unfulfilled?

Consider a Retreat

This year, I invite you to consider a solo or duo (for two) retreat. It will give you the time and space you need to shift your focus from setting goals to creating a vision—a clear and vibrant picture of the life you want to live. A vision takes you beyond a list of achievements to creating a holistic view of how you want to experience life. It takes into account every dimension of your being, from your inner world to your relationships with others and to the larger world around you.

A Retreat Gives You a Foundation for Healing and Growth

On my guided relationship healing retreats, we start with the most important relationship: your relationship with yourself. To truly heal and create meaningful relationships with others, you must begin by understanding what you deeply value and desire in your own life. Then the healthier way you see and care for yourself can be mirrored in your connections with others.

A retreat gives you the opportunity to focus on creating a vision, unencumbered by daily external expectations or societal pressures. You will be able to connect with your heart and spirit to uncover what you truly long for. The retreat approach can quickly transform how you relate to the world, opening your life to greater alignment and fulfillment.

Winter: A Season for Dreaming Your New Life

January is more than a time for resolutions; it’s also a time for dreaming your new life. Winter nurtures dreaming, aligning us with the rhythms of the Earth. Just as the Earth rests, cold, quiet, barren and preparing for spring, we too are invited to rest, reflect, and retreat.

Many traditions call this Kiva time—a sacred time of going into the cave to connect with our inner selves, to uncover what truly matters, and to imagine the life we wish to live. This is the season when you plant the seeds of your new life. This is a season potent with creativity if you give yourself the opportunity to retreat.

A Vision Beyond Goals

On our solo or duo retreat, you will create a vision, taking time to reflect on the life you dream of living. It will enrich your life well beyond a list of goals.

These are just some of the key areas we will consider.

• Partner and Love: How do you envision love and partnership? What kind of relationship do you want to create or nurture?

• Family and Friends: What role do family and friends play in your life? How can you strengthen these connections?

• Spirituality: What practices or beliefs connect you to a sense of peace, purpose, or the sacred? How do you want to deepen your spiritual life?

We will reflect on these and other important areas on a retreat, asking: What do I want to experience? How do I want to feel? And what values do I want to honor? We will use tools to create a place of clarity. From that foundation, you can then set goals that align with your vision—goals that feel inspired and purposeful because they’re rooted in what truly matters to you.

Your Invitation to Retreat Starts Here

If you’re ready to move beyond resolutions and create a life of meaning and connection, I invite you to take the first step towards planning a solo or duo retreat. We will work together to craft a clear vision that supports the life you want to live.

Reach out to schedule the first step towards a retreat, a meeting with me (Clarity Session) by emailing me at loveintowholeness@gmail.com. This meeting will help you explore what’s truly important to you and lay the foundation for the healing and transformation you seek.

This January, let’s dream big and create a vision that guides you to a life of wholeness, joy, and connection. The journey starts with you.

With love,

Elizabeth Alanis