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