Stillness in Action Personal Retreats

Real change starts when you learn how to stop

Develop your internal sense of safety and serenity

Trust in your own insight and strength

Rediscover the freedom to be creative

The Power of Inner Stillness

Stillness is a state in which you are at peace with yourself and connected to everything, be it Tao, God, Source, your team, your company, or the surrounding environment. In these moments, your actions are transformed from habitual, pushed or demanding into clear actions that are direct and uncomplicated. More often than not, however, this state of flow is all too fleeting.

Personal Retreats and Coaching

Stillness in Action personal retreats and coaching programmes are exclusively designed to give you the space, time, and support you need to slow down, listen deeply, and develop your ability to experience stillness wherever you are. You will discover a set of simple and accessible practices that increase your ability to access this state of presence when you most need it – when you are in full on action.

By reconnecting with your inner sense of integrity, trusting in your own abilities, and harnessing your natural strengths, you will become capable of so much more than you previously thought possible. This is truly the meaning of Stillness in Action: when serenity nurtured in nature leads to aligned and meaningful action.

Wellness in the Mountains

3 days at Lauvitel Lodge in a fabulous mountain setting to reconnect with your body, mind, heart and soul. Caroline will take you to her secret corners and invite you to live a sensory experience with the five elements of nature — the mineral sensation of the earth, the vastness of the air, the fluidity of water, the liveliness of wood, the dynamics of fire — helping you to tune into the rhythm of nature’s universe for a more meaningful life.
3 nights with half board
Reiki, Tai Chi and 1:1 coaching available on request
Available June-August

Personal Retreat

Receive guidance during your stay on activities that align with your personal objectives. Join our early morning practices and benefit from a guided Nature Immersion experience and an individual Reiki, Tai Chi or coaching session with Caroline.
3 nights half board
Nature Immersion experience
Tai Chi, Reiki or coaching session
Available Year-Round

VIP Retreat

Your personalized VIP retreat will unfold naturally, perhaps in surprising or unpredictable ways, but always in a safe and secure environment. Whatever your personal focus or objectives, expect to experience a range of emotions, expand your comfort zone and benefit from the change in environment to see things differently.

Join our early morning practice, benefit from multiple guided Nature Immersion experience, individual Reiki and Tai Chi sessions, plus daily coaching with Caroline.
3 nights FULL board
Pre-retreat prep and follow-up calls
Nature Immersion experience
Tai Chi, Reiki AND coaching
Available Year-Round

Personal Coaching

My 12-week Stillness in Action Personal Coaching Programme combines Stillness in Action techniques with insightful coaching and the gentle martial art of T’ai Chi Kung.

You will learn to integrate the wisdom of the body with the intelligence of the mind and the energy of your emotions.

Learn to harness the transformative power of the natural elements, enabling you to listen more easily to what is going on in your heart and all around you.
Save 25% when you combine with a personal or VIP retreat
Available Year-Round

What to Expect

Your personal retreat will unfold naturally, perhaps in surprising or unpredictable ways, but always in a safe and secure environment. Whatever your personal focus or objectives, expect to experience a range of emotions, expand your comfort zone and benefit from the change in environment to see things differently.

Comfort

Feel at home, inspired by the calm atmosphere of the Lodge, the comfort of your room and the great food.

Intensity

Explore the limits of your comfort zone surrounded by nature, running waters, open meadows, ancient forests, mountain lakes, cliff walls and rocky ridges.

Fluidity

Regain fluidity by releasing control and being willing to be surprised.

Presence

Re-establish the power of your presence by being here in the now, appreciating all that you are.

Passion

Benefit from the change in environment to see things differently, experience yourself honestly, and reignite your enthusiasm and passion.

Discover the Stillness in Action Method: Get the book!

​The Stillness in Action book introduces the seven elements of stillness with simple practices that can be integrated into your daily life with relative ease.

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Stillness in Action - The 7 Elements to Success for Leaders

by Caroline Purkhardt, PhD

English Version

Stillness in Action gives you an open door to more happiness at work and leading a successful life. You will know how and when to stop and take 2 minute pauses that transform your effectiveness in your work and enjoyment in your life.

This book is a blessing to anyone who is searching for a little more integrity between who they are and what they do for a living.

Price: €19.99

La Tranquillité dans l'Action - Sept voies d'accès pour vivre dans le bon sens

by Caroline Purkhardt, PhD

French Version

Easy to read and fluid, this book is even more relevant six years after the publication of its original version. Initially intended for the world of work, it is now relevant to all areas where the boundaries between private and professional life are becoming increasingly blurred. The proposed practices from Tai Chi help us to clarify the different spaces of our life.

Price: €25.00

Testimonials

Katie M

Caroline is quite simply fantastic. Her CV is extensive, but it is her incredible intuition that sets her apart as someone very special. She has a way of connecting with you without having to know all the grotty in’s & out’s of how you got into this state! The biggest change is that when life overtakes me I can now stop, use some of the coping techniques, regain perspective and then move on.

Whilst her personal philosophy is undoubtedly based on Buddhism and eastern philosophy she manages to “translate” this into advice that is practical, useful and most importantly … It works!

Kyle N

I want to say a huge thank you for receiving me so graciously when I was at my lowest, and helping me to find myself again over the past 12 months. I felt so lost for so long, and I hadn’t realised how far down I had spiralled until I arrived at your haven. To look back now I would have never thought I could get to where I am today in just a year. I really do feel like the missing piece has now slotted into place and I’m back! Bigger, brighter, bolder, and better.

Danelle D

Working with Caroline is a heart-opening and solution-generating experience. In the 7-month coaching program, I undertook with Caroline, there was not one session where I did not feel at least 100% of her attention and presence, and it felt like even more, if that’s possible. I remember starting many of my sessions with some hesitation and resistance and, without fail, at the end of the session I was lighter in mind and spirit and able to generate multiple options and that I would never have thought of before.

Sam

Caroline – well what can I say, she is amazing!

Talking through things or being open with how I felt wasn’t me, but I have never felt so comfortable with someone I have only briefly met, she has a way of making you feel there is no limit to how open you can be, how much you can learn or what you can achieve. Many things we spoke about I have never shared in quite so much detail or feeling, a strange thing for me to do and yet it felt so easy and right.

I have a new perspective on listening to how my body feels & what it needs. I now see that whilst I’ve been doing a fantastic job of looking after my family I haven’t been doing the same for myself.

Recommending Caroline to you is easy as there is simply only positives to gain.

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