Relating, Trauma and Attachment Retreat Online September – November 2026

Relating, Trauma and Attachment Retreat – Online September to November 2026 – Day of the week will depend on participant choice.

There is also an optional weekend face to face retreat at the end of the course in end November in Gozo at The Sanctuary to deepen your journey and practice the tools together in a group.

 

Our deepest traumas come up in relating, and you will be pleased to know that that’s not only normal, but you can work on changing the patterns that come up, bringing in an opportunity for you to create the relationships you always wanted in life.

This is a 8 week online immersion, creating a safe supportive space for you to explore your own attachment style, how you relate to others, why you attract who you do, how to deal with the challenges of triggers and communication when things come up, and how to make your relating more about understanding and empathy.

This online course will offer the theory of attachment, how our childhood and inter-generational trauma shapes our relationship patterns, and the basics of neuroscience and how our brain forms in the early years. You will learn regulation and communication tools, all with the gift of knowing that we can change our patterns and our ways of behaving, and create a better future for our relating!

Exercises and somatic work will be intermingled into the theory based online immersion so it would be beneficial to ensure that those hours in your week you sign in from a space where you can express freely. The deeper drop into somatic work will take place within the somatic container of the face to face retreat.

This space is LGBTQI friendly and all diversity of identification, gender, sexuality, polyamory, monogamy, open relating dynamics are welcome in the space.

A face to face retreat at the close of the 8 weeks offers a deepening into what is learned. A safe container to practice the tools learned and also to experience some stronger somatic practices to invite a dive deeper into the self to release your past and create space for a new beginning in relating.

The course and optional face to face retreat will be followed by an optional but strongly recommended 4 week online weekly sharing circle to continue the safe container while you step back out into the world, and learn how to integrate the learnings, reflections and tools into daily life.

 

Please note: There will be an introductory call for all participants, followed by some screening forms to fill out prior to the retreat, to ensure the work we are doing will be beneficial for you, and to understand fully your individual challenges and needs in the space.

 

Email globalgreenevents@gmail.com to book!

 

Tentative Programme (2 to 3 hours a week):

 

Week 1

Trauma – the science

● Introduction Sharing Circle

● The types of trauma

● How childhood trauma affects brain development

● Childhood trauma and the origin of attachment styles

 

Week 2

Attachment Styles – the science

● The science of attachment

● The four types of attachment

● How to understand which attachment style you are

● How to manage your attachment style

 

Week 3

Attachment Styles – how they show up in relating

● How attachment styles affect who we are attracted to

● How to understand other attachment styles

● How to navigate attachment conflicts

● Attachment practical session and case studies

 

Week 4

Neuroscience of Change

● The science behind change

● How to pace yourself and feel safe

● How to regulate your nervous system

● Polyvagal Theory

 

Week 5

Dealing with Triggers

● Triggers and emotional wormholes – what they mean and how to handle them

● Introduction into Emotional Release tools

● Emotional release practical

● Integration Time

 

Week 6

Self Empathy and Self Care

● The importance of self empathy and compassion

● The Change triangle

● How to bring more empathy into relationships

● How to self care so you can care for others

 

Week 7 

Conscious Communication

● How to know what you are feeling – Feelings And Needs

● How to communicate without triggering others

● How to speak without blame and criticism

● How to create a safe space to listen

● Feelings and Needs practical

 

Week 8

Intentions and Integration

● Q and A on any of the above topics covered

● Intention setting for your onward journey

● Integration tools

● Closing Sharing Circle

 

 

Optional Face to Face Retreat – November – additional cost of 399 including accom and all food – email globalgreenevents@gmail.com to add on to the online course.

Friday

Drop in and Sharing

● Arrival and settle into rooms

● Sharing Circle

Dinner

● Spare Time

 

Saturday

Somatic Release

● Morning Meditation

Light Breakfast

● Dance and Emotional Release Session

Lunch

● NeuroDynamic Breathwork Session

Dinner

● Integration Time

 

Sunday

Self Empathy and Conscious Communication

● Morning Meditation and Movement

Light Breakfast

● Conscious Communication Exercises and Practice

Lunch

● Self Care Session

Dinner

● Closing Sharing Circle

 

Post workshops sharing circle:

4 Week – Weekly Sharing Circle 2 hours in duration (optional but included in the online course cost and strongly recommended)

A safe container to be held while you integrate the teachings and make changes, or step forward with your intentions.

A beautiful way to close the deep dive. A mix of sharings and practicals in each session – depending on the needs of the circle.

 

NB: To enter the group sharing circle, the above retreat is a prerequisite, this ensures there is understanding and compassion as we open a safe space for group work.

 

Email globalgreenevents@gmail.com to book!

 

Limited spaces available.

If you struggle with the investment to do this course, please contact me directly on globalgreenevents@gmail.com.

Please note I am not a licensed clinical psychotherapist, I am a trained trauma informed therapist (my qualifications and certifications are on the home page), this is a psycho educational learning and experiencing space, and although I have studied these subjects and tools with trained experts and used them for 15 years, I am still far from perfect, so there is no expectation for you to be either. We are all walking each other home. This is a safe, confidential space without judgement.