You Should Leave Now
Going on Retreat to Find Your Way Back to Yourself
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
If you want to live an extraordinary life, one in which your heart, mind, and spirit are in sync, you have to make space for your soul. You have to leave, in order to come back to yourself.
It is time to go on retreat.
Written as if by a wise and cherished friend, You Should Leave Now is a gentle, practical guide to drawing rich benefits--mental, emotional, and spiritual--from a personal retreat. Life coach, meditation teacher, and founder of She Glows Retreats, Brie Doyle helps us discover the ideal focus, setting, and approach to transformative retreating.
In plain-spoken prose that is rich with ideas, solid research, gentle suggestions, and compelling stories, Doyle covers the benefits of retreating, reminding us that our well-being is about more than a daily dose of kombucha or a fitness class. She then details the logistics of going on retreat, what to expect while there, and how to make the most of what you've gained upon returning home.
Doyle's extraordinary work opens the doors to rediscovering rest and rekindling your inner spark. Inner transformation awaits.
You should leave now.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Life coach Doyle touts the benefits of taking retreats in her amicable debut. She begins by making a strong case for the benefits of and reasons for taking a break: rather than being a simple getaway, she writes, a retreat is an opportunity for the "deeper intention of self-awakening." In the book's second half, Doyle recommends ways to make the time and space to be alone for at least a day. Only when fundamental needs are met, she writes, can old patterns be recognized and reconfigured, and to that end she suggests first concentrating on basic needs, such as healthy eating and regular sleep, which she argues creates a foundation for greater connection to one's "inner truth." Tips on meditation, the pros and cons of solo versus group retreats, and warnings about listening to gurus (as opposed to doing the hard work of developing one's own personal beliefs) are highlights. Though this starts out reading like a brochure for one of Doyle's retreats, the latter half tantalizes with encouraging visions of what a retreat can offer. Those interested in finding ways to emotionally recharge should take a look.
