A five day retreat in the mountains of Bulgaria to uncover your boundless potential
This transformative five-day retreat offers a unique opportunity to step beyond fear and shame, unlocking the authentic expression that lies beneath. Guided by Adam's grounded and heartfelt presence, participants will be supported in discovering new dimensions of their individuality and deepening their capacity for genuine connection with others.
Through a series of carefully designed practices and immersive experiences, you’ll learn to trust the intelligence of life itself, moving beyond the confines of rational thinking to embrace its boundless and mysterious manifestations. Adam's guidance fosters healing, reconnection, and a restoration of your inner life force, creating space for profound growth and renewal.
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What YOU might experience
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Awareness: Cultivating genuine presence in the here and now, free from the distractions of imagined scenarios and conceptual thinking
Self-Love: Building a clear connection to your inner self, unburdened by shame or societal conditioning, and allowing your authentic expression to shine
Love for Others: Embracing others with acceptance and compassion, moving beyond automatic judgments shaped by notions of right and wrong
Desire as Discovery: Experiencing desire as a powerful, pure tool for exploring yourself and realizing your unique potential in the world
Where you will be staying
Participants will be staying at a small hotel in the village of Apriltsi.
This workshop offers a loving container to tap the erotic vitality of the parts of us that we’ve obscured or shut down. This is an invitation to use the pleasure of play and eros to bring our shadow parts out of exile and back into consciousness and connection. Shadow play is not about fixing anyone, but it is profoundly transformative. We get to end the struggle against ourselves and relax into the vast natural wholeness that we are.
Exploring our shadows can be both exciting and scary. We will support you to discover the safety that you need to really attune to yourself and others. Your choices will be honored and you won’t be pushed to do anything you’re not ready for.
who is adam chacksfield
Adam Chacksfield is devoted to empowering people to live with consciousness, love, and desire rather shame and fear. He leads retreats and workshops in North America and Europe, and coaches individuals and couples. He is the creator of several courses including Falling Open, Erotic Embodiment & Intimacy, and Transforming Conflict into Deeper Intimacy. He started his spiritual teaching and coaching in 2010 with the support and encouragement of nondual teacher, Peter Fenner. He’s also trained as experiential sex and relationship coach with the Somatica Institute. By education, Adam holds a doctorate in political philosophy and has worked as a university professor. Adam has been going to Bulgaria since 2017, leading retreats, one-day events and individual meetings twice a year. For more info, visit his website
testimonials from past participants
Gayane
retreat participant, Sofia
Jane Tompkins
Professor, Duke University
Lilia
event participant, Sofia
Early Bird Price:
$630
$549
This covers the price of the 5 day retreat in the mountains of Bulgaria. It also includes all meals (vegetarian) and double occupancy accommodation. There is an extra $100 fee if you would like to be in a single room.
FAQs
There will be multiple cars, leaving Sofia on the day of the retreat and the days after. Please contact us, so we can make sure to save a space for you. If you are traveling from abroad - you are responsible for your own flights. We can, however, help with transportation from the airport to your airbnb or directly to the retreat.
If you are staying in Sofia for fun or for the other retreat Adam is hosting (Making love with our shadows) you might want to stay in an airbnb/hotel in the center. Contact us (vtsoneva@gmail.com), so we can send you a short list with options.
Not yet. Bulgaria has its won currency - BGN leva and you will need to use it. You can easily withdraw some from the ATMs at the airport.
The menu we are offering will be done by our own private chef and it will be vegetarian. You are free to cook meat for yourself in the hotel kitchen. There are also multiple good restaurants in the village that offer bulgarian cuisine and where you can find plenty of meat options.
