LIVE YOUR S.E.L.F. stands for a deep reconnection with yourself—for a life full of meaning, energy, love, and joy.
Our happiness retreat is ideal for anyone looking for something truly extraordinary. At The Sanctuary eco-resort on Koh Phangan, we invite you to arrive in the lightness of your being—no matter how difficult your life may feel right now. Here you will experience a week full of inspiring experiences, presence, joy, and new inner clarity. Professionally sound psychological work meets very special magic vibes to accompany you on a profound journey – to yourself.
OpenYourWorld retreats stand for something unique: exclusive. Psychological. Innovative. Throughout the retreat, you will be accompanied by two experienced, certified psychologists who will offer you sound, individual, and in-depth support. We combine personal presence as coaches and psychotherapists with creative, innovative methods and the uniqueness of our specially selected, extraordinary locations.
Our nature-loving retreat location on Koh Phangan has a bright, light energy. It is only accessible by boat and welcomes us with a lively atmosphere full of heart and unconventionality. You will spend a week surrounded by turquoise waters, white sand, and tropical greenery in an atmosphere that inspires movement. It is perfect for a very special kind of happiness retreat.
This is not about superficial happiness, but about a quiet, powerful joy that arises from clarity, self-contact, and inner freedom. Here you will experience the simultaneity of all opposites and learn how to hold yourself, even when the movement outside becomes too much. You will experience your inner safe space and anchor it deeply within yourself. You will receive impulses on how to loosen your inner shackles and strengthen your inner strength. Let yourself be guided and learn to let go. In this very special retreat, we will open up a whole new, playful approach to your inner resources, inner peace, and your ability to guide yourself instead of being controlled by external forces.
Like all OPEN YOUR WORLD RETREATS, this retreat is much more than a vacation—and much more than coaching or therapy. It is a personal journey. Deep, loving, transformative—and always new. What to expect this week - Individual psychological sessions with Eva Senges and Verena Peipe
- Innovative psychological seminar units and impulses that strengthen your S.E.L.F. - In your innermost being, with high impact and ease, with meaning. Energy. Love. Joy. - 9D Breathwork for deep transformation - An unbridled bondage workshop with Nika (Power): Being in the ropes
- A cacao ceremony for deep inner connection - Yoga and meditation for your daily balance practice - Unconventional spaces for joy, silence, and authentic being - Stay in a place that combines nature, energy, and beauty - Single occupancy of the bungalows for maximum privacy and retreat
Our approach Our retreats are projects close to our hearts. As experienced psychotherapists, coaches, and systemic consultants, we have developed a format that combines scientific foundations, personal encounters, creative vitality, and unusual methods in extraordinary locations. Each retreat is tailor-made – for you, your issues, and your current life situation.
After a detailed preliminary discussion, we design YOUR individual retreat. Discretion and mindfulness are a matter of course for us: we are bound by confidentiality and require the other participants to sign a confidentiality agreement as well. To give you the greatest possible privacy and space for yourself, single occupancy of the bungalows is a matter of course.
The management team - Dipl. Psych. Eva Senges – Founder of OpenYourWorld Retreats, certified psychologist, psychological psychotherapist, systemic consultant, and business coach. Author of the book "I want to change, but how? Step by step into a new life with the inner map" (Kösel, 2016). Founder of the Center for Potential Development in Heidelberg. Recognized by Discover Germany (11/2023) as one of the most innovative coaches in Germany. - Verena Peipe – Psychologist, coach, and psychotherapist We have another very special guest with us on this retreat:
- Anika Tiegs, author of the book "The Domina Principle – Serve Life, but Be Master of Yourself" – also known as Nika (Macht) through her podcast of the same name. Anika is a psychological counselor and worked as a dominatrix for 5 years. Today, she uses the analogy of BDSM for her lectures, workshops, couples and individual sessions.
Nika stands for breaking inner chains, opening our mental cages, and living outside the mental straitjacket. In our retreat, she will create an evening "in the ropes" exclusively for us.
In a bondage workshop—participation is voluntary, of course!—she will show us the magic of ropes—how they hold us and help us let go. An evening full of devotion, conscious control, and beauty. Once you learn to hold yourself and untie your inner knots, you will be back in touch with yourself and able to create something magnificent.
Anika also offers individual sessions on request. And another special feature: as this is a pioneering retreat – our first at this location – we are offering it once at a special price with a 30% discount.