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With Tess Hunneybell Trauma Consultant Psychotherapist, Eszter Balázs Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II and Viktoria Varga Holistic Practitioner
September 9 - 15, 2026
Born Free: Healing the Body, Freeing the Mind
Join a deeply transformative women’s trauma-healing retreat designed to help you release personal and ancestral wounds, reconnect with your body, and rediscover inner freedom.
Led by British psychologist Tess Hunneybell, this gentle yet powerful program blends psychotherapy, somatic healing, Trauma Yoga Therapy, and guided emotional work in a safe, nurturing environment.
Set in Tess’s private converted monastery in the Umbrian mountains, each retreat welcomes only five women, ensuring personal attention, emotional safety, and space for genuine transformation.
Over the past 15 years, more than 1,000 women have walked this path—finding peace, empowerment, and a renewed connection to their authentic selves.
Your Healing Team
Eszter Balázs – Somatic Healing Movement Therapist and Trauma Yoga specialist guiding gentle body-based release and nervous-system regulation.
Viktoria Varga – Senior yoga teacher, body alignment expert, and holistic therapist offering restorative treatments and compassionate support.
Together, Tess and her team create a safe, sacred space for deep emotional healing, embodied freedom, and lasting inner transformation.
About the Leaders
Tess Hunneybell Trauma Consultant Psychotherapist
Tess Hunneybell is widely recognized as the most experienced healing trauma retreat specialist, having hosted over 1,000 participants in her 13 years of retreats. Her programs at San Flaviano Monastery, Italy, are renowned for delivering proven methods that foster lasting resilience, healing, and personal growth. She is also available for online consultations. With over 40 […]
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