Together with international partners from Healing Circles Global and a collective of co-missioners of the Gergina Foundation, in March 2024 we held an international event in Bulgaria dedicated to integrative care and deep healing.
The goal was to connect and lay the foundations for collaborative innovative projects – integrative retreats and spaces supporting authentic healing and belonging on European level, supporting the mission of the Gergina Foundation.
We hosted partners from over 10 countries, including experienced practitioners wishing to share knowledge from leading centers such as the Commonweal Retreat Center, the Langley Healing Circles Center, and Harmony Hill from America, and the Callanish Retreat Center from Canada.
The insights, knowledge sharing, and guidance created a fertile soil for our efforts of establishing such integrative learning and healing centers and spaces in Europe and Bulgaria, starting with the future Gergina Heal House and localising the signature integrative program Cancer Help Program.
The event connected the international experts with some of the healing resources and traditions of Bulgaria, and with the local integrative community. Bulgaria is a place of ancient knowledge and wisdom, and the meeting and exchange between the international and local community was moving for all of us.
Part of the process took place in Zheleznitsa, near the future Gergina Heal House. We hope this locality and Bulgaria as a whole will be home to the first European retreats supporting people and their loved ones on the path to healing after a cancer diagnosis.
This marks the beginning of an extremely exciting journey. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who was a part of this experience!
See more photos from the social post here.