Discover the hearts behind Malachit Events: Shirly & May. Learn how they created a living sanctuary for embodiment, sacred sexuality, and transformational retreats. Step into 2026 with spaces designed for depth, connection, and authentic self-discovery.

2026 is a year of embodied transformation, remembrance and return.
A year where healing moves beyond concepts and into lived, felt experience - through the body, intimacy, community and soul.

Across Spain, Austria and Cyprus, our 2026 retreats and trainings invite you into sensual embodiment, shadow alchemy, feminine mysticism, transpersonal journeys and sacred space-holding. Each offering is a gateway: from numbness to aliveness, from fragmentation to belonging, from identity to truth.

If you feel the call stirring in your body, your intuition, your longing - this may be your year of return.

Core wounds quietly shape how you love, react, and show up in the world - until you learn to see them. This article breaks down where core wounds come from, how they affect intimacy and relationships, and how shadow work creates space for deep emotional healing and self-liberation.

Most people think transformation happens during a retreat - but true change begins afterward. This article explores why integration is essential, how shadow work unfolds once you’re home, and practical ways to embody your breakthroughs with stability, ease, and authenticity.

Discover your essence this autumn with three unique ISTA experiences in Cyprus and Austria – Level 1, Living Level 1, and the ISTA Festival. Dive into ritual, music, dance, and community, and grab one of the last festival tickets!

When we talk about “safe spaces,” we often focus on the room or facilitator. But true safety also lives within us. 🌿 This post offers practical tools-like grounding, setting intentions, and honoring boundaries-that help you arrive resourced, stay engaged, and take brave steps without overwhelm.

No facilitator can guarantee safety for anyone. Each person carries their own history, identity, and nervous system. What facilitators can do is take responsibility for creating an environment that allows growth in a healthy way…

Shadow work: the deep responsibility of facilitating real transformation

Presence is the courage to feel without fixing.

It’s how the body opens.
It’s how old stories dissolve.
It’s how numbness melts into aliveness.

This is for the ones who want to taste the juiciness of life again - We offer Retreats & healing in Community.

At Black Butterfly transformation begins with the courage to let go. This retreat offers a sacred container for those ready to shed outdated skins,  old roles, worn identities, quiet shame,  and step into a fuller expression of self.

This is for the ones who want to taste the juiciness of life again - We offer Retreats & healing in Community.