Men celebrating with arms raised at the Live Life Fully retreat

Live Life Fully Retreat

A four-day journey back to yourself.

What Could Living Fully Feel Like?

A chance to step away from the noise, reconnect with what matters, and remember who you are beneath the doing.

The Live Life Fully Retreat is a supportive space to move, reflect, explore and be real — in nature, with good people, and without pressure.

Come as you are. Leave more you.

This Retreat Will Help You To…

Feel Your Aliveness

Move, breathe and reconnect with what lights you up.

Reconnect With Yourself

Slow down, tune in and build a deeper relationship with you.

Find Your Voice

Be heard, be real, and express what matters to you.

Strengthen Boundaries

Feel clearer, more confident and more you.

Release Old Patterns

Let go of what no longer serves you and create space for what’s next.

Feel More Grounded

Be here now, with greater stability and ease.

What to Expect

A balance of movement, reflection and connection in a beautiful natural setting.

Retreat participants stretching together in a sunlit room

Embodied Movement

Gentle, energizing practices to help you feel more alive.

Men sitting in a circle during a retreat reflection session

Time for Reflection

Space to pause, journal and gain fresh perspective.

Men talking and laughing together outdoors at the retreat

Supportive Community

Meaningful connection with like-minded people.

Retreat Facilitators

David deBardelaben-Phillips, transformational coach

David deBardelaben-Phillips

David deBardelaben-Phillips is the Founder and President of Energetic Awakenings in Cleveland, OH. He is a leader in mind-body-spirit healing. David works with clients to identify root causes that prevent them from being their full self and to take actions to achieve personal transformation. His main goal is to help each client Live Life Fully!

In his private practice, David works with individuals, couples, and groups. He is also a workshop leader and group facilitator for many organizations dealing with challenging topics such as racism & LGBTQ cultural competency. David holds his Master of Education from Cleveland State University with a focus on Adult Learning & Development. He is an Advanced Certified Core Energetics Practitioner, Reiki Master, and Certified Coach, and is training as a Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®) provider.

Tristan Avery, Live Life Fully retreat co-facilitator

Tristan Avery

Tristan Avery practices body-oriented therapy, working with clients to create a safe, positive and life-affirming environment for emotional healing and growth.

Through exploring the wisdom of the body and developing cognitive and spiritual awareness, he helps clients to make conscious those negative core beliefs and energetic patterns that limit their ability to know true self and receive joy and pleasure.

Tristan is a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner. He is certified in Primary Emotional Energy Recovery (PEER), a Hakomi model of psychotherapy and is currently studying Internal Family Systems (IFS). He is completing certification as a Trauma Release Exercise Provider (TRE).

Memories of Previous Retreats

Collage of moments from the October 2017 Live Life Fully retreat Group photo of men at the October 2017 Live Life Fully retreat Retreat participants together at Easton in October 2018 Collage of retreat participants talking and joining hands in a circle Collage of retreat participants doing bodywork on mats Retreat participants lying together in a group embrace

Next Dates Are Coming Soon

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