Robin Bender
founder & space holder
My Life Retreats emerged during a period in my life when everything asked me to stop. in taking a true pause, I experienced how space, when consciously held, allows clarity, balance, and direction to arise naturally, without force. that experience reshaped how I listen, travel, and engage with life, and became the foundation of this work.
for over a decade, my work has centered on supporting people in slowing down, reconnecting with their inner stability, and learning how to live with greater ease and self-awareness. through years of facilitating groups and individuals, I’ve witnessed how presence and nervous system regulation open the door to meaningful, lasting change.
what I share through My Life Retreats is not a tour or a traditional retreat, but an invitation into conscious travel, where pausing happens alongside deep connection to land, culture, and the people who live there. each journey is rooted in local ecotourism, lived traditions, and respectful immersion, allowing guests to experience a place through its rhythms, wisdom, and everyday life.
my work continues to deepen through time spent between Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica, learning directly from land, community, and ancestral practices. I believe each person carries their own inner knowing — and when space is created, it knows how to meet us.
a pause that shifted everything.
the principles and ways of holding space that shape each pause. quietly, intentionally, and without force.
what guides us
a collective rooted in land, tradition, and experience. here, to support, not direct
the pause circle
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Natalie is a ceremonial guide and medicine carrier whose work is rooted in embodied awareness and deep connection with earth and spirit.
her path honors the cyclical nature of life, where light and shadow are met with presence, compassion, and trust.
through ceremony and intuitive guidance, Natalie supports experiences that foster balance, self-remembrance, and a sense of meaning — inviting connection to the body, the land, and the unseen rhythms that shape our lives.
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Ce is a holistic sound facilitator whose work centers on creating spaces of calm, balance, and deep listening.
rooted in ancestral wisdom and guided by the intelligence of sound, he works with Himalayan singing bowls to support nervous system settling and inner harmony.
through sound, meditation, and gentle energetic practices, ce offers experiences that invite self-awareness, presence, and reconnection — allowing each person to meet their own rhythm with care and ease.
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Henry is a local guide and cultural facilitator from Costa Rica, deeply connected to his boruca heritage.
raised in close relationship with nature, rivers, and mountains, he carries a lived understanding of the land and its rhythms.
Henry guides cultural and nature-based experiences, offering insight into local traditions while creating a welcoming bridge between cultures.
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Eduardo is an ancestral healer and ceremonial guide with decades of experience rooted in the traditions of Mexico.
his path is dedicated to living and preserving ancient wisdom through ceremony, sacred sites, and sound.
grounded in Mexica traditions, eduardo guides experiences that honor balance, respect for the land, and connection to the heart, planet, and cosmos.
