For those Ready to Move through Trauma

If living still with your trauma feels impossible… you’re not alone. This retreat offers a different way – one that meets you in motion.

Through skiing, you’ll reconnect with your body, your breath, and moments of focus and flow – creating space from the intensity of what you’ve been carrying.

Through EMDR, you’ll begin to process the trauma in a way that feels contained, supported, and manageable.

And unlike traditional retreats, you’re not left to figure it out alone. You’re supported throughout the day – on the slopes, over meals, and in the moments in between… discovering that even within grief, there can be strength, clarity, and moments of feeling alive again.

Imagine waking up to crisp mountain air and vast alpine views – stepping into a day that invites both movement and release whilst being fully held.

Your mornings are spent on the slopes, where rhythm, focus, and flow create space from the noise in your mind – moments where you can breathe, feel, and even experience glimpses of freedom again.

In the afternoons, you’ll be gently guided through EMDR sessions,
helping your nervous system process the trauma and grief your body has been holding. This is where movement meets healing. Where you begin to loosen the weight you’ve been carrying, reconnect with yourself, and rediscover a sense of strength and clarity.

Skiing That Meets You Where You Are

Whether you’re completely new to skiing or already confident on the slopes, you’ll be supported at the level that’s right for you.

This is not a typical ski experience where your lesson ends and you’re left to navigate the mountain alone.

Instead, you’ll be cared for by a dedicated ski team throughout the day – on the lifts, on the slopes, and in the moments in between. This allows for continuous guidance, real-time feedback, and a more relaxed, supported way of learning.

You’ll be placed in a small group of no more than six people, ensuring personalised attention, steady progression, and space to build confidence at your own pace.

With a maximum of 15 participants on the retreat, the experience remains intimate, connected, and carefully held – both on and off the slopes.

Come Alone – or With Someone You Trust

You’re welcome to attend on your own, or bring a partner, friend, or family member for additional support.

They don’t need to have experienced the same loss – or be the same level of skiing –  but they’ll be part of the wider retreat experience, sharing time on the slopes and in the relaxed, supportive environment we create together.

This retreat is designed to support you before, during, and after your time in the mountains.

Your experience begins before you even arrive.

You’ll receive a one-to-one online planning session ahead of the retreat – giving you space to prepare emotionally, ask questions, and arrive feeling grounded and ready.

After the retreat, you’ll be offered a follow-up session to help you integrate your experience into daily life – so the impact of your time here continues long after you leave the mountains.

Space to Rest and Restore

Alongside the structure of the retreat, you’ll also have access to the hotel spa and massages (at a small extra daily cost) – offering you the option to slow down, unwind, and take additional time for yourself whenever you need it.

Nourishing Italian Food to Support Your Time on the Mountain

During the retreat, you’ll enjoy delicious, home-made, nourishing four-course Italian meals, served both at our accommodation and in carefully selected local restaurants.

Menus are centred around fresh, seasonal ingredients – think handmade pasta, rustic breads, authentic Italian pizza, and warming risottos – designed to refuel and restore you after time on the slopes.

All dietary requirements can be catered for, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options.

One evening, we’ll take a relaxed walk into the local village for a shared pizza night – an opportunity to unwind, connect, and enjoy the atmosphere of the mountains together.

Drinks can be purchased separately. And there are plenty of warm hot chocolate opportunities on the mountain.

Expert Ski Instruction You Can Trust

This retreat is delivered in collaboration with T.M. Ski & Travel – a UK-based specialist ski school and travel provider with over 20 years of experience delivering high-quality ski training and tailored mountain experiences.

Your ski lessons will be provided by Italian English speaking ski school instructors from Ponte di Legno Ski School and TM Ski & Travel Ltd. All instructors are trained within the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) framework, the UK’s governing body responsible for the training and certification of ski instructors.

This means you are supported by instructors who are:

• Trained to nationally recognised British standards
• Working within an internationally respected qualification pathway
• Experienced in teaching skiers of all levels, from complete beginners to advanced

As a recognised BASI course provider and partner, their programmes are aligned with the same professional standards used to train ski instructors worldwide.

You’re not just learning to ski – you’re being supported by a team who understand:

• How to build confidence safely and progressively
• How to adapt teaching to different abilities and needs
• How to create a calm, structured, and supportive environment on the mountain

This allows you to feel both safe and challenged in the right way – whether it’s your first time on skis or you’re looking to refine your technique.

Find Out More – TM Ski & Travel

Join us at the Skiing & EMDR Retreat if…

You’ve carried your trauma for a long time –  and while life has continued, something in you knows you can’t keep moving through it in the same way.

You function on the outside, but inside, it still feels heavy – and you’re ready for something that helps you shift, not just cope.

You’ve kept going as best you can, but you’re starting to wonder who you are now –  and what life might feel like if you could reconnect with parts of yourself again.

You’re ready to meet yourself differently – not by avoiding it, but by finding a way to move with it.

You don’t want surface-level support.  You want something real – structured, supported, and grounded in approaches that actually work with trauma.

You’re open to an experience that involves both body and mind – where movement, environment, and therapy come together in a way that feels practical and powerful.

You’re no longer content just getting through the days – you want to feel moments of clarity, strength, and even glimpses of being fully present again.

You feel drawn to being in the mountains – to space, movement, and the kind of environment that allows something to shift.

And you’re ready to step into something different – with the right support around you, every step of the way.

What You Can Expect by the End of the Retreat

You feel a little lighter – more grounded in yourself.

You’ve started to reconnect with parts of yourself that felt out of reach – through movement on the slopes, through moments of stillness, and through supported processing of what you’ve been carrying.

Alongside this, you will have developed your skiing skills – whether you arrive as a complete beginner or with years of experience, you’ll leave with more confidence, control, and ease on the mountain than when you arrived.

You’re leaving with practical tools and embodied experiences you can return to when things feel heavy again – ways to regulate your nervous system, meet yourself with more steadiness, and stay connected to what helps.

You’re not going home with just memories – but with a felt sense that something is now possible that wasn’t before.

You’ve experienced what it’s like to be fully supported – on and off the slopes – in a way that helps grief feel less isolating and more human.

You’re beginning to live with more presence – not defined by what happened, but informed by what you’re choosing now.

And perhaps most importantly, you’ve started to rebuild trust – in your body, your pace, your resilience, and your own path forward.

This is your time to move. To connect. To rediscover.
And to experience moments of joy again – without guilt, alongside others who truly understand.

Learn to move, move to learn and move forward with your life.

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What’s Included

Everything is designed so you can focus fully on the experience – without needing to think about the details.

• Accommodation for the duration of the retreat
• Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Ski pass for the full duration of the retreat
• Ski equipment hire (skis, boots, helmet, clothing) for the duration of the retreat (if you would like to bring you own you may at your own cost)
• Daily transport between accommodation and the slopes
• Ski instruction in small groups (maximum of 6), tailored to your level
• Continuous support from the ski team throughout the day
• EMDR-informed sessions, including psychoeducation, resourcing, and processing
• Evening grounding sessions (meditation or reflective space)
• Pre-retreat 1:1 online preparation session
• Post-retreat 1:1 integration session
• Access to the retreat WhatsApp group for connection and coordination

What’s Not Included

To keep the retreat flexible, a few elements are arranged individually:

• Any agreed lunches taken with your ski group on top of the mountain outisde of the group lunch (there are plenty of restaurants available)
• Flights to and from Bergamo (Milan) Airport
• Transfers from the airport to the hotel (£100 extra cost per direction an optional extra)
• Travel insurance (strongly recommended to include skiing/winter sports)
• Optional spa access at a small cost 5 minutes walk from hotel (including swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and massages)
• Additional personal expenses (e.g. snacks, all drinks)

Ski preparation (recommended):
If you are new to skiing or haven’t skied for a while, we recommend taking a basic introductory lesson on a dry slope or indoor snow centre before the retreat. This simply helps you feel more comfortable and confident when you arrive, but it is not essential.

Extended stays:
You’re welcome to extend your stay before or after the retreat at the same accommodation (subject to availability). Details and pricing can be provided on request.

Please note that extended stays do not include:

• Airport transfers
• Ski passes, lessons, or retreat-related activities

These can be arranged separately if you wish.

Why I Created this Retreat

Grief – especially traumatic grief – has a way of stopping us. Of freezing time. Of making the world feel unfamiliar, even when life continues around us.

I know this not just professionally, but personally. I lost my mother too soon… and later, my brother died by suicide at just 44. That kind of loss changes you. It reshapes how you experience the world, your body, and yourself. And over time, I came to understand something important – healing doesn’t always happen by sitting still with it.

Sometimes, it begins in movement. In moments where your mind quiets. In spaces where you can breathe again. I discovered this in my own life – learning to ride a motorbike at 44, and to surf at 48. Both became unexpected ways to quieten my mind, reconnect with my body, and explore the world again after loss.

As a counselling psychologist, EMDR therapist, and single mum of four, I’ve spent years supporting others through traumatic grief. Again and again, I’ve seen that what people need isn’t just therapy – they need space, support, and a different way of engaging with what they’re carrying.

Many clients have told me how powerful it would be to combine this work with something more active, more embodied – something that helps them feel again, not just talk. That’s why I created this retreat.

This is not a typical retreat. And it’s not a typical ski experience. It’s a carefully held space where movement and trauma healing come together. Where you are supported not just in sessions, but throughout the day – on the slopes, over meals, and in the moments in between. Where skiing becomes more than an activity – it becomes a way to reconnect with your body, your focus, and a sense of being present again. And where EMDR helps your nervous system begin to process what has felt stuck for so long.

You won’t be asked to push past your trauma or your own limitations. And you won’t be left alone in it.  Instead, you’ll be supported to move with it – in a way that feels steady, contained, and possible. To begin loosening the weight you’ve been carrying. To reconnect with parts of yourself that may feel distant. 

If something in you is recognising this… If there’s a quiet sense that this might be the kind of step you need – You’re very welcome here. And if you’re unsure, you’re welcome to reach out and we can talk it through together.

With love,
Dr. Sue Egan
Counselling Psychologist | EMDR Therapist | Traumatic Grief Specialist

BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION

Wed 17th to Tues 23rd March 2027(5 full days, 6 nights)

Details and Investment

• 5 immersive days of therapeutic EMDR, skiing teaching and practical lessons, psychoeducation on grief, circles & rituals. The first retreat like this in the world.
• Expert-led by Dr Sue Egan (registered psychologist, certified EMDR therapist).
• All ski passes and ski equipment hire for the duration of the retreat.
• A one-on-one online planning session before and after the retreat.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day – nourishing and comforting.
• En suite rooms with a choice of single or shared rooms.

How to Book

• Click the link below and check the conditions. Fill in the form and we will be in touch within 48 hours with more details.
• Once your booking has been accepted and your flights have been booked a £500 non-refundable booking fee will be required and thereafter…
• £500 will be due by August 1^st 2026
• A further £500 will be due by October 1^st 2026
• The full balance is due in full by February 1st, 2027