The end is just the beginning

This is a guest post by Lara Tabatznik who talks more about building 42 Acres – a dream retreat in Somerset, UK. You can find out more about Lara here, read our interview with her here and read her last blog post here.

On some level I didn’t believe this dream would come true, and on some level I knew deep down it would. It feels like this is  just the beginning. My dream has been evolving for the last two years and I believe it will continue to, as I do. After all dreams are manifestations of who we, are as well as who we are becoming. So yes, it feels incredible to have planted the seeds for my dream retreat venue, and I feel like I’m only just getting started!

I think one of the most exciting things has been watching the house transform into a beautiful healing center right before my eyes. Besides the way it looks and feels, the energy of the space is completely different. There’s a sense of calm and peace and you feel it instantly, as soon as you walk through the door.

I have also loved the creative process of dreaming up ideas and visualising what 42 Acres could be. There is so much freedom in starting with a blank canvas, and the land is exactly that. The 42 Acres is just fields and fields of open land – with incredible potential, and endless possibilities. I think this will continue to be one of the best parts this venture; exploring new ideas and allowing the next stages in 42 Acres’ development to unfold easily and naturally.

Endless potential for 42 Acres to expand and grow 

I see the first few months as an opportunity to pilot, to trial, to learn and to begin to figure it out. We have already opened our doors and we ran our first retreat a few weeks ago. It was a natural movement weekend, which explored the idea of humans as animals and how we evolved from primates – climbing, squatting, and hanging – to survive and thrive over millions of years.

Over the next few months we are running a whole range of events, including Raw Food workshops, Yoga, Sound Healing, a Philosophers Camp, an Indigenous Dreaming Retreat, and Social Change Workshops. It’s a varied and interesting program, and it truly excites me.

I see 42 Acres as a place that will grow organically. I see it as a center whose reputation will spread through word of mouth as a result of people’s own personal stories and experiences. I believe it will attract the people it is supposed to attract – the ones who feel drawn to come to us whether they know why or not. I see it as a place that will change lives and I hope that in years to come it will be known as a global home for transformation.

What has led me to this point? My gut. Over the years I’ve learnt that whenever I follow it I realise my dreams. My advice to anyone who has a dream is to trust your instincts, even if you don’t know where they are taking you. Go for it, reach high and you will figure all the details out along the way. The hardest part is to just start.