F E M I N I N E R E C H A R G E R E T R E A T
Feminine Recharge Retreat
Rewrite Your Story Around Perimenopause and Menopause
Perimenopause is so much more than a series of hormonal changes. It is a time that invites you to reconnect with yourself and your desires. A phase in which you are allowed to slow down, let go, recharge, and discover what you need to move forward with renewed energy and confidence.
During the Feminine Recharge Retreat, we invite you to join us for a relaxing and inspiring weekend, created especially for women in perimenopause, menopause and beyond. A space where you don't have to prove anything, where recognition and connection are at the heart of the experience, and where there is room for rest, reflection and personal growth.
During the retreat, you can enjoy:
Restorative yoga and breathwork to calm and reconnect body and mind.
Tantric practices to connect with yourself in a new and deeper way.
Inspiring workshops about hormones and the changes you are experiencing.
Group sessions for reflection and personal development.
An ecstatic rave session — a powerful and playful way to express and release emotions in a healthy way.
Delicious, nourishing vegan meals.
Wellness experiences including sauna, relaxing massages and an ice bath.
Beautiful accommodation surrounded by the expansive nature of Friesland.
€549 per person | intimate setting | maximum 10 participants | Snikzwaag, Friesland
This retreat is not about “surviving” menopause, but about embracing a new phase of life. Rather than seeing perimenopause and menopause as the end of something, we invite you to see them as the beginning of a new chapter — one in which you get to take centre stage again.
Give yourself a weekend of relaxation, connection and new insights. Come and recharge, discover the power of this phase of life, and return home with practical tools, fresh perspectives and renewed energy.
M E E T Y O U R T E A C HE R S
Sofie Letitre, Psychotherapist
Sofie Letitre is a psychotherapist and teacher specialising in experiential psychotherapy and Affect Phobia Therapy (AFT). In her work, she believes that lasting change does not come from fighting harder against yourself, but rather from exploring, with openness and curiosity, what your body and emotions are trying to tell you.
Drawing on Affect Phobia Therapy (AFT) and experiential psychotherapy, she supports women in breaking free from old patterns and reconnecting with their inner compass.
During the Feminine Recharge Retreat, Sofie will guide you through the profound transition that perimenopause and menopause can be. Not as a phase in which you lose yourself, but as an invitation to reconnect more deeply with who you are.
Combining psychological insight, body-oriented work and practical tools, she creates a safe environment in which you can learn to listen to the wisdom of your body, make space for your emotions, and discover what you need to embrace this new phase of life with confidence, vitality and softness.
Emese Deana, Yoga & Tantra Teacher, Stress Reduction Therapist & Massage Therapist
For more than 10 years, Emese has supported women in recovering from prolonged stress, burnout, long COVID, anxiety, insomnia and depression through a combination of simple yet powerful breathing techniques, Qigong exercises and restorative yoga. She is also a certified menopause yoga teacher.
She offers tantric massage as well as deeply relaxing massages that help both body and mind unwind.
For the past three years, she has been leading tantra courses and private sessions for women, supporting them in cultivating greater self-love, reconnecting with their bodies, and discovering their inner strength, vitality, sensuality and sexuality as a source of life energy.
Her mission is to support women through transformation: letting go of what no longer serves them and rediscovering themselves as more powerful, authentic and fully alive women in every new phase of life.
Estrella Montoya, PhD, Psychologist & Author of Hormones & Women
“Why do we ask about physical functions such as sleep, nutrition and even sex when women experience depressive symptoms, but not about their menstrual cycle or menopause?”
For more than 10 years, Estrella conducted scientific research into the effects of hormones on the brain and emotions. After completing her PhD, she immersed herself in the fascinating world of female sex hormones and discovered just how surprisingly little knowledge exists about them — especially compared with the hundreds of studies published on the “male” sex hormone testosterone.
She decided to write a book about what we do know, with the aim of helping women better understand their bodies and hormones. In 2024, her book Hormones & Women (Hormonen & Vrouwen, De Arbeiderspers) was published.
Estrella shares her knowledge not only through her book, but also through her work as a psychologist — and now with you during the Feminine Recharge Retreat.
Her sessions are characterised by recognition of the profound influence hormones can have on our emotional and psychological wellbeing, while also creating space to explore what women themselves truly want.
R E C H A R G E W E E K E N D R E T R E A T F O R W O M E N (40+)
”Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been. “ David Bowie
Is this not how it feels for you at this moment? Are you rather feeling tired and overwhelmed yet having trouble with sleeping? Are you rather feeling anxious, moody, lethargic, fustrated, angry or insecure and cannot make decesions? Are you experiencing hot flashes, night sweats, pain in the body or challenged by other symptoms of (peri- ) menopuase? Do you feel that something is off but no idea what? Is this not how you imagined your life at around the age of 40+?
You are not alone!
Join me at my empowering, recharging and super restfull weekend retreate in @kloosterinhuissen. Let me help you to change how you feel. With easy tools of breathwork and restorative yoga, beautiful guided meditations, empowering journaling exercises, silent morning walks, chigong and more... we rest and reset. All in kindness and tenderness.
I would love to welcome you.
Step into your second Spring with me.
Let’s rewrite the story of aging and remove the taboes of (peri-) menopause.
P E R I P A U S E A N D P E R I P OW E R
We proudly present two beautiful, fun, informative, boldly honest and sweetly playful workshops with a holistic approach, providing you with scientific knowledge about how your brain and body change during perimenopause. The workshops are led by Estrella Montoya, PhD, psychologist, neuroscientist and author of the book Hormonen & Vrouwen (Hormones & Women, 2024), and Emese Deana, nervous system downregulation therapist with 10 years of experience guiding women in their transformation through restorative yoga, breathwork, massages and tantra.
PeriPause
"Understand your changing body and learn how to calm your nervous system."
Do the things that once felt easy suddenly seem to require much more effort? Do you feel less resilient to stress, more overwhelmed, or somehow unlike yourself?
You are not alone. Many women going through perimenopause describe exactly these experiences. They sense that they are undergoing a profound physical and emotional transition, yet often lack the knowledge to understand what is happening. And that is a missed opportunity, because understanding your body can bring clarity, confidence, and a greater sense of control. With the right tools, this significant hormonal transition can become much easier to navigate.
In this workshop, Estrella will explain how the body's stress response system is affected during perimenopause, why stress can feel more intense, and how these changes may show up in daily life. There will be plenty of space to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another in a supportive and open environment.
Emese will guide you through restorative yoga practices and breathing techniques specifically designed to regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and help you move through this transition with greater ease and resilience.
PeriPause offers knowledge, connection, and practical tools to help you feel more grounded, balanced, and supported during this unique stage of life.
Join us and learn about your body, refuse the idea that you are crazy; the transformation is real, natural and often challenging. Get informed, ask your questions and learn tools how to ease the intensity of the symptoms and feel empowered through perimenopause.
PeriPower
"Embrace the transformation and step into the strength of your next chapter." ….. more about our second workshop soon!!