Why We Retreat: The Gift of Stillness in a Noisy World
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen guests arrive at our little corner of paradise looking… well, tired. Not just physically tired, but soul tired . The kind of exhaustion that comes not only from overworking, but from overstimulation - where your brain won’t shut up, your sleep isn’t restful and the days blur into each other in a carousel of to-do lists and notifications. It always reminds me why retreats matter. Why we need them now more than ever. Rest Isn’t Laziness - It’s Necessary For many of us, holidays have become another task. We try to do too much. We race to squeeze in sights, snap Instagram-perfect photos, eat at all the places we bookmarked six months ago… and we come home more tired than when we left. But what if we reimagined our time off not as a break from work, but as a return to ourselves? At Bahia Mar, I’ve watched guests slowly unfurl over days - some in the rhythm of yoga and breathing exercises, others in long, slow swims or sunset walks. It’s...