Retreats
For Workation Way a retreat means an opportunity to get away and create distance to everyday life. By interweaving work and vacation, our retreats and activities are designed to spark curiosity, achieve professional growth and creative development. The social element plays a vital role in our retreats as we aim to bring together like-minded professionals who want to connect, contribute and help each other grow.
PAST RETREATS
Archipelago Retreat November 2019, Stockholm
The first edition of Workation Way took place November 2019 at Ekskäret, a private island in the Stockholm archipelago. In the beautiful nature we explored growth, creative leadership and work life balance with workshops, discussions and curated activities.
13 freelancers in UX, design, marketing and communication joined for our 3 day retreat.
The retreat included workshop dinners, forest bathing, book club discussions, ikigiai workshops, group work and individual reflections. The presence of the nature and the friendly atmosphere created a relaxing and renergizing experience.
“Everyone needs a community, even a freedom-loving freelancer. The Workation Way catered just for that - a sense of belonging and connection with a very mindful approach, making space for clarity. I left the retreat with my mind brimming with ideas and a clearer vision of my dream and my bag filled with tools on how to achieve them. As a plus, also a bigger network with likeminded people.
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“The Workation way reminded me of all the parts of my life, all the roles that I have and also the taking care of all of those parts. And also it reminded me of the connection between my head/mind and my body/soul, which I actually have been working with a lot earlier but now totally had forgotten. Through The Workation Way I learned how to plan a head with new goals but also the importance of reflection time on what I have actually achieved. A great way to restore power!
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Digital Retreat For New Beginnings, June 2020, remote
On June 29 2020 we hosted a full day of workshops, talks, and exercises celebrating growth and new beginnings for our first digital retreat. 15 freelancers and solo entrepreneurs from cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Zurich joined in.
Our digital retreat included guided workshops covering self-leadership and entrepreneurship and nature immersions where the participants were encouraged to explore their surrounding nature as a way to reconnect, relax and reflect on their own growth. We also included a lunch concert with the amazing Swedish/East African artist Fasica.