"Orenda" from Iroquois, a divine force within every human being. Always omnipresent.It empowers people to change the world in a positive, loving way. It is the energy that affects change in One's own life.
Orenda is a boutique company specialized in organizing holistic retreats and wellness workshops. We have run retreats in Mafia Island (Tanzania), France, and in Menorca Spain. We offer yoga, meditation, counseling, breathing techniques and other disciplines such as rhythm movement to cultivate self empowerment inner healing and peace for individuals.
The length of our retreats varies from a weekend to 5 or 7 days where we focus on one on one and small groups to guarantee a personalized attention. We carefully design programs that provide our guests with a truly transformative experience all while enjoying the culture and the natural beauty of our unique location.
OUR APPROACH
Our retreats are open to everyone wanting to take a break from their busy lives, to unleash or renew their creativity, vitality,and inner peace. You may be in a life transition where more fresh and clear perspectives are needed, or simply to just have a re-cooperating fun break. No matter what you are looking for our retreats will have something for all. We offer 5 to 7 days retreats in addition to weekends with focus on small groups in order to ensure personalized attention. No previous knowledge of yoga is required.
We offer personal and private group retreats in luxurious surroundings which can range from a boutique villa, a rustic chic farmhouse or luxury eco-lodges in the simplicity and beauty of nature. We particularly focus on stress management and life enhancement wellness programs.
Each of our retreats has a unique program that has been carefully designed so that our guests have a fulfilling experience of wellbeing, self discovery and tranquility. We focus on creating positive experiences in multicultural setting with programs designed to help you reach a balanced life through positive change and inner transformation. We give you time and flexibility to discover your inner self at your pace not ours.
Leila
Leila comes from a multicultural background with both Finnish Libyan origins. She has lived and worked in a number of countries spanning Europe ,North Africa, East Africa, and North America.
Leila is a mental health first aid trainer, and classical yoga teacher. She offers courses and workshops on mental health resilience and wellbeing, and private yoga sessions that focus on recovery. Furthermore she developed and ran wellbeing retreat programs and workshops in Europe, East Africa and Asia.
When not teaching yoga, she works as independent consultant. She has a background working in international cooperation and in the private sector on social sustainability and human rights. During the past few years, she worked in human trafficking victim support, crisis, and in promoting/ supporting refugees and migrants mental health.
Leila is also a qualified Thai Massage Therapist from the Thai Massage Chiang Mai school in Thailand (TMC) and speaks English, Arabic, Finnish, French, Spanish, Portuguese and basic level of Swedish and Kiswahili.
This diverse combination of all of her experiences has made her uniquely qualified to understand virtually all kinds of people from all walks of life.