We met in Wipsowo, 12 people from different worlds. In movement, sound, touch, and… silence. One of the participants said that they had thought before that in order to feel comfortable being silent with someone, you had to know them for a long time, but it turned out that all it takes is openness to another person…

For me, it was a time full of authentic openness and communication, practices and experiments, presence and mindfulness.

I am deeply grateful to each participant for your openness and willingness to engage with my proposals, for picking up songs and carrying them together, for the conversations, exchanges, and sharing yourselves.

Thank you for inspiring me to continue what I do.

I will share a few impressions from the participants because I feel they are most rooted in direct experience:

• “I found a space here to release emotions and let go.” – Iza
• “The ‘Ciałość’ camps are a space that must be experienced and lived; it’s hard to describe everything that happens here in words. Everyone takes something for themselves while simultaneously experiencing it together with others in a sense of acceptance and openness. This is already my second camp, and it definitely won’t be my last. Ola is a wonderful person who creates a positive and warm atmosphere where one can grow.” – Dagmara
• “The greatest value of this retreat for me was seeing healthy examples of self-care, being in silence, and the space for gentle and tender self-discovery (physically, spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually).” – Daniel
• “I will remember the freedom of being in the group during the Cacao Ceremony and during our shared time between practices. Opening up to music, my own voice, and rhythm.” – Ewa
• “Thank you. I disconnected from everyday life, discovered potential in myself, and I’d gladly experience this again.” – Beata
• “The greatest value of this retreat for me was the presence in a space filled with love for the broader concept of existence, which gave the freedom to express myself in any way I chose.” – Saba

I would especially like to thank Kasia Kantek – for your support and creativity in technical, musical, and media matters, your readiness to take action, initiative, communication, and for truly being in this with me. Thank you ❤️

I also thank Kasia Bołądź for welcoming us with openness, warmth, and hospitality. Here, I feel as if I’m returning to myself. Thank you, Kasia, for supporting my initiatives and for your openness to realizing them.

The rest will stay within us, in memories, in notes, and… in photos. And for those, I thank Tomek Seruga, who accompanied us on this journey with his sensitive eye.

With gratitude and emotion,

Ola