Resilience Retreat for

Highly Sensitive Souls

.

One Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Eastern. July 19, 2025
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Applications close July 10. Early Bird ends June 19.

Resilience, for highly sensitive introverts, is a profound journey of self-discovery and strength.

It goes beyond mere endurance. It’s about your ability to bounce back from setbacks, adversity, and overstimulation while staying true to your authentic nature.

Resilience means cultivating inner resources that allow you to navigate the complexities of a world that often feel overwhelming.

It’s about embracing your sensitivity as a source of insight and empathy, rather than viewing it as a limitation.

Through resilience, you can learn to channel your empathetic nature into constructive avenues, whether in personal growth, career advancement, or nurturing meaningful relationships.

At its core, resilience empowers you to maintain emotional equilibrium in the face of external pressures and internal doubts.

It involves developing coping mechanisms that honor your need for solitude and reflection, without succumbing to isolation. It’s not good to be too “in” or too “out.”

This journey includes learning to set healthy boundaries, both in relationships and environments, to preserve your energy and mental well-being.

Moreover, resilience for you as a highly sensitive introvert encompasses the courage to embrace vulnerability and authenticity. It’s about recognizing that your sensitivity can be a source of strength, enabling deeper connections and a heightened awareness of your surroundings.

Ultimately, resilience is a dynamic process of growth and adaptation. It involves cultivating a resilient mindset that fosters adaptability and self-compassion.

You can learn how to transform challenges into opportunities for your personal and professional development.

By embracing your unique qualities and learning to navigate the world on your own terms, you can cultivate a resilience that enriches every aspect of your life.

How is this virtual retreat different from in-person retreats?

When I began offering virtual HSP retreats, I was surprised that participants were so pleased with the results. I like the intensity of deep transformational work. The virtual retreat doesn’t allow for the depth of emotional processing that in-person Breathwork retreats produce. However, this virtual HSP retreat is a good first step before joining an intense HSP retreat that includes Breathwork. We can’t sit side by side and hug each other, or have dinner together in a virtual retreat. Even so, participants have reported feeling so bonded that they formed an ongoing support group. You might enjoy being part of such a loving group.

What’s unique about these Highly Sensitive Person retreats?

We were wounded in relationships, and we heal in tribe. This small group makes it easy for people to bond and feel safe. Everyone gets plenty of attention.

You will have time for at least one piece of personal work, if you choose to. Each participant selects their topic so their specific needs are met.

You’ll learn vicariously as you watch me coach each person. Sometimes you don’t know what you need to learn. By observing others, you learn things you never would have anticipated.

The group evolves organically in the moment, so everyone gets what they need. That’s why you can attend several retreats and have major ah ha! experiences. Every retreat is different.

You’ll feel empowered to soar to greater heights because of the power and love in the group consciousness.

Highly sensitive people appreciate these benefits from HSP Retreats:

· Coaching from a therapist, spiritual counselor, and life coach with four decades of experience so you get exactly what you need.
·      Transformation of unconscious material so you heal more quickly.
· Self-assurance in everyday life, especially when people misunderstand you or criticize you.
·      An intimate relationship with Spirit: your source of love, wisdom, and power.
·      Boundary-setting: saying no when you need to, saying yes when you want to, and sharing your needs without guilt.
·      Tactful assertiveness so you both win: “I count and you count.”
·      Practical tools for deep emotional healing you can apply in everyday life.
·      Safety: feel held in the arms of God and by our caring community.
·      Inspiration and support to express your radiant Authentic Self.
·      Creativity that makes you feel fully alive so you can share your unique gifts with the world.

Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Gifts and Challenges

You have precious gifts that non-highly sensitive people don’t come by so easily. You are usually kind, compassionate, intuitive, empathic, and conscientious. We can count on you. You want to help people and animals, and you can sense what will make them feel more comfortable. You feel things deeply. You love deeply when you feel safe. You have the capacity for rich emotional intimacy. You’re a creative visionary. These are lovely qualities … just to name a few. But, you do have your share of challenges. Read more on the main retreat page.

Schedule – Eastern Time

10:00 am Group work

12:00 pm Break

1:00 pm Group work

3:00 pm Closing

Tuition for this HSP Resilience Retreat: $249.00

*** Applications close July 1. Contact me with your questions.

Early bird discount ends June 19. Save $50.00 for a total of $199.00.

How to apply for a retreat:

If you are not a current client, I’d love to speak with you. Coaching Highly Sensitive Introverts is my passion. To get started, please complete the application form. It will give you the basic information you need. If we are a good fit, you’ll be invited to a 10-minute Discovery Call where you can ask all your questions. I’ll do my best to respond within 48 hours Monday-Thursday.

If you are a current client, please make a Venmo payment. Please email me and say you want to participate in this retreat.

About the Facilitator: Benita A. Esposito

I’m a spiritual counselor, psychotherapist, bestselling author, life coach, and ordained minister. Four decades ago, I earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology. How does my vast experience benefit you? You’ll make faster progress because of the wisdom I embody. I quickly spot patterns to reach the bottom line so you don’t waste precious time. I follow a grace-filled Christian path that honors all faiths. For fun, I grow beautiful flower gardens. I love to hike through forests along rushing creeks to discover breathtaking waterfalls. My inner shutterbug shot most of the photos on this website. Rowing my rowing shell on the lake is my favorite form of communing with Nature and God.

Click here to read Benita Esposito’s credentials and story.

Refund Policy

All refund requests must be made via email. Complete the contact form.

• 30 or more days before the event, there will be a full refund minus a $50 processing fee.

• No refunds 0 – 29 days before the event, but you may apply your fee to private sessions or another event within one year, minus a $50 fee.

Facilitator’s Cancellation Policy