Solo Travel, Coliving & Conscious Living: Why GEA Retreat Is the Perfect Nature Escape

by Andjela Djokic | Dec 5, 2024 | Coliving & coworking

Solo travel, long stays, and digital nomadism are no longer trends – at GEA, they are ways of living. Ways of slowing down, breathing deeply, creating with purpose, and reconnecting with yourself.

GEA Retreat, nestled in the mountains of Central Montenegro, was born from this very idea: a sanctuary where you can work, rest, heal, and belong – in rhythm with nature.

Whether you’re travelling solo, as a couple, or seeking a remote, wellbeing-focused home while working online, this is where balance truly returns.

Sustainability as a Way of Living

GEA is built on principles of self-sufficiency and environmental respect. Our goal is simple: rely less on external systems and more on nature’s effortless abundance.

We’ve already had in place:

🌿 A self-sustaining water system
🌿 A human-made rainwater collection pond (up to 500 m³) for irrigation and recreation
🌿 Zero food waste: composting + feeding our animals
🌿 Waste separation & responsible recycling at our own expense
🌿 Development of a mini recycling hub for our local village.

Future steps include solar energy production, expanded rainwater systems, and community-driven circular solutions.

Guests are invited not only to witness these practices but to live them, from motivational bio-gardening to daily rituals of mindful sustainability.

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Nature Healing – Returning to Yourself

In a world that constantly accelerates, GEA teaches you to slow down.

Our wellbeing approach integrates:

🌱 mindful walks and grounding rituals
🌱 breathing practices and meditation
🌱 motivational bio-gardening
🌱 energy work through Reiki
🌱 aromatherapy for emotional balance
🌱 intuitive movement and yoga.

Here, nature is not a backdrop – it is your companion, healer, and teacher.

Sara, Digital Nomad

This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited. Nestled into the side of a mountain, overlooking a valley full of trees. Pictures don’t do it justice. If you’re looking for a peaceful place to recharge, you can’t do any better…

Tailored Programs for Personal Growth

One of GEA’s greatest strengths?
Every program can be created just for you.

No minimum participants.
No waiting for a group to form.

🌀 Solo retreats – absolutely.
🌀 Couple escapes – ideal.
🌀 Personalised wellness plans – crafted with intention.
🌀 Work + nature rhythm – our daily reality.

With instructors and naturopathy-rooted wellness guidance, you receive an experience tailored to your needs and pace.

Montenegro – A Mediterranean Secret Made for Slow Travel

Just minutes from GEA, new stories begin:

a short walk to the Ottoman-era Presjeka Tower
hikes to Mount Golija and historic caravan traces
swimming in Lake Krupac, the “Sea of Nikšić”
scenic cycling routes and untouched plateaus
silent sunsets and panoramic viewpoints.

This is the Mediterranean that time forgot – pure, quiet, unspoiled.

Conscious Health & Mental Wellbeing

At GEA, wellbeing isn’t an activity, it’s a philosophy. Everything you take in becomes part of you: the food, the breath, the relationships, the landscapes.

Our team helps you nurture:

your physical health
your emotional balance
your energy
your connection with nature and community.

It’s about learning to live well, with intention and presence.

Coliving: A Community That Forms Naturally

People who come to GEA often say the same thing:
“It feels like home – instantly.”

Here, coliving means more than sharing a space. It means sharing:

meals, ideas, rituals, and support
moments with our animals
help in the garden or during seasonal work
winter evenings by the stove, summer sunsets on the terrace
game nights, wine tastings & thoughtful conversations.

Connections grow effortlessly when people vibrate on similar frequencies.

Workation & Productivity in the Mountains

Digital nomads choose GEA for one powerful reason:

Deep, uninterrupted focus in a naturally balanced environment.

A typical day looks like:

productive morning work sessions
breaks outdoors instead of screens
coworking in the Community House
wholesome meals
mindfulness rituals at sunsets
community or complete solitude, as you prefer.

Many guests complete more in a few days here than in weeks at home or the office.

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If you’re seeking a place to work, rest, heal, and feel part of something real – GEA Retreat is your home in the mountains

Message us when you’re ready for your escape. Solo, couple, or long-term coliving – all are welcome. Our community opens its doors with warmth and intention.

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Why a One-Day Retreat?

Sometimes you feel that something inside you is asking for change. Not a dramatic life transformation, but a quiet inner shift, a moment to reconnect with yourself, to slow down, to understand what your body and mind truly need.

Many people believe that this kind of transformation requires a week-long retreat somewhere far away, stepping completely out of everyday life to find clarity, plus diving deep into so-called spiritualism, and going to the temple to atone for sins. It’s another fairytale of modern society. Unfortunately, many fall for this trick.

But meaningful change rarely happens all at once.

More often, it begins with small and conscious steps. They are deep inside you; tackle them, start working on them, and you will soon feel the necessary change.

This is exactly the idea behind the Soil & Soul One-day Retreat at GEA Retreat.

This day is intentionally designed to create space for reflection, learning and connection. In a calm and supportive environment, participants are invited to pause and explore simple practices that can gently influence their daily rhythm.

During the retreat, we focus on:

stepping away from everyday routines
discovering practical wellbeing tools that can be integrated into daily life
reconnecting with the senses and the body
creating meaningful conversations and connections
nurturing a deeper awareness of the self.

Everything we offer comes from lived experience. As a team, we are also on a continuous journey of mindful living and personal growth. Soil & Soul was created from that process, from our own search for balance, clarity and a more conscious way of living.

For this reason, the retreat is intentionally limited to small groups and teams. We believe in quality over quantity, personalisation over generalisation, and in creating enough space for each participant to feel seen, heard and supported.

What You Will Experience

Depending on the season, the Soil & Soul one-day retreat program slightly evolves, but its essence always remains the same: creating a space where you can reconnect with your body, senses, and the natural rhythms around you. Wellbeing Bazaar style. 🙂

Here is what the experience includes:

Naturopathy Assessment

Through a personalised wellbeing survey, our team gains insights into your daily habits, from how you sleep and eat to how you process stress, move your body, and maintain balance in everyday life.

Based on the results, we provide personalised guidance and practical suggestions that can help you improve your lifestyle and restore balance in simple, sustainable ways.

Each of us has a unique internal rhythm, a system that shapes how we respond to stress, nutrition, and daily routines. Through naturopathy, we aim to better understand that system and gently support it.

(prim.aut.): Naturopathy is the practice of supporting the body’s natural intelligence to restore balance through plants, nutrition, and conscious lifestyle choices.

Reiki – Energy Cleanse & Hygiene

Reiki is a gentle energy practice that supports deep relaxation and emotional balance.

During the session, participants are invited to slow down and experience a moment of stillness while our practitioner, Igor, works with subtle energy to support the body’s natural ability to restore harmony.

Many people describe the experience as deeply calming, a moment where the mind quiets and the body naturally releases tension. This session will give you a sense of how important it is to maintain energy hygiene.

Aromatherapy – The Language of Scents

Aromatherapy invites you to explore how natural plant essences influence the mind and body.

Through carefully selected essential oils, you will experience how scent can support emotional balance, deepen relaxation, and awaken sensory awareness.

In this workshop, aromas become more than pleasant fragrances; they become a pathway to presence, helping you reconnect with your senses and inner state. Some scents you’ll find more calming, others won’t be your ‘cup of tea’, which is valuable wisdom of your body told to you during this session.

In practise, if some energy centre is blocked, you will usually find the scent connected to that centre either too intense or unpleasant to your senses.

Mindful Eating - The Wisdom of Consuming

Food is not only nourishment for the body, but it is also an experience of awareness.

During this workshop, we explore nutrition from a holistic perspective, understanding how food, sunlight, air, environment, social energy, and even our thoughts influence how we feel and how we absorb, process and digest.

Participants are invited to slow down, observe their relationship with food, and discover how simple, mindful choices can bring more balance into everyday life.

Motivational Bio Gardening

Working with the soil has a unique grounding effect on the human mind and body.

Through simple bio gardening principles, participants learn how to plant, cultivate, and care for the earth in a way that supports natural cycles rather than forcing them.

This practice reconnects us with the rhythm of nature, reminding us that growth, both in the garden and within ourselves, requires patience, attention, and care.

And don’t worry, even if you live in an apartment, you can grow your own food. Just if you want to.

Add-on Experiences

Depending on the season and weather conditions, the day may also include additional practices that deepen the connection with nature:

gentle yoga and meditation
barefoot walking and grounding in nature
meditative cloudgazing session
stargazing under Montenegro’s dark skies.

These moments invite participants to slow down even further and experience the quiet intelligence of nature. Throughout the day, participants move through these experiences in small groups, creating a slow and personal rhythm that allows everyone to fully engage with each practice.

I created Soil & Soul because I believe wellbeing should not be complicated or exclusive. Sometimes it begins with a simple moment of awareness, the smell of herbs, a quiet conversation, a meal shared slowly, says Andjela

The Power of Small Groups

To make the experience both dynamic and personal, Soil & Soul is organised in a wellbeing bazaar format (our trademark thing, we are proud of).

Participants are divided into small groups that gently rotate through the different workshops during the day. This structure allows everyone to experience each activity while keeping the atmosphere intimate and interactive.

Instead of listening passively, you engage directly with the facilitators, ask questions, and explore each practice in a hands-on way. The small-group format ensures that every participant receives attention, guidance, and space for a truly personalised experience.

After the wellbeing bazaar rotation reaches its full circle, we gather again together to share a healthy, vegetarian meal, made with love by Biljana and Andjela.

Why It Works for Team Building?

We clearly explained, so far, what you can expect individually. But our team believes that this one-day retreat is such an amazing offer for team building (we tested it on our own skin), and we want to briefly explain why.

Most modern society corporate team buildings are designed around competition, adrenaline activities, and networking that often feels forced. While these formats can be entertaining, they rarely address the deeper reality many teams face today – stress, overload, and a growing sense of burnout.

Soil & Soul one-day retreat offers something very different for your team. Instead of pressure and performance, the environment invites calm. Instead of competition, there is space for authentic conversations and shared reflection. Through mindful practices, nature connection, and simple human presence, participants experience a slower rhythm that naturally reduces stress and allows people to reconnect, both with themselves and with each other.

We believe that companies do not need exhausted teams constantly pushed to perform. They need people who feel balanced, conscious, and supported, individuals who can contribute with clarity, creativity, and energy, and who choose to stay and grow within their organisations for the long term.

Companies benefit because:

employees reset mentally
communication becomes more natural
teams reconnect without pressure.

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For Whom is Soil & Soul Created?

individuals feeling overwhelmed with the everyday rhythm
people interested in natural wellbeing
professionals seeking balance
companies wanting meaningful team experiences and connections.

What Makes This April Edition Special

Early spring carries a certain unpredictability. One moment, the sun warms the air, and the next, a cool mountain breeze reminds us that winter has only just stepped aside. The same story happens inside of us. But, instead of resisting this rhythm, the April edition of Soil & Soul embraces it.

This gathering will unfold in a semi-indoor format, allowing us to move between cosy interior spaces and the surrounding nature whenever the weather allows. The atmosphere becomes more intimate, slower, and deeply focused, like an early spring conversation with nature itself.

Rather than a large outdoor event, this edition feels more like a warm seasonal gathering, where each workshop takes place in calm, sheltered spaces designed to encourage presence, reflection, and genuine connection.

It is, in essence, a cosy early-spring retreat dedicated to honouring the new season, gently awakening the body, the senses, and the mind after the long winter months.

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Sometimes the most meaningful changes do not require leaving everything behind or travelling far away.

Sometimes they begin with a single day when you decide to pause, listen, and reconnect with yourself.

Soil & Soul is not about escaping life.

It is about remembering how to live it more consciously.

If this moment of pause feels like something you need, we would be happy to welcome you to GEA Retreat this spring.

Soil & Soul One-day Retreat

5 April at noon | GEA Retreat, Niksic

Limited to 15 participants

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