It’s never just a walk when you travel with Soul Of My Feet, it’s an affair of the heart.
Darene Puttergill walked the 800km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in 2017 solo and was completely captivated by the experience and personal transformation that occurred on foot.
“It was like a rite of passage into my mid life,“ she said.
“My long walk was full of wonderment, beauty, immersion in nature, charming villages, healing and connection with others. It felt like the warmest dive into world-love, self-love and people-love.”
Darene met Canadian friend, Sylvie Chouinard on that sacred Spanish road, walked by thousands, and decided to return with other women and guide them through the same soulful journey.
They’ve now led groups since 2019 through Spain, Italy and Portugal. They say everyone comes away with profound personal insights, refreshed, altered and often return annually to do it again.
“Their pleasure just increases ours,” they said.
Darene said their walking retreats are a modern day pilgrimage and celebration of life.
“They appeal to women who want to slow down, reflect, be in nature, experience the culture and history of a place first hand in intimate settings you would only chance upon on foot,“ she said.
“They are women ready to re-connect with themselves, others and enjoy the “RIZZ” or romantic appeal of life. We enjoy coffees along the way, local dishes, sunset drinks, even high tea and cooking classes.”
Darene and Sylvie conduct activities in sharing circles in the evenings to integrate what comes up on the path; the elation and the struggles. Darene is a eutaptics FasterEFT holistic mind-body practitioner and coach.
She shares her own story of healing from an autoimmune condition on her first pilgrimage.
“I committed to healing myself with the amazing techniques I’ve gathered and rebalancing my nervous system for great health over that incredible walk across Spain,” she said.
To join a Soul Of My Feet retreat reasonable fitness and health is required. You will carry a backpack/ daypack, stay in pilgrim-style shared accommodation as well as country inns and hotels.
All the details are on the website: wp.me/pacGlW-KU
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