Words from Maggie Ireland,
Founder & Spiritual Director of Shambala

“For most of us the luxury to ‘retreat’ from our daily lives – even for just a moment, has become an impossibility, or more so an inconvenience that we believe we simply can’t afford.

It is when finally motivated by weight gain or the onset of illness that we find ourselves dealing with these issues at body retreats and spas.  With our daily stress levels addressed and a new sense of body rejuvenation, we head back to our world with enthusiasm feeling fixed again.

However, there is one very important factor most notably neglected in the search for our true wellbeing – and that is – ‘our spirit’.  Just as our body tells us when things aren’t on track, so does the soul.  It is through the soul that a language is communicated to the rest of our being.  Without this communion, we will never, no matter how hard we try, feel holistically happy.

So why then are we not listening to the true source of our discontent?

We have simply, forgotten how to!  For the majority of us, we have fallen asleep on our spiritual watch and not noticed that it has withdrawn through lack of attention.  But this spiritual drowsiness can only be tolerated by our soul for so long, for its relevance is the reason for our existence.

The time has come for us all to understand the most basic and forgotten teaching that we should hold dear to us all, and that is that we are spiritual beings in a physical body and when understood as such, we are undeniably transformed.

How then can we wake up and call it back?  How do we hear our truth?  Is this really achievable by everyone?

When we have the opportunity to retreat from our daily lives, to forget our responsibilities to everyone and everything, remarkable things can happen.  We become more self aware.  Our worries and stresses become clearer and less important.  Our own innate healing processes ‘kick in’ so to speak and a natural rejuvenation begins! With all this in mind, we created the world of Shambala.

It is our wish to help you gain access to the fullness of your being without having to be woken loudly by a crisis or illness.  In the western world, this has become the most necessary way for the soul to communicate its discontent or cry for truth.  There is a more responsible and joyful way.

At Shambala, this is our goal for you.  We come with the fullest intention and experience to help you find a deeper meaning to your life by providing practical solutions, alternative thinking and knowledge, and above all, the desire and will to help you achieve it.  Spirituality is not a scary road to travel, it is simply a forgotten road. It is as fundamental as the air we breathe, and is our birthright to understand its importance”.

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