In this deeply inspiring episode of The Holistic Self-Love Podcast, Elizabeth Vallejo opens up about the creation of The Anchor and how her own healing journey shaped the way she designs retreats. What began as a trauma response—always needing plans A, B, C, and D—transformed into a gift: a container where facilitators and participants alike feel safe, supported, and able to fully surrender to the experience.
Elizabeth and her guest reflect on the behind-the-scenes realities of planning international retreats—passports, flights, logistics, insurance, and all the details most facilitators don’t realize they’ll be responsible for. At The Anchor, every one of those needs is met with intention, from airport pick-up to morning classes where mats and speakers are already set. This allows facilitators to show up in their highest energy, offering their true gifts without being drained by the behind-the-scenes demands.
The conversation flows into the science of manifestation—not as something mystical or unreachable, but as training the brain to become familiar with what we desire. When we take aligned action and then surrender the outcome, the universe meets us with opportunities we couldn’t have forced. Together, they share stories of cancellations, last-minute bookings, and how the right souls always arrive when they’re meant to.
Beyond logistics and manifesting, this episode dives into the balance of the masculine and feminine—action and surrender, doing and receiving. Many women arrive at retreats rooted in their masculine, running businesses, leading families, and constantly moving. At The Anchor, they are given permission to soften into their feminine, to trust, to rest, and to receive. The result is profound healing, genuine connections, and lifelong bonds that extend far beyond the retreat itself.
This episode is both a glimpse into what makes retreats at The Anchor unique and an invitation to explore your own dance between structure and surrender, action and alignment.
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