About Livia - One Day Retreats

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Hi,

I’m Livia Benders, since July 2024 the proud owner of One Day Retreats.

14 years ago, I first stepped on a mat and it has become my home ever since. What started as a purely physical practice, eventually deepened into a practice of self-study and development that reached far beyond the four corners of my mat. Yoga became my anchor. A non-negotiable. It is where I find peace of mind, new perspective, and access to my Self. After all these years of practice, I remain a forever student of yoga.

I have a curious mind, a love for exploring new worlds and a deep desire to make positive impact. This led me to pursue a career in journalism. After finishing my masters degree, I briefly worked as an investigative journalist – something I had dreamed of as a teenager.

While I loved the profession itself, I didn’t like how it effected me personally. Writing about heavy topics and not knowing if my words in the newspaper would actually change anything in the lives of the people I wrote about, gave me sceptical and negative outlook on life.

I felt like I wanted to contribute in a different way. So I turned to yoga for answers and spent 5 weeks on a solo retreat (and several years after that) to redirect my life.

There I decided to get certified to share my love for yoga and breathwork. In the years that followed I’ve been teaching vigorous Vinyasa flows, restorative Yin yoga classes and Breathwork sessions in my private practice and at Studio Bondi and Inner Embassy.

In 2021 I founded Flow Home Retreats and began facilitating holistic retreats in Tuscany. Creating an oasis where people could rest and recharge, spend time away from the day-to-day to reflect on what really matters felt like glove that fit.

From personal experience I can say that my most aligned life decisions are a result of turning inward during different retreats. It made me wonder what the world would look like if everyone would go on a retreat once every so often. What if we would care for our soul, the way we care for our house, children, or hair?

I believe society would thrive if we considered retreats as a basic maintenance for the soul.

Continuing One Day Retreats, feels like an obvious next step on this path and I am so excited to create a platform offering One Day Retreats by high-quality teachers and customized team days for businesses and organisations.

Namasté,