A 7-Day Embodied Retreat in Southern Spain
UNION
Explore the patterns shaping how you love, relate and express yourself. Through archetypal and embodied practices, discover more freedom to feel, connect and live as your whole self.
22–28 May 2027 · Hidden Paradise, Spain
Book Your Place ↗With Laura Deva & Robbie Griffin
The strong one. The sensitive one. The lover. The protector. The child. The wild one.
Some qualities come naturally. Others you learned to hide to feel safe, loved or accepted.
Beneath the familiar version of yourself, there may be a much wider range of who you are.
There are parts of you the world knows.
And parts of you that even you have forgotten.
What becomes possible when
more of you is welcome?
Seven days to explore the full spectrum of being human.
Union is a seven-day residential journey, guided by Laura Deva and Robbie Griffin.
Set in the mountains of Southern Spain, it offers the space to step away from everyday routines and explore the deeper layers of your being.
Through embodied practice, archetypal exploration, ritual and authentic connection, we will explore the energies that shape how we live, love and relate.
There will be depth and intensity.
There will be tenderness, play, beauty and laughter.
And space to meet what emerges with curiosity, honesty and care.
A week dedicated to discovering a deeper relationship with the whole of who you are.
What once protected you may still be shaping your life.
We develop ways to belong, stay safe and find our place in the world. Sometimes those same patterns continue long after the circumstances that created them have changed.
When anger feels unsafe
You may become agreeable, even when something inside you wants to say no.
When vulnerability feels dangerous
You may learn to remain strong, independent and in control.
When desire meets shame
You may become skilled at holding yourself back, even when you long for more expression.
Four forces.
One human experience.
Within each of us lives a landscape of different qualities, energies and possibilities. Explore the light and dark masculine and feminine archetypes through embodied experience.
Light Masculine
Explore grounded presence, integrity, conscious direction and the ability to stand for what matters.
Discover how these qualities can support your relationship with yourself and others.
Dark Masculine
Explore your relationship with authority, desire, anger and personal power.
Meet your instinctive nature and discover how these forces can be expressed with greater consciousness and responsibility.
Light Feminine
Explore your capacity to receive, feel, nurture and open to deeper connection.
Discover what becomes available when tenderness and vulnerability can exist alongside strength and clear boundaries.
Dark Feminine
Enter the territories of intuition, emotional depth, primal expression and the unknown.
Explore your relationship with mystery, surrender and the parts of yourself that may have remained unfamiliar.
UNION
Each archetypal territory carries its own gifts, shadows and possibilities.
UNION invites us to bring these different qualities into relationship, expanding the range of how we experience and express ourselves.
A deeper relationship with the whole of who we are.
Select an archetype to explore its qualities, or choose UNION to bring all four into relationship. These archetypal forces are explored as human possibilities, independent of gender identity.
Before we emerge,
we descend.
Our history matters. Our wounds matter. Our bodies matter.
Many of us learned early which parts of ourselves were welcome and which needed to be hidden.
Our boundaries may have been ignored. Our instincts overridden. Our expression shaped by shame or the need to belong.
Through shadow exploration, inner child work and embodied practices, UNION creates space to meet these places with curiosity and care.
To honour the ways we learned to protect ourselves, while exploring what may now be ready to change.
This work is meant to be lived.
The body, our relationships and the group become places of exploration. Through direct experience, we begin to discover what lies beyond our familiar ways of being.
Explore masculine and feminine energies through movement, awareness and authentic expression.
Archetypal Embodiment
Meet emotions, beliefs and aspects of yourself that may have been hidden, suppressed or rejected.
Shadow & Shame Exploration
Explore early experiences and protective patterns that continue to shape the way you relate to yourself and others.
Inner Child Work
Discover how you respond to connection, vulnerability, boundaries, desire and the dynamics that emerge between people.
Relational Practices
Experience honest expression, deep listening and the power of being witnessed within a group.
Circle, Ritual & Ceremony
Enter guided experiential spaces that invite deeper encounters with yourself, others and the archetypal forces within you.
Temple Experiences
This work is meant to be lived.
The body, our relationships and the group become places of exploration. Through direct experience, we begin to discover what lies beyond our familiar ways of being.
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Explore masculine and feminine energies through movement, awareness and authentic expression.
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Meet emotions, beliefs and aspects of yourself that may have been hidden, suppressed or rejected.
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Explore early experiences and protective patterns that continue to shape the way you relate to yourself and others.
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Discover how you respond to connection, vulnerability, boundaries, desire and the dynamics that emerge between people.
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Experience honest expression, deep listening and the power of being witnessed within a group.
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Enter guided experiential spaces that invite deeper encounters with yourself, others and the archetypal forces within you.
The Journey
Seven days.
A deeper encounter with yourself.
The experience unfolds in layers, allowing time to arrive, explore, go deeper and begin integrating what you discover.
Finding your ground.
Step away from the pace of everyday life. Arrive in your body, connect with the group and begin creating the conditions for honesty, curiosity and presence.
Meeting your many sides.
Explore the light and dark masculine and feminine archetypal energies. Notice which qualities feel familiar, which feel distant and what becomes possible through embodied expression.
Turning towards what was hidden.
Make space to explore protective patterns, shame, vulnerable emotions and the younger parts of yourself that still influence how you move through life.
Discovering new ways to relate.
Through guided relational practices, explore connection, boundaries, expression and the experience of being seen by others.
Bringing the experience home.
Begin making sense of what you have encountered. Reflect on the qualities you want to carry forward and how they might find expression in your relationships and everyday life.
The journey continues in the way you meet yourself, others and life after you leave.
Union is for you if
there is more of yourself waiting to be expressed.
UNION may speak to you if you recognise yourself in any of these experiences.
What might become possible?
✳︎ You hold back what you really feel.
✳︎ You feel disconnected from your body or instincts.
✳︎ You want to explore masculine and feminine qualities.
✳︎ You want to turn self-awareness into embodied experience.
✳︎ Setting boundaries brings guilt or fear.
✳︎ Familiar emotional patterns repeat in relationships.
✳︎ You long to be witnessed beyond your usual roles.
✳︎ You feel called to explore your shadow and your power.
Greater freedom to express yourself. A more conscious relationship with your needs and boundaries. More capacity for strength and tenderness. A deeper awareness of your patterns, instincts and relationships.
Every person's experience will be different. The invitation is to explore what becomes available when you can meet more of yourself.
Union is for you if
there is more of yourself waiting to be expressed.
UNION may speak to you if you recognise yourself in any of these experiences.
✳︎ You hold back what you really feel.
✳︎ You feel disconnected from your body or instincts.
✳︎ You want to explore masculine and feminine qualities.
✳︎ You want to turn self-awareness into embodied experience.
✳︎ Setting boundaries brings guilt or fear.
✳︎ Familiar emotional patterns repeat in relationships.
✳︎ You long to be witnessed beyond your usual roles.
✳︎ You feel called to explore your shadow and your power.
What might become possible?
Greater freedom to express yourself. A more conscious relationship with your needs and boundaries. More capacity for strength and tenderness. A deeper awareness of your patterns, instincts and relationships.
Every person's experience will be different. The invitation is to explore what becomes available when you can meet more of yourself.
And then you return to life.
A profound experience may change how we see ourselves. The deeper question is how that experience becomes part of the way we live.
How do you express your needs more clearly? Recognise familiar patterns before they take over? Access tenderness when you would normally close down? Stand in your power when you would normally make yourself smaller?
Your relationships. Your work. Your family. Your creativity. Your sexuality. Your leadership. Even an ordinary Tuesday morning.
The intention of UNION is to bring what you discover into your actual life, returning to the world with a deeper relationship to your humanity.
And then you return to life.
A profound experience may change how we see ourselves. The deeper question is how that experience becomes part of the way we live.
How do you express your needs more clearly? Recognise familiar patterns before they take over? Access tenderness when you would normally close down? Stand in your power when you would normally make yourself smaller?
Your relationships. Your work. Your family. Your creativity. Your sexuality. Your leadership. Even an ordinary Tuesday morning.
The intention of Union is to bring what you discover into your actual life, returning to the world with a deeper relationship to your humanity.
Meet Your Guides
Facilitator · Mentor · Founding Member of Emergence Brotherhood
Robbie Griffin
Robbie has spent more than a decade exploring embodied transformational work, somatic traditions and approaches to human development.
As a founding member and facilitator of Emergence Brotherhood and faculty member at the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA), he has guided retreats, workshops and transformational group experiences internationally.
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His work explores authentic expression, emotional honesty, shadow, power, intimacy and the capacity to meet ourselves and one another with greater openness.
Robbie brings warmth, directness, humour and a grounded presence to the spaces he facilitates.
He has a particular gift for inviting people beyond familiar roles and into genuine contact with what is alive within them.
Laura Deva
Facilitator · Mystic · Embodiment Practitioner
Laura has facilitated international workshops and trainings for many years, bringing experience across embodiment, relational awareness, tantric traditions and personal exploration.
Her background includes academic training and professional experience in psychology, alongside extensive involvement in international experiential and spiritual communities.
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Her work explores the relationship between conditioning and freedom, intimacy and authentic expression, the sacred dark and the emergence of the soul through the human experience.
Laura brings a direct, deeply perceptive and exploratory approach to the spaces she holds.
Her presence invites people into contact with mystery, the body and the less familiar dimensions of themselves.
Voices from the work.
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"The core of my wound was a LONGING FOR UNION expressed into a desire to have more support in my inner masculine unfoldment. I WANTED BROTHERHOOD IN MY LIFE. Men who could walk beside me, supporting, guiding, holding, taking me accountable, showing me the way of the masculine. I deeply desire to anchor the masculine qualities of #Trust, #Integrity, #Strength, #Vision, and #Equanimity in my being."
-Sia
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"I visited the origin of my old fears, met the boy I once was, embraced both him and the man I am today, and returned home feeling larger in spirit, softer in heart, and deeply grounded."
-Daniel, The Initiation UK
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I can not thank Laura enough for her patience and assistance with unlearning and emptying out the conditioning and self-imposed limits blocking me from accessing and cultivating my natural gifts.”
-Stephanie Avis
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"I feel like I am in more control of myself and alot more centered and confident."
-Ryen Campbell, The Initiation, Spain
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"I was held to a high standard of character and Laura lovingly encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone in order to reach my truest potential."
-Sophia Rose Gambitsky
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"I left feeling connected to humanity again - cracking open and letting others near me."
-Simon O’Reilly, The Initiation UK
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"Being in Robbie’s presence feels grounding and expansive. He holds deep embodied safety while bringing playfulness and authenticity. I felt safe to open and explore more honestly. I left feeling empowered in my voice and more grounded in who I am."
-Maryam
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"Powerful, inclusive, logical, supportive. I enjoyed how relatable Robbie is. His vulnerability is really inspiring and he has the ability to say the right thing at the right time to invite men to open up. Also, he's receptive to the needs of the field."
-Ghobihan Ananth
Seven days in the mountains of Southern Spain.
Hidden Paradise, near Órgiva, is nestled in the foothills of the Alpujarra mountain range. A place surrounded by natural beauty, where we can step away from familiar routines, gather, explore, share meals, connect and rest.
Choose your place in Union.
22–28 May 2027 · Hidden Paradise, Órgiva, Spain
First Release
€1750 (8 left)
€450 deposit to secure your place
Second Release
€1950 (8 left)
€450 deposit to secure your place
Third Release
€2200
€450 deposit to secure your place
A €450 deposit secures your place. The remaining balance is due by 22 March 2027.
Need to discuss an alternative payment arrangement? Contact Robbie before booking.
Still wondering whether Union is right for you?
FAQ’s
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Union is a seven-day residential experience exploring psyche, archetypes, embodiment, relationship and soul, guided by Robbie Griffin and Laura Deva.
Through a combination of embodied practices, ritual, relational exploration, circle work and opportunities for integration, you will be invited to develop a deeper relationship with different aspects of yourself.
The experience takes place in a group setting in the mountains of Southern Spain.
It is for those who feel the edge of their next level, professionally and personally.
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You may feel curious, excited, uncertain or nervous about entering this kind of experience.
A willingness to explore yourself, take responsibility for your choices and engage with unfamiliar territory is an important foundation.
You do not need to feel completely confident or know exactly what you hope to discover.
At the same time, this work can involve emotionally intense experiences. Being genuinely ready also means considering your present circumstances, support needs and capacity to participate.
If you're unsure whether this experience is right for you, you can arrange a call with Robbie before booking.
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Each person's experience will be different.
Union offers opportunities to explore emotional patterns, embodied expression, archetypal qualities, boundaries, vulnerability and connection.
You may discover new perspectives on familiar challenges, develop greater awareness of your responses or experience qualities of yourself that have felt difficult to access.
We cannot guarantee a particular emotional or transformational outcome.
The intention is to support exploration that can continue to inform the way you live after the event.
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Union will be supported by a facilitation and support team, alongside Robbie Griffin and Laura Deva.
The intention is to create a carefully held environment with attention to boundaries, individual choice and respectful participation.
Emotionally intensive group work can bring up difficult feelings, and no experience can be guaranteed to feel comfortable or be risk-free for everyone.
If you have questions about the practices, your readiness or the support available, we encourage you to speak with Robbie before booking.
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Yes. Entering unfamiliar personal work can bring a mixture of curiosity, anticipation and nervousness.
You may be wondering what will happen, how you will respond or whether you will feel comfortable sharing aspects of yourself with others.
These are reasonable questions.
The important thing is to have enough information to make an informed choice, understand the boundaries of the work and communicate any concerns before attending.
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No previous experience is needed to join Union.
Whether this is your first embodied retreat or you've spent years exploring personal development, you are welcome here.
Previous experience with embodiment, meditation or transformational workshops may be helpful, but it is absolutely not required.
All you need is a willingness to explore, an open mind and curiosity about yourself. You will be guided through the experiences by Robbie, Laura and the support team, with space to move at your own pace.
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You are welcome to enquire about attending Union alongside your partner.
The journey focuses on each person's relationship with the different aspects of themselves, while also exploring the ways these qualities appear in connection with others.
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Union is designed as an experience for individual exploration within a mixed-gender group.
Relationships, intimacy and the dynamics between people may form part of the work, but the event is centred on the wider landscape of psyche, archetypes, embodiment and soul.
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The Cross Temple is planned as part of UNION's experiential exploration of archetypal energies and relationship.
Further details about the structure of this experience, participation expectations and boundaries will be shared with participants before the retreat.
If you would like to understand more before booking, please arrange a conversation with Robbie.
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Union includes circle work and experiential practices that may invite personal reflection, expression and connection.
The specific expectations around sharing, choosing whether to participate and setting boundaries will be explained before the event.
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Union is a non-clinical experiential programme.
It is not a substitute for psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment or other professional mental health care.
Although the experience may explore personal history, emotions and protective patterns, participation should not be understood as receiving psychological treatment.
If you are currently navigating significant mental health challenges or have concerns about emotionally intensive group work, please discuss your circumstances with an appropriate qualified professional and the organisers before booking.
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The final part of the journey will include opportunities to reflect on your experience and explore how you might bring what you have discovered into everyday life.
The intention is to support greater awareness in your relationships, choices and patterns of expression beyond the retreat setting.
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Your investment covers participation in the seven-day Union retreat, guided by Robbie Griffin and Laura Deva at Hidden Paradise in Southern Spain.
The programme includes facilitated group experiences, embodied and archetypal exploration, relational practices, ritual and opportunities for integration.
Accommodation and meal arrangements, including any room options or additional costs, will be confirmed in the booking information.
Travel to and from Hidden Paradise is not included.
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Yes, payment plans are available. Full investment details and payment options will be shared when applications open.
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If you need to cancel, the applicable terms depend on when you notify us.
For cancellations made at least eight weeks before the retreat begins, a €150 administration fee applies and the remaining €300 of your deposit is refundable.
For cancellations made less than eight weeks before the retreat, the €450 deposit is non-refundable.
If you have already paid the full retreat fee, a transfer of eligible funds towards another Alchemy Innovations event, training or retreat may be considered at the organiser's discretion.
For full details on cancellations, refunds and transfers, please read the full Terms & Conditions before booking.
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Choose the available ticket release that suits you and select Book Now.
Complete the registration form and follow the payment instructions to pay your €450 deposit. Your place is confirmed once the deposit has been received.
The remaining balance is due by 22 March 2027.
If you have questions about whether UNION is right for you, you can arrange a conversation with Robbie before booking.
Become available to
more of who you already are.
More strength. More tenderness. More instinct. More mystery.
More possibility.
Seven days to explore the wider landscape of being human.
UNION · 22–28 May 2027 · HIDDEN PARADISE, SPAIN