There are moments in history when strength alone is not enough. When the nervous system has carried too much for too long. When hearts that have stayed open in service now need to be held.
A 4-Day Journey Retreat with Brandon Bays
A 4-Day Journey Retreat with Brandon Bays
Deep Healing in
Deep Healing in
Traumatic Times
Traumatic Times
Nov 1–4, 2026 · Israel
Nov 1–4, 2026 · Israel
Brandon Bays
4 Days · In-Person · Israel
A 4-Day Journey Retreat with Brandon Bays
A 4-Day Journey Retreat with Brandon Bays
Deep Healing in
Deep Healing in
Traumatic Times
Traumatic Times
Nov 1–4, 2026 · Israel
Nov 1–4, 2026 · Israel
There are moments in history when strength alone is not enough. When the nervous system has carried too much for too long. When hearts that have stayed open in service now need to be held.
Brandon Bays
4 Days · In-Person · Israel
This retreat is a response to such a moment.
Led by Brandon Bays, founder of The Journey, Deep Healing in Traumatic Times is a four-day in-person retreat created specifically to support deep nervous-system healing, emotional release, and inner restoration during prolonged periods of collective trauma.
True healing cannot occur while the nervous system remains locked in survival mode
True healing cannot occur while the nervous system remains locked in survival mode
— Brandon Bays
Why This Retreat
Why This Retreat
During the Pilgrimage to the Self retreat in India, a group of Journey Practitioners from Israel arrived visibly shut down — not from lack of heart, but from carrying the weight of collective trauma while continuing to serve others selflessly.
Brandon witnessed first-hand how deeply the nervous systems of these practitioners had adapted to survival mode — and how quickly profound healing could occur once the body was finally given the conditions to rest, open, and release.
Within days of Journeywork, somatic movement, breathwork, and trauma-healing processes facilitated by Brandon, something remarkable unfolded:
Nervous systems softened.
Frozen emotions began to thaw.
Hearts reopened.
Life energy returned.
This retreat is born from that witnessing — and from the deep knowing that true healing cannot happen while the nervous system remains locked in survival mode.
Before — frozen, holding on
After — softened, alive, renewed
What This Retreat Offers
What This Retreat Offers
Over four days, Brandon Bays will personally guide a deep, compassionate healing journey designed to support:
Regulation of the nervous system
Release of stored shock, grief, fear, and rage
Somatic unwinding and emotional completion
Reconnection to the body, the heart, and inner safety
Access to the parasympathetic (healing) state
Opening to Source, grace, and inner guidance
Through:
Through:
Guided Journey processes led by Brandon
Somatic movement and trauma-release practices
Transformational breathwork
Deep emotional and energetic healing
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This is not about "coping better."
It is about allowing what has been held inside to finally move, complete, and dissolve.
Who This Retreat Is For
Who This Retreat Is For
For the first time, this retreat is open to:
Journey Practitioners
Those trained in Journey methodology
Journey Grads
Graduates of Journey programs
Journey Beloveds
Members of the Journey community
In the past, this depth of work was offered only to advanced graduates. Given the ongoing reality in Israel, Brandon felt it essential to open this retreat to the wider Journey community — because no one has been untouched, and everyone deserves support.
A Gentle but Urgent Invitation
A Gentle but Urgent Invitation
If ever there were a time to invest in your own healing, this is that time.
Not later.
Not when things settle.
Not when life feels safer.
Healing is what creates safety.
You are warmly invited to step into this four-day retreat with Brandon Bays and allow yourself to be held within the powerful, transmutational field that naturally arises when deep inner work is guided with presence, compassion, and grace.
Retreat Details
Retreat Details
Deep Healing in Traumatic Times
Deep Healing in Traumatic Times
Facilitated by Brandon Bays
Facilitated by Brandon Bays
Nov 1-4, 2026
Israel
4-Day In-Person Retreat
Sunday 1 Nov
Welcome Dinner: 6pm
Retreat Start: 7pm prompt
Wednesday 4 Nov
Retreat End: 5:30pm approx
Sunday 1 Nov
Welcome Dinner: 6pm
Retreat Start: 7pm prompt
Wednesday 4 Nov
Retreat End: 5:30pm approx
Welcome Dinner: 6pm
Retreat Start: 7pm prompt
Wednesday 4 Nov
Retreat End: 5:30pm approx
€897
€897
For Journey Intensive Graduates Only
For Journey Intensive Graduates Only
You have carried so much — for your families, your communities, and your country.
You have carried so much — for your families, your communities, and your country.
This is a space where you do not need to carry it alone.
This is a space where you do not need to carry it alone.
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We look forward to healing together
in the quiet, powerful bath of grace that consistently unfolds in Brandon's work.
We look forward to healing together
in the quiet, powerful bath of grace that consistently unfolds in Brandon's work.
in the quiet, powerful bath of grace that consistently unfolds in Brandon's work.
With love,
With love,
Brandon Bays
Founder, The Journey
Brandon Bays
Founder, The Journey
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