Mindfulness in Action:
Setting Boundaries through
Fierce Self-Compassion
Earn 20 CEs
You give so much — because you care so deeply. But constantly overextending isn’t sustainable.
Boundaries aren’t just about saying no. They’re about creating space to say yes — to what’s true, to what’s life-giving, to you.
This retreat is an invitation to practice fierce self-compassion in real time — to tune in, get clear, and honor the wisdom of your own limits. Through mindfulness in action, you’ll explore how to shift from emotional exhaustion to empowered alignment.
You’ll return home grounded in your values, equipped with tools for sustainable change, and supported by 20 continuing education credits for the life you're consciously building.
Amorogos, Greece
Monday, April 27th, 2024 through Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Come boundaryless. Leave honoring your sacred limits.
Community Commitment
To help us plan with integrity and intention, this retreat will move forward once we reach a community commitment of at least 20 registered participants by September 28th, 2025. Registration opens June 29th, 2025.
At the time of registration, your card will be charged a $700 retreat deposit. If the community doesn’t meet the commitment threshold, you’ll have the option to receive a full refund or transfer your deposit to another MOOXLI retreat within the same calendar year, as availability allows.
This approach allows us to hold space responsibly—honoring your investment, our team’s capacity, and the energy it takes to create something this meaningful.
Before we ask you to commit, let’s make sure you understand who this retreat is for:
You’re wise. Capable. Deeply devoted — to your work, your people, your patients, your responsibilities. From the outside, it looks like you’re holding it all together. But inside, something’s wearing thin. You’re tired of the constant yes, the quiet resentment, the sense that there’s never space left for you.
This retreat is for the one who’s ready to reclaim their limits — not as barriers, but as sacred ground.
It’s for the one who wants to stop abandoning themselves in the name of being “a team player.”
Who wants to start choosing their yeses and nos with intention and clarity.
Who’s ready to stay kind — without staying small.
You don’t need to expand by doing more.
You need to come home to your own inner authority — the one that already knows how to lead with love and say no with grace.
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You’re tired of saying yes when you mean no — and ready to stop abandoning yourself to keep the peace.
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You crave space to reconnect with your own needs, values, and voice, beyond the noise, the guilt, and the people-pleasing.
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You want to feel grounded in your choices, not just perform composure while crumbling inside.
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You’re ready to trade burnout for boundaries — and learn how fierce self-compassion can guide the way.
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You’re a nurse who’s done over-functioning and is ready to explore how mindfulness, clarity, and self-trust create true resilience.
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You’re curious about how embodied practices like breathwork, yoga, and movement can help you live in alignment with what really matters.
You should join us if you're ready to stop abandoning yourself and start living with clarity, courage, and compassionate boundaries.
This retreat isn’t about fixing what’s wrong with you — it’s about coming home to the version of you who always knew her worth.
Let us introduce you to the guides who will walk beside you as you remember what it feels like to honor your own enoughness.
Sara Bergakker
“Clinically qualified, but not emotionally equipped,” describes MOOXLI founder Sarah Bergakker, experience starting as an LPN in the emergency department at the age of 19. This theme continued as Sarah completed her bachelor’s in nursing and began work as an ER Trauma nurse, and then became a nurse anesthetist. After almost 20 years in healthcare, Sarah realized that she didn’t know what she was going to do differently but that her practices of perfectionism, numbing, and detaching from her emotional and physical self needed to change. Sarah started this work to discover if there was a way for her to continue to work in healthcare and find joy in her work. She is so thankful to have returned to the original passion of her calling in healthcare. Sarah will be sharing how self compassion and boundaries can effectively change our habits, change our lives, and ultimately support our own resilience.
Joan Mudget
Joan Mudget will guide you through daily movement, breathwork and meditation that supports the mind and body in making the shifts that will happen for you on this retreat. Joan’s background in executive leadership, and her personal experience with burnout and addiction recovery, allow her to guide you through deeper introspection. Joan will help you understand how yoga changed her life and guide you in incorporating these simple practices into your daily routine.
The Setting:
Pack your softest linen, and a sense of wonder — because we’re heading to Aegialis Yoga Resort, perched above the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean Sea on the island of Amorgos, Greece. Known for its healing energy, whitewashed architecture, and breathtaking views, this sacred space offers the perfect setting for fierce self-compassion to take root.
Picture this: ocean breezes drifting through open windows, sunrises over the sea, and evening walks among ancient olive trees. Picture moving your body on a yoga platform that opens to the horizon — then sipping warm tea with kindreds as the sun slips behind the cliffs.
This is where boundaries stop being theoretical and start becoming lived wisdom. This is where you come home to your yes, your no, and your sacred enoughness.
Each participant will enjoy a private room and bathroom with a sea view.* Two nourishing Mediterranean meals per day are included, featuring fresh, local ingredients. Whether you're soaking in the spa’s saltwater pool or resting on your private terrace, everything here invites you to soften and strengthen.
*Registrants 17–20 may be placed in shared rooms, depending on final room availability.
Lodging is $249 per night, and a 5-night stay is required (April 27 through May 2, 2026). Pricing includes breakfast and lunch with the option to purchase dinner at the resort or venture into the village and immerse yourself in Greek culture.
We need a community commitment of at least 20 registered participants by September 28th, 2025 (registration opens June 29th), for this retreat to move forward. If that threshold is met, we’re a go — and we may welcome additional participants if space allows.
Rooms will be assigned on a first-registered, first-served basis, so early registration gives you the best chance of securing a private room with a sweeping sea view.
Your card on file will be automatically charged for lodging 120 days after registration opens, once the retreat is confirmed. This model reflects what MOOXLI is all about: shared intention, mutual trust, and creating something meaningful together, one brave yes at a time.
By the time your refreshed and recharged self boards the plane to fly back home you will have:
Earned 20 CEs!
Practiced showing up in a supportive community where you don’t have to shrink, hustle, or pretend
Reclaimed your energy by learning how to stop pouring yourself out in all the wrong places
Know exactly what you are going to do on the Monday after the retreat, how to handle the Sunday Scaries, and know you aren’t going back to real life, you are going back to YOUR life
Remembered what truly matters to you—and how to build a life that reflects it
Learned that you don’t have to be able to fold yourself into a pretzel to practice yoga and move your body in a way that supports you
What's Included
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20 CEs full of content to help your confident and successful outside start match how you feel inside
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Breakfast and Lunch from Tuesday morning to breakfast Saturday morning
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Transfers from ferry upon arrival and departure on Amorgos (port-hotel-port)
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One 30' relaxing massage
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10% discount on Face and Body treatments at Lalon Idor Spa
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Use of Lalon Idor Spa facilities (sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, indoor seawater swimming pool, fitness center)
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Wireless internet
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Vat, City Tax
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Free time to go to the spa, go hiking, and explore the village and surrounding area!
What's Not Included
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Your lodging costs
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Your airfare
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Your Ferry Fare to Amorgos
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Costs of any additional Spa Experiences you book
The Schedule
We've put together an amazing set of discussions, talks, practices, and activities for a truly life-changing experience. Link to the full schedule will be live when retreat has met the threshold to proceed based on the MOOXLI community's committment.
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What if I want to cancel or choose not to come?Let’s Talk Terms (aka the legal stuff that makes your brave “yes” possible) Darling, from wild coastlines to mountain sanctuaries, these experiences don’t unfold by accident — they require structure, clarity, and trust. So here it is: the fine print that makes the magic possible. Due to the nature of MOOXLI retreats, these policies are firm and non-negotiable. By registering, you’re making a wholehearted commitment to yourself — and to the container we’re holding together. 🪷 Retreat Deposit & Tuition A $700 nonrefundable deposit is charged at the time of registration. The remaining retreat tuition will be charged to your card on file automatically. All retreat tuition payments are nonrefundable once processed. Retreat tuition and deposits are not transferable to another retreat or to another individual. Each MOOXLI retreat moves forward when a shared commitment is made. If we do not reach the minimum number of registrations to hold the container with integrity, your deposit and tuition may be transferred to another retreat within the same calendar year, as space allows. 🛏 Lodging Details & Payments Lodging is billed separately and charged automatically 120 days after registration opens. Lodging assignments are made on a first-registered, first-served basis. Lodging payments are nonrefundable and nontransferable once charged — including transfers to other retreats or to another individual. What Happens If You Cancel We deeply understand the unpredictability of life — but due to the planning and resources involved, MOOXLI does not offer refunds or transfers outside of what is stated above, including for: Illness (including COVID-19) Travel delays or flight cancellations Weather or natural disasters Family emergencies or changes in circumstance Scheduling conflicts or second thoughts Registering for a MOOXLI retreat is a courageous, deliberate act — and we honor it as such. 🧾 Registration Minimum & Contingency Each retreat requires a minimum of 20 participants registered within the first 90 days of launch. If the minimum is not met, the retreat will not move forward and all payments — including deposits — will be refunded in full. 📜 Liability & Agreements By registering, you agree to the full Terms and Conditions and our Liability Waiver. These policies apply to all MOOXLI 2026 retreats and are binding at the time of purchase. ✈️ Travel Insurance Strongly Recommended We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance that includes trip cancellation coverage. Two options we trust: roamright.com travelexinsurance.com
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Can I get CEs for attending this retreat?Yes! Mooxli is recognized as a provider of CEs by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (a nationally recognized certifier of nursing continuing education). The AANA is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). MOOXLI CEs meet ANCC criteria and are valid and applicable to any and all nursing license holders. The AANP has historically recognized with reciprocity CEs already certified by the AANA. If you provide your AANA# you will automatically be submitted for credits. Not a nurse? No Problem! Just contact your healthcare professional association about how to manually submit for CE approval using the MOOXLI syllabus/program! For instance, do you mean I get to go on retreat AND get CEs?! Yes, yes that's exactly what we mean!
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What should I bring?In addition to your personal traveling essentials, here are a few recommended additions: Most importantly, bring an internal commitment to yourself—to breathe deeply, to view the world with an open, curious mind, and to rejuvenate. For movement and meditation classes, we recommend free-flowing, comfortable attire and you can wear this attire during the non-movement based workshops as well! MOOXLI will email you a more comprehensive suggested packing list closer to the retreat.
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What if I’m new to yoga or meditation?No problem whatsoever. We all have to start somewhere and why not start here, in a safe place, where you can focus on your own needs? Our intention is to make all our sessions as approachable as possible. And if you prefer not to actively participate in yoga, we give you permission to lay on your mat in any position you are comfortable in and simply be present in your own body. Please follow the recommendations of your doctor when evaluating adding yoga to your exercise routine.
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Are MOOXLI retreats only for women?MOOXLI is a place of sharing, supporting, and nurturing. A place for human service professionals to rest and heal. All who desire to Move their mindset, Oxygenate their soul, and Live differently, are welcome here.
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Is there a dress code?Athleisure / outdoor wear will be appropriate for all of our sessions including workshops. We recommend layers and breathable clothing that allows for easy movement. Wear what will keep you comfortable, connected and feeling your best.
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Should I bring my children or my spouse?No. Our focus at this event will be to take time away with a community of fellow healthcare professionals and allow space and energy for introspection
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My friend wants to come but only do the yoga. Is there a “yoga only” package?Due to limited space availability all retreat events are for registered attendees only. Anyone who registers is welcome to attend.
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What if I have questions that aren’t answered on this page?Please ask us! Email us at info@mooxli.com, call or text (616)-259-5426, use the contact option at the top of this page, or the chat function in the lower left corner of the website.
