Reboot & Rise

Reboot & Rise organizes weekend retreats about building inner resilience to help you to stand up with new energy for all life on our planet. We do this on beautiful locations in forests in the Netherlands and Germany. Places where we can rest, relax and connect with the nature. We will take time to express and feel our worries and despair, and connect and support each other when it becomes difficult. And of course during these weekends we also will have fun together, sing, laugh and getting lots of inspiration.

"For me, it was truly a moment of peace and reflection in a world that can sometimes be overflowing with misery. Connecting with others helped me to not feel alone in this. I also now feel more confident that my worries about the world aren't my fault, but can actually be a strength." - Participant weekend 2025

The six pillars of Reboot & Rise:

1. Reboot
Taking time for rest and getting calm is the starting point of building inner resilience. And sometimes it is time for a total reboot; turning ourselves off and enjoying a beautiful place so that we can recharge ourselves and finding new energy.

2. Connecting with nature
When we connect with the earth, the soil, the trees and all living beings, we start to feel what it is to be alive. We feel how interdependent we are, and we feel how grateful we are for being part of this magnificent home! This gratefulness is our starting point and our strength.

3. Power of the group
We believe in the importance of being connected to each other. When we open up, showing our hearts, something beautiful happens. We want to make fun, celebrating life; we want to laugh, sing and cry together, because together we can move the mountains.

4. Healing tears
When we think about the climate crisis, we often feel overwhelmed by emotions. This emotions are a very natural response on what we see happening to our world. We believe in the importance of giving space to these emotions, even when that feels scary and very dark. When we express our worries, scream out our anger and grief our losses, our tears will bring us healing.

5. Getting inspired
To move on we need to get inspired; inspired by people who are looking for new ways, new paradigms and new hope. Understanding the system we live in, and which lives in us. We’re finding a new way of understanding hope, and actively participating in this hope. Living from a different kind of power, and seeing the world with new eyes!

6. Rising up
When we feel charged, inspired and ready, we feel a gentle push from within to stand up. Then and only then the time is ready, every person in their own unique way. Then the time is ready to rise and stand up for all life on our planet.

"Even tussen mensen zijn die zich ook veel zorgen maken over de veranderingen voor het leven op aarde door klimaatverandering en ontwikkelingen van ongelijkheid, rechtvaardigheid e.d. Soort van even kunnen ontspannen in verdriet zonder hoeven uit te leggen waarom ik zo wel verdriet ervaar. Mensen die dezelfde pijn voelen en ook niet maar doorgaan met hun leven alsof er niks aan de hand is." Participant weekend 2025