The most important thing about the experience with Mette’s Institute at High Spirits Retreat, though, is not its appearance but the atmosphere. The task and the process is to create “a climate where culture is a reality” what we also often call tribe or community.

“You never have time off, was the first thing that struck me, as I sat down thinking about my time on the retreat that had passed. This is certainly not meant negatively. It’s just so, that when you stay at High Spirits Retreat, and work and live together with the same people, then there is always something to do. And I had always committed myself to a whole lot of things, both concerning the subjects and the social life.

To stay at High Spirits Retreat is often associated with something very social. And indeed it is, but it is so much more than that. I have learned a lot about people, about tolerance and about seeing people as who they are. To see people as who they are behind the mask, is probably the biggest strength of the teachings at Mette’s Institute . The fact that you live and learn together 24 hours a day makes he masks fall, some day or other. You get to see what’s inside and you get the chance to be who you are. Sometimes I felt totally naked and weak, but it was all right, because I felt safe. At other educations it is hard really to get to know one another besides the professional facets, because the uncertainty about what other people think makes you afraid of showing your true self. But after my stay at High Spirits Retreat learning and growing with Mette’s Institute, I find that I have become more aware of how I act on people. And aware of showing better who I am, in good and bad. Then you can just hope that others will keep up …”