7 Day Personal Development Retreat in Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia for Young Adults
Indonesia Personal Development Retreat
Are you between 18 and 25? And do you feel not quite at home in the world? Then this retreat from 2 to 8 November 2026 is for you. Young adults, no more XTC needed after this retreat!
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 7-day program with workshops, yoga, meditations, excursions, and more
- Morning serenity and card reading
- Indonesian traditional massage or Access Consciousness® Bars treatment
- A week with coaching and accompaniment
- Snorkeling and island hopping tour
- 6 nights accommodation in a bungalow
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the whole retreat
- Campfire and barbecue on a private beach
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
7 days with instruction in English
Average daily hours of activity: 6
Accommodation
Alam Kita bungalows
Alam Kita has six beautiful, traditionally designed bungalows, spread all over the property. Together, they form this oasis of tranquility. During this retreat, you will be staying in a bungalow at Alam Kita Retreat. The traditional Javanese wooden bungalows are designed for two people and all have an (outside) bathroom, so you can watch the beautiful starry sky while taking a shower.
The bungalows were designed to be a serene and private space, so if you want to take a moment for yourself after a workshop or just to relax because you feel like it, such a space is perfect. Take your dinner on the porch, read a book, and enjoy a calming shower.
Program
“The system” that all live in
From the moment you’re born, you enter “the system.” It is something that everyone gets squeezed into - automatically, without even thinking about it. Your parents make sure of it, as well as your family, your friends, the neighbors, the teachers at school, and later, the instructors in your studies.
Everything you learn in this system then seems “normal.” But more and more young people are becoming aware that they don’t want to be forced into this system - and that everything you’re taught isn’t as “normal” as it first appears. Quite rightly, many start to resist, enduring all the consequences that entail doing so, as well as a lot of stress.
Want to feel more at home in the world? This retreat is tailor-made for you.
For these aware young people, Alam-Kita has created a customized retreat: a seven-day youth retreat wherein you'll work on yourself, individually or together with a friend. You’ll be guided by Margo, the owner of Alam Kita, a remarkable woman with lots of life experience and is young at heart.
Margo’s approach is always intuitive; she senses what is needed and what you need. Sometimes, that’s a listening ear or a good conversation. Other times, it might be an energy healing or a ceremony. She works from inner-child issues, because that’s often where today’s blocks and limitations begin.
Together, step by step and with daily guidance, you’ll break through those blocks so that you can be freer - with all the positive effects that it brings. You’ll also practice yoga and meditation exercises (no experience required).
Do you ever ask yourself the following questions?
- What are you doing here?
- Why are you here?
- Why does this not feel right?
- It feels like you don’t belong here. Why is that?
- You feel different, and you want things to be different too. But how?
- You are not happy, no matter how hard you try. How come?
Then Alam-Kita warmly invites you to Indonesia. They’d love to help you rediscover yourself and feel at home in this world. And because they understand that many young people don’t have a lot to spend yet, they’ve adjusted the prices for this retreat.
Instructors
Margo Niestadt
Her dream becomes reality to build a place for retreats on this beautiful island of Karimunjawa! A paradisiacal island in an oasis of peace where you can come all the way to yourself without all the stimuli of daily life. When she first came to Karimunjawa (January 2016), she immediately got the idea to start something like Alam Kita here. She is very happy when she sees people relaxing on the spot, find themselves again, and get the glint back in their eyes. Alam Kita provides a place for people to reconnect with themselves. An immersion in love and care from her.
Astrid Branum
Astrid is British and lives on the island of Karimunjawa together with her local husband Tono and her 2 young children. In 2020 she went to India to get her Yoga Instructor lisence (YTT 200hrs) and since than she is a very succesfull yoga instructor in Karimunjawa and for Alam Kita.
Retreat location
Karimunjawa Island
Karimunjawa is a gem in the Java Sea that has not yet been discovered by many tourists. On this island, you can still enjoy the natural surroundings, white beaches, clear blue waters, colorful fish, and beautiful coral.
This small archipelago is 80 km north of Jepara, Indonesia, and only five of the 27 islands are inhabited. The park is named after the largest island of Karimun Jawa and consists of a total of 110,000 hectares. Around the islands are beautiful reefs to explore while diving and snorkeling, varying from 15 to 40 meters deep.
In addition to the beautiful underwater world, Karimunjawa is rich in beautiful, authentic landscapes, pearly white beaches, mangrove forests, rainforest, and various amounts of tropical animals both in the sea and on the island. With a little luck, you will see sea turtles and even dolphins!
Food
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided during the whole retreat, as well as unlimited water / tea / coffee. Sodas, smoothies, or alcoholic beverages are not included, but will be available at the bar.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Spa treatments
- More then one Indonesian traditional massage or energy treatment on request
- Hypnosis session available
What's included
- 7-day program with workshops, yoga, meditations, excursions, and more
- Morning serenity and card reading
- Indonesian traditional massage or Access Consciousness® Bars treatment
- A week with coaching and accompaniment
- Snorkeling and island hopping tour
- Campfire and barbecue on a private beach
- 6 nights accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the whole retreat
- Transport from and to the harbor
- Unlimited water / tea / coffee
What's not included
- Travel expenses to Karimunjawa (we can help you with the boat tickets)
- Sodas, smoothies, or alcoholic beverages
- Fee for National Park Karimunjawa (around 10 euro)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Achmad Yani International Airport
126 km away from your destination
Arrival by boat / ferry
Do you want to come snorkeling or diving in Karimunjawa? You can get there by boat. Both the fast boat (two hours) and the slow boat (five hours) leave from the port in Jepara.
Arrival by plane
The airplane that leaves from Semarang just takes approximately half an hour. There is a fast boat from Jepara that takes about two hours and a ferry that takes about four and a half hours to cross the sea.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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