Welcome to Detach with Dork on Gili Air Island. You are on this journey to disconnect from the familiar and comfortable world that you know and connect with the unfamiliar parts of yourself. All that is required from you is to allow yourself to explore the thoughts that enter your mind, the feelings that flow through your heart, and the sensations that move through your body. It’s time to connect to YOU!

In May 2017, I took a solo trip to Bali, Indonesia to escape the chaotic and depressing world I was living in. Exactly a year prior, I lost my aunt who was extremely dear to my heart. This made my summer 2016 one of the toughest ones I've had.

After living in the states for 13 years, I decided to move back home to Kuwait to be with my family. That transition was difficult and came with many sacrifices. This led me to feel trapped and in a dark place; I wasn't mentally and emotionally ready. I know I had to figure out how to get myself out of that drained state.  

So, I decided to book a week trip to Bali, Indonesia, and disconnect from everyone I know. I wanted to be alone, I wanted to be on my own with my emotions and figure things out without any distractions.

I turned my phone off for the whole week and cut all communications from everyone. That included family, friends, social media, and work. I wanted to really experience how it would be to be with myself and my emotions.

During this trip, I found my way to an Island called "Gili Air" Island and I fell in love with it.  It was a true definition of what an island should be like.

There are no cars, just horse carriages to bring you around.  It's a small island that you could walk around it in 2 hours. I could view the sunrise on one side and the sunset on the other. I really removed myself from fast-living life and lived in simplicity.

Being on the island made me connect with myself in ways I never thought I could. I was able to clear my mind, be present and most importantly be happy. I was on a natural high for the whole time I was there. The scenery, the people, the food, just everything about the island was unreal. After my trip, I was literally on cloud 9 for weeks. I couldn't stop smiling and I finally got out of the depressing state that I've been in for almost a year.  And all it took was a week of detachment.  

I want others to experience what I have during my trip. This is why "Detach with Dork" retreat was created. I want people to take the time to detach themselves from others and things that they're used to and connect with themselves. I want you to get to know yourself on a whole different level and what better way to do it than in this magical place?