This Event Hits Different

Jeevi Pillai
Jun 14
2 min read

This event is a spiritual adventure for me. A soul-led decision. A reminder of what I’m capable of. Proof that my visions evolve as I evolve.

Sure — I could have played it safe. Repeated what I’ve done for the past two years. Stuck to the familiar format. But this one? This one hits different.

Maybe it’s the fact that I’m doing this after taking a bold step: moving to another country. A country so wildly different from mine — in culture, in pace, in energy. But it’s also a country filled with soul, vastness, richness, resilience, creativity, simplicity, and groundedness. It’s alive in a way that stirs something within me.

I’m not the same person I was last year. Not the same as the last event. Spiritually, emotionally, mentally — I’ve shifted.

This time, I’m creating from alignment. From that place of deep truth. From what lights me up, even if it scared me at first.

Because yes, I hesitated.

Yes, I felt the fear.

Yes, I know the weight, the anxiety, the effort these events demand.

But I also know this:

“Fear and love are always in a dance. And we can choose to lean into love.”

That stayed with me after hearing Jay Shetty speak at Mindvalley. And it continues to guide how I move. How I create. How I lead.

When I look at the people who show up to these events — I see transformation. I see expansion. Embodiment. Freedom.

I remember Aaron, our photographer for the Afrodance Experiences, telling me how he was witnessing people open up right in front of our eyes. How, for that one weekend, they’re not bound by work, roles, expectations, titles, or deadlines. They begin to feel something they haven't felt in years — or maybe ever. Something unfamiliar but liberating. Like a soul remembering its truth.

And that’s why I do this. That’s what fuels me.

The Retreat? Well, it just takes all of that to an even deeper level. It’s not just a trip. It’s not just movement. It’s transformation that ripples into how you show up in the rest of your life. It’s beyond what you can imagine.

And maybe this is the last time I do this in this way. Or maybe it’s the start of something even more aligned.

Either way — it’s real. It’s raw. It’s me.

Come be a part of it. Come home to yourself.