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Our course finally wrapped up on Sunday and there was an air of sadness in the room. We gathered again in another circular group, just like how we did on our first day. That initial day we had to introduce ourselves and were given the task to write a set of hopes and fears we faced for the course. These hopes and fears were then pinned up the wall in our training room throughout the two weeks

As we each lay down on the ground, our teacher talked us through a brief time travel beginning from the day we learned about Rolfing, when we made our decision to join the course, arriving into Berghof, our experiences with each module and finally bringing us to the present – the final closing day. When looked at it this way, it was quite bizarre how so many strangers from all over came together and left as good friends.

We were no longer strangers. We ate and drank together five meals everyday, we talked and shared together. We saw each other almost everyday in our underwear, which perhaps was liberating in the sense that we saw a real person inside, not masked or covered with pretension.

I could not hold back my tears when we bade goodbye, there were a few special people that in these two weeks touched me really deep inside. Many of them believed in me when I couldn’t believe in myself. And that was truly empowering.

It’s time to go back into the real world. Our two weeks of ‘connective tissue’ that were binding, supporting and holding us together is now gone. Many whom I had the fortune to speak to after shared the same sentiments. Returning into our regular lives seemed overwhelming to some point. As we ease into our own selves again, there’ll always be a part within that will cherish forever these fantastic and deeply meaningful two weeks.