You deserve happy relationships
The Art of Authentic Connection
Community Building Retreat for Women
M. Scott Peck’s Community Building Process
You deserve
happy relationships
The Art of Authentic Connection
Community Building Retreat for Women
M. Scott Peck’s Community Building Process
October 3-5, 2025
Rural Hungary
Imagine…
…… taking an early morning walk through the garden, the freshness of the air waking up your body and spirit. You sit down on the terrace with a cup of a warm drink to enjoy the murmur of the nearby creek. All is well. You have arrived…
The three days ahead of you are for you to slow down, away from the demands and responsibilities of modern life. Embraced by a quiet natural environment, you are invited to let go of your guards and just be fully yourself.
Together with a group of like minded women, you will immerse yourself in an exploration of authentic and open communication, which opens the door to deep meaningful connection and intimacy. You can fully focus on your learning experience, letting the team take care of you with delicious food, comfortable accommodation and professional guidance and support.
After the daily sessions, you may be inspired to take a walk in the surrounding woods or relax in a sauna for a good night’s sleep.
We guarantee that you will leave the retreat with a renewed sense of clarity about your patterns in relating, while feeling empowered by the new tools to bring greater harmony, intimacy and genuine connection to all your relationships.
The high pace of modern life rarely offers an opportunity like this one to stop and properly process life events. We honor you for taking this time for yourself to dive within for greater freedom, joy and peace in life.
Who is it for?
The retreat is for women, who wish to:
create an authentic, soul-fulfilling community around them,
bring more life and meaning to all their relationships,
experience deeper intimacy and joy with partners,
build trustful contact and connection with children,
feel seen, understood and acknowledged,
be able to transform conflicts into harmony.
There is a yearning in the heart for freedom to be ourselves, to be truly seen in our relationships, partnerships and connections.
Women and community
Have you ever felt that some things can be shared and understood among women only? There is unspoken knowing that every woman shares.
We reflect each other and share similar experiences in life.
Our natural medium is connection, yet we often feel alone.
Women are a connective tissue of a community and have the ability to tune into the dynamics of relationships around them, to make peace, embrace different ways, so that everyone feels heard, called and recognized. We need to be masters of harmonizing the environment, so that relationships flow in a loving way.
Many of our relationship difficulties stem from one root. Generational patterns, difficult past experiences and social norms are often behind disappointments, misunderstandings and alienation. Nevertheless, we can learn new ways of being and communicating that allow us to step out of the familiar patterns and experience connections that are truly meaningful and fulfilling. The purpose of the retreat is to experientially learn, integrate and practice those key communication principles.
This retreat is about just that: what can we do to support real connection, trust and intimacy? What happens when we take off our usual masks?
In many cultures women gathered together for long days to do tasks and crafts.
We offer you a possibility to experience a modern way of a women’s gathering, where we sit together in a circle, we share time together learning and telling our stories, we live, eat and experience together in an intimate space arranged just for our group.
The Method of Community Building &
Authentic Communication by M. Scott Peck M.D.
The Community Building Process was developed by M. Scott Peck M.D., a renowned author of „The Road Less Traveled” and „The Different Drum”, in response to the level of polarization, isolation and the loss of civility. It is a method of open, authentic communication in groups, which for more than two decades has empowered thousands of people with skills and the experience of healthy, honest communication, inclusion, authentic connection, presence and respect. The method is used in various social spheres, in personal development, human services, in NGOs and well as business. It teaches how to look beyond the cultural, political and religious differences that prevent us from embracing our common humanity.
The focus of the Process is on learning by experiencing. Using a set of guidelines and principles rather than a particular procedure, participants are gently guided by specially trained facilitators. As a result, participants are able to personally and spontaneously receive insights into the patterns of communication in their lives, understand the dynamics in their relationships and ways of moving out of misunderstandings & conflicts into harmony and loving connection.
Community Building can be viewed as a group contemplative or mindfulness process. It is a place to experience safety to be your authentic self – and be seen, heard and respected just the way you are. It is a place to be beyond masks and let go of inner barriers to authentic connection. All the skills obtained during the Process can be integrated into daily life of your family, work or friends’ community.
During the retreat, the Process will be led by international facilitators certified by Community Building International (CBI).
CBI is a global leader in Community Building facilitation, training, consultation, and certification. It is committed to the highest levels of ethics and quality, adhering to the original methods developed by M. Scott Peck M.D. CBI teaches skills, guidelines and methods to build “authentic connection,” “unusual safety,” and “extraordinary respect” in groups, teams, organizations and communities.
For more information, visit communitybuilding.com.
Our promise
This three-day Retreat offers an immersive lived experience, as well as practical guidelines and ways of being for creating safety, a sense of mutual respect and deep connection in relationships.
We offer you a safe space and a like-minded community, away from daily pressures and responsibilities, where you can :
experience yourself beyond social roles,
have the time to process your emotions and life events,
release stress,
gain invaluable insights into the relationship dynamics in your life,
learn the key ways of bringing your connections to a new soul-fulfilling level,
transform arguments into peace and loving connection.
We will follow the framework of the Community Building Process, developed by the bestselling author M. Scott Peck. Practicing the suggested guidelines in day-to-day communication enhances a feeling of safety and belonging in relationships and helps build deep mutual respect, intimacy and connection. We become better listeners and receive the gift of discovering our friends, family and ourselves on a deeper human level.
What is included in the price?
A three-day immersive group Authentic Communication Process, guided by two internationally certified Community Building facilitators;
Printed materials;
Post-retreat group integration session online;
For 2 nights accommodation in a recently renovated farm house, rural with a modern touch, located in a quiet valley of Felsőörs for complete tranquillity;
Healthy and delicious vegetarian meals from a great chef;
Coffee, tea, syrups and healthy treats available all day;
Translation services;
The experience of a true female community.
Facilitators
The Retreat will be led by certified facilitators of Community Building Process (www.communitybuilding.com).
Arina Matvejeva, PhD
Facilitator, Latvia
Arina has been on the Community Building International leadership team since 2021.
She is a certified facilitator of the Community Building process and has brought this method to Hungary and Latvia.
Arina is interested in using the method for societal integration, in working with youth, and to support intentional communities, conscious businesses and organizations.
In her work, Arina brings together the analytical skills developed during her years in academia and her intuitive skills of working with human psychology, energy and personal transformation. She has been facilitating transformational groups for women for the past 8 years.
Arina is a passionate believer in Community Building (CB), which has brought her moments of great beauty of genuine connection, as well as helped her find the sense of belonging. She could develop trust and the feeling of safety to speak her truth, while respecting her highly sensitive, introverted and empathic nature.
Tereza Kulhanková
Facilitator, Czech Republic
Since the age of seventeen, I have been attracted to intentional communities, so-called community initiatives and grassroot organizations. I visited many, from the Pyrenees to Ukraine, and I cofounded several initiatives in the Tišnov area in the Czech Republic, where I live.
The Community Building workshops brought me the much-sought-after understanding of what I perceived in many groups and experienced myself. They helped me in finding way through the difficulties associated with people working together. I found in them guidelines on the journey after calling for connected hearts, and I am immensely grateful for that.
I have been working as a facilitator and lecturer, as a CB facilitator since 2020. I also work professionally in the field of food sovereignty. I am a board member and a project manager of the non-profit organisation Hojnost z.s., which advocates very practical steps to support organic farming in the Tišnov region.
Practical details
DATES
Start: October 3rd (Friday), 10 am
Finish: October 5th (Sunday), 6 pm
Suggested arrival: afternoon/evening a day before.
LANGUAGE
English and Hungarian
PRICE
Early bird price until 10 August 2025: 165000 HUF (410 €)
Regular price from 11 August 2025: HUF 187000 (€465)
Includes accommodation, meals, translation and participation in a three-day Community Building Process with two international facilitators.
You have an option to pay the full price in three installments.
PARTICIPATION
Places are limited, with a maximum of 16 people in the retreat. You are recommended to register early to secure your place.
REGISTRATION
To secure your place, please register using the form below:
https://forms.gle/iNaV6g3GAs4d1xAn7
Upon filling out the short registration form, you will receive an invitation to an interview call with one of the facilitators of the Retreat. A personal call with each participant is a prerequisite for taking part in the Retreat.
For any questions, please write to info@kozossegepitok.hu .
What do past participants say?
Thank you for the space and the experience of finally being with a group of people who show their true selves—even if only for a glimpse. It feels really good.
/ Zsuzsi Valkó /
For me, this program is about deepening my self-awareness and learning a peaceful way of being. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to strengthen their sense of belonging to a community with a proven method.
/ Göröcs Mária /
Until now, I didn’t know what to say to people who punish themselves for their feelings.
From now on, I will give them a silent hug and tell them that there is a place where their feelings are a gift to others, and that this place is real, not only in our imaginations.
/ Pomponia Pálya /
I experienced the power of listening and how much can be said even in a community of strangers.
/ Lili Kővári /
It is a session of self awareness, where you’re not alone. It brought valuable connections, deep insights, opportunities to take big risks, and to get to know myself better and better.
/ Tünde Simanecz /
Important information and
agreements
Confidentiality is a prerequisite for participation. Confidentiality helps create a safe space to share what’s in our hearts and souls. What is said in the circle, stays in the circle.
Please prepare so that you can be present for the entire duration of the program. The process we go through together can only be complete if all participants are present throughout.
The retreat is not intended to be therapeutic, but it can bring about profound change. It is often emotionally challenging, so if you are under the care of a psychologist or therapist, please speak to our process facilitators. (Feel free to let our organizers know by phone: +36 70 593 8695 or by e-mail: info@kozossegepitok.hu)
We recommend that you let your therapist know that you are participating in the retreat.
Frequently asked questions
We will try to answer some frequently asked questions. If you have a question that cannot be answered here, feel free to ask us!
What does the price include?
The price includes a guided process for 3 days with two international facilitators, translation, accommodation and meals during the retreat. The price does not include the additional night of October 2nd.
What meals are provided during the retreat?
We serve delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals at the retreat.
Friday: lunch and dinner
Saturday: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Sunday: breakfast, lunch
During breaks: snacks, fruit, coffee, tea, syrup are available.
Important:
Let us know your food sensitivities and special diet so that we can provide you with a suitable meal.
Meals
Let us know your food sensitivities and special diet so that we can provide you with a suitable meal.
Do you have any more questions? Ask the organizers!
Arina Matvejeva
WhatsApp: +36705938695
Email: info@kozossegepitok.hu
