My Honest Experience | What I liked and Disliked at the Joe Dispenza Retreat!!

[@pedrofeijochaves1783]

Hello Grace! I saw you there! I was in the blue group! I am from Brazil, and I loved it a lot!! Completely life changing! I fell my heart opened and in such a lovely state since I got back! I feel I am somebody else, much better version! And in fact, as you said, it is very hard to put it in words! Take care, and keep meditating! 😄🙏🏼❤️

[@GraceCrysdale]

Hi yay!! Blue group 😍🙌🏻🤣 that is so incredible! I’m so glad you are becoming a new you, and that you commented here - thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@MissLeanne1958]

I was there and in the blue group too! I agree. It was an amazing experience. Words can not even discribe!

[@teresacrystel1363]

You went to the long week retreat ? Can you give me more information , please ? I’m Portuguese too. Thank you very much

[@LanaNoHandle]

I was there in Cancun - Dec 2022. It was insane!! And since it was my first retreat I was also freaked out by other people convulsing around me, and making totally crazy noise... all of which is totally normal. The highlight was giving healing to others last 2 days- that was divine. And I had one mystical experience when I got home!!!

[@aswithinsowithout]

Cancun is the best venue for Dr Joe. I live near Dallas and so I’ll keep going there, but Cancun itself helped my heart open. I had my first experience of Kundalini there. I believe there are holy beings (not seen in 3D but many could see them with our hearts) that guide on the Mayan lands and that we could connect with them. ❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

Yes! We saw many angels. I absolutely agree on the heart opening, that land is so special

[@worldwildwildwild]

$$$$ constraints to attend, the more I watch abt these events after thoughts. The More Sadden!

[@gaylarice3716]

I have been to 2 week longs in Cancun and it is a beautiful place to experience your first one. I remember during one of the mediations inside at the ballroom some of the people got to laughing out loud which surprised me. And Dr. Joe afterwards explained how people can have different vocal reactions during meditation. My new favorite retreats are the shorter 4 day retreats that are follow up to the week longs.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Haha we had a similar thing happen at my retreat - everyone started laughing at the same time it was really funny! I totally understand in that energy it can be hard to muffle your experience, laughing, crying or screaming 😮‍💨!!! I am so excited to attend a follow up! Thank you for sharing how you love it - why do you enjoy it more if I can ask? 🥰

[@HermannHuttanus]

I was There ... I couldn´t believe almost everyone was laughing ..... I had the most wonderful time

[@VTOLKits]

I was in columbia retreat jan 2023, one person begin to laughing, at the end 1700 people laughing for 15 min. and can't stop. A few days before i saw a movie in a train, one begins to laugh, same, all laughing and can't stop....

[@gaylarice3716]

@@GraceCrysdale I like the shorter retreats 1. There are not first timers at the AFU’s, so he speaks on new subjects. 2. They cost a little less. 4. There is more meditation. Yet still 3 healing sessions. And 3 walking meditations. And still they ask us to join in a research study.

[@mlowe7245]

Attended three week longs.All in Cancun. Now I attend advanced retreats Thank you for sharing. I subbed yr channel. Btw do I hear a Canadian accent😊?

[@taichiforrecovery-theresak6567]

I was in the yellow group! I agree with everything you said...heart opening, fab setting, disconcerting screaming! Lol

[@GraceCrysdale]

Hahaha!!! The heart opening in that space was like no other - I’m so thankful for it. Yay yellow! Almost picked that colour 😍🙌🏻

[@Monique.Aerielle]

Stumbled upon this at 2:22 and Biology of Belief was the first book I read that started my awakening 16 years ago!

[@GraceCrysdale]

WOW, that's amazing 🤩 I haven't finished reading the book yet but his research is sooo epic!

[@Monique.Aerielle]

@@GraceCrysdale The end is the best! 💕🌍🌈

[@urszulam5760]

This made me so happy! I'm going to the Nashville retreat this year and listening to your experience made me so unbelievably grateful that I'll be fortunate enough to have one of my own in a couple months! Thank you for your insight and for posting this ❤️

[@senthilnathanthirumaran8501]

Great to see your experiences and thank you for sharing!! I hope this retreats will be conducted across globe in the future, so I can attend it. Good luck with your newer self!!

[@hochaktuell]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING. CANCUN IS ONE OF MY WISH TO DO EVENTS.

[@menamarybaldeosingh618]

Wonderful🙏🌺 it’s a great feeling seeing young people opening hearts and reaching out with love and such great understanding of LIFE🎼 have a great journey either way love 🌺❤️🎼

[@mydream6781]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[@cathyburnell1904]

I e been following dr Joe for a while and what you described your experience was very helpful. The screaming part was very helpful because I kind of knew that part would be happening and I wondered how I would feel about that. Thank you!

[@sadieleclere1662]

Thank you so much for sharing!! I want to go but I need to save more money. Yes I want to hear more about your own personal journey and what has opened up to you. Have an amazing day!!!❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

Hi love I posted another long form video last week about my personal experience 💖!!

[@donnaweigel1032]

Wow Monica!! You radiate pure love. You are so beautiful inside and out. Great smile. Thank you for this video. I am subscribed! I want to know more!

[@GraceCrysdale]

Awe thanks so much angel! I’m so glad you’re here

[@aleeshamucharwa9127]

I’m 23 and l’m attending my first week long in June. I cannot wait and hope to connect with other people in the same age group as me.

[@GraceCrysdale]

You absolutely will meet them! They have a telegram group chat you’ll join once arriving and the youth group meets numerous times over the week 🙌🏻✨ I hope you have an absolutely epic experience!

[@Florian-1291]

Then we meet us in june in cancun, I guess.😊 It's also my first one. I booked yesterday

[@aleeshamucharwa9127]

@@GraceCrysdale sounds exciting. Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️🫶

[@aleeshamucharwa9127]

@@Florian-1291 see you soon in Cancun😊❤️

[@jeffhemmen2523]

See you there! 🎉

[@earthels]

loveee it i love dr joe been doing his meditations consistently the past couple of months 😍😍please do share how it’s affected you after - what shifts did you feel? his testimonial videos light me up! ✨

[@GraceCrysdale]

I absolutely will share my experience! His meditations are changing my life

[@cparker7431]

I really appreciate your opinion on the retreat. Im contemplating Marco Island this year😊

[@amberlamascus7789]

I highly suggest Marco

[@HappyCat1111]

The retreats are amazing, but yeah the screaming can be annoying if you’ve not been around this kind of experience. Some people are having a moment, some people are just looking for attention. Skilled meditators can control and direct the energy without the vocals. But that shouldn’t stop anybody from going. It’s overall the best thing you’ll ever do.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Absoloutely agree!

[@ML-ws1wp]

OMG!! I relate so much to everything you said in your video, especially about the screaming 😱!! I thought I was the only one who had been traumatised by that, but I'm glad to hear it was a massive trigger for you too 😂! I went to Vienna 2023, and I was soooo put off by so much howling and moaning that I felt physically ill, rather nauseous. I never meant to be judgmental, but I felt deep inside my heart that a lot of it was people just performing a theatrical act... So much so that Dr Joe himself publicly reprimanded this behaviour on the third or fourth day, saying that he could tell very well when people were having a real, sincere inner experience as opposed to when they were being utterly disingenuous. He said he would ask people to leave the room if he saw anyone doing the latter. And guess what? They stopped fooling around!! From then on, the more moderate "vocal reactions" that were heard were clearly genuine, and I was totally fine with them. I absolutely enjoyed the second half of the retreat once this madness was put to an end 🙂 I admit that the prospect of hearing fake screams during these retreats still subconsciously puts me off from wanting to go to another one ...!😂 That said, I totally recommend going to at least one Progressive or Week-long. Thank you Grace for sharing your experience!!

[@GraceCrysdale]

Oh my goshhhhh! Thanks for sharing all this, that is so hilarious, though I'm sure at the time a bit frustrating... Im so glad Joe said something about fake screams lol - it really is distracting from the meditation itself. Absolutely agree the week longs are so worth it!!!!

[@TheNinnyfee]

So glad that he wasn't the one encouraging that behaviour. There are gurus that want people to behave like this to manipulate people.

[@fatimahenrique5383]

I appreciate your comment so much about Dr. Joe's reaction. ❤

[@milunbosiljcic]

Looking at those beaches. What's better than a spiritual holiday!? Seriously. Great video. Thx Grace ❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

Oh my gosh right!!! Thanks so much 😆💕

[@ColdDiva]

Contemplating going to my 1st one in Orlando. Registration opens today, been binge watching people’s testimonials. Still on the fence only due to cost. So super curious tho!

[@333AppalachiaEnergetics]

Just go for it! Just went to my first in Denver. Amazing ❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

So worth it 🙏🏼

[@JehovahRapha777]

Thank you for sharing your experience! 😊

[@GraceCrysdale]

My pleasure!☺️

[@amberlamascus7789]

It’s nice you were able to connect with him. I have yet to have the connection but I don’t desire it like I did. I’m glad you had a wonderful experience. Cancun is in my radar. My last one was Marco island. Wow! Each retreat is amazing.

[@fortissimoX]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I would really like to go to one of those retreats one day.

[@JephHoagland]

I'm going in a month! Thanks for the video :)

[@GraceCrysdale]

Enjoy yourself! It’ll be life changing

[@EternityFreeWill]

beautiful review, thank you love you❤

[@alashea2974]

Thank you for sharing, Grace. I love Dr. Joe's work. Do you know if there is a prerequisite for the advanced retreat?

[@GraceCrysdale]

You have to take his Progressive and Intensive courses, which are provided when you purchase your tickets to attend the advanced retreat!!!

[@alashea2974]

Awesome. Thank you.@@GraceCrysdale

[@fabiosilvestri4821]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@cynthiasolomon885]

Thank you for this. It’s really helpful. I’ve wondered about the close seating, noises etc.

[@princemeena4732]

thumbnail is really cool. Thanks for the video ❤.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Thank you!

[@DIXIE92100]

Hi 👋 Grace, it s my wish with my fiancé to go to the retreat at Cancun too🤞🏼. I did creaming on December at home with the BOTEC🧘🏻‍♀️. It a gift from the Divine💜

[@Red-ns9ny]

Can you put a link up for the retreats please

[@GraceCrysdale]

drjoedispenza.com/retreats

[@aswithinsowithout]

lol. Yes! The chairs are too close! When I first went in 2019, people used to hug after each meditation. I thought it would kill me! lol! I guess people complained about it, so they don’t do that anymore.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Somatic releasing is something you should be warned about. On every responsible website you are warned not to do somatic exercises or even listening to the binaural ADHD music without the support of a therapist. People may not be prepsred for their own reactions. I would love to know whether there are warnings given to people that have struggled with e.g. psychosis or anxiety before or if there are professionals ready if people don't just have a breakthrough or throw an attention fit, but have a mental breakdown. I once did a hormone yoga workshop and was warned about counterindications like e.g. breathwork and psychosis or hormonal illnesses that could worsen. I immediately felt safer.

[@GraceCrysdale]

I absolutely agree with you. This was something I wasn’t keen on at the retreat - there was very little guidance on how to hold yourself during a somatic release - let alone feel safe to do so! There were many support staff and meditation guides who answered questions and worked as therapeutic guides during or after the meditations. This aspect of his retreats needs more attention in my opinion.

[@MarthaJane-z8z]

Thank you.

[@bobgarbett3229]

Hello Grace, Thank you for your honest appraisal of the week long live in conference with Joe Dispenza. I have no doubt whatsoever that peoples lives are changed in profound ways through his scientific approach to all things spiritual! Thank God for Joe and so many other like him. I have read two of his books and found the content difficult indeed to make connections with, this is my challenge by the way and absolutely no reflection on JD. I am open to any suggestions that you or others might make or suggest. I have had similar experiences with other mystics such as Sadhguru, Gregg Braden and the list goes on, it’s disappointing as something is clearly not right with me.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Hi, I wouldn’t judge yourself for confusion on his content! My suggestion would be to notice what exactly you’re confused about - without making presumptions about your experience I’ve found for myself that the psyche can limit or completely reject new understanding’s / perspectives when it contradicts what we’ve been ingrained to believe! Notice how you feel about the topic and if it seems that you forget the concepts easily or that your brain rejects the notion. Joe Dispenza often says people cannot think greater than how they feel! So if you’re FEELING stuck in your past beliefs and understandings of science and spirituality - you will not be able to THINK greater than them. Ie) if you feel a very strong emotional that A is true. But you want to think that B is true. It will be hard to accept B if your emotions and beliefs are glued to A. you may have to change your feelings so that you can have a new experience! This is kinda like placebo science. You mentally and emotionally change before you physically change. If that makes sense. Happy to answer your questions to the best of my abilities!

[@bobgarbett3229]

@@GraceCrysdale Yes! I read your response several times! And yes! What you say is true! In particular me forgetting the very thing I’ve read and even practiced. Where do I go from here?

[@darinbliss541]

Thanks for the information!!!

[@GraceCrysdale]

Any time!

[@gvedanti6685]

I am contemplating to go for a week retreat at Cancun in June 2024.

[@jeffhemmen2523]

It will change your life! Do it!

[@DarkKnight-fx1ei]

Thanks for sharing. My Christian beliefs are conflicting with this New Age practice. Raising kundalini can be dangerous I heard. But the scientific data has me intrigued. Im happy to know that you did not feel any darkness.

[@derekhand7904]

I want to go to one of these more than anything. I keep trying to manifest it we shell see 🤞

[@GraceCrysdale]

You can do it! See yourself there. It’s amazing 🙌🏻

[@ussspirit4812]

Can you tell us how much it cost altogether and give us a breakdown? That would be so helpful.

[@gringoexotic]

2500$

[@333AppalachiaEnergetics]

The cost of the ticket, then accommodations, & airfare. If staying off site, Uber/lyft worked well for us as parking at the venues is costly if considering a rental. Meals except for dinner are provided, there is plenty of food & the days are long so we slept early and woke early. We really didn't need a dinner, maybe Just a snack before bed.

[@jeffhemmen2523]

You've done a phenomenal job on this Grace❤🧘🙏. All the Somantics will become less of an issue in time... Who knows... The new You may just join them😅

[@GraceCrysdale]

Thank you so much!!

[@bethbrockman445]

Love that mandala hanging in the background……where did you get it please

[@WW-ob7ek]

Probably from Bali. It's very common there. Just don't forget to bargain with the sellers when you buy one!

[@starwalkerranch]

Beautiful video thank you ❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

Thank you too!

[@kimberliana5111]

I was there!!!! So I feel you about the space. My sister is really tall and she opened her eyes during a meditation because someone’s foot was literally in her face!!! There was no where for her to move to get away from it!!! The other person was clueless

[@GraceCrysdale]

Oh my gosh I had that happen a lot too 🤣🤣🤣 kinda hilarious yet annoying 😫

[@livingmy2.0]

Hi Grace! Thanks for sharing your experience! It's a dream of mine to go to one of Joe's retreats and meet him! I can only imagine that it's impossible to leave without having some sort of revelation or transcending experience. I'm so glad that you enjoyed your experience 💛 - Julia

[@GraceCrysdale]

Thank you so much! It’s almost impossible to leave without a revelation, I agree!!

[@jeffhemmen2523]

If I may suggest, don't wait for a retreat... Many people have spectacular, amazing results from simply KZbin and reading the books. Go ahead and jump in and manifest that retreat !!! ❤🧘🙏

[@livingmy2.0]

@@jeffhemmen2523 You're so right! I've been able to manifest so many amazing things in my life since I discovered personal development work a few years ago. We are so capable of achieving our desires! Totally a bucket list thing to one day meet Joe, though :)

[@jeffhemmen2523]

@@livingmy2.0 I'm betting you have an amazing Bucket list! Happy manifesting in this amazing life!

[@mpasrija_]

Hi Grace, Great video! I'm going to the week long in Cancun in early June. Any tips on how you should dress (I've heard its cold in the room) and/or anything else you'd recommend bringing to make the experience better/easier? I've also heard some folks recommend bringing mats/pillow/blanket. TIA!

[@GraceCrysdale]

Yes absolutely!! The room does get cold! Light sweaters and blouses are great! Because the temperature outside is hot they keep the air con high! I recommend bringing mostly light sweaters, long sleeves and leggings for the indoor portion which is at least 50% of your time there. A lot of people bring inflatable mats for the lying down meditations! I did okay with just a neck pillow for under my head but for comfort’s sake a mat would be a great option!! As well as eye shades!

[@mpasrija_]

@@GraceCrysdale thanks so much for all the great tips!!

[@vijaylalwani7006]

Waooi i trust to b there soon Surprise of the unknown 😊

[@fatimahenrique5383]

Me too!!! Waiting for a sponsorship from the Universe! It's going to be amazing 🤩🤩🤩 I'm in the waiting list for Cancun in December, my husband too. I'm certain the tickets will be gifted🎉🎉🎉

[@prakshisingh9269]

hey Grace , I'm from INDIA and started following DR JOE lately, I also want to join his sessions but he never visited INDIA for events I guess

[@GraceCrysdale]

Keep at it. I bet one day he will go there 🙏🏼🙌🏻

[@prakshisingh9269]

@@GraceCrysdale Hopefull 🍁 Thanks Grace ❤️

[@rebeccastevens2903]

Screaming???!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Never ever have I heard about that happening at the retreats!! So funny I’m cracking up 🤣 Thank you for sharing that 😂

[@LanaNoHandle]

Are you serious? that's literally the most common thing at DJD retreats...

[@rebeccastevens2903]

@@LanaNoHandle I haven’t had the honor to go to one (yet). Never heard anyone else mention this before 😆

[@GraceCrysdale]

I did not expect it either!!! LOL

[@rebeccastevens2903]

@@GraceCrysdale 🤣🤣 Happy for you that you got to go to experience the retreat nonetheless! 🙂

[@manuc1697]

I went to a 3 day évent and even then,there was screamings...I felt lucky I did not Seat next them...😂

[@Openingtheshadow]

How do you edit with the cuts and music?? ❤❤ I want to go soooo bad ❤

[@GraceCrysdale]

It’s incredible you gotta go! I used CapCut for this edit! ❤️

[@bluetoad2668]

Of course you enjoyed it, look at the place. Everyone's your friend. Cult, no question.

[@atecnicalivraria607]

Thank you 🙏

[@JamesMooney-u7m]

Where do I sign up to go to one of his seminars or retreats

[@GraceCrysdale]

I would recommend googling his name! You can find all his work on his website JoeDispenza

[@alisonbarrate4248]

When was it when you went?

[@GraceCrysdale]

This last February of 2024!

[@Amy123456788]

How can i rewire my neurons from severe migrains depression-suicidal ideation and anxiety due to huge stress ive suffered... i read all the books and meditate for 15 months and see no progress

[@abassalamutu3668]

You can try his coherence healing, check Dr Joe Dispenza website ❤

[@Noten10]

💫🙌🌻

[@nokostribe]

💞✨💞✨💞✨💞

[@GraceCrysdale]

💖💖💖

[@Bluebird-77]

I only went to the progressive retreat and what I disliked about it was that there were too many people and the chairs were right next to each other. It was agoraphobic. Plus I tend to take on other people's energy so it wasn't good at all for me. I couldn't even finish the retreat it was just too much. Also for snacks they gave us bread and coffee. I don't drink coffee unfortunately and bread isn't what I consider a snack.

[@dianne0rama]

What was the cost for the week?

[@GraceCrysdale]

The cost just to attend the 7 day retreat is around 2,400 USD I believe! All info is on Joe Dispenza’s website

[@ellaenchanting333]

​@@GraceCrysdale is the hotel cost a separate charge on top of the $2500?

[@gvedanti6685]

$2400

[@gvedanti6685]

I wonder if $2400 include the hotel room.

[@worldwildwildwild]

@@gvedanti6685Plane $$$, ppl making ends meet, hardly can fathom way arnd it.

[@siminsalimi888]

The background music It’s so loud😒

[@GraceCrysdale]

I thought it might be! I'll fix it in the future :)

[@kimberliana5111]

I didn’t love the screaming. There was one lady in particular that screamed at every single meditation even before it made sense for there to be a release. It happened during the healing as well. Like you said I was trying not to judge. It was unsettling for us though

[@vrindaparulekar1749]

Dr Joe never comes to Asia?

[@MollyJi12]

I have no money to attend retreat can anyone help what i can do from home please help anyone

[@GraceCrysdale]

Hey friend! Getting money can be difficult for everyone, so I hear you. The retreats are a bit expensive! From home to start - maybe purchase his meditations from his website [Joe Dispenza] … if you already have the meditations then look into purchasing his online courses! That will change your life 🙏🏼✨

[@JamesMooney-u7m]

Somebody please comment and let me know

[@elisebunny1102]

The chair thing and lack of person space bothered me more than the screaming.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Lol

[@coyoteheartdestiny-thesylph]

Yes u were judging the screaming o other bc you have issues that moment/s anyways with noises, scary wierd whsts that really, youd rather meditate in quiet and have control over the flow of that bumps up agsinst you...but convulsions, noises, screams are moving energy thats been stuck in programs being dismantled n transmuted...since you are not infinit mind itself you do not have the power to usurp over the willing who wish their release...also as a person whonhas had history of meditation i bet you never convulsed nor screamed from release...so theres a perception and definition already estsblished for you about others...the good n cool thing is, you know not to stay there but if you must notice then, observe send care but, get back to you n your center. Im not sure how one signs up but, i do want to go on a progressive retreat. Ive started joes meditations and my body does sway n girate at times. I kmow energy is shifting on me, my life, and future me...but i seriously am not yet so great at meditation cuz my mind wanders away n i have to get back into the present. Im.not yet at the juncture of im nowhere, nothing, noplace...but i am committed to meditations 2 to 4 x a day n listening to dr joes meditations or suggestions on loop at nite...i met him long ago when there were no retreats n he wore suits lecturing. He will not remember me but i knew then he was gonna get even more famous...i really dont know how to talk to someone like him, so smart, so on top of this quantum game but perhaps in my future I will know how.❤ty for your video ❤

[@larasheart6579]

My question is more about what happens AFTER the retreat: is it not a bit of an anticlimax experience? I mean: you experience all this love, amazing people, amazing stuff happening all around you and then you go back to your old routine, with "normal" people, does it not feel a bit shitty after that? Just curious, I have never been on any of these retreats and I would love to.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Im gonna share my very personal experience soon :)

[@oanagonzalez4653]

You go back to the same life circumstances but you are different, so you view them differently. It’s like you’re a new person. Change your energy, change your life. As your energy changes during the retreat, your life also changes. It’s not an anticlimax. You’re now empowered to create the life you want and you’re so much more in love with life than ever before.

[@swearworks]

You love the buffet? lol

[@GraceCrysdale]

Yeh bruh

[@bobobrien8968]

The way you use the word God will mislead some people and discourage others. The word Source is one that Dr. Joe tends to use more often.

[@GraceCrysdale]

Yes, Joe uses "Source"! I believe the words God and Source are interchangeable

[@VADACHE]

People are screaming so and you paid tons of money so what did it do to your life ? Do u see any long term changes? Would it be for me I don’t need healing I am already healthy and healed 😂

[@bobobrien8968]

Impor-t-ant, im por tant. There’s a t in there. It’s not impor- ant. No one seems so say this word properly anymore.

[@jimosborne2]

6 minutes in and i understand zero about your personal experience. You certainly don’t give anything away because you don’t share anything of then your joy and a word salad. And the food. And we know this costs thousands to attend.

[@GraceCrysdale]

I would love to answer any inquiries you have in the comments here!

[@jeffhemmen2523]

That was harsh...

[@vanja_lovesyoutube]

I feel you , it triggered me too 🫢it was horrific at times . Tried to blend it out got better by time