Hanna Schönert

I'm Hanna Schönert, an energy and sleep coach and the author of *Powerbank for Your Everyday Life*.

I worked as an event manager for many years, nearly ten of them at Mercedes-Benz. Later, I went into business for myself as a co-founder and CEO.

I was always the one who thought of everything. My phone was never out of my hand, and my mind was already on the next appointment. On the outside, everything was running smoothly. On the inside, my battery had long since been running on reserve.

At some point, I realized: I can’t go on like this.

In 2012, I flew to India for a ten-day Vipassana Retreat. Ten days without a cell phone. Ten days without speaking. And I had never meditated before.

The first few days were unfamiliar and challenging. And those ten days became one of the most important experiences of my life.

For the first time in years, nobody wanted anything from me. No phone rang, no decision awaited me. I just had to be there.

Since then, I’ve gone on a Retreat every year. And I wanted to understand what drains my energy in everyday life. That’s how my work as a coach, my book, and my Sleep to Shine method came about.

At Shine in Silence, I bring both together: the experience of true silence and my knowledge of what drains our energy in everyday life and how we can manage our energy better.

You don’t have to fly all the way to India for this. I’ve designed my Retreat so that you can settle in gently and not have to worry about a thing. Good food, nature, the on-site sauna, and plenty of time for yourself. Seven days during which you can put your phone away and no one expects a reply from you.

Maybe when you go home at the end, you’ll realize just how good it felt to simply not have to “function” for a whole week. And maybe you’ll also have a better idea of how to hold onto that feeling in your everyday life.

I’ll personally guide you through this week. No pressure to perform. No prior experience is needed.

Yours, Hanna 💛