3 Day Women's Fleurieu Retreat with Yoga, Culture and Bushwalking on Ngarrindjeri Country, Australia
Women's Wellness Retreat in South Australia
The Fleurieu Retreat combines all the good stuff, close to home - nourishing food, yoga, meditation, breathwork, bushwalking and cultural learning on Ngarrindjeri Country along the coast of the gorgeous Fleurieu Peninsula overlooking the Southern Ocean. This weekend will leave you feeling connected, restored and transformed, with a deeper sense of place and belonging, on Country and in life.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation classes
- Guided bushwalks with Elise
- Wellbeing workshops and classes with Sarah
- Cultural yarn & chats with local First Nations educator
- Fireside chats and wind down after a nourishing and fulfilling day
- Time to connect with the other like-minded women on retreat with you
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks/treats
- 2 nights stay in shared oceanside house
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Free parking
- Laundry
- Parking lot
Shared Room in Headland House
Headland House is set against the backdrop of the Great Southern Ocean on the edge of the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Twin or triple-share options are both available. Ensuite bathrooms, cozy beds, and central heating/ceiling fans are available.
Program
About the Program
Imagine rolling into your cosy ocean-side abode on Friday night with a group of like-minded women waiting to welcome you with open arms. Imagine sharing cosy dinners and meals together, nights by the fireplace chatting away like you’ve known each other for lifetimes. Spend time in gentle regenerative yoga and breath practices that nourish your body, mind and soul. Practice building a sense of resilience through community, embodying resources to lean on, and restful activity to ground the body.
Learn through workshops to fuel your curiosity and wonder for living a life well-lived. Listen to your First-Nations educator in a safe space where you can grow, question, understand and ultimately feel more connected to Aboriginal Histories and Cultures. Move through guided accessible and inclusive outdoor adventures (suited to women!) to take slow deep breaths of fresh ocean air, and enjoy expansive views across the ocean and rolling Fleurieu hills and cliff-sides. It’s time to let nature do it’s thing and lull your nervous system into balance and regeneration…
Sarah and Elise are passionate about helping women to connect both to self and community - creating a world of rested and confidently active women.
Itinerary:
Weather permitting for all outdoor activities
Day 1
- Arrive to the Retreat House anytime between 5-7pm
- Settle into your shared room before dinner
- Dine together and get to know one another before your first retreat activity
- Sit together with a local First Nations educator to learn and yarn about culture and connection.
Days 2 and 3
- A mix of yoga & breathwork classes with Sarah
- Bushwalking along the Heysen Trail with Elise
- Time for rest & connection with other like-minded women on retreat
- Sunrise meditation and ceremony on the final day
- Breath & Rest Workshop with Sarah
- Depart the Retreat House at 3pm on Day 3 for your journey home, rejuvenated and refreshed, ready for the week/month/year ahead!
Included excursions
- Bushwalking and hiking daily (weather dependent).
- In-house First Nations educator yarn & chats
Instructors
Sarah Hayes
Sarah is a scientist-turned-yoga teacher who is passionate about inspiring and empowering others to live a life more rested, more sacred and more awake. Trained in Vinyasa flow and pranayama (yogic breathwork), and with Ecology and Psychology degrees up her sleeve, Sarah provides an accessible-to-every-day-life and no-fluff approach to the worlds of yoga and spirituality. Practicing with Sarah is like a remembrance of your own self-authority, a deep dive into the intricacies of your breath and body, and a nurturing surrender to restoring connections to self and earth.
Elise Lavers
Elise is an outdoor guide with a passion for inspiring, lowering barriers, and creating opportunities for women to get outdoors for their body, mind, soul and planet. She is a qualified kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, and bushwalking guide and loves using these activities to connect women back to themselves, to one-another, and to nature. Elise spent her childhood walking and camping in the Flinders Ranges, and loves sharing this special place with others.
Retreat location
Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
This program will take place at Kings Beach Retreats, which is on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.
About the Location
The retreat will be held 100 kilometers South of Adelaide CBD in the stunning surroundings of coastal Fleurieu Peninsula, overlooking the Great Southern Ocean. The traditional owners of this region are the Ngarrindjeri People who have a deep connection with the lower Murray River, lakes and Coorong.
This area isn’t only amazing for its living culture and history, but it’s also famous for the epic Heysen Trail that extends both ways along the coast past Kings Beach Retreats along rugged cliffs and rolling hills. Full of unique and abundant native wildlife, the expansive ocean views allow for spaciousness and a feeling of connection to earth and sea together, just as the First Peoples once had, and still have today. Fleurieu Peninsula is the perfect place for rest, adventure, comfort, learning, indulgence, exploration and simply being.
Active Rest Retreats can’t wait to take you there!
Food
- All meals are prepared for you so you don't need to decide!
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 2 dinners
- Hiking snacks and treats are provided
Other Dietary Requirements
Active Rest Retreats can cater to any dietary arrangement.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Hallal
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
You can book a private session with Sarah and Elise for post-retreat integration and support. This is 200 AUD for 60 mins via Zoom.
What's included
- Wellbeing workshops and classes with Sarah (daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation classes
- Breath and rest workshop to learn and embody the tools and techniques necessary for living ‘well’ in this modern life
- Sunrise ritual and ceremony to integrate your weekend and everything you have learned)
- Guided bushwalks with Elise (duration and location will depend on the group and the conditions, but they will all be stunning!)
- Cultural yarns & chats with local First Nations educator
- Community (fireside chats, 24-hour availability to your hosts, Sarah Hayes and Elise Lavers, admission into the ARR Community after the retreat)
- Journal + pen for your reflections throughout the retreat
- A PDF guide book to prepare you for your stay
- A PDF guide to assist with your home integration after the retreat
- Hiking snacks and water
- Nourishing food (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and treats)
- 2 nights stay in ocean-side beach house (twin or triple-share options available)
- GST
What's not included
- Flights
- Transport from Adelaide to retreat house, and back.
- Additional snacks
- Yoga mats (but can be hired for an additional fee)
- Alcoholic Beverages (but can be purchased from the restaurant bar at dinner)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Adelaide Airport
73 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 39% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
For this organizer you can guarantee your booking through BookYogaRetreats.com. All major credit cards supported.