4 Day Wilpena Women's Weekend with Yoga, Guided Bushwalks, and Cultural Experiences in Australia
Wilpena Women's Yoga Weekend in Hawker, Australia
The Wilpena Women's Weekend is an all-inclusive package that brings you all of their favourite things, combining luxurious and heated glamping safari tent accommodation, nourishing restaurant prepared meals, yoga, meditation, breathwork, bushwalking and cultural experiences on Adnyamathanha Country at the ancient and sacred site of Ikara, within Flinders Ranges National Park. 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
- Cultural experiences with local Adnyamathanha guides
- 4x lunches, 3x restaurant dinners, 3x breakfasts, and treats
- 3 nights stay in heated glamping ensuite safari tents
- Transport from Adelaide and return
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Shopping
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Café
- Environmentally friendly
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- ATM / banking
- Convenience / grocery store
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Tour assistance
Glamping tents are set against the backdrop of the Wilpena Pound mountain range, within the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.
Single or twin-share options both available. Hot spacious showers in a tiled ensuite bathroom, soft cosy beds, and coffee & tea station for your morning and afternoon balcony cups of tea. Reverse-cycle air conditioning for heating/cooling. Glamping tents feature indigenous-owned ‘Nood’ products in bathroom for all your pampering needs. Daily room servicing provided so you can luxuriate in the simple act of going to bed in a bed that was made just for you ;)
Program
Picture this: you arrive, welcomed onto Adnyamathanha Country, become connected with like-minded women, wake each day in your cosy glamping tent, embrace sunrise meditation, hike into sacred Wilpena Pound, have your meals lovingly prepared for you 3 times per day, spend all day witnessing nature and wildlife and tending to your body and breath with yoga...
Sarah and Elise are passionate about helping women to embody wellness and self-healing tools, making them accessible for everyday life.
The Wilpena Women's Weekend is an all-inclusive package that brings you all of their favourite things, combining luxurious and heated glamping safari tent accommodation, nourishing restaurant-prepared meals, yoga, meditation, breathwork, bushwalking, and cultural experiences on Adnyamathanha Country at the ancient Ikara - Flinders Ranges National Park. This weekend will leave you feeling connected, restored, and transformed, with a deeper sense of place and belonging, in the country and in life.
Itinerary
Day 1
- travel to site and enjoy lunch at a local bakery together
- settle into your glamping tent on arrival
- get the legs moving on a pre-dinner hike
- dine together in the restaurant
- enjoy a fire under the stars
Day 2 and 3 will each have
- a mix of yoga, breathwork class/workshop, hiking
- packed lunch
- restaurant buffet breakfast & dinner
- post-dinner fire under the stars
- cultural experience
- time for rest
Day 4
- sunrise meditation and ceremony
- buffet breakfast together in the restaurant
- final hike together
- travel home together with a packed lunch on the way
Weather permitting for all outdoor activities.
Included excursions
- Cultural tour to Yura Mulka (Sacred Canyon).
- Bushwalking and hiking daily (weather dependent).
- Welcome to Country (dependent on cultural guide availability).
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
The retreat will be held 450 km North of Adelaide in the stunning surroundings of Wilpena Pound resort, which lies within the Ikara - Flinders Ranges National Park. The traditional owners of this region are the Adnyamathanha People, which means "rock" people, referring to the rugged surrounding landscapes.
The park is co-managed between the National Parks and Wildlife Service of SA, as well as a board comprising of Traditional Owners, ensuring that the management of the park is in alignment with Adnyamathanha culture, heritage, and land management practices.
This area isn’t only amazing for its living culture and history, but it’s also famous for the epic mountainous landscape, the unique and abundant native wildlife, the big night skies devoid of any light pollution, and the ancient geology of the area, which is home to some of the first fossils of multi-cellular life! Wilpena Pound Resort 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
Included:
- all meals are prepared and served for you so you don't need to decide!
- 3x breakfasts, 4x lunches, 3x dinners
- Hiking snacks are provided
- Breakfast is buffet style with hot and cold options, and unlimited coffee/tea.
- Lunch is a local bakery stop on the first day, and packed sandwich lunches on all other days.
- Dinner is an arrangement of different healthy restaurant-prepared and served dishes each night, shared. Dishes may include meats and fish, tofu, vegetables, and salads.
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 & Elise for post-retreat integration and support. This is 200 AUD for 60 mins via Zoom.
What's included
- Nourishing food (4 lunches, 3 restaurant dinners, 3 breakfasts, and treats)
- Hiking snacks and water.
- Transport from Adelaide and return (the drive to Wilpena Pound takes approximately 6 hours with breaks along the way. Gorgeous scenery abounds and delicious lunch stops. )
- 3 nights stay in heated glamping ensuite safari tents (single or twin-share options both available)
- 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 experiences with local Adnyamathanha guides (Yura Mulka Sacred Canyon tour)
- A Welcome to Country
- Community (fireside chats, 24-hour availability to your hosts, Sarah Hayes and Elise Lavers, admission into the ARR Community after the retreat)
- Resources (journal and pen for your personal reflections throughout the retreat)
- A PDF guide book to prepare you for your stay
- A PDF guide to assist with your home integration after retreat
- GST
What's not included
- 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
379 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by bus
Transport from the meeting place (Plant 4 Bowden, Adelaide) is included. We will travel together via mini-bus to your destination (Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges). The mini-bus will also be used to transport us from the accommodation to the hiking areas each day.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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.
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