The Rewilding Retreat

This is a day created for women who are ready to slow down, reconnect, and come home to themselves, without pressure, performance, or needing to be anything for anyone else.

It’s not about fixing your life or breaking anything open.

It’s about creating enough space to actually feel, reflect, and reconnect, at your own pace.

If your life is full, your calendar is busy, and your days are spent giving, managing, and holding it all together, this is an invitation to pause and let yourself be supported for a change.

This retreat is about empowerment through presence, embodiment through choice, and giving yourself one full day where you don’t have to rush, perform, or explain yourself.

You move when you’re ready.

You rest when you need & you go inward in the way that feels right for you.

A note on choosing yourself..

I know that saying yes to a full day like this isn’t simple.

It’s not just the ticket.

It’s organising childcare, maybe for one child, maybe for three.

It’s planning meals in advance, thinking about dinner before you even leave the house.

It’s coordinating drop-offs, pick-ups, and carrying the invisible mental load that so often sits on you.

It’s choosing to step away from being needed even just for a day and trusting that you are allowed to.

This retreat asks for a real investment.

Not because it’s about money, but because it’s about believing you are worthy of being supported, held, and prioritised.

If you’re feeling the weight of that decision, you’re not alone.

I’m a mother too. I understand the logistics, the guilt, and the preparation it takes to give yourself uninterrupted time.

This day is an invitation to say:

I am worth the effort it takes to show up for myself.

For the woman who’s never done this before..

If you’ve never done breathwork…

never journaled beyond a to-do list…

never given yourself space to fully feel without rushing to be “okay” again…

This space is for you.

You don’t need experience & you don’t need to be spiritual.

You don’t need to know what you’re feeling yet.

This retreat isn’t about doing more, it’s about softening into yourself.

What the day feels like

This is not a rushed workshop or a packed schedule.

The day flows gently, with time to pause, move, sit, reflect, and integrate, so nothing feels forced or overwhelming.

You’ll be guided through:

• breath and gentle movement to help your body slow down

• time to move and express what you’re feeling, without needing to talk

• journaling and reflection, at your own pace

• stillness and rest so your nervous system can reset

• a simple tea ritual to ground and integrate the day

• exploration of different parts of yourself, the younger you, the nurturing you, the instinctive you, the wise you, in a grounded, human way

  
  

You’ll be on your own mat, on your own inward journey, there is no pressure to share.

No performance & no expectation to go deeper than you want.

Guest Practitioner - Stephanie Carey

We’ll be joined by Stephanie Carey from The Local Nat, a qualified naturopath and nutritionist, who brings a grounded, compassionate, and science-based lens to women’s health and wellbeing.

During the retreat, Stephanie will guide a supportive session exploring:

• nervous system wellbeing

• the gut–hormone–energy connection

• stress, sleep, mood, and nourishment

• ways to gently support your body’s natural rhythms
  

Her presence adds a practical and educational layer to the day, helping bridge embodied self-connection with an understanding of how the body works in everyday life.

RETREAT FLOW

This structure is here to support the day, not to rush or overwhelm it. Each element is guided gently, with space for choice, rest, and integration.

10:00 AM — Arrival + Welcome

• Herbal tea + light refreshments (GF + DF options)

• Grounding meditation to help you arrive and settle into your body

10:30 AM — Out of the Mind, Into the Body

• Somatic breathwork + intuitive movement

• Archetypal exploration: Maiden, Mother, Wild Woman, Inner Child

(Explored in a grounded, human way, reflecting different parts of ourselves and how they live within us.)

• Ecstatic dance for emotional release

11:45 AM — Integration through Reflective Journaling

Following movement, archetypal exploration, and dance, we slow the pace and integrate the experience through reflective journaling.

This is quiet, spacious time to listen inwardly and allow insights to land, without pressure to analyse or share.

12:30 PM — Nourishing Lunch

Gluten- and dairy-free catering included.

Time to eat, rest, and integrate at your own pace.

1:30 PM — Body Wisdom with Stephanie (75 minutes)

• Understanding your hormones

• Gut health, stress, and sleep regulation

• Nutrition for balanced energy

• How to support your body’s natural rhythms

2:45 PM — Intimacy & Connection to Self

• Emotional intimacy workshop

• Somatic rituals for reconnecting to your truth

• Reflective prompts exploring how you want to be met, by yourself and in your life

4:00 PM — Integration & Afternoon Tea

Gluten- and dairy-free options included.

A pause to land the day, rest, and gently close the experience.

4:45 PM — Closing Circle

• Reflection

• Oracle card

• Take-home ritual gift

What women leave with

Women don’t leave this retreat “changed overnight.”

They leave feeling:

• lighter and calmer in their body

• more connected to themselves

• clearer about what they’ve been carrying

• more present and appreciative of their life
  

They also leave with:

• simple breathing and grounding tools

• practices they can use daily

• a deeper understanding of their body

• a sense of empowerment that comes from being fully met — by themselves

This is a reset, not an escape.

Why now

This year carries momentum, a pull toward becoming and moving forward. But real momentum doesn’t come from pushing.

It comes from clarity, regulation, and self-connection.

Before becoming comes listening.

Before forward movement comes landing.

This retreat offers that pause, a chance to soften, settle your nervous system, and understand what’s been moving beneath the surface, so you’re not carrying it unconsciously into the rest of the year.

You could wait...

But when something gently calls, it’s usually because it’s ready to be met.

Why I hold this space

I’m a mother in a full, real season of life.

I understand what it’s like to juggle many roles, to be needed constantly, and to rarely get uninterrupted time to yourself.

I guide this work from lived experience and from knowing how powerful it is when women are given permission to slow down and reconnect without being rushed.

If you’d like to know more about my journey, you’re welcome to explore my About page or Instagram.

Event Details

Sunday 7th June 2026 10:00am – 5:00pm

The Cottage Gardens, Terrigal

Investment: $500

Includes the full retreat experience, all materials, catered lunch, ceremonial offerings, and a take-home ritual gift.

Spaces are intentionally limited to 16 women to maintain depth, safety, and intimacy.

Giveaway note:

If you’ve already entered the Rewilding Retreat giveaway, your entry is securely recorded.

If you purchase a ticket now and are later announced as the giveaway winner, you’ll receive a full refund meaning you’ve secured your place either way.

It’s a win/win: you’re holding your spot now, with the chance to be reimbursed if you win.

The winner will be announced closer to the retreat date, this isn’t about fixing your life.

It’s about giving yourself space to feel it again and moving forward from there, grounded and connected.

With love,

Mel x