Are you looking to unplug, de-stress and be more present … more positive about life? Do you want to boost your confidence and really explore creativity, self-healing and connection with like-minded women?

Come along for a women’s retreat for an experiential day of healing rhythms circle, sound healing, story dolls, creativity and connection with like-minded women. Tickets are at Trybooking.

Drum up wellness

Explore rhythm, harmony and mindfulness through the power of group drumming, chanting and movement, a holistic approach to therapeutic group music-making. Be drawn into the meditative rhythms and learn how to use music as wellbeing tool and how freedom in which creativity and confidence arise and flow naturally…plus it’s heaps of fun. Be uplifted through the power of group drumming, make friends and detach from the mind’s thought and connect with your intuition for a journey of making-music together.

All instruments provided. No musical experience required!

Did you know, clinical research has found that group drumming at 80/100 beats per minute brings a state of calm, slowing and regulating breath, lowering blood pressure, and reducing stress, all of which boost the function of the immune system?

Story dolls

Come on a journey of self-discovery to create a small fabric doll for you to keep. She will hold and carry the energy of your most authentic and precious selves out into the world. Limited only by your imagination, you will use a range of materials to bring forth qualities of belonging, worthiness, love, compassion, or…..

Who is she? What does she yearn for? How does she want to live? These are some of the musings you may be invited to ponder in bringing her story to life.

Meditation Sounds

Time to relax, calm the mind and heal the body through sound bath meditation. Be immersed in the soothing vibrations of ancient healing Tibetan singing bowls, harmonious gongs, chimes, sweet melodic native flute, crystal singing bowls, rhythmical medicine drum and other musical healing instruments for wellbeing.

Wellbeing retreat includes:

• Experience connection between sound and heart
• Learn to play healing instruments
• Create healing rhythms
• Explore 3 healing elements of music
• Experience the natural “Flow” of creativity
• Practical ways for mindfulness
• Meditation and recalibration
• Sound healing with traditional music medicine
• Journaling
• Self-reflection
• Hands on creative therapy

About facilitators

Peta Minter is a Percussionist, Sound Practitioner, Life Coach from Positive Music.

Alyson Welch (BA Couns., Dip, Trans Couns. Cert IV AOD) PACFA Reg. 23894, MACA) is a Counsellor, Group Facilitator (and lover of all things orange) from The Centre for Counselling and Therapeutic Services.

The Garden Room

The Garden Room is situated near the beautiful beachside of Ocean Grove, Bellarine Peninsula with it’s distinct natural environment of woodlands, wetlands, coast and great surf. If you love nature and the ocean, Ocean Grove is the perfect summer getaway mini retreat.

Our retreat space sits behind the sand dunes of the main beach and opens into a lush garden filled with native and succulent plants. Winding your way along the path to the studio is a special experience that sets you up for an atmosphere of tranquillity and peace. Centred on The Parade, the Yoga Hub is a light filled room …

Wellbeing retreat details & bookings

Inspired by time out for self, relaxation and fun, especially at this time of year?

Where: The Garden Room, 73 The Esplanade, OCEAN GROVE

When: Sunday 18 March, 2018

Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm

Investment: $195/ $145 Earlybird by Thursday 1 March

Tickets through Trybooking:

What to bring:

Plate of lunch to share, bottle of water a cushion (Afternoon tea is provided). Something personal that you would like to incorporate into your doll ( chrystal, stone, items from nature, feathers, anything small and of value to you). A journal or a notebook to record reflections.

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