24-26 April 2026

Retreat arrival & Information


I cannot wait to welcome you - it’s going to be a beautiful, transformative and nourishing weekend together!

What’s on this page:

Arrival to Karma Kinglake

Settling In

How you may be feeling

What to Bring

Spinal Energetics / Massage Appointments

Sunday night stay option

WhatsApp Group

Eat & Drink

Other important information

Retreat Program (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)


As you begin your journey driving to Karma Kinglake, you’re soon to arrive at this beautiful weekend shared with women. Please note your accommodation details (sent to you via email directly)—this tells you which accommodation is yours and here is the information on which driveway to use:

Studio Blue Gum, Cottages Argyle Apple, Silver Princess, Candle Bark & Winter Lights

Please enter via the first driveway

Studio The Little Barn

Please enter via the second driveway

Suite Mountain Ash

Please enter via the third driveway

Parking is available at your accommodation

An overflow car park can be found at the bottom of the main (first) driveway

If you’re coming in via St Andrews on the C746 (Heidelberg-Kinglake Road), just a gentle heads-up: it’s a stunning but narrow, unlit 13 km stretch—windy, with a cliff-face on one side and a sheer drop on the other. I love its wild landscape, but it asks for extra care, especially if you’re new to it or arriving after dark. For a smoother ride, the C724 (Healesville-Kinglake Road) is a lovely alternative.

Arrival to Karma Kinglake

Address: 6/14 Ward Street Kinglake

Welcome Home & Settling In

Take your time to arrive, breathe in the fresh air, and let the land at Kinglake greet you. Once you’ve found your accommodation, please make yourself truly at home. Unpack slowly, explore the peaceful grounds if you feel called, help yourself to a selection of teas our shared gathering space, or simply rest in your accommodation.

Your dinner is waiting for you privately in your accommodation—something nourishing and simple to heat and enjoy whenever feels right for you.

We’ll come together at 6:00pm for our Welcome Circle in the upstairs room of the Community Centre (located at the bottom of the main driveway). This is a soft, sacred space to land together, share a little of our hearts, and open to what this retreat is ready to unfold. I ask you to please remove your shoes before entering the room.

I’ll be moving around the property throughout the afternoon saying hello and checking in—floating between connections and holding Spinal Energetics sessions for some of you. If you’d like to find me, reach out, or have any questions, my number is 0437 691 754. I’m here for you.

How you may be feeling - you’re not alone

All the feels in the lead-up—anticipation, nerves, curiosity, whatever—know you’re not alone in them. Be curious about what’s rising; all of you is welcome to show up, exactly as you are, in whatever authentic expression you’re in.

Honouring your integration & presence

This weekend is a gentle invitation to be fully present with whatever arises—honouring yourself is at the heart of everything we do. The practices we share (especially Spinal Energetics and the deeper energetic work) can gently bring up vulnerability, emotions, memories, or sensations that are ready to be felt and processed. Please give yourself full permission to take the time and space you need: rest when your body calls for it, step away if a moment feels tender, or simply be in quiet presence without needing to “do” anything. There is no rush, no performance—only your authentic rhythm.

If your schedule allows, I highly recommend a slow emergence back into everyday life after we close on Sunday. Avoid rushing straight into work or commitments if you can; even one or two quiet days to let the experience settle and integrate can make a profound difference. You may notice waves of feeling, clarity, change in energy levels, or subtle shifts continuing to unfold over the following days and weeks—this is all part of the beauty.

I’m here for you throughout the retreat and in the weeks that follow. Reach out anytime (0437 691 754) if something surfaces or you simply want to share how you’re landing. You are held, exactly as you are.

What to bring

Bring what helps you feel held and present—here’s a little guide to what might come in handy.

• Your own blanket for meditation and restorative yoga in the studio

• Yoga mat, bolster, and eye pillow (unless you’ve asked us to provide them via your form)

• Comfortable clothing for resting and gentle movement, a change of clothes for dinner Saturday - if you desire

• Walking shoes and clothes suited to the weather —boots are great for our gentle bush walk

• A torch (phone torch would be okay) for walking the grounds in the evening

• Cosy extras like socks, layers, or anything that makes you feel snug

• Easy-on, easy-off shoes for slipping in and out of your accommodation and the community centre

• A couple of shopping bags if you’d like to hit the local market in St Andrews on Saturday

• Your journal and pen, if you love to write or reflect (paper and pen will also be provided)

• Something for downtime—a book, music, or whatever soothes you

Spinal Energetics / Massage Appointments

Massage and Spinal Energetics appointments have been pre-booked via the online form

• If you’ve booked Massage, it’ll be in the elevated room The Loft, above The Little Barn studio (as photographed) —head up there at your scheduled time. Please pay $100/50mins directly to Brooke (cash or eftpos)

•  If you’ve booked Spinal Energetics, it’ll be in the downstairs room of the Community Centre. Please pay $100/45mins directly to me (cash or PayID or bank transfer)

Sunday night stay (optional)

Fancy a quiet extra night to let everything settle after we close at 3pm Sunday? The venue’s quietly offered us this rare gem: just $100 for the full night (check-out 10am Monday morning)—pure accommodation, no meals or program. It’s basically their way of saying ‘stay a little longer, on us.’ Please let Kirsty know and payment needs to be made directly to the venue owner by bank transfer:

WhatsApp Group Communications

To help you stay connected without needing to check your phone constantly, I encourage gentle phone boundaries over the weekend.

That said, we have a WhatsApp group ready for you (you should have access Wednesday). You may like to download WhatsApp to your phone today if you haven’t already. It’s just for sharing any key updates, reminders, and any important info during the retreat. Feel free to pop in with questions if something comes up—you’re welcome to contribute whenever it feels right. You may also choose not to join, and that’s okay too.

Eat & Drink

You will find a menu of the meals, a cold pressed juice, tea and coffee pods in your accommodation

Fruit, filtered water, a selection of teas are available in the kitchen of the Community Centre

Breakfast provisions can also be found in the Community Centre

Friday Dinner- please find your dinner in your accommodation and enjoy it in your own time

Supper will be shared after our welcoming evening practices

Saturday Lunch - individual lunchboxes can be found in the fridge of the Community Centre. Please help yourself and eat in your own time

Saturday Communal Dinner - Please join us for dinner at 7pm in the downstairs room of the Community Centre

Sunday lunch will be a shared hearty soup served with bread

A light morning tea is provided on both days in the Community Centre

Important Information

All classes and gatherings are held in the upstairs room of the Community Centre, unless stated otherwise

St Andrews Market is on Saturday 10am-2pm

Mason’s Falls Picnic Area - Kinglake National Park : Mason Falls Rd Kinglake West. A gentle 30 minute return walk. We will gather at 8.45am below the Community Centre to arrange car pooling for the 15 minute drive from Karma

Group Ethos & Safety - Please read and uphold for the comfort and safety of all

Arrival from 2pm on Friday, your accommodation will be unlocked and ready for your stay. Departure is 3pm, please have accommodation packed up and vacated by 11am - unless you are paying for the additional night stay on the Sunday.

Retreat Program

 Our time together is designed to flow with what feels right—please know the schedule may shift a little depending on weather or energy, and every activity is completely optional. Trust your body and your intuition

Day One - FRIDAY

Arrival & Connection

As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with ourselves, the landscape, and those around us. All program activities take place in the Community Centre unless otherwise stated


Arrival

From 2:00pm


Welcome Circle

6:00pm

Arriving meditation, intentions, introductions

Embodiment, sound meditation

Supper (optional)

8:00pm


Day Two - SATURDAY

Movement - Energetics - Expression

Today we weave movement, breath, and energetics into a soft rhythm—exploring gentle flow yoga, deep unwinding, quiet integration, nature’s grounding embrace, a releasing fire ritual, and expressive vocal toning & sound journey with Samsaruh—all held by the land, inviting embodiment and a deeper knowing within ourselves.


Yoga gentle | Breath | Spinal Energetics

8:30am


Journaling |  Fire ritual

10.45am


Leisure | Integration | Lunch

St Andrew’s Market:10am-2pm off-site (optional)

11.30am


Nature Connection & Meditation

3:45pm


Vocal & Sound Journey with Samsaruh Music 

Your voice activation + receiving sacred vocal & sound healing

4.30pm - 6:15pm


Dinner (downstairs room)

7:00pm

Day Three - SUNDAY

Restorative & Integrating

We ease into Sunday with a gentle walk through Kinglake National Park to Mason’s Falls—a quiet sensory experience—then gather for collective energetics, breath and spinal energetics share, before softening into restorative yoga and energy healing. Lunch is a warm soup, followed by a tender integration: a quiet promise to yourself and for what comes next. We close together, whole and held.


Mason's Falls - Kinglake National Park

8:45am


Morning tea

10:30am


Collective Energetics

Breath | Spinal demonstration

11:00am


Restorative Yoga & energy healing

11:30am


Lunch

1:00pm


Integrating Process 

1:45pm


Retreat Close

3:00pm