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24-26 April 2026

Retreat arrival & Information

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

What’s on this page:

Arrival to Karma Kinglake

Welcome Home & Settling In

How you may be feeling

What to Bring

Spinal Energetics / Massage Appointments

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:

Cottages Argyle Apple, Silver Princess, Candle Bark & Winter Lights

Please enter via the first driveway

Studios Blue Gum & 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 mountain air, and let the land at Kinglake greet you. Once you’ve found your accommodation, please make yourself truly at home. Unpack slowly, wander the peaceful grounds if you feel called, or simply rest and settle in our shared gathering space.

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 for our Welcome Circle at 6:00 pm 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

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)

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

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

•  Easy-on, easy-off shoes for slipping in and out of your cottage or the gathering space

•  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

•  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 above The Little Barn studio—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)

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 today). It’s just for sharing 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.

Eat & Drink

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

Fruit and 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

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

Morning tea | Leisure | Integration

The Matanya Effect: 1pm-3pm off-site (optional)

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

10:30am 

Nature Connection | Fire Ritual

3:30pm 

Vocal & Sound Journey with Samsaruh Music

4.30pm - 6:30pm

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