Healing Retreat
Shifting Your Paradigm
Healing retreats are suitable for:
Those looking for something different from a standard yoga or meditation retreat & want to undergo something more transformative and lasting than unwinding at a day spa
People wanting to dig deep and let go of emotional pain, resentment, grief or stuckness
Those seeking a sanctuary for rest and rejuvenation, as well as developing strategies to prevent burnout
People wanting to reconnect with themselves, reflect on their life, make wise decisions and undergo personal transformation
Those who enjoy an experiential approach to wellbeing and wish to experience a holistic approach to healing through a variety of modalities
Holistic Retreats
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The Surrounds
Work inside or take time outside in the elements to soak in birdsong and nature
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The Space
A tranquil, restful space with bushland views and access to starry skies
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Local Walks
Chase waterfalls after dark on a local spectacular floodlit night walk in Katoomba
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Local Waterfalls
Our retreat centre is within walking distance of healing Mini Ha Ha waterfall
Emotional Healing Retreats
Testimonials
If you are 'real' about your healing journey or simply are walking to the beat of your own drum 🥁... No matter where you are at - Ginny & Marcus will meet you there. Marcus & Ginny are Masters in their fields. You won't find better.
- Gabrielle V
I was blown away with both Ginny and Marcus during my 2 day retreat, whom were very welcoming into their home and to the retreat. Both were very knowledgeable in all the different sessions and explained the findings in a clear and concise way. I had never tried breathwork before, but Ginny took me through the session and I felt amazing after it! I loved it that much that I also have had a few follow up sessions since. Huge thanks!
- Krisha P
Totally unique in its approach… you get their one on one attention, time and expertise and you feel nurtured and cared for. It’s far different from anything I’ve ever experienced in my life. They’ve both worked their magic. The yin and the yang have come together and it’s something I’ve never experienced before. This is unique. This is a diamond amongst a load of pebbles.
- Michelle Southan
Healing Retreat Sydney
Program Outline
Day One
Morning Sessions 9:30am - 12:30pm
This session will explore the prime area that you are wrestling with be it grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship ending or loss of a loved one.
Alternatively, if you're not struggling with one particular issue and are looking to do a broad based healing, this session will explore the Native American model that true health involves integrating the four directions of the medicine wheel. Carl Jung also used the four-fold model to describe the health of the psyche. This session introduces depth psychology and helps you explore deeply held beliefs and patterns which inhibit your best self.
Mid Morning Session
The second session involves having a counselling session. My approach is different from traditional counselling in that I use an intuitive process to focus on the heart of issues rather than what the conscious mind might think is important.
Lunch 12:30pm
Afternoon Sessions 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Breathwork is a valuable tool that helps to bypass the rational mind and work through blockages and outworn beliefs or trauma stored in the body. For those who have not explored this modality before I guide you through the process in a gentle and supportive manner.
Alternatively, you can explore your soul blueprint through either an astrology reading or a numerology reading.
Mid Afternoon Session
In the last session of your first day, you’ll focus on clarifying your values to find out what is most important to you as well as look at your sense of purpose or mission in the world. This provides insight into how you can better align the circumstances of your life to match your values and purpose.
Waterfall Walk (Optional) 4:00 - 6:00pm
Should the weather and your energy levels be accomodating, you can use this time to take in a nearby bushwalk to our local waterfall.
Alternatively, you might indulge in some art activities or enjoy one of the more physical activities we host (mountain biking / stand up paddleboarding).
Dinner 6:30 - 7:30pm
Enjoy a home cooked, organic meal or travel out to try one of Katoomba’s local dining facilities.
Evening (Optional) 7:30pm onwards
There are a range of optional evening activities for you to enjoy, such as listening to or reading poetry, life stories, or enjoying a thought-provoking film or inspiring documentary. Other options include self-guided meditation and yoga.
Day Two
Breakfast 8:30am
Enjoy a homemade breakfast, tea or coffee on the verandah whilst the kookaburras and other local birds sing.
Morning Sessions 9:30am - 12:30pm
Day 2 begins with a tarot reading. The tarot draws on both our subconscious and the collective conscious to relay messages which our rational or conscious minds often overlook.
Mid Morning Session
The session involves rethinking your potential, outlining goals and forming a tangible plan to bring more balance into your life and help move you further along the path of the heart.
Lunch 12:30pm
Afternoon Sessions 1:30pm - 4:00pm
You'll look at your soul blueprint via an astrology reading or a numerology reading.
Mid Afternoon Session
Our last session will involve a reiki or energetic healing session to help release any lingering blockages and ground the new energies which have come in during your intensive experience.
Cost: $590 for a 2 day therapeutic retreat. $50 off for a weekday program.
Inclusions: Our retreats include accommodation, meals, workbooks, counselling and activities.
Optional session of bibliotherapy. Learn more about our bibliotherapy service.
Location: Katoomba, Blue Mountains NSW.
Your Facilitators
Click on the + sign below to learn more about the backgrounds of the counsellors you’ll be working with
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Ginny’s training in guiding and supporting others began with her hairdressing career where she informally coached, listened and offered support to the thousands of clients she came to know both in Australia and abroad.
After navigating a crisis period where she had to take control of her life and steer it in a healthier direction she found her calling to work with people who were also ready to reclaim their life.
In addition to following Buddhist practices and doing extensive studies in self-development, she complemented her self-education with formal studies in Youth Work, Community Services and a Bachelor of Social Work.
Finding Breathwork to be a transformative form of healing she has done much training in it and continues to deepen her practice. Ginny is also trained in Theta healing.
Taking an intuitive approach, Ginny found a gift for interpreting the messages offered by tarot cards, working as a spiritual healer and being a clear vessel for the collective unconscious to work through.
Counselling is something that Ginny both enjoys and has a natural affinity for.After you undertake our therapy retreats, Ginny is available to offer ongoing counselling if you’d like to build upon the work completed during the retreat.
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Marcus studied social work and education at university, grounding that knowledge by working in a diverse range of roles as an adult educator and caseworker.
Through his time at Rudolf Steiner College, he realised the importance of holistic education and the need to focus on the whole person in contrast to the compartmentalised approach of institutions.
Deepening his knowledge by studying humanistic psychologists such as Abraham Maslow and Carl Jung and spending time in the Jungian community, he gained further insights into the value of depth psychology.
After running a variety of workshops in Australia and overseas he launched his initiative known as Writes of Passage Retreats, in the belief that contemplation, nature, carefully curated ideas and guidance is the ideal means for people to look at life with greater possibility and unearth their own dormant potentiality.
Through his retreat programs and individual counselling work, he has worked with a large number of individuals to help them find greater purpose, healing and enthusiasm for their future.
Holistic Healing
Aligning Body, Mind and Soul
Carl Jung famously said, “I'd rather be whole, than good."
Jung held that we often get stuck in the persona, or role playing part of our psyche, putting enormous energy into appearances and approval seeking. A primary task of spiritual healing is to get more comfortable with being authentic and living from our essential self.
While our bodies, beliefs and behaviours are all interconnected, modern life makes it difficult for us to live in an integrated and healthy manner.
How often do you meet someone who loves what they do for a living, cultivates strong and vibrant relationships and carries a sense of inner peace and wellbeing? Why is a high functioning individual the rare exception rather than the norm?
As Sharon Salzberg pointed out:
In order to live with integrity, we must stop fragmenting and compartmentalizing our lives. Telling lies at work and expecting great truths in meditation is nonsensical... Every aspect of our lives is connected to every other aspect of our lives. This truth is the basis for an awakened life.
Our soul searching retreats aim to bring you into greater alignment with your soul's plan and to look at areas that need shifting or fresh energy directed to it.
Shedding The Patterns Of The Lower Self
The scholar and mystic, Thomas Merton once said that The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little. Our social and cultural conditioning tends to keep us disconnected from our essential selves and so the first step to awakening to our highest potential often involves clearing away all that no longer serves us or stands in the way of our self-actualisation. This program aims to help chisel off the accretions. Angeles Arrien captured the beautiful transition we undertake in doing so saying:
“I know I’m not at home when I’m in appeasement, weak-heartedness, seduction, drama or exaggeration. I know I’m not at home when I am playing the martyr or the victim and wanting someone else to be responsible for my life and therefore guilt induce others. I’m not at home when I’m controlling, because the opposite of control is trust.”
Accentuating The Higher Self
Equally as important as shucking off habits we are outgrowing is to give greater expression to our deepest loves. As Angeles put it:
“I am at home when I have fire; when I am deeply connected to what has heart and meaning, the heart’s fire; when I’m seized by a vision that I want to manifest and bring to the sweet face of Mother Earth. I know I’m on fire when I’ve lost time through some creativity, and when I’ve experienced a moment of tender sweetness and intimacy in a relationship that has substance and depth. I know I’m on fire when I’ve connected to something numinous and extraordinarily beautiful that can only be found when trusting in an unshakable part of myself, in a sacred refuge that I can find in my deep interior.”
Integration, Self-Love And Connection
There is perhaps nothing more valuable that we can work on than bringing ourselves into greater alignment, health and finding clarity on our soul's plan. As each of us then shares our filled up selves with our partners, families, communities and the wider world we can truly shift the paradigm on a global scale. In doing so, we reverse the trend which Bill Plotkin spoke of:
“Interwoven with arrested personal development, and perhaps inseparable from it, our everyday lives have drifted vast distances from our species' original intimacy with the natural world and from our own uniquely individual natures, our souls.”
Blue Mountains Retreats
“Great things are done when people and mountains meet;
this is not done by jostling in the street.”
- William Blake
Take in a local stargazing tour at night
Rejuvenate in the Blue Mountains natural wonders
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