Come into right relationship with the feminine & masculine
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. - Susan Sontag
Sacred Union retreats are suitable for:
Fostering an improved self-relationship by integrating their masculine and feminine polarities
People wanting to heal parental relationships and repair intergenerational wounds
Enhancing partnerships as well as better preparing singles for future relationships
Those interested in exploring sacred love in contrast to the dominant transactional, egoic counterpart
People wanting to deepening their spiritual development and self-awareness
Women & Mens Awakening 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
Divine Feminine/Masculine Retreats
Testimonials
What a wonderful little place to recenter! I was warmly welcomed and was shown to my cute little cabin that was warm, cute and cosy. Over the course of two days I gained so much clarity around my circumstances back home with the guidance of Marcus who really confirmed how important it is to stay in alignment with who you are. Ginny who is such a warm beautiful soul that is so easy to connect with on all levels. I was given a beautiful tarot reading and the best reiki session I have ever had! If you need a break or help with the direction your life is going this is the place for you
- Christina H.
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
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
Women’s/Men’s Wellness Retreat
Program Outline
Day One
Morning Session 9:30am - 12:30pm
Sessions will either involve individual or joint activities, counselling and treatments depending on what style of retreat program you decide on and which themes you wish to explore.
We will explore how the collective unconscious provides insight into relating with a partner and recent changes in elevating relationships and growing beyond maladjusted patterns and behaviours in the culture.
Lunch 12:30pm
Afternoon Session 1:00pm - 4:00pm
We will be delving into the nature of masculinity, contrasting toxic and sacred masculinity as well as the journey we each face to integrate and balance our yang impulses.
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 Session 9:30am - 12:30pm
We delve into the feminine, contrasting toxic and divine femininity as well as the journey we each face to integrate and balance our yin impulses.
Lunch 12:30pm
Afternoon Session 1:30pm - 4:00pm
You can either continue delving deeper into what it means to come into right relationship with the feminine or take a more experiential approach where you can explore one or two of the following activities:
a) A tarot reading to draw on both our subconscious and the collective conscious to relay messages that your rational or conscious mind often overlooks
b) A reiki or energetic healing session to help release any lingering blockages and ground the new energies which have come in during your stay
c) Explore your soul blueprint via an astrology reading or a numerology reading.
Cost: $590 for a 2 day Sacred Union Retreat. $850 for our 3 day program. $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
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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.Having undertaken her balancing of the feminine & the masculine, Ginny is passionate about others navigating this instrumental phase of life.
After undertaking this retreat, Ginny is available to offer ongoing counselling if you’d like to build upon the work completed during your time with us.
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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.
While discovering and asserting one’s purpose tends to relate to being attune to the masculine, archetypal psychology is more the domain of the feminine. Marcus has undergone his own passage to come into healthy relationship with the feminine and develop a passion for helping others find the harmony between the pairing.
Integrate the Masculine & Feminine
to live your best life & attain lasting love
Our education, messages from society, peers and family, all tend to push us towards accepting quite narrow and often skewed ideas about what makes for healthy masculinity and femininity. Relationships are often the best vehicle for us to rethink these ideas and replace them with a higher ideal and greater self-responsibility.
We fall in love hoping we won't find in another what we know is in ourselves, all the cowardice, weakness, laziness, dishonesty, compromise & stupidity.
- Alain de Botton
The repression of the feminine has led to a planet on the edge of collapse. The re-emergence is going to be a dance to behold.
― Clare Dakin
The Divine Masculine is emerging. He holds sacred space for his truth. He breathes with integral strength of beauty and vulnerability. He lives from his heart.
Integrating Masculine and Feminine Energies
Carl Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man. Each transcend the personal psyche and invites us to harmonise yin and yang, rather than project, idealise or look to be parentified or rescued. This retreat explores these concepts.
When you make the inner as the outer, and the upper as the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male shall not be male, and the female shall not be female: . . . then you will enter [the kingdom].
- Gospel of St Thomas
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“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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