Return to Gaea

A Seasonal Women’s Retreat of Reconnection, Stillness & Sacred Earth Medicine. Held at Yarnbala, Coffin Bay, South Australia

Welcome Home to Yourself

Return to Gaea is a sacred seasonal retreat day for women - a gentle, immersive experience of reconnection, stillness, and Earth-honouring ritual.

Held within the wild sanctuary of Yarnbala in Coffin Bay, this retreat invites you to slow down, soften, and remember the wisdom that resides within you.

Surrounded by ancient bushland, wild arid landscape and serenaded with birdsong, you’ll be supported through grounding movement, seasonal rituals, sacred medicine making, and the power of circle - honouring the rhythms of the Earth and your own.

What to Expect

This retreat is a full day, all-inclusive, immersive experience intended to reconnect you with your body, the land, and the season you are in.

Throughout the day, you’ll be held in a nurturing space and guided through:

  • Pilates-based embodied movement

  • Nature connection and seasonal rituals

  • Sacred plant medicine making with native Australian botanicals

  • Stillness practices and guided rest

  • Women’s circle for reflection and sisterhood

  • Nourishing shared lunch featuring seasonal produce and local seafood

Whether you are feeling curious, or called to reconnect,
you are welcome here - just as you are.

A Day at Return to Gaea

A sacred unfolding in rhythm with nature:

  • This is a time to land, settle, and arrive - into the space, into your body, and into the present moment.

    • Welcome Circle & Intention Setting
      We open in sacred circle, grounding into the energy of the land and tuning in to the subtle rhythms of the season. Through breath, presence, and shared intention, we begin the journey inward.

    • Embodied Pilates Practice
      A nourishing, grounding movement session that blends Pilates, somatic awareness, and intuitive flow. This practice invites you to awaken your body’s wisdom, connect with your breath, and root into the Earth beneath you.

    • Seasonal Nature Walk & Sensory Connection
      Step into the bushland for a guided walk designed to deepen your awareness of place, season, and self. Through gentle sensory prompts, you’ll attune to the natural world and begin to notice how the cycles of the Earth mirror your own inner landscape.

  • The middle of the day invites nourishment on every level—body, heart, and spirit.

    • Shared Seasonal Lunch –
      Gather for a lovingly prepared meal featuring local, wild caught seafood with seasonal, garden grown , plant-based options available. This is a time to slow down and enjoy the sacred act of communal eating.

    • Sacred Medicine Making Workshop
      Guided by Earth-based wisdom and the Element of Air, you’ll craft an aromatic smoke remedy from wild foraged botanicals. Working with Indigenous plants, woods, resins and gums, you’ll learn about the energetics of the season and how the Earth’s cycles reflect and support the cycles within you as a woman. This is both a creative act and a sacred remembrance of your place in the web of life.

    • Guided Ritual and Rest Practice
      Settle into deep stillness through a guided ritual designed to support integration, inner listening, and connection with the seasonal energies of the Earth.

    • Fire Circle and Reflection
      We gather in sisterhood around the fire to share stories, insights, and gratitude - closing the day in sacred circle sipping a handcrafted Violet flower elixir.

      This is a space to honour the cyclical nature of womanhood and how it mirrors the cycles of the Earth - ever-changing, intuitive, and wise.

    • Live Music
      As the light softens, we’re held by the warmth of connection and the soulful sounds of live music from a local musician - an invitation to be present, open-hearted, and in harmony with all that surrounds us.

    • A seasonal plant medicine made with your own hands and intention

    • A deeper connection to your body, the Earth, and cyclical wisdom

    • Simple, supportive practices to take home

    • A printed seasonal guide to support your integration

    • A felt sense of renewal, clarity, and belonging