YOGA RETREATS SUNSHINE COAST

FIND YOUR FLOW - Women's wellness retreat
“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.” Lao Tzu

Tivoli Retreat, Greens Creek 2 -5 May 2025

Now open for bookings via the booking link below, any questions please contact Kat at hello@villageyogacoolum.com.au

Surrender into the flow of 3 days and nights carefully curated by the Village Yoga team to support you in nourishing your body through deep rest, finding space and openness to embrace balance in your life.

Receive nourishment for body and spirit with daily movement practices facilitated by Mercia and a number of our incredible Village Yoga teachers. Begin each day by building heat and detoxifying the body with an energising movement practice, sauna and an icy cold plunge.

Enjoy thoughtfully designed workshops from members of the Village teaching Team; offering an opportunity to dive deeper into understanding self and finding inner spaciousness. Practices to embody the Water element and find vitality in honouring the cyclical nature that our bodies naturally tend towards.

Soften into the evening with gentle and restorative practises with moments for silence and meditation. A full Ayurvedic menu to nourish the body as well as Cacao Ceremony and Women’s Circles. An opportunity to honour your inner world, and appreciate the wisdom within yourself, and the women around you.

This is an opportunity to be held and supported, create meaningful connections, and enjoy a retreat away from the hustle and bustle. Return to self and rejuvenate your body and mind,

creating a base of knowledge and sustainable daily practices that can be implemented in your everyday life, allowing you to flow through each day with ease and vitality.

Meet your facilitator:

Mercia –Mercia has been practicing Yoga since her early teens as a National Swimmer. She has a BSc in Zoology, Human Physiology and Nutrition, and over 500 hours of Teacher Training in the Ashtanga-Vinyasa System and Yin Yoga.

Mercia has been facilitating Cacao Ceremonies, Women’s Circles and community mindfulness events for years, encouraging understanding of self and connection to the local community as a fundamental pillar to holistic health.

She is passionate about the unique ability our yoga practice has to build strength and flexibility in the body and mind, creating deeper connection, understanding, compassion and trust in Self, whilst nurturing a spiritual connection to (God/Mother Earth/the Universe) however that expresses itself to the individual. All with a healthy dose of laughter, and a reminder to not take it all too seriously. She loves any opportunity to PLAY. When not in studio find her galivanting outdoors with her dogs, enjoying a surf, creating connection events for the local community, or playing games with friends and family.

Guest facilitators:

Karren Perry: Karren has been a practitioner of Yoga since the late 90’s. She came to Yoga first to relieve the physical pain of sciatica and knew this was the path she must follow. Years of exploring various styles of Yoga led to her first training in Hatha Yoga in 2008, she began teaching in 2009. In the following years her interest in the therapeutic aspects of Yoga grew, the ability to heal through the practice was something she was extremely curious about. After two years travelling overseas, Karren returned in 2014 to embark on a three year post graduate diploma in Yoga Therapy with one of the most accomplished teachers in this field, Dr. N. Chandrasekaran, in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya.

Chontelle Myers: Chontelle is a young and vibrant teacher who deeply values poetry, authenticity and community. Her focus is to create spaces where people feel safe to both curiously explore the potential of the mind body spirit relationship, as well as receive the wisdom of yoga in ways that are nourishing and peaceful. Chontelle weaves the threads of Zen Thai Shiatsu and Chinese medicine 5 element the theory, through her classes to expand the possibilities of the practice. Inspired by her teacher Gwyn Williams, “The way you do one thing, is the way you do everything”. May we all learn to grow in unconditional love and compassion.

What to expect

You will meet an amazing group of women, and you will definitely make some new friends!
Daily group sauna (16 person wood fired sauna) and cold plunge in the icy cold swimming pool. Trust us, it’s so good for you!
Twice daily yoga movement practices – the mornings will be invigorating heat building, energising practices, and the evenings will be cooling, calming practices
An exciting array of workshops (including yin & pin) hosted by one of the many amazing Village Yoga teachers
An ayurvedic vegan menu by the Amazing Leanne from Sustainably Nourishing. The menu can be tailored to meet your dietary requirements.
Opening and closing circles, cacao ceremony, a range of amazing workshops including a yin & pin, meditations and much more.
There will also be plenty of time to rest and relax, everything is optional, take what you need and leave the rest.
Zenthai therapy and acupuncture will also be available as optional extras throughout the weekend.

Dates:

The retreat is from 2 to 5 May 2025. You can arrive from 4pm Friday and the retreat will conclude at 4pm on Monday.

Location:

The retreat will be held at the amazing Tivoli Retreat in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. It’s about an hours’ drive from Coolum. See below link to the Tivoli website so you can check out the accomodation in a bit more detail.

Accomodation:

Connecting with each other, and coming together to support one another is more important than ever before. Let’s share our stories… being real with a community of women we can trust is one of the most amazing feelings!

The ritual of women gathering to connect and share stories is universal. It is as old as humankind itself, existing in ancient cultures worldwide.

Dive in, get a little out of your comfort zone and reap the HUGE benefit of authentic connection. Share a room with your girlfriends like you did when you were a kid. Accommodation is in spacious triple or quad share bedrooms, all with generous ensuites. We also have 2 private rooms with a shared bathroom which are located in a detached cottage.

Don’t worry, there are also plenty of places in the retreat house and around the property for quiet time and personal space.

Catering:

All meals will be prepared by our in-house chef Leanne from Sustainably Nourishing.

Leanne is a Nutritional and Herbal Medicine Practitioner and Yoga teacher with over 15 years’ experience in the health and wellness industry catering for health and well-being, rehabilitation centre and yoga retreats.

Leanne uses all organic, spray free produce, locally sourced and excels at creating nourishing meals from the ground up using a range of fresh herbs and spices to accentuate flavours.

The menu will be vegan ayurvedic and is gluten and dairy free and Leanne is happy to ensure all or any further dietary requests are met. Leanne recognises the importance of food as a mode to healing and the important role it plays in making your retreat experience absolutely unforgettable.

Pamper:

Option 1: Zenthai Shiatsu Therapy with Chontelle – 60mins $120 paid direct to therapist .

1:1 intentional touch therapy, ZenThai Shiatsu is a combination of Thai yoga massage, osteopathy and Shiatsu. This is a floor based massage therapy session personally designed to meet your needs: – Nervous system regulation – Improve digestion – Lower back therapy – Shoulder and neck tension – Musculature aches & pain – Myofascia Release – Relaxation

See link below for more info

Option 2: Oriental Therapies with Kristen – 60mins $120 paid direct to therapist .

Kristen is a caring and compassionate practitioner, tailoring all treatments to each individual. She uses gentle needling techniques, incorporating other ancillary tools when needed. These can include moxibustion, cupping, electro-acupuncture, auricular-acupuncture, and herbal medicine. Those hesitant about needles will find there are many other options available.

As this holistic medicine takes into consideration how all aspects of our life impact our health and wellbeing, Kristen also offers diet and lifestyle advice to patients where appropriate. The more balanced and harmonious our life choices are the easier it is to find homeostasis within our body.

See link below for more info

The Offer:

We are offering the retreat at the special early bird price of $1200 for shared rooms and $1350 for one of the 2 single rooms. The regular price will be $1350 and $1500 respectively. You have the option to secure your spot by paying in full, or reach out to Kat or Joe to arrange to pay a $300 deposit followed be a personalised payment plan.

If there’s any extra info you’re looking for, or you want to take up the payment plan option or deposit directly into our bank account to avoid payment processing fees, please reach out to Kat or Joe via Momence, mobile 0483903633 or email hello@villageyogacoolum.com.au.

Ready to book?

Click the Book Now button and be sure to type FLOW (must be in capitals without spaces) in the discount code section of the booking screen and the price will be reduced by $150. –

Terms & Conditions

Bookings are non-refundable however a credit is available for cancellations made prior to March 1, 2025. For cancellations made after March 1, 2025 no credit will be available.