The Calm and Connect FIRE retreat embraces the characteristics of FIRE igniting passion, purpose and motivation. Awakening embers of potential hidden within the many griefs of the mid-life woman. You are lovingly supported to reclaim your inheritance and with energy and trust in your life's process live authentically with self compassion. The Sparks of the Firey Spirit are ignited where you can discover how to live gently and abundantly through the 7 Living Essentials unique to the Holistic Living Training Institute (HLTI). Your next purposeful chapter is waiting.
The 'Fire' element merges the energies of passion, purpose and meaningful new directions igniting desires and sparking creativity. Guided inner journeys, sound, breath, journaling, music, and interactive processes lovingly supported by others as you support yourself, are facilitated for you to generate your purposeful path. The 'Fire' Retreat gently and powerfully connects you to deeper realms of you: your higher self, your passion and purpose along with the freedom and liberation of your wonder child.
You are supported to empower your intuitive right brain, to illuminate and embrace the best version of you within your future vision.
What's Included
The Calm and Connect retreat packages: 2 nights )
2 Nights accommodation: Option 1. Queen Solo with ensuite and spa (1 available), Option 2. Queen Solo with shared bathroom, Option 3. Day Attendance (full retreat package without accommodation)
All meals including morning and afternoon tea
5 Holistic Living transformation workshops to illuminate, inspire and transform
Experience the workshops in the magnificent surroundings of Waterview immersed in 4 acres of coastal bliss
For those new to Holistic Living retreats ~ Book ‘The Search’ by Alannah Dore
Retreat Guide
Visual notebook, Pen, Journal, Pastels
Early morning meditation, mindfulness and movement sessions (Optional)
Evening Enrichment Event: Building on the evolution of the Friday and Saturday's workshops.
Certificate of completion
Individual Integration session 1-1
To Discover more scroll to the bottom of this page and Click the (no obligation) Apply Now button to register your interest. Then have a Discovery call with retreat leaders Alannah or Helen to explore whether we are a good fit for your needs.
For Day Attendees Arrive 8.45 AM Depart 8.30-9.00 PM
Your retreat will be a tranquil immersion within an eco-friendly, nurturing, retreat space. Solar-heated pool available for swimming in October.
How will the Workshops run?
With nurturing as a priority, the retreat experiences include a holistic living selection of practices incorporating qualities of the elements of Water.holistic selection of Mindfulness, Breathwork, Timelining, Gestalt, Inner Child, Classical and Modern Meditation, Sound and Colour healing and more.
The experiences are specifically designed to promote wellbeing especially emotional wellness with links to mind, body, and spirit.
Your Workshop Leader
Alannah Dore
HLTI Founding Director, and Creator of the Empowered Heart Retreat Program, Alannah Dore, has seamlessly combined Eastern and Western methods for personal growth for nearly three decades.
With ease, Alannah integrates holistic living counselling, academia, meditation, mindfulness and Yoga expertise gained in the Himalayas in India. Guests are nurtured and empowered towards emotional wellness and holistic happiness to live abundantly.
Your Retreat Host
Alli Dore
Alli Dore, brings her own wealth of experience to the realm of personal growth and retreat enjoyment.
Alli has hosted vacationers on private yachts in the Mediterranean and Whitsundays and contributed to wellness retreats in Queensland.
Alli will join the retreat from Saturday morning, and she will be your smiling face ready to help with whatever you need.
Who is best suited to this retreat?
This is NOT for you, if you:
are not ready to take action (Timing can matter)
want a group healing experience
don’t feel ready to change anything in your life just yet
This IS for you, if you are:
ready for change, personal evolution and abundant living
ready to discover and embody new holistic ways of being, relating and living life
open to giving and receiving emotional support in a nurturing group setting
”Alannah Dore's emotional wellness teachings have been a beacon of light in my life's darkest moments. Through her guidance, I've unearthed a resilience I never knew I possessed. Her wisdom is not just transformative; it's life-changing” Deborah Mitchell
"Moving through challenging events in life, or simple wanting to discover tools to help you understand your emotional body and how we store experiences, if you want to be held in a loving, nourishing and completely nurturing space with beautiful like minded souls...this retreat would absolutely assist you in becoming connected to your deep inner wisdom.”
Past Retreat Attendees
Itinerary
Day 1
Foundations to Creating Change (Friday)
4:30 PM
Arrivals, room check-in, tours, welcome warming cuppa.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Official welcome, Sharing, Group Meditation
6.00 PM
Get ready for dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner
7:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Workshop I Gathering at the Hearth
9:00 PM
Wind Down and Bedtime
Day 2
Awaken and Transformation (Saturday)
07.00 AM – 8.00 AM
Easy Yoga and Meditation (Optional)
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Workshop II Listening for the Spark
10.45 AM - 11.15 AM
Morning Tea and/or personal downtime
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop III Embers and Ashes
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Workshop IV Alchemy of the Heart
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Tea and Free Time.
Refreshments, relaxation or engaging in optional activities.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Meditation and Gratitude
6.00 PM
Get ready for dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner
7:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Workshop V Igniting Momentum & Sacred Sounds
9:00 PM onward
Wind Down and Bedtime
Day 3
Pathways to Abundance (Sunday)
7.00 AM – 8.00 AM
Intuitive Yoga & Meditation (optional)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10.30 AM
Workshop V
10.30 AM
Morning Tea
11.00 – 11.30 AM
Intentions for moving forward, Giving and Receiving.
12:00 PM
Check-out & Farewell (Light packed lunch provided)
12.30 PM
Departure
Optional walk (transition activity before going home)
Meet at Botanical Gardens (18 min walk; 4 min drive)
12.45 PM
Explore and Contemplative lunch at the Sanctuary
1.15 PM
Reflections
1.30 PM
Goodbyes and home
Location
South Gippsland, Victoria
Nestled in a seaside village along the Bass Coast, Victoria (Australia) on a large private block on the waters edge.
Accomodation
The Retreat complex consists of the Main Retreat house building which is where your workshop space and accommodation is.
Accommodation is also a few minutes away off-site for two attendees each with a private Queen Bedroom, close to facilitator's accommodation, located within a beautiful, lush, green setting.
Calm & Connect ~ FIRE
Retreat Package Rates
Room with ensuite and spa (1) (includes retreat program)
Per person
$
1590
Queen Bed 1 person
Share Bathroom (includes retreat program)
Per person
$
1290
Queen Bed 1 person
Day Attendance Only (includes retreat program)
Per person
$
890
*Excludes accommodation
Register your interest & Learn More (No Obligation)
FAQ
What type of accommodation is available?
The retreat mostly caters for private rooms. There are four possible share places which can also be booked as 2 private rooms.
Limited options are available for Day Attendees to attend without accommodation while receiving all meals, workshops and nurturing included in all packages.
Is there internet?
Yes there is internet and details will be provided when you arrive.
Are there ensuites?
All rooms share bathrooms except for one which also has a spa bath.
What is the workshop space like?
It's like a large lounge designed to be homely and cater to comfort. There are plenty of sitting options with sofas, lounge chairs and large floor cushions if you prefer.
Cushions and yoga mats are supplied for some activities, especially the optional early morning ones.
Are all rooms close to the main building?
The two additional Queen rooms are next to the facilitator's accommodation and a few mins drive from the main retreat house.
