Hepburn Springs Transformational Autumn Retreat 2025
Bookings Now Open for the Autumn Retreat, to be held from 3pm Friday 28th to 1:30pm Monday 31st of March 2025 – Hepburn Springs.
Limited to 16 participants.
The weekend will include:
WHERE:
At Continental House 9 Lone Pine Ave, Hepburn Springs VICTORIA 3461
INVESTMENT: PACKAGES
1 Large room King size bed & claw bath $2280 per person
3 Large rooms Queen size bed with bath $2180 per person
4 smaller rooms Queen size beds with a shower $2080 per person
4 smaller rooms Twin beds with shower $ 1730 per person
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- 3 nights’ accommodation
- Organic Ayurvedic vegetarian food with 1 meal of meat cooked by an Ayurvedic practitioner Dr Mahesh
- Yoga sessions both restorative, somatic and active all yoga with Jenn (all) gear provided
- iRest Yoga Nidra sessions with Jenn
- One hour meditation/relaxation class for deep healing with Michѐle
- Two hour Lifestyle Ayurvedic workshop with Michѐle
- An interactive evening of fun and frivolity
- A fun and interactive Ayurvedic cooking class with recipes with Dr Mahesh
- Free maps for self-guided walks in Hepburn from The Continental
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Letting go Cacao & Open Fire ceremony
Wellbeing support guidance and knowledge from Jenn ( 38 years ) Dr Mahesh ( 25 years exp )
An oil or Shiatsu Massage at your own cost – ( $90 for 45 minutes )
Hammam Group Steam Ritual; at your own cost ( $95 for 60 minutes ) – An authentic Group Hammam steam bathing experience with aromatherapy steam, clay face mask, body exfoliation, soft mud soap bubbles and soothing massage, guided by your “Tallak” Steam Therapist. Plus Light refreshment and relaxation in the Sheba lounge.
What to expect:
Enhance your transformation with supportive education and tuition.
Harmonise your vibrational frequency with aromatic botanical oils.
Support muscle memory with gentle, guided breath work.
Enhance your inner child in a secluded, nurturing space, surrounded by the land of our First Nations people.
What is iRest Yoga Nidra?
“iRest Yoga Nidra is an evidence based ancient transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry that releases negative emotions and thought patterns, calms the nervous system, and develops an inner sanctuary of well-being and equanimity that underlies all circumstances you may encounter in your life.” We will do this deep relaxation 3 times during our retreat
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a truly holistic and integral medical system that treats human beings as a ‘whole’, which is a combination of body, mind and soul. Ayurvedic treatments bring the body back into balance for optimum wellness.
Learn Ayurvedic cooking from Dr Mahesh.
Enjoy a cooking class with recipes to take home.
Eat Ayurvedic food – 3 meals per day
What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are highly concentrated, natural plant extracts that are used in aromatherapy to promote physical and emotional
well-being.
Learn valuable information regarding the best oils for all your travel needs. You will explore both western and ayurvedic oils. You will learn a practical partnered hand massage on reflexology points which are healing for digestion and the nervous system.
These plants have a particular frequency that can be felt and combining them in the session with the frequency of the essential oils will be a unique experience for everyone!!
What type of Yoga Classes?
Our classes are tailored for all levels, from the complete beginner up.
Enjoy our restorative poses and somatic sequences or spice it up with some active postures
Testimonials
This Transformational Retreat was really excellent. All the sessions that were included were valuable, informative and healing. Jenn and Howard’s teaching was very clear and of a high quality. The sense of connection to each of the participants was lovely to experience, everyone was so kind, caring and thoughtful. The Ayuvedic food was delicious- a special thanks to Mahesh. It was easy to sink into a deep rest and relaxation in the stunning natural environment and the “Old world” hotel. Many thanks to Jen, Howard and Mahesh.
Namaste, Kathryn
This is my third seasonal retreat with The Karma Studio and I think I’m addicted! Jenn, Howard and Mahesh are wonderful facilitators, they make the weekend flow smoothly as well as making all our activities and food educational and enjoyable. Apart from the structured activities there is plenty of spare time for walks, massage treatments (On site) and general “me time “! A wonderful experience not to be missed!!!
Janet
You created a safe nurturing space for me to explore my thoughts, feelings and emotion’s supporting me to get back into my body. I feel like I’ve been away for weeks and have been given so many tools and ideas to explore further over the coming months. I know I will never be the same following on from these 3 days and I truly feel like this is the beginning of a whole new way of being for me. I can’t thank Jennifer, Howard and Mahesh enough!
My once empty cup is now OVERFLOWING!!
Emma
When you embark on a retreat you expect a certain standard of accommodation and comfort. A retreat with the Karma Studio certainly offers this – and so much more! As a busy woman balancing a full-time job, study and caring responsibilities, I was reluctant to take the plunge and commit to a 3-day experience, knowing there’s a lot of these retreat experiences touted around out there. In addition to that I was concerned, as a woman with disability, that I may not be able to participate fully, may not fit in and would feel like an outsider. Those fears were so quickly resolved! The retreat experience saw me accepted, welcomed and supported every step of the way without it feeling at all intrusive. I could participate in every activity and found common ground with the other participants. It was truly transformative. I believe in the saying “if it’s to be it’s up to me”. But many times our world does not create the conditions for us to realise this. This retreat showed me that there are fellow travellers who will support you and you can also support them through care and connection. It empowered me to take the steps I need to take for healing and transformation.
Thanks Jenn, Howard and Mahesh.
