5 Day Grounded Living Retreat
Grounded Living is a 5-day immersive retreat held at Oasis Within, for those seeking a steadier, more embodied way of living grounded in presence, simplicity, and connection with the land.
Days are shaped by accessible activities to deepen presence, explore conscious living, time outdoors, meaningful work on the land, tasty shared meals and unhurried evenings. These rhythms gently reorient the nervous system and invite clarity, vitality, and ease to return naturally.
This retreat is not about doing more. It is about experiencing how life feels when presence, responsibility, and simplicity guide daily living. The practices you experience here are designed to be carried into everyday life, long after the retreat ends.
What's included
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5 days and 4 nights accommodation in a peaceful, tree-rich setting
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All meals from arrival dinner to departure breakfast. All nourishing, seasonal, and plant-based
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Sacred tea ceremony on mornings spent on the land, to deepen into presence, followed by a guided movement practice
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Daily movement and embodiment practices that may be gentle and restorative or more active and invigorating, depending on the needs of the group
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Conscious living practices and activities
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Gardening using permaculture principles such as planting, watering, harvesting and collecting wood.
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Opportunity to learn other skills such as, soil making, planting trees, chopping wood or to safely use tools, guided with care
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Sunrise experience from a sweeping coastal headland, followed by optional beach breathwork, Qi Gong, swimming, and barefoot beach walks
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Excursion to World Heritage listed Dorrigo Rainforest, including walking through ancient trees and under a waterfall
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Use of the private wood-fired sauna, cold plunge, and ice bath
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Fire pit gatherings and star gazing
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Optional cacao and intuitive movement or dance ceremony
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Wifi connection
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Parking
The Retreat Experience
Upon arrival, guests are welcomed with tea and an orientation to the space, followed by gentle settling in. You may decide to embark on some elemantal therapy alternating between our wood fired sauna, ice bath and a dip in our plunge that mimics a clear natural water hole, complete with native fish to soften and refresh you. Or just arrive and rest, taking in the the sound of the birds and the waterfall flowing into the natural plunge pool.
The day concludes with an opening circle, a shared dinner, and an early night to acclimatise to the rhythm of the land.
Mornings begin with fresh lemon and spring water, then to sit quietly on the land while listening to birds. An early swim is also available.
Guests participate in a sacred tea ceremony, followed by gentle or energising somatic movement depending on your needs, to balance the body and mind. We will then share a delicious breakfast together.
Mid-morning activities include a range of conscious living practices including meaningful hands on experiences like how to grow your own food and looking after land, using permaculture principles. There is also an opportunity to gain other practical experience with activities such as tree planting, chopping wood or learning how to use other gardening tools/machinery under guidance.
Afternoons feature a shared lunch, more conscious relating including breathwork sessions or free time for rest, to journal, walking, swimming, or personal integration.
Evenings offer sauna or plunge pool experiences, dinner together, and communal gatherings around the fire pit or stargazing.
Excursions to the coast include visits to a stunning National Park to witness the sunrise, breathwork, Qi Gong, swimming, and barefoot beach walks.
Guests enjoy an excursion to Dorrigo National Park, exploring the rainforest, swimming in waterfalls, and enjoying a picnic lunch.
The retreat wraps up with a morning tea ceremony, somatic movement to bring aliveness and presence, tasty breakfast together, and closing reflections before departure.
All times are indicative, designed to support natural rhythms rather than strict schedules, and all practices are optional, tailored to the group, offering space to rest or join in as desired.
What Makes This Retreat Special
Grounded Living offers a practical experience of how life can be lived with more steadiness and clarity.
Through simple daily rhythms, time on the land, conscious living practices, shared meals, tea ceremonies, and embodied practices, participants experience what it feels like to slow down, settle their nervous system, and reconnect with what supports them in everyday life.
This area is called the undiscovered country and whilst you are with us, you will get to experience some of it's breathtaking beauty.
This retreat is designed to be a lived embodiment, so what you experience here can be naturally integrated when you return home.
Food
Food is a central and well cared for part of the immersion.
Meals are prepared with attention, creativity, and flavor, and are designed to be both nourishing and deeply satisfying over the course of five days.
We offer vegetarian or vegan menus on this retreat.
James really enjoys cooking and brings a love and passion of good food into the kitchen.
Meals are recipe based, generous, and flavor rich, using seasonal ingredients and, where possible, produce from the gardens.
The intention is food that supports energy, grounding, and enjoyment.
Daily tea, filtered water, and light refreshments are available throughout the day.
Shared meals are also an important part of the rhythm of the immersion, offering a relaxed space for connection, conversation, and integration.
Benefits
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Deepen Your Connection with Nature and Yourself
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Reconnect with a Grounded and Human Rhythm of Life
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Movement for longevity and vitality whether that is in our morning embodiment practices or on land based activities.
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Richly Flavored, Nourishing Meals from Organic Gardens
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Flexible Program Designed for Individual Needs and Interests
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Relaxing and Restorative Environment for Inner Peace
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Experience Community and Connection with Like-Minded Individuals
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Opportunity for Personal Growth and Transformation
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Access to Unique Natural Attractions and Experiences Nearby
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Expert Guidance from Passionate and Experienced Facilitators
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Escape the Daily Grind and Refresh Your Mind
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Reap the many health benefits associated with the sound of streams and waterfalls, that can be heard in the practice space, during our meals together and whilst relaxing in the gardens.
Accommodation
Availability:
12-16 March 26 [ 2-6 April 26 [ 25-29 June 26
Early bird pricing finishes 30 days before the retreat start date.
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Private queen bedroom, that shares a bathroom, directly opposite the room in the main house. This option includes your accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, all facilitation, excursions and all facilities.
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Full Price $2,375 per person for a shared private room when 2 people book to share together.
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Early Bird Price - $2,018 per person. Save $357 pp
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A converted 7 metre bus with a comfy double bed, table and bench seating, a little bus sized bathroom with shower and composting toilet. This option includes your accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, all facilitation, all excursions, all facilities, including access to another bathroom and shower in the main house if preferred.
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Full Price $2,325 per person for 2 people when they book to share together.
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Early Bird $1,976 per person Save $349 pp
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If you are already staying in the local area or in your own motorhome, we can offer a non residential retreat price for you.
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This option includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, all facilitation, excursions and all facilities whilst you are on site with us.
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Full Price $2,125 per person
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Early Bird $1,806 per person Save $319 pp