EMBERS TO FLAME RETREAT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

When Caring for Others Starts to Cost You

Many health professionals carry a quiet weight.
Long days. Emotional labour. System pressures. The ongoing responsibility of caring for others.

Over time, the energy that once fuelled meaningful work can begin to feel stretched — and the space to pause and reconnect can become harder to find.

Embers to Flame was created as a space to step out of the intensity of everyday practice.

A place where clinicians can slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper reasons they chose this work. Reconnect with your inner steadiness, restore your energy, and rediscover meaning in the work you do.

This retreat offers a rare opportunity to step away from the demands of caring work and return to it with renewed clarity, steadiness, and purpose.

A Nature-Based Retreat

Currawirry Forest Retreat

Friday – Sunday

18-20 Sep 2026

Small group (max 12)

What to expect

The Ember → Flame Journey

Participants move through three stages:

Ember - Recognising burnout, compassion fatigue, and emotional depletion.

Kindling - Learning restoration practices, boundaries, and nervous-system regulation.

Flame - Developing sustainable ways to continue meaningful work without burning out.

The retreat integrates somatic practice, reflective learning, creativity, and nature-based regulation, helping clinicians move from understanding burnout to experiencing restoration.

This Retreat Is Designed For

Health professionals including:

Psychologists
GPs
Nurses
Pharmacists
Social workers
Occupational therapists
Speech pathologists
Counsellors
Allied health practitioners
Paramedics

It is particularly suited for professionals experiencing:

Burnout or compassion fatigue
Emotional exhaustion
Moral distress within health systems
A desire to reconnect with purpose
A need for sustainable wellbeing strategies

A Retreat Immersed in Nature

Held at Carawirry Forest Retreat, the environment itself supports restoration. Participants are surrounded by:

forest and bushland
quiet walking spaces
shared communal areas
peaceful private areas for reflection

Nature is intentionally woven into the retreat experience as a co-regulator for the nervous system, supporting grounding and restoration

Retreat Flow

Friday — Arrive & Grounding

Saturday — Reflection, Creative Process & Nature Integration

Sunday — Integration & Returning to Practice

Your Facilitators

This retreat is collaboratively facilitated by three experienced health professionals with backgrounds in psychology, breathwork, sustainability, and trauma-informed practice. Each facilitator brings a different lens — woven together to create a safe, grounded, and deeply human experience.

Michelle Kent - Director, Senior Psychologist & Artist, Empowr Health Collective

Kasia Aksamit - Psychologist & Breathwork Therapist, Casuarina Holistic Psychology

Katrina Mason - Counsellor, Yoga Instructor & Facilitator, Sustainability in Services

Facilitator Bio's

What's Included

Your retreat experience includes:

2 nights accommodation in forest cabins
All nourishing meals and snacks
A fully facilitated retreat program
Creative reflection resources
Nature emersion and forest spaces
A small, intimate group experience
Peer reflective practice circles
Post-retreat integration session (online)

Retreat Investment

This retreat is intentionally limited to 12 participants to create depth, safety, and meaningful connection.

Retreat Ticket - $1,500 per participant

Accommodation - $ dependant on room preference

see accommodation options below

FAQs

Accommodation Options

Choose Your Accommodation

Accommodation is held at Carawirry Forest Retreat across several beautiful forest cabins within the retreat property. (Images below)

Rooms are allocated in order of registration and payment confirmation.

Participants may choose shared or private rooms depending on their preference.

Shared Room Information

Participants selecting shared accommodation may:

• attend with someone they wish to share with
• or be paired with another retreat participant.

Shared rooms require two participants.
If a suitable roommate cannot be matched, the private room rate may apply.

Room Options

Tathra House

The heart of the retreat space, surrounded by forest and connected and connected to the communal retreat environment

5 rooms available

• Flexible king (or twin singles) • Shared bathrooms • Large communal kitchen and living area • Fireplace and forest deck • Immersed in the bushland

Best for:

Participants who enjoy shared retreat energy and

The heart of the retreat space, surrounded by forest and connected and connected to the communal retreat environment

5 rooms available

• Flexible king (or twin singles) • Shared bathrooms • Large communal kitchen and living area • Fireplace and forest deck • Immersed in the bushland

Best for:

Participants who enjoy shared retreat energy and connection.

Shared Room: $200 pp

Private Room: $400

Total Retreat Investment:

Shared: $1700

Private: $1900

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The Cottage

Tathra House

A rustic-meets-modern forest cabin offering additional quiet and space

2 rooms available

• King bedrooms (or twin singles) • Fireplace • Outdoor deck and plunge pool • Fully equipped kitchen • Surrounded by forest

Best for:

Participants wanting a quieter stay with more privacy.

Shared Room: $340 pp

Private Room: $680

Total Retreat Investment:

Shared: $1840

Private: $2180

The Nook

Tathra House

The Nook

A small self-contained forest retreat located a short walk from the Cottage.

1 room available

• King bed (or twin singles)

• Private ensuite • Kitchenette • Lounge space • Quiet bush setting

Best for:

Participants wanting a private sanctuary.

Shared Room: $340 pp

Private Room: $680

Total Retreat Investment:

Shared: $1840

Private: $2180

Is this Retreat Right for You?

This retreat may be a good fit if you are a health professional who:

feels emotionally tired or stretched by the demands of caring work
wants space to pause and reconnect with what matters in your work
is interested in practical ways to sustain wellbeing in the helping professions
values reflective conversations and learning alongside peers
would benefit from time in nature away from everyday responsibilities

You do not need prior experience with breathwork, creative practice, or retreats to participate.

Caring professions require extraordinary energy and heart. This retreat is an opportunity to pause, reconnect, and restore the internal flame that allows you to continue doing meaningful work in sustainable ways.

FAQs

How to Register

① Complete the registration form

② Select your preferred accommodation option

③ We will confirm availability and send your payment link

④ Your place in the retreat is confirmed once payment is completed.

Ready to Step Away From the Demands of Caring Work?

Join us for a restorative weekend in the forest.

Terms & Conditions

Participation in the Embers to Flame Retreat is subject to our Retreat Terms & Conditions, which outline booking policies, cancellations, participant wellbeing expectations, accommodation arrangements, and important safety information related to the nature-based retreat environment.

By registering for the retreat, participants confirm that they have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms & Conditions.