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Restorative Retreats 2026

Name: Restorative Retreats 2026
Start: 2026-03-22T13:30:00+10:00
End: 2026-11-01T13:30:00+10:00
Location: The Garden Studio

About

Restorative Retreats are a deeply immersive, personalised encounters of Deep Rest.

Half-day Retreat - 3 hours
Full-day Retreat - 6 hours (and time for lunch)

Rest Packages are available so you can enjoy the benefits of Rest over multiple months or the year!
Please review the offerings in the Rest Package Menu below.

Restorative Retreats enable release, relaxation, renewal and profound inner peace through gentle movement, supported postures, breathwork, guided meditation, sound therapy and stillness.

Retreats are for small groups of up to 6 people for a personalised experience.

The practices enhance rest, self care, self-compassion, heartfulness, present awareness, self-regulation, distress tolerance, equilibrium, tension release, mind-body connection, transcendence, rejuvenation

And can be helpful to manage stress, overwhelm, anxiety, burnout, sleep issues, fatigue, exhaustion, experiences of the menopuase (including peri- and post-menopause), effects of trauma, digestive issues, bodily and mental discomfort, recovery from illness and injury.

Online booking: Full payment only

Instalment payments: Invoiced payments only
For instalment information and setting up payment please email Marina at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com

REST PACKAGES 2026

I am delighted to offer you a range of discounted Packages. The more hours in your Package the greater the discount - starting at $11/3hr Retreat up to $20/3hr Retreat + half price regular classes.
You can purchase Rest Packages online if you pay in full.
FOR INSTALMENTS please email Marina for information and payment.

Please review the Package Menu to find the ideal Package for your Rest needs.

CALM9: 9 hours of Rest - 2-3 Retreats:
3 x 3 hour Retreats OR 1 x Full day + 1 x 3 hour Retreat

TRANQUIL12: 12 hours of Retreats - 2-4 Retreats:
4 x 3 hour Retreats OR 1 x Full day + 2 X 3 hour Retreats OR 2 x Full day Retreats

TRANQUIL12PLUS: This Rest Package is ideal to immerse yourself in Restful practices over 6 months.
TRANQUIL12 Package + discounted 10 session pass for 75 minute regular classes (Rest Practice on Wednesdays 6.45pm and Women's Movement & Meditation on Mondays 7am)

BLISS18: 18 hours of Rest - 4-5 Retreats:
2 x Full day Retreats + 2 x 3hr Retreats
OR 1 x Full day Retreat + 4 x 3hr Retreats

BLISS18PLUS: This Package is ideal for immersing yourself in Restful practices for the year.
BLISS18 package + 2 x 10 session pass for 75 minutes regular classes (Rest Practice on Wednesdays 6.45pm and Women's Movement & Meditation on Mondays 7am)

Marina James is a registered Yoga Therapist and senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia. She has a passion for providing safe space for people to reacquaint themselves with Rest and readily incorporate Rest into their daily lives.
Marina supports the concept of Rest being fundamental to human living and a social justice approach to Rest, as suggested by Tricia Hersey, author and Rest advocate.

"We are not resting to be productive. We are resting simply because it is our divine right to do so.”
― Tricia Hersey, "Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto"

Marina's offerings weave yoga, meditation and other contemplative practices with biomedical and psychological science and psychotherapeutic philosophy and concepts.
She has particular interest in and offerings for midlife and mature women, nervous system regulation, pain management, mental health and wellbeing, and preventative approaches to ill-health. She is a trauma-informed practitioner.

Marina firmly believes in a proactive and accessible approach, informed by her 20 years of work in mental health and wellbeing including 10 years in public-health, non-clinical mental health. Hence, she views yoga, meditation and mind-body therapies as an integral part of navigating life and supporting wellness across the lifespan. She is a member of the Australasian Society for Lifestyle Medicine.

If you have any questions about any of my offerings please email me at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com

I hope to share some beautiful Rest with you soon!