Weavers Retreats: Women Weaving Wellbeing & Wisdom
About
Weavers Retreats support women's wellbeing during challenging time of midlife and The Menopause (including peri- and post-Menopause). This chapter of women’s lives is challenging because of the profound changes women experience as they mature through midlife.Weavers Retreats support women to better understand their own journey through midlife and The Menopause. They enable you to uniquely engage with your wellbeing experiences using an integrative lifestyle medicine approach that blends yoga with psychological and psychotherapeutic methods. This integration enables holistic exploration, empowerment and transformation of your outlook and lived-experience of midlife and The Menopause.
Weavers Retreats offer you unique integrative knowledge and practice formed from yogic, meditation, biomedical, psychological, psychotherapeutic, philosophical, and historical sources. They are grounded in evidence-based and evidence-informed information and practices.
WHO ARE WEAVERS
Any woman who is wants to support their Menopause, midlife, and maturation journey.
Includes all women experiencing The Menopause (peri- and post- Menopause) regardless of chronological age, women in midlife and elderhood, and women who may be approaching The Menopause or midlife.
FORMAT
Weavers' Retreats include:
- in-person Retreat experiences over 1-3 weekends
- online self-paced experiences and information to bring the Retreat experience into your daily life.
The 4-day Retreat has 40 hours of experience and content: 28 hours in-person + a minimum of 12 hours of online self-paced content and practice. The in-person experience occurs over 2 weekends.
The 2-day Retreat has 20 hours of experience and content: 14 hours in-person + a minimum of 6 hours of online self-paced content and practice. The in-person experience occurs over 1 weekend.
The 4-day and 2-day Retreats can be packaged to make a 6-day Retreat. It has 60 hours of experience and content: 42 hours in-person + a minimum of 18 hours of online self-paced content and practice. The in-person experience occurs over 3 weekends.
Each 2-day in-person Retreat weekend includes:
- 14 hours of teaching and practice overall
- At least 8 hours of practice-based experiences
- 1 hour for breaks each day (please bring your own lunch).
WEAVERS RETREATS
WEAVING MIDLIFE & MENOPAUSE is a 4-day foundational Retreat. It includes two 2-day in-person Retreat experience (over 2 weekends).
Women are discovering that understanding the journey through midlife and The Menopause helps them to navigate this time of transformation. This Retreat covers understanding The Menopause and female maturation from holistic perspectives, including biomedical, psychological and yogic lenses. Transformation and dealing with change are a key focus of this Retreat. Learn skills of presence, kindness, connection, and agency that support navigating transformation. Women's story and restorying midlife and The Menopause are presented to increase understanding and offer opportunity for reflection and insight about your own midlife and menopause journey. Core concepts, practices and strategies to support women's experiences of midlife, The Menopause, and female maturation are included.
WEAVING REST is a 2-day Retreat. It includes one 2-day in person Retreat experience (over 1 weekend).
Rest is a fundamental need for women experiencing the transformation through midlife, during The Menopause, and at any stage of life in which women experience change. This Retreat offers a highly immersive and experiential exploration of restful strategies and techniques. You will experience Restorative Retreats over the two days and information to assist you to understand how these practices can be woven into your life to support your current and long-term wellbeing.
More Weavers' Retreats are being curated for 2027.
They will be added to the offering as soon as they become available.
You can Package your Weavers' Retreats with a Creating Well Membership over 12 or 24 months, which gives you exclusive member offers and prices. See below for more details or contact Marina at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com
BOOKINGS
Bookings are essential as spaces at each Retreat are limited to a maximum of 8 people.
Online booking: Full payment only
Instalment payments: Invoiced payments by direct deposit or Paypal.
For instalment information and setting up payment please email Marina at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com
WHAT TO EXPECT
Weavers' Retreats are a highly experiential, empowering, uplifting and supportive immersion for women experiencing midlife, The Menopause and female maturation.
Each Retreat is designed to support your unique Journey through midlife and The Menopause.
The immersive experiential nature of the in-person component of Retreats provides support and guidance in a small group setting that attends to your sense of comfort, safety and connection. You will experience Yoga, meditation, storytelling, journaling, interactive group discussions, and women’s circle.
Relaxation and Rest are fundamental components of the experience of Weavers' Retreats.
The online content and resources supports your home practice to develop and maintain your long term wellbeing as a part of everyday life. Online resources include practice videos, information that summarises and expands on topics discussed in the in-person Retreat, and a reading list.
Retreat content is underpinned by the history of medicine in the West, biomedical and yogic understanding of The Menopause (including peri- & post-Menopause) experience, feminine approaches to Yoga and Meditation (including Menopause Yoga, Feminine Yoga), Yogic and Tantric history, philosophy and practice, compassionate therapies, Narrative Therapy, myth and traditional stories from the West and East, archetypal analysis, and mindfulness therapies.
WEAVING MIDLIFE & MENOPAUSE (Part 1) 16-17 May or 29-30 August 2026
- Self-care and the art of self-compassion
- Understand the history that has shaped the attitudes and stereotypes of The Menopause, female aging and elderhood, and how it influences contemporary women’s lived experience
- Understand what "Wellbeing" is and how it relates to your experience
- Biomedical perspective of The Menopause
- Yogic perspective of The Menopause
- Skills for nervous system regulation and stress reduction
- Practices to support women experiencing The Menopause (including peri- and post- Menopause), highlighting how practice helps to manage “symptoms” and contribute positively to quality of life.
WEAVING MIDLIFE & MENOPAUSE (Part 2) - 11-12 July or 28-29 November 2026
- Experience Rest as central to women's Wellbeing
- Skills for nervous system regulation and stress reduction
- Explore Yoga as “restorying” or “recreating” body and mind
- Understand story as teacher - how stories provide an alternate and empowering perspective for women of The Menopause, female maturation and elderhood
- Discover “Restorying” - brief introduction to Narrative Therapy
- Use myth and storytelling to support women’s experience of The Menopause, aging and elderhood
- Introduction to the Ten Goddesses in Yoga and Tantra and what we can learn from their stories
- Start creating your unique map for your Weavers Wellbeing and Wisdom Journey
- Practices to support women experiencing The Menopause (including peri- and post- Menopause), highlighting how practice helps to manage “symptoms” and contribute positively to quality of life.
WEAVING REST - 12-13 September 2026
- Explore why Rest crucial to women experiencing midlife, The Menopause, female maturation and elderhood
- Stress response and impact on long term wellbeing
- The physiological effect of relaxation
- Rest from Western perspective
- Rest from Yogic perspective
- How to incorporate more Rest in your daily life
- Start planning how you can weave Rest into your life
- Practices to support cultivating the art of Rest to improve quality of life, including Restorative Retreats and restful practices embedded into the weekend
WEAVERS MENU 2026
I am delighted to offer you a range of options to discover your unique Journey in midlife, The Menopause, and female maturation.
** As an Introductory Gift to you, I have discounted all Retreats **
Enter the discount code at the check out to receive your Introductory Gift. (Only for up front payment)
FOR INSTALMENT PAYMENT please email Marina for information and payment. There may be an additional fee for instalment payments to cover administration.
WEAVING MIDLIFE & MENOPAUSE (4 days in-person, 40-hours total): $1790
Introductory Discounted Investment $1650 (available until September 2026)
CODE: 4DAYINTRO
Weaving Midlife & Menopause 40-hour Retreat over 12 months. 4 days of in-person Retreat experience undertaken over 2 weekends. Online content and resources to keep forever to support your unique Journey to create wellbeing included.
WEAVING REST (2 days in-person, 20-hours total): $895
Introductory Discounted Investment $830 (available until September 2026)
CODE: 2DAYINTRO
Weaving Rest is a 20-hour Retreat that includes 2 days of in-person Retreat experience undertaken over 1 weekend. Online content and resources to keep forever to support your unique Journey to create wellbeing included.
WEAVING MIDLIFE, MENOPAUSE & REST (6 days in-person, 60 hours total): $2685
Introductory Discounted Investment $2490 (available until September 2026)
CODE: 6DAYINTRO
Weaving Midlife & Menopause 40-hour Retreat and Weaving Rest 20-hour Retreat over 12 months. 6 days of in-person Retreat experience undertaken over 3 weekends. Online content and resources to keep forever to support your unique Journey to create wellbeing included.
Bookings made ONLINE are UP FRONT payment ONLY
FOR INSTALMENT PAYMENTS please contact Marina at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com
I am excited to offer you CREATING WELL MEMBERSHIP so you can receive comprehensive support during your Midlife and Menopause Journey.
Please visit www.trybooking.com/DJDRF discover HARMONY, TRANQUILITY, SERENITY & BESPOKE MEMBERSHIPS.
Membership booking online (up front payment) is via the link.
Please contact Marina to discuss instalment payments by emailing wearecreatingwell@gmail.com
Prices exclude booking site and credit card fees.
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MARINA JAMES is a registered Yoga Therapist and senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia, Lifestyle Medicine Therapist, and Counsellor.
Marina has a deep interest and commitment to Integrative Practice – the blending of the wisdom within psychological science and psychotherapeutic supports with Yoga and Meditation philosophy and practice. Her understanding of Wellbeing is grounded in evidence-based theory and research from the West and thousands of years of tradition and practice from the East. As such, Marina creates a innovative therapeutic offering that attends to people’s whole experience of health and living, supported by confidence in evidence-based and evidence-informed therapeutic practices and knowledge.
Marina is interested in supporting women's bodies, health, experiences and lives as they mature through midlife, The Menopause and elderhood. She has particular interest in navigating change, nervous system regulation, managing fatigue, exhaustion and burn out, pain management, dealing with loss and grief, developing positive approaches to aging, and increasing Rest in daily life. She is committed to advocating for the benefits of Rest, providing opportunities for people to reacquaint themselves with Rest, and helping people to incorporate Rest into everyday life.
Marina embraces uplifting narratives and perspectives about The Menopause, female aging and maturity, and elderhood. Through Creating Well Marina offers a women’s response to histories that have minimised women’s Wellbeing. She aims to provide opportunities for compassionate empowerment of midlife and elder women, particularly regarding their Wellbeing. Further, she believes that Rest is an essential part of healthy human living that should be available to everyone, especially women who continue to be socialised to give to others at the expense of their own Wellbeing.
Marina respects that women are on a Journey that is unique to them as they move towards and through their midlife, The Menopause and elderhood. She seeks to honour women’s lived experiences of female maturation and aging, and support women to positively embrace their experiences.
Marina has drawn on her extensive expertise and training to carefully curate Retreats, Courses and Classes to support women through transformational and powerful eras of their lives and provide people with exquisite experiences of Rest. She aims to provide Wellbeing experiences that provide both present support and healing, and knowledge and skills for clients to use in their daily lives to gradually improve their long-term Wellbeing.
Marina's offerings weave yoga, meditation and other contemplative practices with biomedical and psychological science and psychotherapeutic philosophy and concepts. She practices Lifestyle Medicine, whereby she adopts a whole-person, preventative approach to health and wellbeing with a focus on lived experience. She is a trauma-informed practitioner.
Marina firmly believes in a proactive 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.
Marina is a member of the Australasian Society for Lifestyle Medicine and registered with Yoga Australia. She holds degrees in psychology, advanced qualifications in Yoga teaching and Yoga Therapy, and is currently completing a Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
If you have any questions about Creating Well’s Memberships, Retreats, Classes and Private individual or group sessions please email Marina at wearecreatingwell@gmail.com
Dates
Saturday 16 May 2026 - Saturday 12 September 2026 (UTC+10)Location
The Garden Studio
Home Studio, St Lucia Qld 4067
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