THE HOLY ACHE

Morning free time

7:30 - 8:30am // Breakfast 

9:00am - 12pm // Session 1 

12:00 - 1:30pm // Lunch 

1:30 - 3:30pm // Session 2

Afternoon Free time 

6:00 - 7:00 // Dinner

7:30-9:30 // Evening sessions

Of course! Click on Book Now and it will take you to your options.

As soon as your payment is processed, you’ll receive a confirmation email and receipt in your inbox. (Email hasn’t arrived? Contact us here.) Then, 2 weeks before the retreat, you’ll receive a preparation email that includes all the details you need, plus anything you need to bring to help you feel relaxed and excited about the retreat.

100%! Our amazing chef Mary-Ellen will ensure your needs are catered for.

All accomodation is twin-share unless you’ve made a specific request or we have less numbers than anticipated. The choice of beds is allocated on a first come-first served basis.

If you have a friend or 2 that you’d like to share with, let us know so we can put you in your own private room! There is a gorgeous 3 person cottage that would be perfect for friends.

Palmyra Retreat is only 20 minutes from Sunshine Coast Airport and 1 1/2 hours from Brisbane.

From Brisbane or Sunshine Coast airports you can hire a car or get a private transfer directly to the Cooroy accommodation (address provided upon booking).

Alternatively there are bus transfers that can take you into Cooroy and then get a taxi.

We may also be able to arrange shared transport with other women who are attending!

You’ll be invited to participate in daily SensuAlchemy Method movement practices and 2 Sensual Embodied Dance sessions, with guest facilitator Lisa Whiting. The movement practices are non-choreographed sessions where you are guided into your felt experience and encouraged to allow organic, authentic movement to emerge from there. It’s a practice of sensitising to the body and expressing with awareness. It’s a beautiful, illuminating experience and we’re not interested in looking good or performing!

SED is specifically designed to unwind tension patterns in the body, generate flow, and awaken pleasure, to create the fertile conditions for a profound connection to yourself and your body to naturally arise.

All bodies and abilities are welcome.

Short answer: absolutely not.

Long answer: The Holy Ache is an embodiment journey. Where our stories play an essential role in how we understand ourselves and the world; we can often get stuck in a loop of our own stories, the stories of our family and our culture. 

During this retreat, you’re invited to share as much or as little as you want to during our time together (both formally in session and informally amongst your peers) if this connection enhances your experience. 

Ultimately, we believe that your wise body is worthy of attention and holds so much untapped embodied knowing. During this retreat, you’ll be introduced to ways in which you can forge deeper intimacy with your body’s intelligence, your sensual nature and your creative expression, above and beyond the narratives you’ve become accustomed to, surrounding your grief.

When our body is fully listened to, aliveness can be harnessed more fully.

We have a mantra at SensuAlchemy School: Your body is to be trusted. 

This means that when your wise body asks you to slow down or rest, or it wants to move energy more actively and express, then this is important information to be trusted. 

To gradually expand your body’s capacity to feel safe and more sensually alive, boundaries are everything! This will be a core part of your embodiment learning during the retreat. We’ve designed the experience to gradually build on itself throughout the 4 days, so we intend for you to feel supported along the way (and be delighted when you surprise yourself!)

In saying that, there will always be a cosy corner for you to nestle into if you need/want to at any time. You’re warmly encouraged to participate in everything at your preferred pace and depth AND everything is optional.