Intimate weekend and one-day retreats for women, at Cape Schanck and in Melbourne’s bayside that are all about YOU.
9 retreats100+ guests
An intimate, dreamy weekend of mental and physical wellness and nervous system regulation practices, with the very best teachers and healers.
One weekend, all about you, built around your nervous system and led by the very best teachers and healers. You’ll go home calmer and clearer, with the tools to keep it that way and a sisterhood of women who get it.
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Three women who created The Self Retreat, and who are with you all weekend.
The co-founder and creator of The Self Retreat. You might know her from Dance Academy, her podcast Life Academy, or behind the decks as Dena Amy. After her own journey with mental health, she hand-picked every teacher and healer.
A productivity and mindset coach and speaker for over 15 years, trained as a Tony Robbins Results coach. Sue leads the mindset, manifesting and goal-setting sessions, and she’s the one you’ll do most of your correspondence with.
Co-creator of Life Bloom, a journal for living with purpose, clarity and joy. Through the weekend Dani is your go-to for anything and everything, so you have the most comfortable stay possible.
Choose a weekend, or a single day, and Sue will call you to talk it through: the rooms, the payment plans, and anything you’re unsure about.
Yours from $3,000*
*Per person, sharing a room, or $3,499 for a room of your own. Early bird pricing available, just ask.
Payment plans available.
Enquire nowWomen who chose themselves, in their own words.
If you are thinking about going on The SELF Retreat, this is your sign to do it! I truly cannot recommend it enough. This retreat isn’t just about taking time out to rejuvenate, but you will walk away with tools to continue to look after yourself and grow day in and day out. It may sound crazy, but I truly grew as a person over the span of a weekend. It was like someone opened a door that had been locked for a very long time and my next level self was waiting on the other side. Sue, Dena & Danni are the most beautiful, caring humans and are truly there for you every moment of the retreat to celebrate your highs & support you in the challenging moments. Cannot recommend enough.
I could not more highly recommend that you say yes to ‘The Self Retreat’. There’s never a right or wrong time to invest in you. Whether gifting yourself the treat of TSR or thinking of gifting to someone, it’s a must for all. I have completed my time at TSR feeling grounded, focused, empowered, supported and ultimately myself, my true authentic self. I admit I was anxious to leave on the final day, as I was scared to leave the serenity and safety of the sisterhood we created over such a short but powerful time. Post TSR though I have gained the tools, the belief and the confidence I had forgotten I have. That I’ve always had. TSR has refocused me on my goals, my wants, my desires, my self empowerment. Couldn’t more highly recommend. Thank you Dena, Sue and Danni. And all the facilitators over the weekend.
Every single facilitator was utterly magical and superb. A beautiful tribe of women filled with love, light, knowledge, skills, warmth, compassion, and empathy. LOVE!!! All talented and truly gifted in their various areas of strength.
Every session helps calm and regulate your nervous system, and you’ll learn loads of techniques to carry with you for the rest of your life.
Everything the weekend holds
Breathwork and somatic release, sound healing, a cacao ceremony, saunas and ice baths, and massage.
Daily yoga and Pilates, dance classes, and walks in nature.
Meditation, guided journalling, a goal-setting workshop and a nervous system regulation workshop.
Plant-based, seasonal whole foods by Green Grazing, made fresh for the table and to your dietaries.
Every guest goes home with a gift bag. And there are 1:1 sessions to add on: massage, facials, life coaching, movement and dance, sound healing, tarot and Pelowah, and somatic healing.
You won’t just go home and feel flat again the next day. Breathwork, somatic release, meditation, journalling and your own goals: every technique comes home with you. This is change that lasts.
Our guests are anywhere from 18 to 60 and over, and for most of them it’s their first retreat. Some come on their own and leave with a sisterhood. Some bring their mum, their sister, their daughter or their best friend. There’s a place in the circle for you.
On a hilltop at Cape Schanck, with views over the coast and the ocean, and twelve luxury suites.
More about the venue
At Bayside Junction in Melbourne’s south-east, with studios for yoga, Pilates and breathwork, and a recovery centre.
More about the venueEverything women usually ask before their first wellness retreat with us, from payment plans and sharing a room to food, what to bring and getting here.
Something else? See all the questions, or message us on Instagram, @the_self_retreat.
Yes. Our guests are anywhere from 18 to 60 and over.
For most of our guests, this is their first retreat. Come exactly as you are.
No. You can use your phone and you can drink coffee. There’s no judgement here: we want you to have the best time and get what you need.
Yes. We only need a deposit to secure your place, and the final payment is due one month before the retreat. Payment plans are available, and we’ll make it work for you.
Absolutely. Our caterers, Green Grazing, handle every guest’s dietary needs and allergies with real attention and care, as long as we know beforehand.
Yes, and the price comes down when you share. Some rooms sleep up to four, so come with your bestie, your sister or your mum.
Our retreats are south of the Melbourne CBD: in Melbourne’s bayside, close to the city, or on the coast at Cape Schanck. If you’re flying in, we’ll help you organise transfers to and from the airport.
Every retreat’s price is beside its dates, for a shared room and a room of your own, and the first to book get the early-bird price. A deposit holds your place.
Tell us a little about you, and Sue will call you to talk it through: the dates, the rooms, the payment plans, and anything you’re unsure about.
Sue G.Co-founder. She’ll be the one who calls.
Planning a retreat for your team? See our corporate retreats, or choose “A corporate retreat” and we’ll shape one around you.