Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat
Wild Heart, Wild Soul Retreat
with Anahata Giri
at Walkerville South
28 January - 1 February 2026, 5 days, 4 nights
This is no ordinary retreat. This is a deep dive experiential immersion into practices designed to help you hear the wild calling of your deepest soul-self. You will explore the life-craft (or life-raft!) of embodied, soul-based, heart-based, nature-attuned practices, practices that you can return to again and again over your life, to help you come home to the deepest story of your sovereign self. In the facilitated, emergent, temporary village of the community that is co-created on retreat, you will be deeply supported to claim and live with belonging, meaning, love, kinship and calling, in deepening relationship with this precious web of life.
With the wilderness of Maitland Beach and Bear Gully a short walk away, this wild and evocative landscape will inspire our connection to nature, to ourselves and to what we most long for in our lives.
Practices are offered as creative and evocative invitations that you can adapt to whatever is emergent on your path. You will have space and support to follow your own unique soul thread, held in the nourishing container of embodied practice, community and nature.
Our group will be a maximum of 16 participants, so book early. Currently there are 6 places left.
The retreat includes:
Soul-based practice
Nature wandering and nature-based practice
Heart-based inquiry
Creative art practice
Guided imaginal practice
Self-designed ceremonies
Exploring old stories and myths
Stream of consciousness writing
Embodied dream work
Embodiment practice & authentic movement
Heart circles, deep listening & mirroring practices
Co-creating a supportive community of like-minded pilgrims on the soul path
Delicious catering
Spare time to enjoy the land and waters
We acknowledge the Bunurong and Gunaikurnai people as the Traditional Owners of this country. We acknowledge their ongoing care of this country and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.
Mary Oliver
Location & Catering
Based in Walkerville South, we will be a short walk away from the wild and beautiful Maitland Beach, next to the wilderness of Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. The beach here is spectacular, with rocky outcrops, rockpools, sandy inlets and abundant birdlife and wildlife. We have private access to this wild, secluded beach sanctuary.
There are options to either camp or have your own room in the 7 bedroomed house. Campers have access to both an outside toilet and inside bathrooms and showers.
We offer catering that is:
Delicious, nutritious & abundant
Vegetarian & mostly organic
Able to be adapted to suit any dietary requirement
Arrival Time
Arrival time for the retreat on Wednesday 28 January is 11.00am-12noon with lunch at 12.30pm. Departure time on Sunday 1 February is 2.30pm.Price
Price includes 4 nights / 5 days accommodation (camping or own room), delicious, nutritious and abundant vegetarian catering, beverages and fruit, and immersive practices, in a wild landscape.
Price for your own private room (double or Queen bed): $1650
Price for camping: $1350. There is a designated camping area on the property. Campers have access to the house bathrooms, showers, lounge and dining room. BYO tent and camping gear.
Refund Policy:
A non-refundable and non-transferable deposit of $150 is required to secure your place. Full payment is due 21 days before the start of the retreat. Refunds are not available after 7 days before the retreat, unless your place can be filled and except in extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the organiser.
How to Book
This retreat is open to anyone wanting to dive into soul-based practice. If you have done soul-based work previously, you can book via my website. If you are new to soul work you are very welcome! If we have not met before, please email me your interest and we will have a 30 minute zoom chat to see if this retreat is a good fit for you.
Note: This retreat is a deep-dive immersion in soul-evoking practices and sharing in community - it is not a wellbeing/rest retreat. If you feel you need rest and restoration, the more “empty practices” of yoga and meditation on the One Heart Silent Retreat could be a better fit.
Wild Heart Wild Soul
Retreat Schedule
7.000am Wake Up Bell
7.30-8.30am Nature & Soul-based practice
8.30am-10.00am Breakfast & Free Time
10.00am-1.00pm Nature & Soul-based practice
1.00-2.30pm Lunch & Free Time
2.30-5.30pm Nature & Soul-based practice
6.00-7.30pm Dinner & Free Time
7.30-9.00pm Nature & Soul-based practice
“There is only one question: how to love this world.”
- Mary Oliver
I facilitate in a way that holds precious the sovereignty and wisdom of each participant. Together we co-create a deeply nourishing holding space so the tender edge of your life can show you the next steps of your unfolding and your way to love this world.
♡ Anahata
What is the difference between the
Wild Heart, Wild Soul & One Heart Silent Retreats?
The One Heart Silent Retreat: has a focus on rest, regeneration and contemplation, with space for deep solitude and self-reflection on your life’s questions. The main practices are meditation, yoga and embodiment practices, held in the supportive container of silence and nature. This retreat offers deep nourishment for body, mind and spirit. All levels of yoga and meditation experience are welcome.
The Wild Heart, Wild Soul Retreat: has a focus on soul-based practice designed to help you connect with the inner wisdom, belonging and purpose of your own soul, nature and community. Practices include: nature wandering, movement, journalling, creative art practice, stream of consciousness writing, poetry, dream work, creative imagination, work in pairs, small groups, heart circles. (This is not a silent retreat). This retreat offers deep nourishment for heart and soul. It is for those who are ready for a deep soul dive.
Retreat Calendar
2025
♡ 2-7 January 2025 - Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat - Raven’s Nest, Venus Bay, Victoria
♡ 7-10 March 2025 Labour Day weekend - One Heart Yoga & Meditation Silent Retreat - Healesville, Victoria
♡ 25-28 September 2025 Grand Final weekend - One Heart Yoga & Meditation Silent Retreat - Healesville, Victoria
2026
♡ 28 January - 1 February 2026 Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat, Walkerville South, Victoria
♡ 6-9 March 2026 Labour Day weekend - One Heart Yoga & Meditation Silent Retreat - Healesville, Victoria
♡ 2-6 April 2026 Easter Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat - venue to be confirmed, Victoria
♡ 24-27 September 2026 Grand Final weekend - One Heart Yoga & Meditation Silent Retreat - Healesville, Victoria