Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat

Wild Heart, Wild Soul Retreat

with Anahata Giri

at Walkerville South

Held annually each Summer - next dates to be confirmed

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

  • Healing, wholing and souling. I’ve done a lot of the first two - years of therapy and mindfulness meditation - and they’ve been and will continue to be - a deeply important part of my life.

    But going on retreat with Anahata was something entirely different.

    The soul practices were surprisingly grounded while still inviting imagination and mystery. The connection with nature - and with the other people there - felt profound beautiful and safe in a way that’s hard to explain but unmistakeable to feel. For the first time ever I had a genuine sense of being guided by intuition rather than effort. 

    Since coming home I’ve felt a kind of nourishment, freedom and lightness I haven’t experienced for years. Everything looks and sounds slightly different - trees, flowers, music, birds, even babies. The world feels more alive and I feel more alive in it. 

    My heartfelt gratitude to Anahata.

    - Adele, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2026

  • Do you feel the call to go deeper in life and on your own unique journey?  Is there something whispering to you to expand beyond the known?  Have you dipped your toe into soul work, but are looking for a deeper immersion?  

    Wow!  This retreat was an amazing experience - the location, the accommodation, the facilitation, the catering, the land, the sea, the creatures, the experiences, the love, the care, the synchronicities and the sharing, all so superb and soul expanding and enriching. Probably what I loved the most were the solo-wanders. The solo wander on thresholds was particularly powerful and illuminating for me.  

    If you feel the pull, I highly recommend the Wild Heart Wild Soul retreat.  Anahata and Jacquie create a grounded container of safety and profundity that allows the depth of the work to unfold effortlessly.  I experienced such care, generosity, camaraderie, depth, laughter, synchronicity, and creativity. 

    I left with an expanded sense of knowing who and what I might become in this wild world, and a deeper understanding and kinship with the non-human world.   I learned practices that I can continue to work with in the months to come, and connected to a heartfelt community.

    Sara, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2026

  • If you are someone who feels the pull of your soul thread, the desire to feel into the journey and need the support of a strong community - then this retreat is for you.

    Anahata and Jacquie are so deeply generous with their practices and warm attention to your unique thread, you will feel their support each step of the way. This work feels deeply alive, and it will enliven parts of you - it's not always an easy process but it is a deeply good one and none of us should feel we need to do it alone. These women will be there for you in every way, you can feel safe with them. 

    - Amelia, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2025 & 2026

  • I am going through three massive life changes at the moment and hoped this retreat would help me get clarity on what I am leaving behind and what my path forward looks like. I got that and so much more.

    Anahata and Jacqui created a soul circle that was incredibly safe to dare to embody my full self. It was so beautiful to see how we were softly guided to learn techniques to hold each other in this rare authenticity. It opened my heart and brought forward deep thoughts, feelings and knowings. I laughed and cried and blissed out in a way I haven't for a while. I also made a bunch of new friends - all of us going out into the world holding some of this magic love for all beings.

    - Annett, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2025 & 2026

  • I find it difficult to describe what soul work is but, for me, it has been a critical missing piece as I journey through the deep grief, pain and challenges of life. It is the flip side of the spiritual work I have been undertaking for years now - rather than an ascension to Spirit, it is a descent to Soul…

    Anahata provides guidance and support in the most gentle, patient, non-judgemental and accepting way. The image I receive when I feel into my heart is of Anahata walking beside me in the dark holding the torch low. The torch is not shining far ahead, only to my next step. I realise that each of us is walking our soul path, one step at a time, and Anahata is there beside us holding the torch to help us see the very next step through all that she offers.

    You will not be disappointed with this work. It is truly magical.

    — Lara, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2024

  • How lucky to be a participant on this deep soul dive with Anahata and Jacquie. The care, love and connection I felt, I have never experienced before within a group.  We were held safely, listened to carefully - and nourished beautifully by the lovely chef Ami.

    A soulful  journey where connections made will be remembered  and sustained in the years to come.

    There is no retreat like it.

    -  Carmel, Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat 2026

“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 of loving this world.

♡ Anahata

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 is 11.00am-12noon on the first day with lunch at 12.30pm. Departure time on the last day 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.

Book Here for the Wild Heart Wild Soul Retreat

Wild Heart Wild Soul

Retreat Schedule

7.30-8.30am Nature and 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

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

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

♡ 24-27 September 2026 Grand Final weekend - One Heart Yoga & Meditation Silent Retreat - Healesville, Victoria