Mentawais Retreat

(REGISTRATION NOW OPEN)

3-NIGHT Bush & BEACH IMMERSION,
THURS 5 - SUN 8th MAY, 22
Aloita Resort

Have the last two years of lockdowns & isolation left you longing for time outside in the wide, open embrace of nature? Have you dreamt of becoming a better surfer, and enjoying a lifestyle rich in the kind of body, mind + soul food that only a salt-baptism can give?

If it’s a full body YES to what scares (and excites) you the most, join us for an immersion into yoga, surfing, breath and body work. This retreat will be down to earth as well as potent, light as well as empowering, relaxing and inspiring, and super-charged with new friends and hopefully plenty of good, belly-aching laughs along the way.

JOIN BROOKE ELLISTON alongside a masterful TEAM OF CREATORS

We’ll have an entire crew of facilitators and magic-weavers looking after you—including two surf coaches, a professional musician for evening campfire tunes, professional photography to capture memories of all the magic and fun, and a well-loved master-chef.

This retreat is humble, affordable and down to earth. The focus is on slowing down to enjoy the extraordinary within ordinary—the ocean, nature, good food + good company. You’ll be nourished on every level from physical to subtle + energetic with world class instruction in yoga, surfing, breath + body work.

We’ll come back to the beauty and profundity in the simple pleasures of life—breath-fuelled morning highs, salty skin, the deep relaxation post yoga class, surf stoke, and a full belly as we sit and share and laugh by an open fire, underneath the stars.

The schedule has been curated to offer a sweet balance of inspiration and relaxation. All the offerings and activities are optional and can be skipped for extra solo time + self-care.

THE intention

Each activity and practice is intended to provide mind & body nutriment, as well as inspirational space for us to do expansive work. With a calm mind and relaxed body, we can consciously shape our fresh times to come.

The deeper curriculum is to create a strong internal, energetic bedrock of vitality + support, to anchor us through this wild passage on planet earth. You don’t need any surf experience to attend—just a willingness to dive courageously off the mini-cliff, into the liminal space of the great unknown. Leap, and the net will appear!

Retreat from the everyday life

With the collective energy of the group, a retreat of this kind brings the benefit of months of practice, in just a few days.

The ‘everyday life’ is the environment that reminds us daily of who we think we are, as a personality and as an identity. By taking ourselves out of the familiar and known, we can reshape the habitual ways we think, act and feel. This means we can take what is routine, automated and subconscious, and replace it with thoughts, actions and feelings that are acutely aligned with our highest visions + dreams.

By retreating for a period we can step away from the olympic levels of stimulation + distraction of the external world. For this reason, our time together is precious. There will be space to be open, raw, playful, to reinvent and be free. See the gallery of our location below.

accomodation

A simple and tasteful bush & beach retreat with 5 cottages surrounded by leafy outlooks and ocean-views just a few minutes drive from Crescent Head village. Our retreat centre is set on 28 private acres, just a stones throw from a spoilt selection of magic surf beaches and national parks along the untouched back roads. You’ll enjoy yoga, meditation + breath practices on the spacious and newly refurbished deck surrounded by native birdsong and abundant wildlife. Whether you’re playing a friendly game of volley ball on the grass or cocooning by the fire, you’ll feel utterly relaxed and energised.

local whole foods

All meals will be thoughtfully cooked up by masterful chefs using healthful, organic and vegetarian produce. We accomodate for all food preferences and intolerances. Dishes are intended to support the schedule and flow of the retreat with the understanding that food is one of the most important parts of a self-love container. We will practice taking food as medicine for good health, and enjoy connection and ritual with one another and earth in family-style feasting.

INVESTMENT

1. Private Bedroom — 1x Queen & Ensuite Bathroom: $1,197 p.p. (2 x person in queen bed) - SOLD OUT

2. Private Bedroom — 1x double Bed & 1xBunk Bed: for double $1297, for single bunk $1197, (3 persons in solo beds) - SOLD OUT

3. Single in shared loft: $1050 (1 person bed in 5 person loft room)

4. Double in shared loft: $1097 p.p. (2 person bed in 5 person loft room)

5. Entire friend or family cabin $900p.p total (6 person in entire private cottage) - SOLD OUT

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

7:00am — Fluid yoga flow (all-levels)
8:30am — Breakfast buffet
9:30am — Surf (lessons)
1:00pm — Scrumptious lunch

FREE TIME

4:00pm — Workshop (specialised breath training or bodywork)
5:00pm — Deep stretch (Yin) + meditation/Yoga Nidra
6:30pm — Healthful dinner 
7:30 — Fire Pit, live campfire music + chill