retreat with us in 2027
Why Your Practice Needs a Retreat
There’s a version of yoga that lives on your mat at home, squeezed between school runs and deadlines — and it’s valuable. It’s the steady drumbeat of practice, the showing up again and again.
But there’s another version of yoga that only reveals itself when you step away. When the phone is on airplane mode, the to-do list stops calling your name, and the only real decision of the day is which cushion to sit on.
That’s what a retreat gives you — not a break from your practice, but a chance to actually meet it.
On the mat, in daily life, we practice in fragments. An hour here, a breath between meetings there. On retreat, practice becomes continuous. You wake with it, eat with it, walk with it, rest with it. And in that continuity, something shifts. The postures you’ve done a hundred times start to feel different in your body. The meditation that always felt just out of reach suddenly has room to land. Insight that takes months to surface in ordinary life can arrive in days.
There’s also this: you can’t see your own patterns from inside them. Home is where our habits are invisible to us — the same tension we carry, the same stories we tell, the same walls we don’t notice we’ve built. Distance changes that. A new landscape, a new rhythm, a community of people also choosing to go deeper — these things hold up a mirror that daily life rarely does.
And perhaps most importantly: retreat reminds you what stillness actually feels like. Not the five minutes of quiet you steal before everyone wakes up, but the deep, unhurried stillness that lets the nervous system finally exhale. That kind of rest isn’t indulgent — it’s necessary. It’s how we come back to ourselves so we can return to our lives, our families, our work, with more presence, not less.
Your home practice is the root. Retreat is where it blooms.
All our retreats lovingly cater to non-yogis too. We will meet you where your practice is at.
If you’ve ever felt the pull to go deeper — this is your sign.
hepburn springs may 21-23
Flow into Wellness
There’s a reason people have been drawn to Hepburn Springs for over a century. The mineral springs, the soft hills, the quiet — it’s a place that has always known how to slow people down. In May 2027, we’re inviting you to slow down with us.
Join experienced yoga teacher Nicole Cutri and clinical nutritionist Melanie Makris of Paradigm Nutrition for a weekend built around one simple idea: that true wellness isn’t found in another quick fix, but in the space where movement, nourishment, and stillness finally get to work together instead of competing for your attention.
Why this retreat, why now
Most of us are running on a body we haven’t properly listened to in a long time. We stretch when we’re stiff, eat when we’re stressed, and push through when we should rest. This retreat isn’t about adding one more thing to your to-do list — it’s about subtracting the noise, so you can hear what your body’s actually been asking for.
Over the weekend, you’ll move with Nicole through yoga practices designed to release what’s held in the body — deep, grounding sessions alongside gentler, restorative ones — while Melanie brings her clinical expertise to help you understand nutrition not as rules and restriction, but as a genuine act of self-care. Practical, evidence-based, and free of fad-diet noise.
What you’ll leave with
A body that feels more spacious, less braced
A clearer, calmer relationship with food — grounded in science, not guilt
Tools you can actually take home and use
New friendships forged in the particular honesty that only a retreat brings
Time in one of Victoria’s most restorative landscapes, away from screens and schedules
Who this is for
You don’t need to be flexible. You don’t need to have your eating “figured out.” You just need to be ready to give yourself a weekend of genuine care — the kind that’s easy to promise yourself and hard to actually take, until you book it.
What’s Included
2 night’s accommodation in the iconic Continental House
All meals
Daily activities - Optional bush walks, twice daily practices of breathwork, yoga and meditation
Onsite Hammam for optimal restoration and detoxification
Infra red sauna, cold plunge and heated magnesium jacuzzi access
Discussions on your health and life stage
On site massage and treatments available for some extra pampering
Free time to restore fully
This is the only retreat Nicole will be hosting in Victoria in 2027, so we recommend booking in early to secure your place.
For any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Nicole (0411 0511 84) or Melanie (0433 169 497) or email getbendy@bendyYOGA.studio
Investment:
All rooms are ensuited- Single $1,350 - double $995 pp
Your spot is secure when we receive your non-refundable $300 deposit.
Remaining balance due by 1 March, 2027.
Full payment is also accepted if you prefer.
Cancellation Policy:
Deposit is non-refundable.
Contact Nicole for banking details to make a
direct deposit payment for this unique experience.
bali june 19-25
sold out!
🌿Join experienced yoga, mindfulness and meditation teachers Nicole and Nardine for their unforgettable inner sanctuary retreat - A nurturing retreat to slow down, reconnect and restore heart mind and body — creating space for your nervous system to soften, settle and come back into balance
Set amid lush tropical jungle and terraced rice fields, this retreat invites you to step away from the noise and demands of everyday life and return to yourself through gentle movement, mindful connection, nature, breath and deep rest.
Together, we’ll explore practices that support the nervous system to regulate and reset, while reconnecting with the wisdom of the body and the openness of the heart.
Through movement, stillness, nature immersion and nurturing self-care, this retreat is an invitation:
🌿 To pause 🌿 To breathe 🌿 To listen within 🌿 To soften 🌿 To reconnect with your heart, your body and the natural world 🌿 To come home to centre.
A space to remember that beneath the busyness, there is a place within you that is steady, connected, whole and joyful.
Come as you are.
Slow down.
Breathe deeply.
Return to yourself. 🌿🤍
What’s Included
6 nights in our own private Sanctuary, where every detail is thoughtfully considered
Daily breakfast - beautiful nourishing food
Daily dinner - farm to plate food mostly grown on the property. Chefs cater to all dietary needs
Daily activities - Morning and afternoon breathwork, yoga and meditation, plus discussions on yoga philosophy and going deeper into the teachings of yoga (not just the asana - postures)
Infra red sauna and ice bath access
Special fire ceremony on the night of the Solstice
Balinese cooking class
Cultural temple experiences and water purification ceremony
Waterfalls tour
One included massage
On site spa available at Soulshine for some extra pampering
Free time to do as your heart desires
What’s Not Included
Airfare to Denpasar Bali
Transfer from the airport to Soulshine Bali
Comprehensive travel insurance (compulsary)
Additional snacks, lunch & drinks
We have limited spaces on this retreat, so we recommend booking in early to secure your place.
Your spot is secure when we receive your non-refundable $500 deposit.
1st instalment of $1000 due by 1 January, 2027
Remaining balance due by 1 April, 2027
Full payment is also accepted if you prefer not to pay in instalments.
Cancellation Policy:
Deposit is non-refundable.
Before 1 February, 2027 – full refund provided (less deposit amount).
1 February - 11 April, 2027 - 50% refund provided (less deposit amount).
After 11 April, 2027 – no refund available.
Investment:
Sanctuary Suite (1 available) - Single $5,800 - double $3,600 pp
Sanctuary Pool Room (1 available) - Single $5,000 - double $3,250pp
Sanctuary Room (1 available) - Single $4,050 - double $2,850pp
See all room types here.
Contact Nicole for banking details to make a direct deposit payment for this unique experience.
For any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Nicole (0411 0511 84) or Nardine (0439 368 833) or email getbendy@bendyYOGA.studio
byron hinterlands october 8-11
🌿COME HOME TO YOURSELF
A luxurious sanctuary for deep rest, mindful movement, yoga and reconnection.
Step away from the noise and return to what matters. Join Nicole Cutri and Nardine Ralph for a private luxury retreat at SOMA, the Byron Hinterlands sanctuary where Nine Perfect Strangers was filmed. It's designed to reconnect you with your heart, quiet your mind and help you rediscover the person beneath the busyness.
Over four days and three nights, you'll be gently guided through yoga, mindful movement, meditation and moments of stillness. Between sessions there is nothing to achieve and nowhere to be. All chef-prepared meals are included, so you can simply rest, breathe and be nourished.
Whether you're craving rest, clarity or simply a pause, this retreat is an invitation to slow down and come home to yourself.
Limited spaces available.
What’s Included
3 nights at the incredible SOMA, where every detail is thoughtfully considered
All chef-prepared gourmet meals, paddock to plate style. Chefs cater to all dietary needs
Daily activities - Morning and afternoon breathwork, yoga and meditation suited to all levels and abilities, plus in-depth discussions on yogic philosophy (taking our yoga “off the mat and into life”)
On site spa available at SOMA for some extra pampering
Free time to do as your heart desires
Investment:
Luxury suite - Single $3,500 - double $2,100 pp
We have limited spaces on this retreat; we recommend booking in early to secure your place.
Your spot is secure when we receive your non-refundable $500 deposit.
Balance payment:
1st instalment of $1000 due by 1 May, 2027
Remaining balance due by 1 August, 2027
Full payment is also accepted if you prefer not to pay in instalments.
Contact Nicole for banking details to make a direct deposit payment for this unique experience.
Cancellation Policy:
Deposit is non-refundable.
Before 1 June, 2027 – full refund provided (less deposit amount).
After 1 June, 2026 – no refund available.
For any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Nicole (0411 0511 84) or email getbendy@bendyYOGA.studio