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Immersive Healing & Transformative EMDR Retreat

If painful memories, emotional triggers, or entrenched patterns continue to shape your life, this 4-day Immersive Healing & Transformative Retreat offers a rare opportunity for deep, accelerated change. This intensive EMDR-based program is designed to clear unresolved trauma, dismantle limiting beliefs, and interrupt the cycles that keep you stuck — results that might normally to take months to achieve in traditional weekly talk therapy.

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Our program was inspired by remarkable research from the Netherlands on the effectiveness of EMDR intensive retreats. We expanded this approach even further by creating a deeply healing holistic and nurturing experience. 

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Retreat Update

Only 1 Spot Left!

Nov 26 - 29 4 Day Retreat
3 out of the 4 spots are

already  full

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We have included *EMDR to heal painful memories and stuck trauma, *equine-assisted psychotherapy to deepen self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and build emotional regulation, and *eco-therapy to reconnect you with yourself and the natural world. As well as *restorative beach trips to gently regulate the nervous system while energising your body, mind, and spirit. And daily movement and *gentle yoga to support physical healing and hormonal balance, while *mindfulness sessions help connect you to your authentic self and find meaning in your life. ​​

You will not only heal what has been holding you back — you will gain clarity, emotional freedom, renewed energy, and the capacity to create meaningful and lasting change in your life.

​With the past no longer running the present, you are able to consciously create a new way of being in the world.

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Effectiveness

Research shows intensive EMDR retreats can achieve astounding results in just a few days, which would take traditional therapy months or even years to heal.  Each day we offer 8 hours of therapy and guided sessions, designed to heal, and nurture your mind, body, and spirit. This transformative experience clears an immense trauma load, leaving you with a profound sense of peace and space, freeing you to focus on how you want to live your life now.

Benefits

Combining evidence-based therapies like EMDR with experiential approaches our program offers a comprehensive path toward recovery and renewal.
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Emotional & Psychological Wellbeing

  • Safely process and release unresolved trauma

  • Reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and emotional reactivity

  • Improve emotional regulation and resilience

  • Experience greater mental clarity, calm, and internal stability

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Self-Discovery & Personal Empowerment

  • Reconnect with your authentic self and sense of purpose

  • Strengthen self-worth, confidence, and inner resources

  • Identify and shift unhelpful patterns or coping strategies

  • Gain insight into your emotional and relational landscape
     

Nervous System & Somatic Restoration

  • Support nervous system regulation through nature-based and body-oriented practices

  • Reduce chronic stress, fatigue, and burnout

  • Encourage hormonal balance and overall physiological wellbeing

  • Rebuild a strong mind-body connection and a sense of safety in your body​​​​

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Taste of the Schedule

  • 7:30 - 8:30 Morning Exercise - choice of gentle yoga class or beach run and ocean dip

  • 8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast

  • 9:30 - 11:30 EMDR therapy session

  • 11:30 - 12:00 Free time to explore, meditate, relax or swim

  • 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - swim in pool or infrared sauna optional

  • 1:00 - 3:00  EMDR therapy session

  • 3:00 - 4:00 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy or Eco Therapy session

  • 4.00 - 5:00 Restorative Yoga or Group Accupunture

  • 5:00 - 6:00 Afternoon Exercise - choice of walking property or beach walk and ocean dip

  • 6:00 - 7:00 Dinner 

  • 7:00 - 8:00 Guided Meditation and Reflection

  • 8:00 - 9:00 Relax before lights out at 9:00pm

Practice Locations

Yajilara Retreat, Rainbow Flat, NSW 2340

Level 15, Suite 1502, Tower 2/101 Grafton St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022

South East Equestrian Centre, Headland National Park, Anzac Rifle

Range, Malabar NSW 2036

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