Are you ready to rediscover yourself and live a joyful and purposeful life minus the stress, anxiety, overwhelm and burn out?
Are you exhasuted by the constant juggle?
Do you feel angry and resntful at how life is playing out?
Do you feel like you’ve lost your identity?
Do you want to feel seen, heard and understood in ALL the roles you play?
Are you ready to pause and reflect on what you want and who you want to be moving forward?
Are you ready to end the endless cycle of exhaustion, overwhelm, burnout and disconnection?
Are you ready to rise above the busynes, distraction, and reactivty and find your way back to feeling calm and steady with greater ease and flow in your life?
If you’re ready to say yes to yourself, this 3-night retreat is the answer your heart has been seeking. It’s time to redosciver your whole sense of self. A place to find peace, purpose, to let go and find your way back to fulfilment and joy.
27 – 30 October 2022
Sunshine Coast Hinterland
There is so much pressure to be everything to everyone, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to slow down and enjoy the little things again and find a sense of balance in your day-to-day life?
The moment you step through the door of your hinterland retreat, you’ll feel a comforting wave of relaxation wash over you.
You’ll pause and take a deep breath, and you’ll feel ever so grateful that you said yes and allowed yourself to be here. Instantly, your racing mind will start to calm and all you’ll be aware of the peace and tranquillity that welcomes you.
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of being truly nourished and cared for. As mums, our daily lives are so much about giving to others, supporting others, and making sure other people’s needs are being met.
On retreat, all you need to do is arrive. The rest is taken care for you. In a space that feels safe and homely, you can simply let go.
When you became a mother, everything changed. You split in two: the woman you used to be, and the woman you are now.
And you’ve felt lost for so long trying to put them back together. You are constantly being pulled in so many different directions. You want to be there for your kids, you want to be a loving wife and spend quality time with your husband, but you also have a burning desire to be fiercely independent, live out your own dreams and desires. It’s frustrating and exhausting and you don’t feel like you’re meeting anyone’s expectations and wish you could make sense of it all.
Just as adolescence is a radical identity shift that a child goes through when they become an adult, mothers go through a similar transformation, that starts in pregnancy and doesn’t end for as long as you are raising children. It’s called Matrescence: the radical transformation and identity shift of a woman when she becomes a mother.
On retreat, you will be guided on a transformational journey to rediscover who you are now. It’s time to acknowledge, honour and let go of the woman you used to be and step into the next version of yourself. The version of you that goes beyond just being a mother.
One where you’re no longer weighed down by guilt, anger and resentment and never feeling quite good enough in any of the roles that you play.
And where the self-silencing stops; because you feel empowered to find your voice and to speak up for what you want. Because YOU matter too.
The version of you who feels empowered, brave, and strong but also soft, calm, kind and compassionate.
We were never meant to figure this out on our own. It takes a village to help make sense of the emotions, intense feelings, and messiness that motherhood brings, not just in the newborn phase but throughout our entire lives as mothers.
Matrescence provides the answers to why you feel the way you do. Why you’re always lacking time trying to juggle all the balls and feeling exhausted and burnt out as a result. Why you feel like you need to turn into superwoman just to keep up.
On retreat you will find answers to those feelings of resentment and anger. How you can re-establish a loving connection back to yourself and how you can get your needs met and feel happier in your family life.
You will gain clarity on who you are and what’s important to you and create your very own road map to help you navigate life, long after you have left the retreat.
On retreat we will come together to reflect on who you were before motherhood and explore who you are now becoming.
The Mama Rising process is your guided step by step pathway to help you redefine the beliefs you hold around what it means to be a good mother as well a as driven woman with her own desires, visions, and goals. And will help you free yourself from the conditioning and societal expectations so you can rediscover YOUR truth.
IS IT TIME TO FIND YOUR BLISS?
THE VENUE
Your retreat venue is set in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Tucked away amongst 44 acres of tranquil bushland is a stunning guest house with an abundance of natural delights and sweeping views across the Noosa hinterland. Wander through gorgeous bush tracks, dive into the healing waters of the magnesium pool, cool off in the fresh dam or soak up some vitamin D in any of the quiet grassy spaces or comfy daybeds. The main guest house is ready to welcome you for 3 nights of blissful rest, relaxation and transformation.
This is the perfect place for you to take a break from all the responsibilities of life, drop the heavy load you’ve been carrying for so long, ground yourself and refocus.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF:
You feel exhausted and depleted from your busy life
You’re emotionally drained from constantly meeting the needs of others
You’ve lost yourself in motherhood and you dream about being able to reconnect to the energy and vitality you once had
You’re struggling in your relationship with your husband or partner, and you’d love to have practical tools to help improve your relationship
You’re craving time to simply stop and give yourself the space to just be and relax
You have a hundred tabs open in your head and you struggle to quieten your mind and you’d love to be able to be more mindful and present
You’re looking for a safe, loving, and supportive space to rethink old beliefs, gain clarity and a new perspective and uncover what it means to be you.
You’re looking for a safe and supportive space to find yourself again
THIS RETREAT IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
- You’re just looking for a nice girl’s weekend away
- You’re not ready to make a change and be open to new possibilities and new perspectives
A day on retreat …
The Mama Rising Retreat is your place to not only fill your cup to overflowing but for you to also gain valuable insights into who you are and who you want to be so you can show up as the best version of you every day moving forward. Because when you know yourself and you’re feeling your best, it creates a beautiful ripple effect positively impacting everyone around you.
Start your day on retreat with morning yoga and meditation, flowing through a heart-opening practice and diving into blissful meditation with the sounds of nature serenading you.
Feast on an abundance of healing plant-based, high-vibrational food. Each meal is made with love and designed to be both deeply nourishing as well as energising and uplifting.
We will come together eaxh day for intimate workshops to dive deep into your matrescence journey, help you reflect on your motherhood journey and uncover your truth. With soul nourishing conversations, thought provoking questions, these workshops are life changing.
Embrace the opportunity to let go of things no longer serving you with our fire release ceremony.
This is the perfect setting to retreat away and reconnect to your true essence and renew your inspiration and joy.
These few days is not just about pressing pause on your life for a few days and then pressing play again and nothing in your life has changed.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED
3 nights accommodation in a twin share room
1 hour soft flow Yoga sessions in the morning to help release stagnant energy and allow for greater radiance and vibrancy
Welcome platter on arrival. Breakfast, lunch and dinners prepared by your own personal plant-based chef
Daily sessions to guide you through the Mama Rising process, a step-by-step pathway to help you rediscover yourself
Fire ceremony to help you release anything no longer serving you and open space for new beginnings and opportunities to come through
A pampering 60min massage
Guided meditations focused on shifting old patterns and beliefs
Access to the facilities on the property. Wander through gorgeous bush tracks, dive into the healing waters of the magnesium pool, cool off in the fresh dam or soak up some vitamin D in any of the quiet grassy spaces or comfy daybeds.
Afternoon crystal bowl sound bath to balance and soothe your energy systems
Beautiful connections with other like-minded, supportive mamas
Quiet free time for self-reflection and journaling
Plenty of opportunities to relax, recharge, be nurtured, connect with others, or enjoy peace, quiet, and me-time.
A beautiful journal to record your passions, dreams and desires- a place you can return to and remember who you are.
LEAVE THE RETREAT
FEELING …
Relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated
Healthier, happier and more fulfilled
Feeling expansive, motivated and inspired for what’s to come next
Clear-minded with greater clarity and focus
With a deep authentic connection to yourself
Knowing your cup is full and overflowing so you can give to others from the overflow rather than always giving from a half empty cup
Feeling confident and happy in your own skin
Greater strength and resilience to support you over the weeks and months to come
WILL YOU BE JOINING US?
YOUR INVESTMENT
$1,495 (all inclusive)
MEET YOUR TEAM
Katrina is the founder of Hart Retreats, an accredited Matrescence facilitator, mindfulness meditation teacher and health and life coach, and she is passionate about ensuring that every woman feels seen, valued, and supported in their motherhood journey.
Katrina’s own transition into motherhood was a difficult one. Katrina struggled through the first year of motherhood trying to be a good mum, a successful career woman, wife, and friend. Katrina found the competing devotions of motherhood stressful and overwhelming. Katrina completely lost a sense of who she was.
Over the last 8 years since becoming a mother, Katrina questioned everything about motherhood. Why did she have one foot in love and gratitude and one foot in resentment and anger? Why did it feel so hard? Was it normal to feel this exhausted and anxious? Why did she feel so guilty? Where did this shame come from? Why did she feel like she wasn’t good enough when she never felt like that before?
Over the last 3 years, Katrina has sat with hundreds of women on retreat, and she has heard the same familiar story, how exhausting it is to juggle all the balls and how hard it is to keep up with the competing devotions of motherhood. Throw in a global pandemic and it was clear how much mothers were suffering.
Katrina started to look for some answers as to why so many women felt so exhausted, depleted, disconnected, and completely burnt out and why so many women found it so hard to prioritise themselves and practice self-care.
Katrina says that mindfulness has been a key ingredient to becoming a calm and mindful mama and living life with more joy and ease and purpose. She started her business because she was passionate about sharing the benefits of slowing down and finding stillness in a very busy and distracted world. But when she discovered Matrescence, she knew it was the missing ingredient. Together, Katrina wholeheartedly believes that mindfulness and matrescence is the secret sauce to living life with more joy, vitality, and abundance.
Because now more than ever, the world needs mamas to feel their best, not just for themselves but for the next generation. It’s time for mamas to rise and create a world where women feel seen, supported, and understood.
Catherine is a certified relationship coach and Matresence Facilitator, helping frustrated mums get the support, peace, and connection they want and deserve.
After experiencing struggle in her own marriage, Catherine searched for answers for herself and so many other mothers who felt resentful and unsupported in their relationships.
Conventional advice would help at the edges, but change didn’t seem to last. It was when she learned the skills and habits of intimacy that big shifts began. She became happier and changed how she showed up in her family life and marriage – and everyone changed in response. Anxiety disappeared as connection grew with her kids. Resentment melted between her, and her husband and he began to step up and take responsibility in ways that had seemed elusive for so long. Now, her intimate marriage and home is the thing she values most.
Catherine now teaches these same skills to mothers from around the world in private coaching and intimate workshops. It is her delight to watch women shift from feeling hopeless and alone, to becoming supported, energised and hopeful about the intimacy and family connection they are creating each day.
Thaly is a qualified chef with more than 8 years’ experience in various different kitchen environments. She became vegetarian in 2016, and coupled with a strong background in the fitness industry, she began studying vegetarian nutrition. This was the beginning of her journey as a vegan chef.
Thaly uses her creativity, skills and knowledge to create beautiful plant-based meals. She has been supporting people to establish a healthy lifestyle with a focus on sustainable and ethical eating since 2017. Thaly promotes her passion for healthy food by providing cooking classes, catering retreats and workshops, and offering private chef services and ready-to-eat meals around the Gold Coast and Brisbane region.
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WHAT MAMA’S HAVE SAID ABOUT THEIR RETREAT EXPERIENCE
TESTIMONIALS
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the amazing experience. Every part of it was perfect and I left feeling so refreshed and reset. I hope you can do some more of these wonderful experiences next year as I have many friends who would love to experience it also.
I got far more from my retreat experience then I ever thought could be possible. I stopped and put my phone down. I learnt valuable skills to help calm my mind and there are so many tips that I will be taking back to my home life, just small changes that I can make on a day to day basis for me, my family and learning how to prioritise things a bit better and just to be an all round calm, more relaxed, mindful person. I’m really excited to go back and start implementing these things day to day.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
DAY ONE
3.00pm Arrivals
3.30pm Welcome platter
5.00pm Welcome Circle
6.30pm Welcome Dinner
8.00pm Documentary in lounge
DAY TWO
7.00am Yoga
8.00am Meditation
8.30am Breakfast
9.30am Workshop
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Free time
4.00pm Letting Go Ceremony
6.00pm Drinks and canapes
7.00pm Dinner
8.00pm Sound healing meditation
DAY THREE
7.00am Yoga
8.00am Meditation
8.30am Breakfast
10.00am Workshop
1.00pm Lunch
4.00pm
7.00pm Sunset Farewell Dinner
DAY FOUR
7.30am Meditation and Closing Circle
9.00am Breakfast
12.00pm Check Out
