2025
Upcoming Events
Feel more like you this year with these delicious and soul-filling community offerings.
Solstice Sounds
Solstice Sounds
Immerse yourself in the energy of the winter solstice.
About the event
The winter solstice marks a time of transition, characterised by the shortest day and longest night of the year. Spiritually, it is associated with the quality of ‘yin’ (to be) and serves as an invitation to seek quiet, rest and reflection, preparing us for the longer, warmer and busier days that lay ahead. Much like the earth lies dormant to prepare for spring, we too need periods of rest.
Vivienne will guide you through a slow yin sequence followed by a gentle, lengthy sound meditation to help immerse you in a state of rest and rejuvenation.
As we gravitate towards the close of the evening, opt to rest in savasana for a little longer or go inward with contemplative journalling over a warm drink for integration.
What you need to know
Date: 21st June, 2025
Time: 7-8.30pm
Location: Father Pooley Memorial Hall, 70 Girrawheen Rd, Maryknoll.
$45pp
Please BYO a pillow or yoga bolster (if you have one), a journal and a pen.
1 x mat, blanket & eye pillow will be supplied per person.
Please arrive 10 minutes early, we begin on time and late arrivals are not permitted.
Comfortable clothing recommended.
3hr Silent Retreat
3hr Silent Retreat
“I was able to tune into my breath and focus on your guidance which was great. To be in my own space without having any distractions and just really being in the present moment as much as I can with what I had in front of me. It was a great lesson learnt for me.”
Your ticket to peace, without leaving town.
Held every 3 months
Only by applying our own oxygen mask first are we then able to support others and a silent retreat is one of the best ways to practise this. Aside from my guidance, the group holds a companionable silence in which each individual is afforded the chance to connect with themselves (move, write, rest in stillness), without interruption.
Those new to silence need not fear, there is a mix of mindful movement and journaling along with sound and guided meditation, so that the unique needs of each participant to recalibrate is honoured.
If you are ready to feel rejuvenated without needing to leave the city or carve out a few days to do so, then our 3 hour Silent Retreat is for you!
What you need to know
2025 dates: Jun 22nd - H2 dates to be released in June 2025.
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: Merkaba Studio, Cheltenham
$95pp
Inclusions:
3hr silent retreat experience*
Beverage bar of teas, kombuchas and sparkling/still water
Retreat gift pack
*Flow between guided meditation, sound bathing, mindful movement and journaling.
The fine print
Please arrive 10 minutes early, we begin on time and late arrivals are not permitted out of respect to other group members.
Please BYO journal and pen
All props provided (1 x mat, bolster, blanket, head pillow & eye pillow per person)
Comfortable clothing recommended.
Why retreat in silence?
Tired, stressed, burnt out? Silent retreats offer a few intentional hours to recover, recalibrate. The health benefits speak for themselves, but here's a few:
Regulates the nervous system
Soothes an anxious, busy mind
Increases life satisfaction and levels of happiness
Increases clarity, focus and presence
Reduces stress levels and physical tension
Decreases relational stress
Soulful Sundays
Soulful Sundays
Your monthly self-compassion immersion.
Where therapy meets the soul.
This monthly meet is a place for people to come and rest their bodies and minds, meet themselves where they are and bask in kindness and compassion. Soulful Sundays is a place where you are free to unravel and find yourself again.
Feel seen, heard and held as Vivienne shares parts of her self-compassion journey with you, forming the focus for the session. Deepen your own self-compassion practice through meditation, loving-kindness mantra and sound healing (large Quartz Crystal singing bowls and Tibetan bowls among instruments), followed by contemplative journalling for integration. For extra nourishment, stay for tea and chats.
What you need to know
H2 dates to be released in June 2025.
Duration: 1.5hr
Location: TBC
$50 pp/session
Please arrive 10 minutes early, we begin on time and late arrivals are not permitted out of respect to other group members.
Please BYO a towel/blanket, journal and pen
Comfortable clothing recommended.