She Who Returns To Herself Retreat: Reclaim Your Essence

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 September 2025

✨ From Overwhelmed to Unapologetically Radiant

Are you constantly "running from one thing to the next," feeling disconnected and on the verge of burnout?

Do you worry "something will break" if you don't find a new way to live?

You're not alone. Women are constantly in demand, and with this, it's easy to lose touch with your true self, leaving you exhausted, overwhelmed, and craving deeper peace.

This isn't just a retreat; it's a sacred return to the woman within you.

A journey to shed the "shoulds" and expectations, and rediscover your innate power, your wildness, your softness, and your sacredness.

💗 Reclaim Your Life

You've juggled demands, navigated complex relationships, and felt the immense pressure building up. You're tired of feeling fragmented and worn out, losing control over your emotions.

Imagine moving from that space of intense stress to profound presence. This retreat is your sanctuary to reconnect with your body, mind, and energy, clearing blocks and reclaiming your inner calm.

💆‍♀️ Release Profound Burnout: Learn sustainable practices to move beyond constant exhaustion and find deep rest.

🌸 Heal Disconnection: Cultivate a profound connection with your body, intuition, and inner peace.

💗 Restore Emotional Balance: Discover how to effectively manage and clear energetic build-up, preventing overwhelm and restoring composure.

✨ Ignite Your Vitality: Transform energetic stagnation into vibrant flow and unapologetic joy.

Hear from the beautiful souls that have joined us…

💗 Your Journey Home: Practices for Deep Transformation

Over three deeply restorative days in the serene rivers and backdrop of Upper Colo, you will be guided through ancient wisdom and embodied practices designed to bring you back to your true essence.

🌺 Sacred Women's Circles: Find authentic community and a sense of belonging where you feel seen, heard, and can share openly and honestly.

🌸 Tantric Embodiment & Somatic Movement: Deeply connect with your body as a sacred vessel, reclaim your feminine energy, sensuality, and power for profound presence.

🌬️ Breathwork Journeys: Reset your nervous system, release old emotions, and effectively manage your energy for greater vitality and flow.

💫 Kundalini Activation & Sound Healing: Release energetic blocks, ignite your life force, and facilitate profound internal shifts and energetic liberation.

🌙 Ecstatic Dance Under the Stars: Experience liberation and expansion through free, intuitive movement.

🌿 Nature Immersion & Ritual: Ground yourself in the beauty of the Colo River Sanctuary through walking meditations, fire rituals, and deep connection with the earth.

🥗 Nourishment for Body & Spirit: Enjoy delicious, vegetarian, seasonal meals that support your holistic well-being.

🔥 Fire Ceremony & Integration: A powerful closing ritual to honour your transformation and integrate new ways of being into your life.

Guided by Experience, Rooted in Authenticity

Helen Reed

Retreat Host, Guide & Founder of Kappatalize Wellness
Helen brings a blend of profound spiritual wisdom and grounded practicality to your experience.
My journey began from a place just like yours – juggling demands until I hit an "ultimate feeling of burnout" and felt "so disconnected, so worn out." Through my own deep dive into yoga and Tantric practices I discovered how to truly connect with my body, clear energetic blocks, and reclaim my inner calm. My unique expertise lies in bridging the demands of a high-pressure world with the profound need for inner peace and energetic management. I teach you how to "get shit done" from a place of inner calm and energetic alignment, not frantic exhaustion. I've "been there," and I'm here to guide you home to your authentic self.
Helen is the founder of Kappatalize Wellness and a seasoned guide in transformation both personal and professional. With over 15 years of experience across the wellness space and a background as a Master Group Fitness Trainer, certified Yoga Teacher (200hr YTT), Mindfulness & Meditation Coach, Tantra Embodiment Facilitator, and Sound Healer, and a DJ, Helen brings deep knowledge and heartfelt presence to everything she creates.
Leesa Thornthwaite

Co-Host of She Who Comes Home to Herself & Owner of Pure Yoga & Pilates
Leesa brings years of experience in creating safe and nurturing spaces for to explore mindful experiences through ancient yogic practices
After an intense few years navigating the demands of corporate life at CEO level, Leesa experienced firsthand the toll that high-pressure environments can take on health and wellbeing. While devastating at the time, it became the turning point, a doorway into deep self-care and living life on her own terms.
Through yoga, movement, and meditation, Leesa began a healing journey that evolved into a lifelong daily practice. With over 30 years of experience teaching yoga and in the wellness arena, she has devoted her life to creating sacred spaces where women feel safe, supported, and inspired to reconnect with their fullest potential.
Leesa now brings her passion and presence into retreats true sanctuaries where stillness prevails, wisdom flows, and women are gently guided back to their loving, authentic selves.

Your sacred space nestled in the breathtaking Upper Colo river

This beautiful estate is a sanctuary nestled in a tranquil environment perfectly suited for deep introspection and transformation.

With the Colo River gently flowing just down the drive, this retreat centre offers a serene embrace of nature, comfort, and stillness.

Each private and shared room within the main sanctuary has its own ensuite. This sanctuary has been designed with warmth and spaces to create connection - rustic timber beams to connect with nature, handcrafted textures, and views that invite you to exhale and soften.

For those who feel called to something simpler and more connected to the earth, we also offer a glamping experience under the stars — a grounding and more accessible option that still includes access to all retreat offerings and facilities.

This space holds you — whether you feel called to stretch, dance, journal beneath a tree, or simply rest. It’s a space for deep reflection, renewal, and remembering who you are beneath the noise.

Your Sacred Stay: Rest, Reflect, Reconnect

Connect with nature and under the stars for a deep grounding experience in our twin-share glamping tent with access to beautiful lodge bathroom and showers

Enjoy cosy comfort under the stars, with space to unwind, share stories, and rest deeply.

All meals and activities included , and thoughtful luxuries in the glamp tent.

Coming solo?

We’ll thoughtfully pair you with a kindred spirit.

This is a great choice for those who want to retreat together and nourish themselves and their connection and have a more accesible experience

Share with a Soul Sister -Glamping Experience

$777* per person twin share or $1197* single option

We have two twin-share rooms remaining, each featuring a queen bed alongside a luxurious queen air mattress.

Each room includes a private ensuite, a plush queen bed, and a second premium air mattress, offering comfort, connection, and space to unwind.

All meals, activities are included, creating a nurturing space for deep rest and renewal.

It’s a beautiful opportunity to deepen a bond with someone close, or form a new connection with a kindred spirit.

This is for the woman brave enough to say yes to herself knowing she’ll be met with warmth, openness, and something truly transformative.

Pair with a Kindred Soul Twin room

$897* per person twin share

Your Own Sanctuary

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If your heart is calling for stillness, silence, and space to simply be, our final private room offers the perfect cocoon for deep rest and reflection.

With its own private ensuite, this room is ideal for the woman craving uninterrupted solitude—space to journal, move slowly, restore deeply, and reconnect with her truest self.

Let this be your sacred pause.
A space to come home—to yourself.

This choice is for the woman ready to come home to herself, uninterrupted and unfiltered.

This retreat is all inclusive and includes room

All nourishing meals hand made, all workshops and activities, time for self in nature, access to our facilitators for chats and deeper exploration, and a thoughtful gift bag

* Please note pricing excludes a small booking fee