One Week Desert Pilgrimage for Women

A Rite of Passage

This is not a retreat.
It is a pilgrimage.

A 7-night journey into the desert, held within a circle of women and guided as a living rite of passage—through separation, transition, transformation, and integration.

Set in the powerful landscape of Central Australia, this experience invites you to step away from the familiar and enter a space where something deeper can emerge.

What to Expect

Time, deep time, immersed in the vastness and clarity of the desert
Listening with Elders & artists on Country
Story telling & wisdom sharing
Distancing from & loosening attachments to western colonial distractions
Learning about bush medicines & healing from local First Nations educators
Guided & embodied practices for connection, reflection, release, and transformation
Being witnessed & companioned by a supportive circle of diverse women, grounded in presence
Space to reconnect with what is essential
Dancing, singing & laughter under the stars
A culminating ceremony to honour deep relationship with self, others & Country

Who It’s For

For women who feel called toward something deeper—
whether you can name it or not.

This is not about self-improvement.
It is not about becoming someone else.

It is about becoming centred and remembering who you are beneath the noise,
and having that truth witnessed.

Your Guides

Eve Langford is a Yuwaalaraay Gamilaroi Aunty and independent, modern Indigenous woman devoted to caring for Country by living her culture. Through pure presence, deep listening and reverent relationship with land and community, she walks as a healer. Her care for Country is embodied and practiced daily.
Johanna De Ruyter is a seasoned facilitator and coach with thirty years of embodied storytelling practice rooted in theatre, improvisation, and the living intelligence of the body. She weaves together leadership presence, relational intelligence, and somatic awareness to create transformative, participant-centred experiences that cultivate authentic connection and deep self-awareness.
Robyn Katz is a pioneering facilitator and space-maker whose life journey has been shaped by recovering female lineage, creating sisterhood, and developing self-sovereignty. Grounded in adult development, open presence, and faith in the wisdom of collectives she holds group energy with sophistication and heart. Focussing on Sacred Women's Leadership Robyn creates the conditions for deep learning and powerful transformation when we come together.

The Rite of Passage Arc

Separation: You step away from the known
Transition (through the Liminal): In the desert, the in-between begins
Transformation: Challenge and insight arise naturally in these places
Honouring & Integration: The journey culminates in a powerful witnessing ceremony held in relationship with the Desert.

Next Steps

Express your interest NOW; space limit of 9 pilgrims
Let's talk about what it will take; psychologically, physically and practically
Deposit due 2 Nov 2026

If you feel the pull, you are invited.

2027 Desert Sisters Pilgrimage

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Expression of Interest ticket

Deposit due 2 Nov 2026; balance ($5000) by individualised payment plan ticket