COME HOME TO YOUR BODY | AWAW × AKASHA

As part of ART WOMEN ART WEEK, we’re delighted to be collaborating with Akasha Integrative Health in Manly, who are offering our AWAW community a special selection of wellness experiences throughout the week.

Our theme this year is COMING HOME.

Coming home to the body.
Coming home to breath.
Coming home to stillness.
Coming home to ourselves.

We wanted to extend that feeling beyond our events and into the broader AWAW community.

And if you're joining us for COMING HOME | Cacao • Breath • Sound on Sunday 1 November, consider this an invitation to extend the experience of coming home into your own week.

We’re grateful to Akasha for joining us and creating something nurturing for our community.

ART WOMEN ART WEEK × AKASHA INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

A week to gather.
A week to create.
A week to reconnect.
A week to come home.

COMING HOME is a deeply nourishing breathwork, sound healing & cacao experience designed to press pause on your busy life and reconnect with your inner compass.

In this collaboration, Melissa and Rebecca are bringing the community together and inviting you to step into a transformative 2-hour journey where breath, sound and energy converge to deeply nourish your soul.

This experience will guide you into altered states of awareness where deep emotional release and healing can occur. It is somatic, trauma-informed and intentionally held in a safe and supportive space. Whether you’re carrying the silent weight of stress, feeling overworked and overwhelmed, carrying past trauma or simply seeking a deeper connection to yourself, this experience will help you unlock the energy that has been stored, suppressed or forgotten.

What You’ll Experience

Heart-opening cacao circle creates a sacred space to set your intentions
Transformational Breathwork: Dive into a guided conscious connected breathing session that unlocks emotional release and inner healing.
Energy Healing: Experience the soothing touch of reiki and energetic practices designed to balance and elevate your entire being.
Somatic touch to support you to move through emotional and energetic blocks
Shamanic Sound Immersion be taken on an inner journey with gong, crystal bowls and more
Integration: A deeply meditative integration where you will embody the energetic shifts

Who Is This For?

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious
This is a space to come home to yourself and exhale deeply.
If you’re on a path of self-discovery or spiritual awakening
This practice invites you to listen inward, tune into your intuitive knowing, and access altered states of awareness.
If you're processing emotions or healing from past experiences
Breath, sound and energy meets you where you are gently, powerfully, and with compassion.
If you long for connection and community
You’ll be held in a circle of like-hearted souls all showing up with intention, courage, and curiosity.

Come as you are. Leave as more of who you truly are.
We go within.

What to bring:

Water Bottle
Yoga Mat
Blanket
Eye Mask
Wear layers and socks
Pillow/cushion
Notepad and pen

(please arrive 15mins early to set up and drop in)

ADDRESS : The Neighbourhood Space, 4 WEST PROMENADE, Manly (enter via the steps at Manly Uniting Church)

Testimonials

“One of the most profound healing experiences I’ve ever had. I felt deeply held, emotionally released, and spiritually reconnected. It was like coming home to myself.”

"I had a profound experience. I felt so much love and joy in the session. What you facilitated was powerful"

"I felt like the Phoenix Rising. I honestly don’t have words for what happened in that session, it was beyond anything I’ve experienced."

"A beautiful experience beyond my imagination."

"An experience beyond words!"

“Wow - can we do that again!”

SPECIAL AWAW COMMUNITY OFFERINGS FROM 1-7TH NOVEMBER

PRIVATE INFRARED SAUNA
1 person $39
2 people $50

A private space to slow down, warm the body and reset.

SAUNA + ICE BATH
1 person $60
2 people $80

A restorative hot and cold experience designed to awaken, reset and reconnect.

THE AKASHA FOOT SOAK
$45 per person

Foot soak + herbal tea.
A simple ritual of grounding and restoration.

THE RESET ROOM INDUCTION
$89 per person

A complete introduction to the Akasha Reset Room, approximately 100 minutes:

30 min massage
30 min mHBOT
40 min infrared sauna + ice bath
Foot soak + herbal tea

A beautiful opportunity to create some space for yourself during a busy week.

AVAILABLE TO THE AWAW COMMUNITY DURING ART WOMEN ART WEEK

AKASHA INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
7 West Promenade, Manly NSW 2095
02 7228 5363 | reception@akashahealth.com.au
Book your Akasha experience

Pre-booking is recommended. Simply use the QR codes in the offered artwork to book your preferred experience.

Your COMING HOME hosts

Rebecca Grainger

Rebecca is a transformational facilitator devoted to helping people come home to themselves. As a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, Reiki Teacher and coach she blends breathwork, energy healing and somatic therapy to create powerful spaces for emotional release, deep connection, and inner transformation. Her approach is heart-led, compassionate, and deeply healing, always with the intention to guide others back to their truth. This breathwork & energetics experience is one of her signature offerings, an invitation to reconnect, release, and remember the power within.

Melissa Gadsden

Melissa Gadsden is a globally experienced practitioner working at the intersection of culture, creativity, and wellbeing. Her current work includes guiding practices such as sound meditation, reflective coaching, and small group ceremonial experiences, as well as supporting individuals navigating addiction recovery, emotional wellbeing, and inner child work. She also works with creative individuals to support clarity, reconnection, and sustainable ways of working.

We are joined by Co-Facilitator SONTAAN : Sound Healer
Ethereal vocals and crystalline frequencies to open the heart and expand the mind.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING T&C's

Important Safety Information

Transformational breathwork can create profound shifts, but it may not be suitable for everyone. Please read the contraindications and terms before booking. If you have any medical conditions listed below, you may be offered an alternative, gentle breath practice to ensure your safety.

Safety and Medical Considerations

Breathwork is a powerful and supportive healing modality that can create shifts physically, emotionally, and energetically. While generally safe and deeply restorative, it may lead to physiological changes such as increased heart rate, altered breathing rhythms, tingling, emotional release, or mild non-ordinary states of consciousness.

My approach to Breathwork is trauma-informed, gentle, body-led, and non-forceful. We work with the breath - not against the body - focusing on nervous system awareness, emotional safety, and somatic integration.

Emotional releases, physical sensations (such as tingling, temperature shifts, or spontaneous movement), and subtle energetic changes are all natural during Breathwork.
You are always encouraged to move, pause, or rest as needed. This is a supportive, choice-led space where you are your highest authority and have agency over your body at all times.
Breathwork is not a substitute for medical treatment, therapy, or medication, but it can be a powerful complement when approached with care and awareness.

Please Consider the Following

If you have a pre-existing medical condition, it’s important to check in with yourself and your healthcare provider if needed, to ensure this practice is appropriate for you. You are always in choice throughout the session, and encouraged to listen to your body and move at your own pace.

Conditions that may require extra care or medical clearance include:

Recent surgery or physical trauma
Cardiovascular conditions or unmanaged high blood pressure
Epilepsy or seizure disorders
Glaucoma or detached retina
Asthma (if unmanaged or exercise-induced)
Type 1 or 2 diabetes (especially if blood sugar is unstable)
Bipolar disorder or other psychiatric conditions (in active or unmanaged phases)
Pregnancy

If you’re unsure or have questions, please reach out directly. I’m happy to discuss how we can adapt the session to meet your needs safely. If in doubt, contact us at hello@rebeccagrainger.com.au

By purchasing a ticket or attending this session, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own health and wellbeing, and that you’ve disclosed any relevant medical concerns where appropriate. You agree to participate at your own pace and understand that all guidance offered is invitational.

Terms & Conditions

By purchasing a ticket, you agree to the terms, waiver, and refund policy.

No refunds are offered.
Credit for future events may be issued with 7+ days' notice.
Ticket transfers are allowed up to 24 hours before the session.

Acceptance of Terms: By purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms and conditions.

COMING HOME: Cacao, Breath & Sound

Choose your tickets

General Admission ticket

Early Bird ticket

2 tickets ticket