Return to the Soul Self: A Myth & Movement Day Retreat by the Sea

A day retreat to come home to yourself with a community of like minded women, by the sea in Burnett Heads.

Remembering What Matters

In the busyness of daily life, it’s easy to drift far from our own wild soul, from the rhythms of our body, the voice of our hearts, and the sacred stories that remind us who we are.

This retreat is a gentle return. A sacred remembering.

The Retreat

Rooted in myth and guided by movement, breath, and ritual, this experience is an invitation to reconnect with your inner world; the one that has been waiting for you beneath all the doing, tending, and giving. It is time to nourish yourself.

Held by the sea and experienced facilitators, you will journey through the feminine myth of Sealskin, Soulskin, a tale that speak to soul loss, reclamation, instinct, and return. This myth will guide us as we tend to the parts of ourselves that long to be remembered and reinhabited.

Through breathwork, gentle movement, storytelling, journaling, creative ritual, and shared meals, you’ll be held in a nurturing space to listen deeply, move slowly, and soften back into your sacred rhythm.

There comes a time when a woman must pause, not to escape her life, but to find herself within it again. Because rest is not a retreat from life, but a sacred return to what makes life meaningful.

This retreat is for you if you’re longing to:

Reconnect with your body, your breath, and your inner self
Weave soulful self-care into your life in a way that feels nourishing and real
Remember the stories that awaken your wild, wise, instinctual nature
Share sacred space with other women on a similar path
Rest, reflect, and restore your relationship with your own soul

What’s Included:

Storytelling & symbolic explorations of Sealskin, Soulskin
Gentle movement & embodiment practices led by a skilled facilitator
A powerful breathwork journey and soul-return rituals
Creative expression through journaling
Delicious, wholesome meals prepared with love (including ritual dinners, beach picnic and plenty of wholesome snacks)
Ocean walks, time in nature, solo reflection, and group circles
Retreat goodies and gifts to support your integration

The Details

📍 Location: A beautiful house by the sea in Burnett Heads, QLD, Australia

📆 Dates: Saturday, November 1st from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM

💫 Spaces are limited to maintain intimacy and depth of connection

🌸 Retreat Fee — all meals and retreat activities included + online integration session: $450 AUD

Stay With Us!

🛏️ You are warmly invited to stay at the retreat home from Friday night to Sunday morning (limited rooms available – additional fees apply).

🏡 Want to stay with us? Please contact us directly to inquire about room availability and pricing for accommodation at the retreat house.

Answering the Soul’s Call

Come if you feel the call.

Come if you’re tired of holding it all.

Come if you need time to remember who you are without the performing, pleasing, or producing.

This is your invitation to return, to the breath, the body, the story, and the soul.

The return to you.

Online Integration Session

Three weeks after our time together by the sea, we will gather online for a 90-minute integration session.

In this gentle space, you’ll be invited to listen to the myth of Fox Woman, a tale that speaks to instinct, longing, and the art of staying connected to our most sovereign self. We’ll explore its symbolism and reflect on the threads of self-care, cyclical living, and soulful rhythm.

This session is also a space to share how the retreat has continued to echo through your life, to witness one another’s unfolding journeys, and to offer and receive support. Together, we’ll ask:

How do we live with one foot in the sea, and one foot on shore?

A moment to remember, to reconnect, and to gently integrate all that has been stirred.

About Your Facilitators

Sarhan Allen

Sarhan Allen is an Embodied Women’s Mentor, Breathwork Practitioner, Somatic Therapist, Holistic Personal Trainer, and host of The Body Love Podcast. With over 13 years in the health and wellness space, she guides women home to their bodies, hearts, and truth through self-love practices, nervous system support, and finding the joy in movement.

Sarhan is passionate about supporting women to remember that true transformation begins from within. Through warmth, depth, and grounded wisdom, she reminds women that coming home to the body is not just a practice, but a path of returning to the soul self. After her own healing journey through burnout and disconnection, she now facilitates powerful spaces that weave breath, movement, and deep connection to awaken the feminine spirit and rebuild self-trust.

She is the founder of The Body Love Temple, an online membership for women, and regularly facilitates women’s circles, BodyLove Fitcamps, and soul-led retreats supporting women through embodying self-worth & body confidence.

Maria Souza

Maria Souza is a Comparative Mythologist, Poet, Historian, and Educator with postgraduate training in Comparative Mythology, a Master’s in Ecology and Spirituality, and an Advanced Training Certificate in Applied Mythology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her work began in 2008 and has deepened through years of academic study and lived experience, including time spent working in the Brazilian Amazon and consulting for the UNPFII.

Maria is the author of the poetry collection Wild Daughters and the creator of the Women and Mythology podcast, part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s MythMaker℠ Podcast Network. She offers courses, workshops, retreats, and mentorship programs that help women reconnect with ancestral stories, symbolic language, and the mythic threads woven through their lives.