3 night Rest and Restore Camp Retreat (w. Nina Karnikowski)

Gondwana Rest and Restore Camp Retreat

Unplug, unwind and undulate though the unique ecosystem of the Gondwana World Heritage listed Rainforest. Arrive with the camp perfectly set up, test out your comfy beds and settle in for 4 days of nature immersion and creative activities.

• Experience peaceful relaxation, immersed in nature and without the distractions of everyday life.
• Pretend to rough it, in tents set up with comfortable beds and delicious, nutritious food all prepared for you.
• Explore the Gondwana Rainforest to cool creeks and cascades of fresh mountain water.
• Absorb self reflective group activities that playfully explore your relationship to the land. 
• Daily Kriya/Breathwork sessions with Mia Taninaka
  
• Participate in 'Writing for Earth' workshop with our special guest Nina Karnikowski, renowned journalist, writer and author of The Mind Traveller.
  

CREATE. MAKE. MOVE.

Design your own playful creative workshop
Includes your choice of the following:

• Dance and movement workshops.
• Nature based language exploration.
• Guided poetry and creative writing.
• Nature based art: water colour painting, assemblage, clay imprinting and sculpting.
• Ephemeral Art: nature mandalas, organic bower structures and impermanent decorative displays.

WRITING FOR EARTH WORKSHOP. BY NINA KARNIKOWSKI

Whether or not you consider yourself a writer, this workshop will help you enjoy the process rather than the outcome, as you connect more deeply to yourself and the natural world through words. 

You'll leave feeling inspired, connected, and ready to create your own daily writing ritual. Think of it as self-administered therapy, and a way to access the right, more imaginative and intuitive, side of your brain. We’ll get into a flow state and find new elements of expression, making for calmer days ahead and better stewardship of the natural world.

Expeditions: With day packs on go exploring through ancient Antarctic Beech trees to waterfalls and wildlife.

Camp fire: Enjoy the calming benefits of gently flickering flames.

Campfire Sourdough: Be involved in the bread making process as we set up the cast iron oven and bake some sourdough. 

Wild swimming: Spend the day dipping in the cool creek water and sliding down waterfalls. We know all the best swim holes!

Located in the Border Ranges National Park in Northern NSW about 2 hours drive from Gold Coast Airport and 2 hrs from Byron Bay. Perched around the best preserved shield erosion caldera in the world with the magnificent central mountain mass, Wollumbin, the 600 million year old Gondwana story is perfectly told in this stunning location

Food: Our food is delicious and nutritious, using the best organic and spray free produce the Rainbow Region has to offer. Inspired by classic recipes from around the world, we create delicious menus to tickle your taste buds. (Dietary requirements catered for).

INCLUSIONS:

• Single, Double or twin share tent accommodation, with bedroom and living space.
• Proper mattresses, soft sheets, real pillows.
• Create. Make. Move. workshop by Bower Camp Co.
• Writing for Earth workshop by Nina Karnikowski
• Kriya/Breathwork sessions with Mia Taninaka
• All meals, snacks and drinks. (Delicious, nutritious food using locally sourced, mostly organic produce that caters to your dietary requirements.)
• Group camping activities: guided walks, wild swimming, sourdough making, and much more.

NOTES: 

You're free to be as involved in the group activities as you wish.

Maximum group size is 20 people.