29 May - 4 June 2024: 5 Day, 6-Night Rainforest Silent Meditation Retreat (Lake Eacham)

No previous meditation or yoga experience is necessary. We will start with bite sized meditations with breaks, and build up little by little.

An intensive silent retreat involving 5 full days of meditation, gentle yoga practices, spiritual teachings, and self-inquiry, all against a backdrop of stillness. Read more

This retreat is located at a set of lodges in the rainforest, right by Lake Eacham. The accommodation is simple and secluded - a nature immersion complete with spectacular wildlife. And we will have it all to ourselves.

START DATE: 6pm Wednesday 29 May 2024

END DATE: 10am Tuesday 4 June 2024

LOCATION: Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges, Lake Eacham, Far North Queensland

To read about the retreat from past participants, visit the Testimonials page.

INCLUSIONS:

• 3 x nourishing vegan meals per day, plus dinner on check-in day, and breakfast on check-out day (6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners)

• Multiple guided and partly guided meditation sessions, based on self-inquiry

• 2 x gentle yoga sessions each day

• Yoga nidra (yoga of sleep) sessions

• Daily breathwork/pranayama sessions

• Walking meditation

• Spiritual discourses/short talks (non-dogmatic)

• Cacao Ceremony

PRICES: (for 6 nights accommodation + all meals)

Note: prices below cover the costs of accommodation and food only. The retreat program itself is by conscious donation. This is to ensure the retreat is accessible for all, and in the spirit of sharing these teachings of the Heart.

• PRIVATE LODGE: $975 per person + Program fee by donation (can be paid after the retreat)

• TWIN SHARE LODGE: $730 per person + Program fee by donation (can be paid after the retreat).

• TRIPLE SHARE LODGE: $615 per person + Program fee by donation (can be paid after the retreat).

If you would like to share a twin share lodge with some one you know, please either book together (selecting 2 x twin share lodge) or book separately but send me an email to let me know you would like to be together :)

PAYMENT POLICY:

To reserve your place, a $100 deposit is required.

Final payments will be due one month before the retreat. I will send you an invoice prior to this. If final payment is not received at this point, and I don’t hear from you, your place may be offered to somebody else.

Please familiarise yourself with the cancellation policy below before booking.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Having grown up amidst the hustle and bustle of big-city life in Sydney, Rose discovered yoga in her early twenties as a means to alleviate anxiety. Unbeknownst to her at the time, this marked the beginning of a transformative journey.

After nearly a decade of city living, punctuated by overseas experiences in India, Cambodia, and Thailand for yoga retreats and exploration, Rose decided to break free and relocate to Mexico. There, she devoted herself to full-time studies at Hridaya Yoga, a prestigious school of meditation and traditional yoga situated in a quaint fisherman's village on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Her three-year stay involved rigorous training, extended periods of silence and solitude, and the navigation of challenges and joys of living in a communal setting.

During her time at Hridaya Yoga, Rose participated in ten 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreats and a 49-Day Pratyabhijna Solitary Meditation Retreat. Serving on the Hridaya management team and as a teacher, she facilitated multiple 3-Day and 10-Day Silent Retreats.

Rose completed her 600(+) hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Course at Hridaya Yoga, along with additional courses and workshops in hatha yoga, pranayama, non-violent communication, classica tantra, and her great love—meditation. Subsequent training included Ayurveda (50-hour immersion course with Vichara Yoga), Women's Tantra (30-hour immersion course, also with Vichara Yoga), and an ongoing six-month intensive exploration of the Mahavidyas (Ten Wisdom Goddesses). Recently, Rose concluded a 100-hour Heart-Womb Awakening Intensive through Hridaya Yoga and a 50-hour Yoga Alliance Accredited Yin TTC at Orion Healing in Thailand. The profound teachings of Hridaya and subsequent personal studies deeply impacted her.

Returning to Mexico in early 2023, Rose immersed herself once again in yoga and stillness. She spent 67 days in silent retreats as a participant, guided by experienced teachers with over 30 years in yoga and meditation. Rose also joined the teaching team in four month-long intensive yoga courses at Hridaya Yoga.

Delighted to share her learned—or unlearned—wisdom back in Australia, Rose now guides yoga and meditation at Sundance Studio, Mission Beach. She facilitates Silent Meditation Retreats in the Tablelands (QLD), the Cassowary Coast (QLD), and soon in the Blue Mountains (NSW). Additionally, Rose facilitates cacao ceremonies and has established her own business, Soma Cacao, to source cacao intentionally and directly, dissatisfied with the integrity of the available options in the Australian market.

Rose is 34-years old and has a deep appreciation for sacred poetry, cacao, frangipanis, high planks, excel spreadsheets, French music, and the tenderness of the heart. She loves the full moon, Rachmaninoff, and the emotional impact of movies. Finding herself increasingly hilariously funny, Rose enjoys cooling off in the ocean after a sweaty beach run. Her favourite evenings involve immersing herself in a good book with cups of tea, and snuggles with her partner Alistair and cat, Snowbell.

For more about Rose including a full list of accreditations and experience, visit the About Rose page.