01/06/2025
What a week.
Our first Return to Self retreat with the incredible Belinda McCawley from Mindful in Nature was everything we hoped for and more.
Over five slow and spacious nights at Wooleen Station, guests immersed themselves in a journey of reconnection: with land, with stillness, and with their own inner landscapes. Guided by the principles of deep ecology, they were invited to rediscover their ecological self, the part of us that recognises we are not separate from nature, but deeply and intrinsically part of it.
And you know what?
We think everyone really took something meaningful from this. Our Wooleen staff, guests, facilitators, and community alike.
The retreat began with a heartfelt Welcome to Country by Wendy Merry, a proud Wajarri Nyarlu, whose words grounded us in the story of this place and the people who have cared for it for millennia. From there, the days unfolded with presence and purpose. Quiet walks, shared meals, river moments, and open-hearted connection.
A huge thank you to Belinda for creating such a beautiful, grounded space and to Elyce from New Leaf Connect - Tours & Transport, who made it all possible by transporting our guests from Geraldton to Wooleen and back again.
We’re so grateful to the people who made this first retreat so special. Here’s to many more returns to land, to community, and to self.