Day Retreats

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Intimate gatherings for embodied exploration

Alchemy day retreats offer time away from the demands of everyday life. A true chance to pause, listen inward, and explore embodied living in community.

These gatherings are gently guided and spacious by design. They invite curiosity rather than performance, and offer a grounded way to explore aliveness alongside others.

All practices in a day retreat are offered as invitations, with encouragement to follow your own pace and comfort. Pleasure is explored here as a capacity and relationship, not something to be produced or delivered.


The four pillars

Each retreat weaves together Alchemy’s four pillars:

  • Presence. awareness, attention, settling the nervous system.

  • Pleasure. receptivity, sensation, joy, responsiveness to life.

  • Power. choice, boundaries, agency, self-trust.

  • Play. movement, creativity, expression, curiosity.


What a retreat may include

Depending on our theme, the season, and attendee requests, we’ll weave in:

  • guided somatic practices

  • breath, sound, movement, self-touch, and placement of attention

  • reflective journaling

  • group interaction, exploration, and enquiry

  • moments of stillness and rest

  • nutritious snacks and refreshments (provided) and a shared lunch

  • optional Qoya-inspired movement

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Need to know

  • Your investment in yourself is $220

  • Day retreats are intimate (up to 6 women per retreat)

  • Retreats held monthly on a Saturday (10am - 4pm)

  • Inaugural 2026 retreat is full booked (Sat, 28 Feb)

  • Dates for remaining monthly retreats coming soon

  • Want on the waitlist? Fill out the form below.

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“I’ve been asking Becs to host these day retreats for ages. I’m so glad the time is finally right. This woman has a special ability when it comes to holding space and bringing women together.”

— DEE

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