Heart & Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreats

Heart and Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreats

November 2020, December 2020 , March 2021

Heart and Soul Care Retreats are committed to support the healing process for women rising from Domestic Violence and Trauma.

To provide evidence based best practice through psychology, neuroscience, current research, sound nutrition laced together with yogic traditions in facilitating complete holistic well being.

Enter a world of caring and peace for the mind, body and soul

The Trauma Healing Retreat, opened with a Welcoming Circle was facilitated by Abigail Poulton

Abi has been working with Gentle Yoga Impact Charity, a holistic service, based on research earthed in psychological principles and yogic practice.

The new day offers an early morning Trauma Informed yoga session with Abi, focussing on relaxation through a slow, subtle yoga practice, followed by breathing and meditation.

Indu led the evening Kirtan. Indu has been with Govinda Valley for the past 5 years, leading Kirtan along Govinda Valley,Retreat Management duties.

One of the sessions was a Nature Mandala Workshop, facilitated by Emma Swan, a Psychotherapist, specialising in Eco Psychology.

Emma is a psychotherapist and like all the community at Heart and Soul Care, believes in the interconnectedness of mind, body and soul providing loving service to our environment and planet.

We started the Eco Mandala session by collecting natural materials in the Karma Yoga session, then returned to the Lunar Room where the retreat participants created their works of art.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning circle and centre, the circle represents safety. Mandalas are sacred space symbolising meditation, protection and healing.

Creating Mandalas has many benefits. Through their creation emotions can be expressed in a non threatening way, helping to release suppressed feelings, relaxing, rejuvenating and repairing the mind, body and spirit.

Eco/Nature Therapy believes all of us have a deep connection to our environment and planet. Eco/Nature Therapy is a nature based therapeutic service weaving a tapestry of personal wellness, community improvement and greater sustainability. It aims to ease stress, anxiety and build resilience.

Deb Stephenson from Love Soul Healing is a Spiritual Teacher, Master Healer with over 30 years of experience in healing and self development programs specialising in Trauma Healing.

Deb in her workshop, providing a deep inner-transformation meditation

Great physical activity and fun with Emma’s Nature Healing Dance

Everyone loves the Heart & Soul Care Vegan meals

Other sessions included Reiki and Soul Collage.

Amanda Kelloway has been a Reiki practitioner since 2001 and Reiki Master Teacher for 15 years.

She has a passion for sharing her teachings and Reiki Healings.

Amanda led a meditation session while offering Reiki to the participants.

Reiki is a powerful but gentle energy. It soothes your soul brings to a place of calmness and a state of relaxation.

Everyone enjoyed the Soul Collage, similar to Vision boarding, creating works of art from the depths of the soul.

An example of a Soul Collage

Barbara Jackson, Sound Bowl Healing with Abi Poulton, Trauma Yoga Teacher

Barbara preparing the guests for her Sound Bowl Healing session

Emma led a Dance Therapy session. In this session, through fun moves deep levels of healing can be unlocked. A great sense of freedom comes from surrendering to fluid movement, reducing stress.

Elena Villacorta Cortez

Elena has been the Founder and Head Teacher of Sheng Zhen Australia since 2001. She conducts teacher training, weekly classes and gives talks and public demonstrations at community events and festivals.

Her passion is to help everyone to be able to enjoy life to the fullest with the best possible health and more happiness amidst the world’s challenges with Shen Zhen Meditation, the practice of Unconditional Love, nourishing the heart.

Ro Simmons, Clinical Psychologist, brings joy and skill to her practice of Trauma Informed Yoga. In her work Ro melds insights from neuroscience, psychology blended with the practical wisdom from Yoga to support mental and physical health.

Art Therapy – Zentangle

Jennifer Jones provides 6 week Zentangle classes at Sutherland Community College. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. These patterns are drawn on small pieces of paper called “tiles” similar to the way mosaics are assembled.
The other workshop Jennifer and Jen provided to the Trauma Retreat was Spiral drawing. Spirals are a universal symbol, an ancient symbol with multiple means.

Focusing on observing a spiral leads the mind to explore itself, to turn to its inner self and at the same time to imagine the vastness of create. Spirals are everywhere, from shells to fingerprints to hurricanes to the movement of the sun. The symbol unites peoples from all over the world.