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Annie

Testimonial: Experience at Heart & Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreat

" This was an amazing experience and I felt so moved and deeply relaxed.  Such a talented and sweet woman.

Committed, gentle, soulful.  An astounding experience, rich, complex, moving, surprising, engrossing.  Full body activating immersive.  Eager to try again and learn more.

A cleansing and interesting experience.  I would do this again

Fantastic experience.  Didn’t mind the loudness.  Annie is awesome!!

What a fabulous experience.   A unique and mystical experience. "

ABI POULTON

Testimonial of experience at the Heart & Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreat/s

"It's always such an honour and pleasure holding space at the Heart & Soul Trauma Healing Retreats. To witness the journey of the participants is something I hold close to my heart. There is really something for everyone and by the end of the weekend everyone leaves feeling lighter, brighter and with the knowledge of how to move forward in their healing journeys. I look forward to continuing this work with Heart & Soul Care."

Jessica Hobson | CEO

TESTIMONIALS FROM BUSINESSES PARTNERS

“ The Yoga Foundation worked closely with Wendy and Heart and Soul Retreats to carefully plan a one night, two day At Risk Youth Yoga retreat. Ten young people really benefited from time away from their usual routines and urban environment and embraced being in nature and learning to let go. Wendy and her team were welcoming and very helpful in supporting the success of this Retreat. They ensured everyone felt comfortable, safe and could derive the most from this experience. We so appreciated all their efforts and care."

DEB STEPHENSON

" It has been an enormous pleasure to be involved with Heart and Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreats since its inception in 2020. As a therapist it brings me much joy to see each participant unwind, heal and receive so much from attending a retreat.

It is very rewarding to see individuals release their deepest triggers and emotions during a meditation session. Each participant is touched at the deepest level, feeling the love and support of everyone present.

It is so wonderful to experience the connection and collaboration between the therapist and participants, which fosters trust and allows people to heal. I am very grateful to have this opportunity to support others, especially trauma victims, in this way. "

PARTICIPANTS TESTIMONIALS
FROM HEART & SOUL CARE TRAUMA RETREATS (July 2023)

Very caring lady.  Great to talk to.  Loved the walk.

Caring, committed respectful, considerate for women to have a broad immersive yoga practice experience.

Well organised, welcoming and supportive, capable

Wendy is a delightful, professional, capable coordinator

Would have liked a break after lunch, excellent otherwise.

About Wendy

Very kind and welcoming

Bright, welcoming, helpful, thorough, settled me into my room on arrival, told me of amenities and explained basic schedule.

Supportive and encouraging

Very friendly, informative, warm

Beautiful, welcoming and super helpful.

About Malini

 love Nancie’s warm nature and great sense of humour.  Enjoyed our chats and I found her sessions very helpful.  She made me feel welcomed and comfortable.

Engaging, inclusive, welcoming.  Enjoyable to see the mandala take form.  Appreciated introduction to breathing exercises and gentle postures.

Fabulous - warm, welcoming and life experienced

Wonderful experienced.  Unique and lovely.

About Nancie

DEVELOP & STRENGTHEN YOUR INTUITION

-   Great to bring me more awareness of how to feel my intuition  and fellow my gut feelings.

Great information, empowering and lovely

Great!  Loved the card activity

I found this most helpful and a lot resonated with me.  Trust your intuition more.  Women have a 6th sense.

Generous, encouraging, informative, positive, good mix of practice and theoretical activities.

About Biodanza

This was an amazing experience and I felt so moved and deeply relaxed.  Such a talented and sweet woman.

Committed, gentle, soulful.  An astounding experience, rich, complex, moving, surprising, engrossing.  Full body activating immersive.  Eager to try again and learn more.

A cleansing and interesting experience.  I would do this again

Fantastic experience.  Didn’t mind the loudness.  Annie is awesome!!

What a fabulous experience.  

About Annie

PARTICIPANTS TESTIMONIALS
FROM HEART & SOUL CARE TRAUMA RETREATS

I felt loved, supported and rejuvenated. Sharing and closing circle was profound. I learnt I’m with my tribe now, I’m safe and loved. I felt so safe, accepted, love and most judgement free space I have ever encountered. I was able to just be and connect & grow.

Aimee

Louise and Fiona - were awesome, very experienced, amazing voice and sound skills. Connects with the women in the circle.

Norah

Nothing that I have ever experienced before, very moving. My emotions were hugely surprised and I felt much happier and calm afterwards. It was life changing.

Samantha

Georgina’s Crystal Bowl Chakra Sound healing was something new to me, I felt it was releasing energy blockages and the mandala was fantastic.

Sonia

“I found Georgina’s Sound Healing really grounding and healing. Georgina’s energy was beautiful.”

“Yoga was so gentle and relaxing - great way to start the day. Great session for those new to yoga”.

“Really enjoyed Pam’s session - I learnt lots about energy healing & enjoyed trying aura cleaning.

“Loved, Loved, Loved, Lydell’s session. I got so much from this. I learnt a lot about myself and found his session a catalyst for my healing”.

“Was really good to get create & have the opportunity to connect to myself & be mindful” in Shawnee’s SoulCollage session.

“Louise & Fiona’s” music session on Saturday night “was so much fun and the singing session gave me lots of joy - thank you!”.

Moira’s Yoga/Art session was a “very unique experience, was a great experience joining movement with art and a very mindful experience”.

Dorothy’s Tai Chi “was such a great exposure and a great skill to take home with me”.

Thank you so much Wendy for allowing me to participate in this weekend. Unforgettable experience & life changing! It has been amazing connecting with all the women I’ve met this weekend”.

Beth

“Pam described the energy healing well, very gentle and caring approach. You get a natural draw to her.”

“Loved the energy of Shawnee’s knowledge, you can tell she is more than a healer”.

“Louise & Fiona, my favorite by far, no words needed. The words to the songs give one hope."

Nakita

Where do I start,

The whole program was just amazing and opened you up, you really found yourself.

I have found my voice and am forever grateful.

It was all mandalas, nature driven really strong caring support.

I can’t explain how wonderful it was. I also got to take a tai chi class on one of the days.

I could really relate to it.

It has pushed me into considering some yoga in my future.

Thank you.

Dorothy

Lovely, welcoming atmosphere. The retreat wasn’t focussed on our trauma, it was focussed on practicing/learning tools to heal. A very nourishing and nurturing experience.  A real treat to have time away to focus solely on healing. All the instructors were excellent!

Nhung

What a beautiful soul who created such a safe space. Everything was beyond expectations. I am so grateful for this experience. Staff/volunteers were amazing!

Bella

A safe place to discover yourself.

Jill

Very pleased to have had the opportunity to experience exposure to multiple disciplines/tools and a variety of people helping I learnt that I am not alone in what has happened to me, even though I know is common, but I felt isolated so the retreat made me feel ‘ok’.

Diana

For the opportunity to have some quiet space and reflect.  To be surrounded by such lovely people.

Laverne

Loved the little gift - wild Orange aromatherapy.  I will carry it with me and it will remind me that I am not alone. Surprising, because I am not a dancer.  Loved just moving to the music. Very well organised.  Amazing effort from al the volunteers.

Nicole

Having a safe and supportive space was most beneficial.  The Ayurveda doshas were one of the most important things I learned. The personal nature, the kindness and the level of support was what I found unique.

Louise

Learn present moment and awareness. Life changing. I have never done another retreat or anything like it. Food was delicious, venue beautiful. Beautiful experiences. I feel grateful.

Lee

Wonderful experience, great location. Learnt lots of different things to take with me. I learnt that I am not alone. The unique thing about the retret was the offering and facilitators holding space.

Svenja

Phenomenal weekend, supportive and loving

Learnt to take small ‘micro’ steps.  We can heal ourselves.  There is lots of support.

Would totally recommend this retreat to all.

It was a weekend for trauma healing but no one was expected to share their own trauma.  It was all about the healing and various possibilities of healing.

Top quality food, the accommodation, venue facilities - all great.  Absolutely fantastic life changing weekend.

Never experienced yoga - very gentle.  Abi is a beautiful and strong woman with lovely approach.

Such a strong group of women, full of wisdom, huur, stability and they are like one big hug.

Ayurveda with Katie Rose - excellent - amazing - insightful.  I highlight to the weekend.  Excellent presenter.

Aromatherapy - Sylvia is really great, great presenter, loads of insight.

Sound Healing with Carina Grace - another highlight of my weekend, very powerful.

Another powerful presentation on healing with Deborah’s meditation.

Tara’s Welcoming/Closing Circle - beautiful, insightful, gentle and kind.

Elena’s Sheng Zhen - amazing!  Learnt so much - so much insight.

Bonnie

Comments about the retreats

Overall Impressions

  • Kind loving and safe place.  Increased awareness of boundaries would be great in workshops.
  • Beautiful grounds, clean and comfortable amenities and room.
  • Uplifting, very caring atmosphere, lovely speakers, facilitators. 
  • A great variety of speakers/activities.

How would you describe your retreat experience to someone else?

  • Relaxing and wholistic – to set you r expectations aside and go with the plan
  • A beautiful weekend to heal
  • A very loving environment – generous with their gifts (diary/cards/clothes)
  • We were well looked after – Always someone to help out

What did you find unique, special or different about this retreat compared to others

It was supportive and included shared experiences.  The shared experiences shared life does move an recovery does happen

The surrounds were unique (beautifully immersed in nature).