Retreats

…stay tuned for upcoming retreats…

Past retreats:

Women’s Wellbeing Retreat by Nina Hakamies and Carolyn Ball
March 2019

This retreat was held at the Rocklyn Yoga Ashram and focused on women’s wellbeing, self-care and embodied direct experience of some of the simple but most powerful teachings that guide us towards living a more authentic and meaningful life.

Watch 2 short videos about the retreat:
1. Meet Carolyn and Nina (1min)
2. Who is our Retreat for? (1min)

Through yoga, mindfulness, relaxation, group exercises, personal reflection, quiet time, and time in nature, we journeyed together to explore and cultivate what we need to maintain wellbeing in our everyday lives.

We held space for each other to enjoy time-out from our everyday demands and we refilled our cups by practising skills that enhance our wellbeing and interactions with others. We spent long moments in reflection and for self-nurture to find greater balance in ourselves and with the world around us.

ABOUT CAROLYN AND NINA

Carolyn Ball is a certified Organisational Coach, Art of Hosting and Circle Way practitioner, yoga teacher, trauma informed care specialist and an accredited MHFAider. Building on her experience gained from strategic human capital work in complex organisational environments for 25+ years, Carolyn now specialises in organisational workplace wellbeing. She specifically incorporates coaching and gentle yoga (breath) to support workplace and personal wellbeing from a holistic perspective.

Learn more about Carolyn, Organisational Wellbeing Specialist & Coach, at:

Nina Hakamies is a yoga and mindfulness practitioner, a public health professional, and a mother, with 20+ years of experience in the health and wellbeing sector. Her approach is based on mind-body medicine and neurosciences, and she focuses on workplace wellbeing, public mental health initiatives and teaching in yoga schools. 

Since 1995, Nina has been practising and studying with teachers around the world, including in Sri Lanka, India, The Netherlands, the UK, Finland, Switzerland and Australia. She’s completed mindfulness studies at Monash University, and teacher trainings at the Knoff Yoga School and with Anahata Giri. She’s a member of Yoga Australia and a certified facilitator at the TeamUp Coaching program. Nina has a Masters degree in public health and worked in health organisations, such as the World Health Organization, Bendigo Health and The University of Melbourne. Learn more about Nina at www.omniym.com.au.