Nature Connection Events for Community Health & Wellbeing
in Melbourne & Victoria.

At The Eco Retreat, we understand that our health and wellbeing as not just an individual state of wellness but existing in the ecology of community connected to the natural living world. Our gatherings support resilience and empower creative, local and regenerative ways of being in connection with community and nature through social, eco-spiritual and nature based events.

 

We're helping build resilient, compassionate, creative and wise communities who are empowered to face the challenges ahead and are strengthened through collective action. Our events are guided by a collaborative team of qualified, multi-displinary and highly experienced facilitators including counsellors, mindfulness teachers, ecotherapists, spiritual teachers, elders, coaches, consultants and educators across Victoria.

 

We facilitate circles and holding space for deepening awareness, knowledge and tools, social and emotional expression, creativity, eco-spiritual practice, wellbeing and community connection. Experience the merging of eastern and western philosophy and culture, eco-spiritual and earth-based traditions and discover the art and science of our approach. Join our supportive and empowering community, weaving harmoniously within the wider web of life on earth. 

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The Benefits of our Nature-Based Events:

• Improved holistic health and wellbeing 

• Cultivating a natural mindful presence

• Reduced loneliness and isolation

• Increase cooperation and engagement

• Expansive and open awareness

• Resilient and strong climate leadership

• Reduced stress, anxiety and depression

• Nature spirituality, ritual and practices

• Increased clarity, calm and concentration

• Experience more awe, wonder, creativity and joy

• Greater insight, compassion and wisdom

• Develop an ecological worldview and interbeing

• Support with grief practice and difficult emotion

• Detox from technology and harmful lifestyle​

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"The earth is not just the environment we live in. We are the earth and we are always carrying her within us. Realising this, we can see that the earth is truly alive. We are a living, breathing manifestation of this beautiful and generous planet." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh