Rediscover Your Inner Paradise
with a One Day Relaxation Retreat

Sunday 5th Nov 2023

You pause a moment to take in the sparkling views of Pittwater, listening to the laughs of the kookaburras and the symphony of the cicadas.

Before you have even arrived at the studio, your senses are alive – the scent of the gum trees, the warmth on your skin, the sounds of nature everywhere.

Sipping on a fresh juice, gazing out at the magnificent view, you breathe out deeply as you realise that today is your day, a day curated just for you, a day to unleash the vibrant being inside that’s bursting to shine.

• Slow and gentle yoga will soon have you feeling comfortable and confident in your body, for now and forever
• Yin yoga will help your body to heal old injuries, and relieve aches and pains, so you’ll be moving through the rest of your life with joy and ease
• Learning to move with your body as it is right now, increasing circulation and releasing emotions as you go, will have you not only connecting to your body at a deeper level but starting to respect and even love it as you never have before!

And don’t forget, the medicine of simply being in the forest (forest bathing) will rejuvenate and restore you for years to come!

The Venue

At Sparkling Pittwater, you’ll find yourself nestled between Australia’s second oldest national park and the charming Northern Beaches peninsula. Here, draped in bushland featuring an ancient spotted gum forest and peppered with the sounds of laughing kookaburras, you’ll revel in all the sights, sounds and sensations of one of the most stunning places on earth, nestled just an hour north of Sydney’s CBD.

Your day in Paradise, on the eastern foreshore of Pittwatter, will see you luxuriating under the sub-tropical canopy of blue gums, jacarandas and figs.You’ll drink in the sweeping views of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, from Scotland Island in the south to Portuguese Beach in the north.

The Food

You’ll swoon over the scrumptiously delicious plant-based delights on offer at this retreat! Rediscover the taste of real food, most of it picked that morning from our very own chemical-free permaculture garden or locally sourced from the nearby organic market.

Our official retreat chef, Matt Pellett, designs each menu from scratch, focussing on seasonal availability, nutritional value and – most importantly – mouthwatering flavours. (Plus, he’s a whizz at accommodating all sorts of dietary requirements, so no need to worry that there will be something you can’t eat!).

The Delights

Perched on rare convict sandstone, seated around our fire pit, with a warming cup of tea in hand, the delights of the day ahead will be revealed to you.

Basking in quiet moments of meditation. Listening as the sound of rustling bamboo tickles your ears. Relishing the time and space to sigh out all your worries. Gazing peacefully across at the unmissable views. Bathing your soul in the healing vibrations of the ancient gum trees as we go forest bathing. Tempting yourself with a stroll down a secret path to a secluded beach. Feeding your soul as you meander through the veggie patch, breathing in the scent of lemon balm, rosemary and thyme. Feeling your inner being flourish as you discover a sense of kinship and connection with others on a similar journey.

All of this will be yours (not to mention an entire day just for yourself!), and that’s before we even get started on the yoga…

• Boosted immune system functioning, with an increase in the count of the body’s Natural Killer (NK) cells.
• Reduced blood pressure
• Reduced stress
• Improved mood
• Increased ability to focus, even in children with ADHD
• Accelerated recovery from surgery or illness
• Increased energy level
• Improved sleep

As a result, you will experience:

• Deeper and clearer intuition
• Increased flow of energy
• Increased capacity to communicate with the land and its species
• Increased flow of prana/life force
• Deepening of friendships
• Overall increase in your sense of happiness

What a day in paradise will do for you…

At this retreat to Paradise you will reclaim the calm, confident and vibrant person within. You’ll get ever more deeply in touch with your own true nature, revealing a woman who’s alive, and in love with herself and her own beautiful body.

Not only that, you’ll leave with life-changing tools to:

• Learn how to calm the nervous system and increase your ability to deal with stress for decades to come
• Discover how to feel energised and alive, approaching each new challenge with a spring in your step
• Finally begin to feel comfortable and confident in your body, for now and forever, learning how to respect and even love it as you never have before
• Understand that your body can heal from old injuries and relieve aches and pains, so that you can move more easily through your life
• Restore your body’s natural ability to sleep like a baby, waking up refreshed, energised and with a new-found zest for life
• Revel in me-time, delighting in the pleasures of slowing down and focusing entirely on yourself
• Take pleasure in allowing your natural self-esteem, self-confidence and self-worth to blossom

About Paradise

Paradise Yoga is located in Avalon Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, which is about an hour’s drive north of Sydney’s CBD (outside of peak hour).

Avalon is cherished by locals and visitors alike. It’s set on a peninsula, so we’re lucky enough to have the ocean beach and pool on one side, (great for surfing, swimming and sun-bathing) and the gentler Pittwater on the other (a superb location for, swimming, sailing, kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding). The village has some lovely eclectic shops, a cinema and a bar, as well as some outstanding restaurants. Palm Beach, home to many of Sydney’s rich and famous, is just a stone’s throw away, and well-worth a visit.

If you’re coming from outside the area, I highly recommend you consider the option of staying overnight or longer – there’s plenty around here to keep you occupied. The area is rich in Airbnbs – I can provide a list of recommended accommodations upon request. We also have a guide to all the secret spots in the area (but you have to promise not to tell anyone else about them!).

Paradise Yoga is set on the Western side of the Peninsula, overlooking Pittwater. Be mindful that the studio is in the garden of my home, although you will hardly notice that as you soak up the expansive views! It is set on a steep site, and there are around 50 steps to get to the studio, so it’s not suitable for wheelchairs or people who struggle with steps.

Catch the B1 bus from the city to Mona Vale (last stop) and then book yourself a Keoride to get dropped off at Paradise Yoga. Or, if you’re driving, there is street parking available (please don’t park in our drive and be considerate of the neighbours) – oh, and if you park parallell to or within 3m of the double white lines in the centre of the road, you will get a ticket!

Your Host ~ Claire Lane

Hey there, I’m Claire – your guide to living your most fabulous life.

Up until my thirties, I thought I was doing everything right. I had a degree, I’d travelled, I was working and making good money. I had a great social life, and had even become a step-mum to two wonderful kids.

But it wasn’t working. I felt trapped. I was tired, aching, stressed, worried I wasn’t good enough. I could see I was on a path to becoming unwell, but I had no idea what to do about it.

In desperation, and after a lot of resistance, I took up yoga. Within weeks, I’d lost the tension in my neck and jaw. I began to notice other benefits – more energy, less stress. My confidence improved, and I stopped second-guessing all my decisions. Suffice to say – I was hooked.

Fast-forward just one year after my first class and I’d quit my job and set up my own business! How’s that for transformational?!

Less than a decade later, I’m running successful programs, courses and retreats helping hundreds of other stressed-out professionals to reclaim their own inner fabulousness and zest for life! Why not join me, and transform your own life?