compass RETREAT
YOGA SOUND HEALING RETREAT
2025 | DAYLESFORD MACEDON RANGES
CONTINENTAL HOUSE | HEPBURN SPRINGS WELLNESS RETREAT
A weekend of nervous system nourishment and sacred explorations of inner truth.
Experience movement, breath work, mantra chanting, nature connection and soothing sound meditations with a small group.
Join Bec and Nat for a unique journey with spiritual practices that bring vitality, clarity and direction to life.
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MOVEMENT
Kundalini yoga movements - kriyas - shift physical and energetic blocks to settle you into ease and flow. Practices support you to move through life with clarity and awareness.
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BREATH
The breath and prana are the keys to vitality in life. We share tools that connect the mind, body and spirit and open us to consciousness, transformation and possibility.
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NATURE
Nature talks with us and mirrors wisdom. We guide connection practices that attune you to primordial elements to remember instinctive ways of knowing.
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MANTRA
Your body is an instrument. Voice is a portal to wisdom and grace; the ears a gateway to soul. We chant sacred sounds together, and open doors to deep insight, devotion and beloved connection.
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SOUND
Sound healing is an ancient alchemy to restore harmony and natural resonance. Our sound bath meditations will relax you and open you up to new directions guided by inner listening.
YOGA SOUND healing RETREAT
Compass Retreat is a holistic deep dive back into the essence of who you are. It’s a re-union with your soul, an antidote for disconnection, and nourishment to reinvigorate purpose and shine light on your path.
Nat Dowling and Bec Taylor are trained and experienced facilitators who share a potent blend of practices so that you receive physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual benefits.
Our expansive program is beautifully interconnected and interwoven. Movement opens the body. Breath carries your sound. Mantra chants enhance how we receive sound meditations. Nature connection deepens elemental listening to the world and self.
Our unique yoga sound healing retreat expands upon the monthly Sunday Soothe collaborations in Castlemaine and Kyneton. Compass Retreat is not your average weekend away. But you don’t need any yoga or sound healing experience. We simply invite humans who seek wisdom to know and trust themselves as we navigate this divine human life.
bec taylor | KYNETON + CASTLEMAINE
awaken yoga studio 0428 801 323
nat dowling | CASTLEMAINE + bendigo
wander into wildness 0400 096 313
Bec’s classes contain ancient practices that bring people home to their own inner sense of joy, love and presence.
The combination of movement, breath, mantra and meditation offer possibilities for deep healing and transformation.
Bec is a former dancer who has been teaching yoga for a decade in various studios and spaces across Australia. She now calls Kyneton home.
She is passionate about sharing the yoga practices that have shaped and transformed her life, including kundalini kriya yoga and advanced pranayama breath work.
Nat’s training as a sound therapist and nature connection leader, along with her storytelling business and animist ways of being have transformed how she sees life and her place in it.
Nat is a down-to-earth facilitator who utilises the potency of sound, story and nature to guide connection, so people can rediscover their unique expression and give it voice, with inner truth and wild authenticity.
Finding natural resonance in these ways transforms a person's way of showing up in and belonging to the world. That shapes our personal and collective wellbeing.
compass retreat | YOGA SOUND HEALING program
day 1 | FRI 21 Mar 5-9pm
We graze on food stuffs and gather in circle to connect to the place, to one another and to the foundational Mul Mantra, which sets our course for the weekend and beyond. A sound meditation lulls us to slumberland. We arrive, let go, open up and create space to receive.
day 2 | SAT 22 mar 7:30am-9:30pm
It’s the day to meet ourselves and clear debris obstructing our path. We stir things up a little with kundalini yoga, guided nature wandering and deep breath work. We chant, ponder, journal and share a Turkish steam bath ritual, before the evening’s vocal toning and relaxing sound meditation.
day 3 | sun 23 mar 8am-4pm
Gentleness returns as we reset and inner wisdom emerges. We gain clarity about ourselves and our place in the world, as the four yogic directions of mantra, movement, sound and breath guide us back to centre, our soul identity. We connect with our Sat Nam (true nature).
post retreat | integration
We continue to hold space and nourish intentions as you step into life and reorient post-retreat. Together, we will reconvene in April at a Castlemaine Sunday Soothe event. You can also receive a discounted private reiki or sound healing session in the month after retreat.
“Thank you both so much for an amazing weekend, the way you both held the space - provided scaffolding but did not overly fuss when big feels were present - comfortable discomfort comes to mind.”
“One amazing weekend. Thanks Bec and Nat for sharing your knowledge and holding space for those that attended. A weekend of discovery through breath, sound, movement and mantra.”
“I was able to show up as myself. As a result of the retreat I am recognising the need for ritual, reverence and connection in my life to be able to not just cope but live in my truth.”
book compass retreat
We’ve just shared a beautiful experience in March at our third Compass Retreat.
Stand-by for the announcement of our future 2025-26 dates and locations.
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See FAQs below for terms and conditions including cancellation policy.
For a conversation contact Nat 0400 096 313 | Bec 0428 801 323 or click here to email.
FAQS | compass YOGA SOUND healing retreat
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Our immersive yoga sound retreat suits all levels of experience. But it is definitely more than a relaxing weekend getaway.
Compass Retreat is a curated deep dive into personal and reflective experiences. You will notice and move through your 'stuff.'
We welcome curious people who are interested in showing up for reverent and sacred work, those who feel ready to explore life more profoundly, and are seeking supportive practices and guides.
There will be opportunities for individual support throughout the weekend. Both Bec and Nat are experienced at sharing with people at various levels.
We’re a friendly and encouraging community for wherever you are on your journey. So if you are a regular practitioner, there’s plenty here to challenge you too.
All participants will complete an intake form so we can modify practices and offer options to meet everyone’s needs.
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This is a retreat for transformation. The program is curated to shift your state of being. We go on a big journey and embed spaciousness to encourage integration as things stir.
Our retreat style creates a supportive and brave space to reflect and explore as you access a range of yoga tools in your own way.
We encourage participants to lean into discomfort or the unfamiliar.
But everything is an invitation, never an obligation. Deep listening to what you need in the moment is a big part of the learning process.
Practices are offered with modifications to suit all.
There are multiple sound bath meditations across the weekend, so you can lie down, relax and allow things to settle.
Our program sequence covers a lot but the immersive experience makes it all accessible and beneficial.
There are short gaps and also dedicated free time on Saturday afternoon to take a Turkish steam bath, nap or read.
We continue to nurture your deepening connection as you head back to the world, so that the seeds planted at this retreat can continue to grow.
The ticket price includes a group Sunday Soothe in Castlemaine about a month after the retreat, plus a discount on 1:1 reiki or sound healing.
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No. The retreat is designed as a full weekend program with a flow of activities and sequence of sessions that facilitate deep work in a supportive context.
There is also a sacred nature to the journey that requires commitment to yourself for three days. We also build trust and energy as community when we gather in a cohesive group from Friday to Sunday, and that container is part of the Compass magic.
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Payment plans closed on 24 December.
You can purchase a ticket in full until 28 February (or sold out).
If you really want to come, and want to discuss financial or exchange options, please reach out. Always worth a chat to see what might be possible.
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Yes. There is a form to fill out when you book your retreat ticket so we understand how to cater for you. Be sure to complete this section so we receive plenty of notice to meet your needs in tasty and nourishing ways.
Compass Retreat is drug and alcohol free.
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Payment plans are purchased as a bundle with four x monthly instalments and admin fee, all payable prior to the retreat.
Retreat tickets cancelled on or before 24 January 2025 are refundable, less a $250 admin fee per item.
No refunds are available after 25 January unless in exceptional circumstances (the decision will be at the full discretion of facilitators).
You can transfer your ticket to another person up to seven (7) days prior to the event ($50 admin fee applies).
Compass Retreat is drug and alcohol free.
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Our venue is located in Hepburn Springs, just outside of Daylesford.
There is free car parking available at Continental House. Even so, we encourage car pooling if you are coming from the same local area.
The nearest train station is Woodend, and there are bus transfers to Daylesford (check the V-Line timetable).
Please get in touch in advance if public transport is your mode of travel, and we’ll see what we can do to facilitate your arrival.
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We will send out specific information one week prior to the retreat.
Generally, pack clothes in which you can move comfortably. Layers are good as there will be moments of movement and stillness. Central Vic can be varied in autumn, so bring some warm things.
Bring comfortable walking shoes, sunhat and a rain jacket as we will journey out into nature. Pack your bathers and/or sarong for the hammam steam bath ritual.
Add anything you’d normally take on a weekend away but be aware that phone and digital technology use will be kept to a minimum to facilitate a full retreat experience. Reception is patchy, anyway. Go analogue and bring a journal and pens.
Also, come with an open mind, a commitment to be present in the experience however it rolls, and ponder an intention for your personal retreat.
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We’d love to hear them. It helps us to let everyone feel comfortable. Flick us an email at Bec <awaken_yogaandreiki@outlook.com> or <natalie@wanderintowildness.com.au>. Our phone numbers are listed above if you’d like a conversation before you commit to the retreat.
