May 6-8, 2026
Unbound Retreat: Hepburn Springs
What makes Unbound Retreat different
Unbound Retreat is about creating the conditions for clarity, agency, and confidence to return; naturally and honestly.
The retreat is thoughtfully structured without being rigid, and guided without being directive. Choice, rest, and self-trust sit at the centre of the experience.
This retreat is for you.
An Unbound Retreat is created for professional women who carry responsibility, make complex decisions, and are often the one holding things together - at work and beyond.
You may feel capable, trusted, and outwardly successful, while also sensing a need for space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters now.
You don’t need to be burned out or at breaking point.
You simply need to be ready for a quieter kind of clarity.
This retreat is likely a good fit if you’re looking for:
Time and space to think without interruption
A calm, well-held environment rather than high intensity
Structure with flexibility and choice
Reflection that supports real-world decisions
An experience that respects your agency and pace
Arrival and unhooking
The first day of Unbound Retreat is about landing gently.
You are invited to arrive slowly, let go of pace and roles, and begin unhooking from expectation. There is no pressure to participate in everything or to show up in any particular way.
This day creates the conditions for safety, orientation, and ease so your system can begin to settle.
Rhythm, choice, and lightness
The second day of Unbound Retreat balances guided reflection with embodied experiences, conversation, and real rest.
You choose how you engage throughout the day. Nothing is compulsory and your energy sets the pace.
This is where insight deepens through rhythm rather than effort.
Reflection and integration
The final day of Unbound Retreat is about meaning making and carrying clarity forward.
There is space to reflect on what has shifted, to let go of what no longer fits, and to consider what you want to take back into your life and leadership.
You leave with clarity that feels integrated and realistic rather than rushed.
What’s included
Your place at Unbound Retreat includes:
Three days of guided retreat experiences
Private or shared accommodation
All meals and refreshments across the retreat. There is no formal dinner booking included in your retreat fee for Thursday evening. Instead, we are creating space for autonomy, appetite and energy to guide you.
Facilitated conversations and reflection spaces
Embodied and restorative experiences
Time for rest, walking, journalling, or quiet solitude
Everything is designed to support clarity, ease, and choice.
Investment
Your investment for Unbound Retreat is outlined below.
Retreat package, single room
$2,895 AUD + GST
Retreat package, shared room
$5,495 AUD + GST per room
Suitable for two people booking together
Optional extension
$750 + GST per person
Optional Unbound Portrait Experience
approx. $359 +GST per person (dependent on NZD to AUD exchange rates)
All retreat experiences, accommodation, meals, and inclusions listed above are covered in this investment.
Payment details and booking terms are provided at registration.
Optional extension
For those who would like a gentler transition home, an optional overnight extension is available after Unbound Retreat.
This extension offers additional time to rest, integrate, and enjoy what the region has to offer, without returning to the pace or responsibilities immediately.
It includes mineral bathing, an additional learning space, relaxed dinner plans, overnight accommodation, and breakfast the following morning.
This extension is entirely optional and designed to support integration, not add more.
The Unbound Portrait Experience
Add on a 1:1 Photography Session with the Unbound Retreat Photographer, Heidi Horton, to capture professional portraits in this beautiful location, as you sit in this grounded space of clarity & inspiration.
The heartbeat of Heidi's work is capturing people & their stories in the most emotive, timeless way possible. You are uniquely you - that is your super power, and your portraits should reflect that.
Take this opportunity to update your branding, online content and professional visuals with a new collection of portraits filled with personality. Or simply treat yourself to this time - a chance to exist in photos just because & feel the potency of your power reflected back to you in beautiful photographs.
Here is what's included:
• complete planning & preparation guidance from Heidi
• 30 minute photo session during the retreat (Heidi will set a time with you that doesn't interrupt retreat activities)
• 15+ final images supplied as high-resolution digital files (full photo release)
Practical details
Location
Unbound Retreat is held in the Daylesford region in Victoria, chosen for its natural beauty, quiet pace, and restorative environment.
Dates
Full dates and arrival details are provided on the registration page.
Food
All meals and refreshments are included and catered with care. Dietary requirements are collected during registration.
Thursday evening is intentionally unstructured.
After a full and nourishing day together, you are invited to choose what feels right for you.*
Arrival and departure
Arrival is scheduled for the afternoon of day one. The retreat concludes after lunch on the final day, unless you have chosen the optional extension, which continues overnight.
Accommodation
Private and shared accommodation options are available. All rooms are designed for comfort, rest, and privacy.
Group size
Places are intentionally limited to protect the quality of the experience.
Detailed arrival notes, packing guidance, and orientation information are shared closer to the retreat.
There is no formal dinner booking included in your retreat fee for Thursday evening. Instead, we are creating space for autonomy, appetite and energy to guide you.
If you would like to join a group dinner, we will coordinate a local option and share details closer to the retreat. If you prefer solitude or something different, that is equally welcome.
Unbound is not about filling every gap. It is about giving you room to listen to yourself.
Frequently asked questions
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There is no required preparation for Unbound Retreat.
Around a week before the retreat, you will be invited to complete a short REACH profile, which takes around 15 minutes, and to join an optional virtual session with the guides to gently sketch your life road map.
This session is held as a supportive orientation, not as preparation or homework. It offers a chance to arrive feeling more settled, familiar with the tone of the retreat, and already listening inward.
Everything shared is held lightly, and nothing needs to be completed perfectly or in advance.
You are always welcome to arrive just as you are.
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The virtual session is a calm, guided space held by Jess and Deb approximately one week before the Unbound Retreat.
It offers an opportunity to connect, ask questions, and sketch a simple life road map to support clarity and orientation. There is no pressure to share deeply, and participation is gentle and optional.
The intention is to support arrival and ease, not to front-load the retreat experience.
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No. There are opportunities for conversation and shared reflection, but nothing is compulsory. You are always free to participate in ways that feel right for you.
Listening, observing, or taking time alone are all valid ways of engaging at Unbound Retreat.
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Time alone is welcomed and respected. The retreat is designed with space built in for rest, walking, journalling, or quiet reflection.
You are trusted to choose what you need throughout.
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It is normal to feel some uncertainty before committing to time away. If you have questions or want to check whether Unbound Retreat is the right fit, you are welcome to get in touch before registering.
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Yes. Shared accommodation is available for two people booking together. Each participant still engages with the retreat in their own way.
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Once you register, you will receive confirmation along with practical information. Closer to the retreat, you will receive arrival notes, packing guidance, and orientation details so you know exactly what to expect.
If you have a question not answered here, you are very welcome to reach out.
Join the next Unbound Retreat
If you’re feeling the call to 'pause,
listen more closely, and to make
space for what matters now’,
An Unbound Retreat offers a
considered place to do that.
Give yourself the time, you derserve it!
Places are intentionally limited to protect the quality of the experience.
If you have questions or would like to check whether Unbound Retreat is the right fit, you are very welcome to get in touch before registering.