Feed Your Soul - A Food, Wine + Yoga Retreat
This retreat is a holistic approach to life (a way to ‘feed your soul’) focusing on plants and animals that have been farmed with their sustainable or organic practices. We want to show you that when your body, mind and soul are in balance, you don’t need to deprive yourself of the finer things in life (like good wine and delicious food).
What’s included:
- All meals, snacks and beverages throughout your time at the retreat
- 2 Nights Luxury Accommodation at Nu Leaf Private Resort in the beautiful Hunter Valley (Twin Share/Queen room with Private en-suite bathroom)
- 5 Yoga Classes (90min sessions)
- Daily Morning Meditation
- Make your Own Sustainable Beauty workshop
- 5 Wine/Drink Masterclasses
- Gift Bag (valued at $350)
- Full use of resort facilities (including Day Spa, indoor heated mineral pool, jet spa, steam room, gym and outdoor pool with sundeck)
Throughout the weekend, we will align all your senses through Yoga Classes with renowned Yoga teacher, Vicky Chapman (of Forever Evolving) who specialises in retreats throughout Australia and Overseas. She will be teaching a playful, dynamic fusion of a broad range of yoga styles, drawing on her 12 years of teaching experience, to nurture students to become their most aligned and balanced selves. We will start each day with a guided meditation to set intentions and clear the mind for the exciting day ahead. Morning classes will be Vinyasa style, appropriate for all levels of experience. The evening sessions will be Yin and restorative practices all themed and tailored to our specific group. Vicky will guide you through workshop styles classes and ways to modify your practice and understand your body better.
Sommelier and Drinks Communicator, Samantha Payne will be guiding you through the wine and food sessions of the retreat. With her 16 years’ experience in the wine industry, she understands more than most how vital imbibing in moderation is, and her approach to these drinks masterclasses focus on the natural symbiosis of wine and food. As such, all drinks sessions will be hosted only throughout the meals. But don’t worry, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn about Sustainably farmed wines over dinner or discover the beautiful wines of the Hunter Valley region over lunch with multi-award winning Winemaker Usher Tinkler (from Usher Tinkler Wines). You’ll even learn which are the best drinks to pair with cheese with a virtual tasting with our friends at Mould Cheese Collective and many more fun drinks adventures throughout the retreat.
Sometimes you just need a break in a beautiful place, and Nu Leaf Resort is the perfect location for this retreat. This luxurious boutique resort is located in the heart of the Hunter Valley Wine Country in Pokolbin, surrounded by award-winning vineyards and cellar doors. Complete with on-site Day Spa, indoor heated mineral pool, jet spa, steam room, gym and outdoor pool with sundeck. We will have exclusive use of the resort while also sleeping in luxurious, spacious bedrooms (complete with individual en-suite bathrooms). Each room is air-conditioned, with the majority of these luxury rooms having a generous sitting area and private outdoor patio, with seating overlooking Shiraz vineyards.
How to Get There:
Transportation to and from the retreat is not included in the fee.
Located in the heart of the beautiful Hunter Valley only 2.5 hours’ drive from Sydney, Nu Leaf Retreat is located at 647 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320 - directly off the new Hunter Expressway, and M1 from Sydney.
If you wish to travel by public transport-
BY BUS
For a public coach, Rover Coaches can pick up from Morisset Train Station & they match their transfers with the train timetable.
BY TRAIN
Two ways to travel to the Hunter Valley by train:
Cityrail service to Maitland or Morisset with connecting buses from each of these stations to Cessnock. From Cessnock, it is 20 min (approx) taxi ride to your desired location in Wine Country.
Countrylink express service (7 stops) from Sydney Central to Singleton Station. From Singleton, it is 20 min (approx) taxi ride to your desired location in Wine Country.
BY PLANE
If you are travelling in style (or can afford to!), Cessnock Airport is the closest airport, based in the heart of Hunter Valley Wine Country. However, it is accessible by private charter & helicopters only. For domestic flights, Newcastle Airport is approximately 45 minutes’ drive from Hunter Valley Wine Country. Flights depart from Sydney daily direct to Newcastle.
TERMS + CONDITIONS
(Please read all T+C’s BEFORE booking)
Dietaries: We can cater to Gluten-Free + Nut Allergies, along with Vegetarian and other basic dietary requirements but unfortunately due to the nature of this retreat (and its food and wine matching component) we will be unable to cater for Vegans and/or restrictive dietary requirements. Guests will be responsible for notifying the hosts of any dietary requirements at the time of booking (and will be responsible for any medication/EpiPens required).
COVID-19 Guidelines: This retreat has followed the NSW Health guidelines by limiting the number of attendees and will be maintaining and observing Social Distancing and rigorous sanitising during the weekend. Both hosts have completed COVID-Safe training and will be monitoring and following all the up-to-date advice from the NSW Health Department. For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx
We reserve the right to change entry requirements to the retreat based upon NSW Health Guidelines
As of August 2020, we will not be accepting Interstate attendees.
Payment Info
$1400 AUD per person
August Early Bird Price - $1250 AUD per person (if the deposit is paid by 31st August 2020)
There will be a non-refundable deposit of $350 AUD to secure your spot in this retreat.
Payment in FULL will be required by 20th October 2020.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations within 30 days of start date will result in loss of 50% fees paid
Cancellations within 14 days of start date will result in a loss in 100% fees paid
Unfortunately, as this event is a collaboration between businesses, these fees cannot be transferred to any future events.
In case of COVID-19 increased restrictions which would cause the cancellation of this retreat, new dates will be selected in 2021 and guests will be automatically moved to the new dates unless a refund is requested in writing.