The Grief Retreat

Join Olivia and Iola for a 5-day deeply-held immersive retreat where you will remember, release, renew, and embrace your grief as an integral part of your human experience.

With our busy pace of life and the lack of grief rituals in western culture, we often do not give ourselves the time and space to grieve properly, if at all.

This unexpressed energy can get stuck in our bodies and cause illness, depression, addiction and anxiety. Many of us fear going into our sorrow, anger, guilt and shame without support, so we bury our grief and 'get on with it.'

Perhaps we worry about being a burden on our friends or family. Possibly we don't even know we have stuffed it down, until it erupts, out of nowhere, months or years later. Maybe we have forgotten what it is to feel lightness and joy and need a helping hand to come home.

At The Grief Retreat, we create a nurturing space where you can share, feel and move through your grief with the support of community, nature, nourishing food, movement, ritual and ceremony.

Together, we learn to embrace our grief - all parts of it - celebrating the growth that it brings to our lives and the gift it offers in opening our hearts more deeply to love.

Whether you are grieving the death of a loved one, pet, a relationship ending, fertility challenges, abortions or miscarriages, an old identity, life pre-Covid, illness or diagnosis, or anything else, your grief is valid and welcome here.

If you want to honour your grieving process and move forward with support...

This is for you.

Past participants' feedback:

“Going to this retreat felt like a lightbulb moment, a literal ‘AHA’ to my heart. Something within my core has shifted, a deep cellular change that can only be felt. Grieving together has made me feel less alone in the world, and more joyful, alive and grateful for this life.”- Raf

"I couldn't imagine what a difference the retreat would make to my life, self-worth and mindset. I came out a new woman." - Rachel

“Olivia and Iola created a welcoming, loving, safe space of sharing. Friendships were created in such a short space of time.” - Yvonne

“To have a dedicated space just to grieve was magical for me. It's something that we all need in our lives.” - Caf

"The depth of the relationships that we shared in that time, some people don't feel in a lifetime." - Jussi