Return to Gaea
A Seasonal Women’s Day Retreat
Reconnection, Stillness & Sacred Earth Medicine
Welcome Home to Yourself
Return to Gaea is a sacred seasonal retreat day for women - a gentle, immersive experience of reconnection, stillness, and Earth-honouring ritual.
Held within the wild sanctuary of Yarnbala in Coffin Bay, this retreat invites you to slow down, soften, and remember the wisdom that resides within you.
Surrounded by ancient bushland, wild arid landscape and serenaded with birdsong, you’ll be supported through grounding movement, seasonal rituals, sacred medicine making, and the power of circle - honouring the rhythms of the Earth and your own.
What to Expect
This retreat is a full day, all-inclusive, immersive experience intended to reconnect you with your body, the land, and the season you are in.
Throughout the day, you’ll be held in a nurturing space and guided through:
Pilates-based embodied movement
Nature connection and seasonal rituals
Sacred plant medicine making with native Australian botanicals
Stillness practices and guided rest
Women’s circle for reflection and sisterhood
Nourishing shared lunch featuring seasonal produce and local seafood
Whether you are feeling curious, or called to reconnect,
you are welcome here - just as you are.
A Day at Return to Gaea
A sacred unfolding in rhythm with nature:
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This is a time to land, settle, and arrive - into the space, into your body, and into the present moment.
Welcome Circle & Intention Setting
We open in sacred circle, grounding into the energy of the land and tuning in to the subtle rhythms of the season. Through breath, presence, and shared intention, we begin the journey inward.Embodied Pilates Practice
A nourishing, grounding movement session that blends Pilates, somatic awareness, and intuitive flow. This practice invites you to awaken your body’s wisdom, connect with your breath, and root into the Earth beneath you.Seasonal Nature Walk & Sensory Connection
Step into the bushland for a guided walk designed to deepen your awareness of place, season, and self. Through gentle sensory prompts, you’ll attune to the natural world and begin to notice how the cycles of the Earth mirror your own inner landscape.
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The middle of the day invites nourishment on every level—body, heart, and spirit.
Shared Seasonal Lunch
Gather for a lovingly prepared meal featuring local, wild caught seafood with seasonal, garden grown , plant-based options available. This is a time to slow down and enjoy the sacred act of communal eating.Sacred Medicine Making Workshop
Guided by Earth-based wisdom and the Element of Air, you’ll craft an aromatic smoke remedy from wild foraged botanicals. Working with Indigenous plants, woods, resins and gums, you’ll learn about the energetics of the season and how the Earth’s cycles reflect and support the cycles within you as a woman. This is both a creative act and a sacred remembrance of your place in the web of life.
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Guided Ritual and Rest Practice
Settle into deep stillness through a guided ritual designed to support integration, inner listening, and connection with the seasonal energies of the Earth.Fire Circle and Reflection
We gather in sisterhood around the fire to share stories, insights, and gratitude - closing the day in sacred circle sipping a handcrafted Violet flower elixir.This is a space to honour the cyclical nature of womanhood and how it mirrors the cycles of the Earth - ever-changing, intuitive, and wise.
Live Music
As the light softens, we’re held by the warmth of connection and the soulful sounds of live music from a local musician - an invitation to be present, open-hearted, and in harmony with all that surrounds us.
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A seasonal plant medicine made with your own hands and intention
A deeper connection to your body, the Earth, and cyclical wisdom
Simple, supportive practices to take home
A printed seasonal guide to support your integration
A felt sense of renewal, clarity, and belonging
Is This Retreat for You?
Return to Gaea is for any woman who feels the call to:
Reconnect with her inner rhythm
Deepen her relationship with the land
Rest, restore, and remember what matters
No previous experience is needed - just your openness and willingness to be present.
This is a space to honour the emotional, intuitive, and seasonal aspects of womanhood - exactly as you are.
Join Us
Next Retreat:
Saturday 27th September
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Yarnbala, Coffin Bay (SA)
Investment
$590
Includes all materials, guided sessions, seasonal meals, and live music.
Places are limited to maintain intimacy and depth.
To close our day, we’ll gather under the open sky - held by the warmth of firelight, heartfelt connection, and the soulful sounds of live music from a local musician.
Questions?
If you’d like to chat or see if this retreat is the right fit for you, we’d love to connect.
About Us
Return to Gaea is a collaborative vision held by three women: Charlie, Sarah and Jo - each bringing their unique gifts, disciplines, and deep respect for the Earth.
Together, we co-create experiences that honour the cyclical nature of life - offering space for reflection, embodiment, and belonging. Our shared intention is to hold sacred retreats that are rooted in nature to awaken inner clarity, connection, and creativity.
Your Facilitators
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Jo Bell Cummings
Jo is a Ceremonialist, Flower Essence Practitioner, and Soul Healing Arts® Practitioner based in Coffin Bay, offering her work both in person and online. With over 15 years of experience in one-on-one and facilitating group work, Jo supports women on a journey of inner alchemy - helping them reconnect with their Feminine Essence so they can live an empowered, soul-aligned life guided by the wisdom of the Heart.
Rooted in love and reverence, Jo’s work is woven with Earth wisdom, the rhythms of nature, and the transformative energy of the Flower Kingdom. Through ceremony, ritual, and gentle energy healing, she holds safe, intimate spaces where women are invited into deep remembrance - of who they are, what they carry, and where they belong.
Jo is deeply connected to the natural world and draws inspiration from its quiet wisdom - especially the teachings of plants and flowers. Attuned to the Earth’s rhythms, she honours the power of women gathering in Circle and is committed to nurturing connection, care, and meaning through feminine principles and practices.
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Charlie Rice
Charlie is a Pilates instructor with a deep love for the ocean and a commitment to mindful, purposeful living. Based in Coffin Bay, her approach to movement is powerful, empowering, and inspired by the rhythms of nature. Charlie sees Pilates as a practice that not only strengthens the body but also nurtures a deeper connection to self, community, and the world around us.
She is passionate about building community and bringing people together through movement, wellness, and shared experience. As the founder of the Health Hub in Coffin Bay, Charlie has created a welcoming space for connection, collaboration, and holistic health.
With a focus on breath, alignment, and body awareness, Charlie creates a welcoming and uplifting space that invites people to feel good in their bodies and grounded in their lives. Outside the studio, she’s often in or near the ocean - drawing energy, calm, and creative spark from the water. Her work is guided by curiosity, and a belief that movement is a form of connection, expression, and self care.
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Sarah O’Grady
Sarah is an Aromatherapist, grassroots herbalist, Apothecary and medicine maker living, working and growing on Nauo land at Wangary, SA. Sarah works with plants through the lens of grassroots, elemental herbalism to bring balance to the human systems through the Elements of earth, air, fire and water that flow through us all.
Sarah has 12 years experience in community work including youth work and counselling and has spent the last five years immersed in plant identification, foraging, lore, tradition and communion.
Her approach is grounded and practical, showcasing the magic and the medicine of our plant kin with curiosity, reciprocity, respect, love and gratitude.
Location
Yarnbala
Yarnbala is a privately held, sustainably managed bushland sanctuary nestled in the ancient landscape of Coffin Bay. With its native flora, abundant birdlife, and grounding presence, it offers a truly sacred space for reflection, connection, and community.