Healthcare Workers Retreat

Are you seeking a tranquil escape at the end of the year, to rest and rejuvenate after dedicating yourself to caring for others?

As a healthcare professional - whether you're a nurse, social worker, doctor, counsellor, occupational therapist, or community health worker - your role can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also take a significant toll on your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Our two-day and two-night nature retreat is carefully designed to nurture your well-being, incorporating nature-based interventions and activities that foster a sense of calm and clarity.

Bimbi Park is a haven of peace and tranquility and provides the perfect setting to unwind, reflect and reconnect with your inner self. You will connect and share your experiences with fellow healthcare professionals in intimate sharing circles, exploring topics such as compassion fatigue, self-care practices and therapeutic nature based activities all of which are evidence-based.

Throughout the retreat, you'll have ample time to bask in the beauty of nature, enjoying solo moments of contemplation, and engage in mindfulness practices, nature journaling, and creative arts.

As you depart, you'll take with you a personalised vision board for 2025, a self-care plan, and a sense of renewal and growth ready to integrate the lessons and insights from your retreat experience into your daily personal and professional life. What better way is there to give back to yourself?

YOUR RETREAT HOST

Join Kit Kline, your retreat host, on a journey of rest and rejuvenation. With over 20 years of experience in the social and community health sectors, Kit has dedicated her career to supporting individuals in achieving their best life. As a registered social worker, clinical supervisor, and founder of Nature Based Therapy, Kit is passionate about harnessing the power of nature to improve wellbeing. Kit's extensive qualifications include a Master's in Social Work, Master's in Indigenous Studies, BA in Aboriginal Studies, and diplomas in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Welfare Studies, and Holistic Healing. She is also a Reiki Master, CI (Compassionate Inquiry) Certified Practitioner, and has a Certificate IV in Youth Work, Training and Assessment.

As a facilitator, Kit creates a safe and compassionate space for sharing knowledge and narratives. Her mixed heritage, including German, Wampanoag, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds, informs her approach to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds.

When not facilitating workshops or training programs, Kit enjoys spending time with her family, including her three daughters and son, and pursuing her love of road trips, picnics, and football. She is also committed to creating opportunities for health promotion through her charity, Nature Based Therapy Foundation's social prescribing programs.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR RETREAT!

FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

6pm - CHECK IN, settle into your cabin/pod, enjoy evening nibbles and a light meal.

8pm - Acknowledgement to Country, sharing circle, evening fire

10pm - Rest time

SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

6am - Morning walk or solo time

7am - Shower and nourishing breakfast

8am - Nature connection time

9am - Sharing Circle - check in

9.30am - Nature Based Mindfulness walk

10.30 - Morning tea

11am - Nature Journaling

12.30 - Enjoy a delicious lunch prepared on site

1.30pm - 2.30pm - Holistic Health assessment - 8 dimensions of wellness

2.30 - 3.30pm - Sharing circle - self care - compassion fatigue

3.30 - 4pm - Afternoon tea

4pm - 6pm - Create your own vision board for 2025

6pm - 8pm - Dinner and dessert on site

8pm - 10pm - sharing circle, evening fire, solo time

10pm - Rest time

SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER

6am - Morning walk or solo time

7am - Shower and nourishing breakfast

8am - nature connection time

9am - Sharing circle - check in

9.30am - Nature based mindfulness

10.30am - Morning tea

11am - 1 pm Nature based creative arts

1pm - 2pm - Lunch and close

WHATS INCLUDED:

ACCOMMODATION WITH RETREAT PURCHASE - bedding with cabins only, BYO bedding for pods.

ALL MEALS - Breakfast x 2, afternoon/morning tea's, light meal, dinner, snacks (please advise of dietry requirements at time of booking via email to host)

RESOURCES - nature reflection cards to take home, nature journal, holistic health assessment, all materials for creative arts activities, Indigenous native animals colouring book, coloured pencils

ALL sessions facilitated by experienced social worker and clinical supervisor.

AN enjoyable weekend relaxing with those who care!

Opportunity to be your authentic self!

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

REIKI SESSION: $120 (45 min)

COMPASSIONATE INQUIRY SESSION: $150 (1 hour)

These can be booked in with Kit during nature connection/solo time

Bookings essential and places limited.

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

Ensuite Cabin - 1 double bed - 1 bunk - self contained

Camping Pods - Enjoy the comforts of camping without setting up a tent - shared amentities

Please visit Accommodation | Bimbi Park. to view accommodation.