Thursday 29 Oct 4pm – Sunday 01 Nov 3pm
Riverside Retreat, Hindmarsh Island, South AustraliaA retreat for grieving hearts…
What to expectHas someone you loved died? Are you craving some time and space to process this loss? Do you just need some time for yourself?
If so, we would love to invite you to get away from the busyness of your daily life and spend a weekend at the river, exploring your grief with others who are on this journey.
Held over three days, Living Grief retreat is a time and space for you to get away from the busyness of your daily life and spend a long weekend tending to your grief with others who are also grieving the loss of a loved one.
The peaceful waterfront location will help you to slow down, reconnect with beautiful natural surroundings and yourself.
❋ Expert facilitationLed by experienced guides, Living Grief founder, Bek Brown and Claire McKee (see bios below).
❋ During the retreatWe will be practicing yin yoga with Anita from Encounter Yoga as well as being treated to a deeply restorative sound bath with sound healer Glenyce. Each participant will also receive a 1hr massage with qualified therapist Mia.
❋ Date and locationThursday 29 Oct 4pm – Sunday 01 Nov 3pm
Riverside Retreat, Hindmarsh Island, South Australia
❋ Limited placesThe retreat is limited to five people to allow for a small and intimate group. The property consists of 4 bedrooms upstairs, 2 x KS beds (1 with ensuite), 1 x DB bed and 1 x twin share (2 SB beds).
❋ CateringCatering will be provided by Sarah Mitford-Burgess of Real Food Life using nutritious, plant-based whole foods.
❋ Cost$1500 for single room
$1300 for twin share room
Fee covers accommodation, food, yoga, sound bath, massage and goodness bag.
For more information contact Bek Brown 0432 834 769
Facilitators
Bek Brown
For the past 15 years I have worked in education and wellbeing. I have been a Pastoral Care Worker, a Counsellor and Wellbeing Leader in schools and am also a registered teacher. In 2023 I moved into healthcare, and I am currently a Spiritual Care Chaplain at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
After the death of my dad in 2014 and brother in 2020, I became acutely aware of how inadequately we process death and grief within our society. With my background in counselling and wellbeing, I wanted to find ways to normalise our experiences with grief and help support people who are grieving. Since then, I have created a weekend retreat for people who are bereaved and later this year I will be offering a recharge day for people who work in End-of-Life Care. I believe this is such important work and it’s critical that those working in this field are supported.
Founder Living Grief and Spiritual Care Chaplain
Claire McKee
I am passionate about the transformative power of the arts. Working predominantly in the inpatient adult mental health space, now at Flinders Medical Centre, my offerings are creative opportunities for self-expression. Working from a person-centred focus, I act as a guide for the client in their creative journey, using my skills in matching the client to the creative modality or medium for the moment. Exploring all facets of the art making process to facilitate the healing process.
After the heartbreaking sudden deaths of both of my parents 18 years apart, departing relatively young, suffering through these bereavements, has given me the drive to want to support others and bring to light the experience of grief we all have in very varied and different ways.
Arts Therapist (AThR)