The Wellness Program
Our range of programs that make up 'The Wellness Program' are all holistically based, focus on long term healing and are available to women affected by domestic and family violence free of charge.
Below you will find a detailed description of each of our programs on offer.
To find out which programs are happening near you see our calendar of events or for more information contact us, we welcome your questions and enquiries.
Below you will find a detailed description of each of our programs on offer.
To find out which programs are happening near you see our calendar of events or for more information contact us, we welcome your questions and enquiries.
Women's Circle
Pomona
Women’s Circle has gathered together for over 7 years and has held space for many women over the years to heal, connect and grow. Each gathering is open to any woman or support worker in the field affected by domestic and family violence and is hosted on the third Wednesday of every month from 5.30 pm near Pomona.
Supported by our experienced facilitators, Women's Circle is co-created by the women that attend the gathering as peers, in a consciously created environment. We enter into circle to gently and respectfully hold space for each other. We listen and are heard while being surrounded in unconditional positive regard and dignity.
"I 💖 LOVE 💖 our beautiful group of inter-generational women! It's such a privilege and joy to have heart centered connection with women from all walks of life! Each one of you bring with you gifts of loving creativity, whether through words, craft, wisdom, energy, art or your presence. Thank you for offering who you are to our circle, my world is so much richer because of YOU!!! Have an amazing week lovely ones" - Women's Circle Participant
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Women's Circle are free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Supported by our experienced facilitators, Women's Circle is co-created by the women that attend the gathering as peers, in a consciously created environment. We enter into circle to gently and respectfully hold space for each other. We listen and are heard while being surrounded in unconditional positive regard and dignity.
"I 💖 LOVE 💖 our beautiful group of inter-generational women! It's such a privilege and joy to have heart centered connection with women from all walks of life! Each one of you bring with you gifts of loving creativity, whether through words, craft, wisdom, energy, art or your presence. Thank you for offering who you are to our circle, my world is so much richer because of YOU!!! Have an amazing week lovely ones" - Women's Circle Participant
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Women's Circle are free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Restorative Day
Pomona
Recovery from Domestic and Family Violence can feel overwhelming, lonely, confusing, and sometimes impossible. How do we even begin the journey of healing after such trauma?
Restorative days give an opportunity to exit every day life and to feel safe in a relaxed and beautiful environment. Set in a stunning location in nature near Pomona, we explore a diversity of self-healing and soothing practices to help you on your journey to recovery.
Our range of activities allow you to explore creative expression, slowing down and reconnecting to what you need to rest and feel safe, connect with other like-minded women and enjoy a nourishing day that is just for you.
Through creative expression we heal trauma without re-experiencing the trauma. Through nature, meditation, collage, guided drawing, painting, and soul collage, our unconscious assists healing without our heads getting in the way. Through self awareness and self expression we rediscover self worth, self esteem, and self confidence. Sinking into comfy lounges, snoozing, being still, eating well and soaking up the beautiful vista, all aid the road to recovery.
Lunch is simple and delicious with fruit and veggies fresh from the garden or locally sourced, providing an access to clean, healthy eating which is a vital contributor to our overall wellness. Tea and coffee is always available, and participants are welcome to advise us of any special dietary requirements.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Restorative days are free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Restorative days give an opportunity to exit every day life and to feel safe in a relaxed and beautiful environment. Set in a stunning location in nature near Pomona, we explore a diversity of self-healing and soothing practices to help you on your journey to recovery.
Our range of activities allow you to explore creative expression, slowing down and reconnecting to what you need to rest and feel safe, connect with other like-minded women and enjoy a nourishing day that is just for you.
Through creative expression we heal trauma without re-experiencing the trauma. Through nature, meditation, collage, guided drawing, painting, and soul collage, our unconscious assists healing without our heads getting in the way. Through self awareness and self expression we rediscover self worth, self esteem, and self confidence. Sinking into comfy lounges, snoozing, being still, eating well and soaking up the beautiful vista, all aid the road to recovery.
Lunch is simple and delicious with fruit and veggies fresh from the garden or locally sourced, providing an access to clean, healthy eating which is a vital contributor to our overall wellness. Tea and coffee is always available, and participants are welcome to advise us of any special dietary requirements.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Restorative days are free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Healing through Creative Expression and Women's Circle
Gympie
With the support of our experienced facilitators and fellow participants, and through creative expression, you will gently work through unconscious patterns, altering your perceptions positively to make your individual visions possible. Rebuild your "inner" gardens, and bring about healthy happier interior worlds through this beautiful session.
Evidence indicates that expressive arts can heal without re-entering into the vortex of trauma.
These sessions are hosted fortnightly in Gympie.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Healing through Creative Expression and Women's Circle are free for women affected by domestic and family violence. This program is also supported through funding from Community Action, Gympie Regional Council and Bendigo Bank.
We thank them for their continued support.
Evidence indicates that expressive arts can heal without re-entering into the vortex of trauma.
These sessions are hosted fortnightly in Gympie.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Healing through Creative Expression and Women's Circle are free for women affected by domestic and family violence. This program is also supported through funding from Community Action, Gympie Regional Council and Bendigo Bank.
We thank them for their continued support.
Introduction to the Enneagram
Pomona
Ready to take the next step towards understanding yourself, healing and strengthening your relationships with others, and uncovering patterns and behaviours that no longer serve you? Then this 11 month casual program may just be the very thing to nurture you through your journey of learning and understanding yourself and the world around you better.
Through this introductory program you will learn that there are nine different views of the world, nine very different motivations, and nine very different keys to support a healthier, happier lifestyle for each of the nine types.
So what does the Enneagram offer?
1) The Enneagram is a psycho-spiritual system which offers a deeper understanding into individual habitual patterns.
2) Healing through Creating brings about healing and reintegration.
3) The combination of Enneagram knowledge and therapeutic creativity offers healing in a gentle way.
Hosted on the second Monday of every month near Pomona, this beautiful evening gathering offers a safe space to connect with like-minded people and discover more about yourself.
The program is suitable for DFV survivors and support providers working in the field, as well as social workers, psychologists and therapists, or anyone working with those who have experienced DFV. The program offers DFV survivors and any connected parties an extraordinary and accurate map about our personality habits. It brings insight into the individual unconscious motivations, thoughts and emotions. It also provides the key to each individual journey to support the creation of a more healthy and integrated life.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Introduction to the Enneagram is free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Through this introductory program you will learn that there are nine different views of the world, nine very different motivations, and nine very different keys to support a healthier, happier lifestyle for each of the nine types.
So what does the Enneagram offer?
1) The Enneagram is a psycho-spiritual system which offers a deeper understanding into individual habitual patterns.
2) Healing through Creating brings about healing and reintegration.
3) The combination of Enneagram knowledge and therapeutic creativity offers healing in a gentle way.
Hosted on the second Monday of every month near Pomona, this beautiful evening gathering offers a safe space to connect with like-minded people and discover more about yourself.
The program is suitable for DFV survivors and support providers working in the field, as well as social workers, psychologists and therapists, or anyone working with those who have experienced DFV. The program offers DFV survivors and any connected parties an extraordinary and accurate map about our personality habits. It brings insight into the individual unconscious motivations, thoughts and emotions. It also provides the key to each individual journey to support the creation of a more healthy and integrated life.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Introduction to the Enneagram is free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Wellness Gardening
Pomona
Looking to improve your understanding of healthy eating, growing your own food and leading a more healthy lifestyle? Join us for weekly Wellness gardening near Pomona.
Meeting weekly during the cooler months of the year, the Wellness Garden program reconnects participants with nature through simple and accessible permaculture practices which are delivered to you in bite-sized chunks and real 'get-your-hands-dirty' action at the Wellness Garden!
Evidence shows that working with the earth brings better mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. This gentle program teaches how to design and build healthy organic vegetable gardens in ways that are accessible and can be taken away and implemented in your own home and backyard.
The group helps to prepare the soil and beds, plant seeds and seedlings, tend to the plants, and harvests the yield applying the lessons of each week. Everyone has the opportunity to work with wellness of body, movement, and the earth and activities suit all levels of fitness.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Wellness gardening is free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Meeting weekly during the cooler months of the year, the Wellness Garden program reconnects participants with nature through simple and accessible permaculture practices which are delivered to you in bite-sized chunks and real 'get-your-hands-dirty' action at the Wellness Garden!
Evidence shows that working with the earth brings better mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. This gentle program teaches how to design and build healthy organic vegetable gardens in ways that are accessible and can be taken away and implemented in your own home and backyard.
The group helps to prepare the soil and beds, plant seeds and seedlings, tend to the plants, and harvests the yield applying the lessons of each week. Everyone has the opportunity to work with wellness of body, movement, and the earth and activities suit all levels of fitness.
Through the sponsorship of Kath's Gift, Wellness gardening is free for women affected by domestic and family violence.
Other workshops, gatherings and trainings we offer
Community Mural Workshop 2021
This is a community project that includes the interaction of 36 budding creatives to create this space. In recognising the need for healthy relationships, we invite DFV survivors to come and join our community to help bring this mandala to fruition. Each person is given all the materials required to create their own masterpiece that will then come into community with the other pieces. When finished, the art piece can be moved around to any space to bring awareness of domestic violence to the neighbourhood .
Soul Collage
Soul collage is a trademarked expressive arts form that provides healing without re-traumatising the participant. It offers the opportunity to work with unconscious patterns in a non threatening manner and offers a tool that can be used for personal guidance. This is a two and a half day weekend retreat, starting on a Friday evening, ending on a Sunday afternoon. It can be residential or non-residential. This combined program brings together the Enneagram with Soul Collage, offering a gentle pathway into unconscious habitual patterns and supportive solutions.
Expressive Arts Retreat
This is a two and a half day weekend retreat, starting on a Friday evening, ending on a Sunday afternoon. It can be residential or non-residential. Through various techniques, participants discover a lot about their inner world, unconscious thought patterns, and find healing through drawing, art, and creativity, without the need to re-enter into any previous trauma. Healing happens.
Living beyond Domestic and Family Violence
This is a closed group, please contact us if interested
This is a ten week program suitable for DFV survivors, and support providers in the field, as well as social workers, psychologists etc., or anyone working with those who have experienced DFV. The program focuses on education and developing self-managed support strategies for those affected by these abusive experiences.
Recovery from Domestic and Family Violence sometimes feels overwhelming, lonely and confusing. Drawing upon participant’s self-discovery and self-awareness, we will collaboratively assist in the building of individual recovery plans incorporating themes of safety, stability, grieving, self re-connection and social integration. The foundational values of this program are moving forward and rediscovering hope.
Recovery from Domestic and Family Violence sometimes feels overwhelming, lonely and confusing. Drawing upon participant’s self-discovery and self-awareness, we will collaboratively assist in the building of individual recovery plans incorporating themes of safety, stability, grieving, self re-connection and social integration. The foundational values of this program are moving forward and rediscovering hope.
Non Violent Communication
This is a two and a half day weekend retreat, starting on a Friday evening, ending on a Sunday afternoon. It is offered as a residential or non-residential retreat. It is suitable for DV survivors, service providers in the field, as well as social workers, psychologists etc. NVC is a recognised language used to minimise violence through the use of specific language and requires a facilitator trained in the field.
Shibori Hearts Tie dye
This is a wonderful one day retreat that allows women to connect with their hearts by creating beautiful hearts through different Shibori techniques. Using old Japanese techniques to create different styles and shapes before dying the cloth or tee shirts, creativity flourishes.
Guided Drawing
This is a two and a half day weekend retreat, starting on Friday night, ending on Sunday afternoon. Guided drawing works through haptic perception, the language of the hands. Through the intuitive connection with the body, guided drawing helps to unlock unconscious trauma and setbacks safely, and assists with the process of feelings, felt sensations, allowing healing and healthy integration.
Body Language Project
This Art Workshop gives participants the opportunity to use art as an outlet to express what they feel inside. The use of plaster torsos, made by the participants from moulds and plaster, helps them create an external expression of their personal journey in a way that is emotional, honest and often thought provoking. Each artwork is unique, as each person is unique. It gives the individual a process whereby they can develop and expand on an initial theme through to its completion, enabling them to experience a sense of identity and ownership expressing what they feel on the inside, on the outside of their Art torso. The participants also learn vital skills such as team work, compassion for others, inner strength and confidence. Through art they find their voice. This is a 4 day program specifically designed for DFV survivors, one day a week for 4 weeks and is available for 4-10 participants. This program is facilitated by the designer of the program. It has proven to be a very provocative and healing workshop for DFV survivors.
"Many Hands" and "Moving One Step Forward" Workshops
This is a three day retreat — a long weekend.
It takes many hands to make a community and we all need to keep moving forward, one step at a time.
The workshops either focus on the individual’s foot or hand to make an art piece that represents connection and integration.
These workshops are 3 days in length, for 4-10 participants.
It takes many hands to make a community and we all need to keep moving forward, one step at a time.
The workshops either focus on the individual’s foot or hand to make an art piece that represents connection and integration.
These workshops are 3 days in length, for 4-10 participants.
"Words of Affirmation" Project
2 half days or one full day for up to 12 participants. 4 day program, one day a week for 4 weeks and is available for 4-10 participants. This Art Workshop guides participants through a process where they produce a positive inspirational artwork on canvas then sketch and paint an inspirational word that is relevant to them. The participants leave the workshop with a completed Artwork that can serve as a positive daily affirmation. Sometimes we are surrounded by negativity and aggressive words constantly putting us down. This workshop explores positive affirmation and provides each participant with something they can see everyday to inspire and lift their spirits using art as a positive motivator. In this workshop they are also taught skills in graffiti, creative writing, graphics and different paint effects. The end result enables them to experience a sense of identity, ownership and pride in their piece of word art. This program is facilitated by the designer of the program. It has proven to be a very provocative and healing workshop for DV survivors.
Gathering, Exhibition and Integration Open Day
This is an Open Day for all survivors and their loved ones. Let's celebrate the work that has been done to bring healing to DV survivors at a grass roots level over the year. Special works, gardens, creative pieces, and expressive arts will be displayed for people in the community to come together and celebrate the healing that has emerged over the 4, 6, or 12 month period. Let's celebrate our survivors.
Women's Circle Training
We believe that within 36 months, we will have DFV survivors keen to take the circle work into their own communities, or further afield in rural areas in the Wide Bay location. We would like to offer a 4 day training to ensure that they have a solid platform and supervision as they step out into the greater community.
Holding Space Retreat
The term used today, “Holding Space” is a relatively new, though the idea comes from very old contemplative practice. The most prominent person in the field today is happy to come to Australia to offer her services at a community rate for DV survivors, educators, and people working in the DV sector. It is a deep, transformative four day retreat, both residential and non-residential. This retreat could be offered every 2-3 years and available for anyone involved in the DV community, survivor or support.
