Our retreats give women the chance to slow down and step away from daily demands. Spending time in nature helps reduce stress, improve focus, and restore energy. Walking outdoors and connecting with others create space to reflect and feel supported. For women facing burnout, we also offer tools for setting boundaries and recognising invisible care work. Each retreat is designed to leave you feeling steadier, clearer, and more empowered.
A day to breathe. A life to rise.
For women looking for time outdoors to rest, breathe deeply, and reconnect with themselves
Rising Women Hikes: burnout and the systems that shape us
This retreat goes beyond self-care, focusing on burnout’s deeper roots and systemic causes. The experience combines a guided walk, workshop, and reflective discussion.
You’ll gain practical tools to identify invisible labour, set boundaries, and recharge, while connecting with other women navigating similar pressures.
Subsidised places are available for unemployed or low-paid women. Leave revitalised and ready to create change – in your life and beyond.
The walk is led by Dr. Felicity Butler, drawing on her 25 years in gender justice and wellbeing work.
Your journey
Action: guided walk and workshop.
Learning: understanding burnout and the systemic causes.
Reflection: open discussion and sharing lived experiences.
Take-home strategies: practical tools to support individual healing.
Rising Women Hikes: walk to wellbeing
Step into the stunning Seven Sisters landscape and reconnect with what matters most. This nurturing hike for women features a guided walk, nature connection activity, reflective talk, and self-care practice.
The session supports your physical and mental wellbeing through action, learning, and renewal. These hikes and experiences are tailored to the group, with subsidised places for unemployed or low-paid women. Leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and in tune with yourself and the natural world.
We use the walk to slow down, reflect, and learn practical tools for setting boundaries and looking after ourselves. The walk is led by Dr. Felicity Butler, drawing on her 25 years in gender justice and wellbeing work.
Your journey
Action: a guided walk over the Seven Sisters and nature-based activities.
Learning: insights into wellbeing practices.
Reflection: time to pause, share, and connect with others.
Take-home strategies: self-care practices to carry into daily life.
Walking. Connecting. Rising.
