A Wellness Retreat for Women in Perimenopause
25–27 September 2025 | Wybalena Organic Farm, Byron Bay
Perimenopause can be one of the most confronting transitions in a woman’s life.
While juggling careers, raising children, maintaining relationships, and showing up for everyone else, many women find themselves feeling invisible, exhausted, and emotionally stretched thin.
Hormonal shifts can bring anxiety, insomnia, rage, brain fog, changes in body composition and libido — all while life expects you to keep moving at full pace. It’s overwhelming. And it’s rarely spoken about in a supportive, empowering way. Other times it feels like you are bombarded with advice, tips and info which is just as overwhelming. This retreat will provide you with science backed, evidence based information from a medical doctor and a clinical psychologist who have decades of practice between them. Not only that, they walk the talk as they are experiencing this journey as well.
This retreat is your invitation to step out of the noise and come home to yourself.
Workshops on Nutrition, Hormones and a specialty curated menu
Expert-led discussions, embodied practices, and healing rituals designed specifically for women navigating perimenopause
Embrace Your Transition with Grace and Empowerment
Perimenopause is more than a phase—it's a profound transformation. This retreat offers a sanctuary for women to honor this journey, providing tools, knowledge, and community to navigate the changes with confidence and vitality.
Retreat Highlights
Expert-Led Workshops:
Gain invaluable insights from Dr. Natasha Feingold, a leading GP specialising in women’s hormonal health, and Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides, Clinical Psychologist, meditation teacher, and plant medicine practitioner. Together, they’ll guide you through essential topics including hormone physiology and therapy options, nutrition, stress regulation, exercise energetics, sexual empowerment, and releasing emotional blockages to reconnect with your inner power.Holistic Practices:
Engage in daily Pilates, barre, Yin yoga, and breathwork sessions designed to support hormonal balance and emotional well-being.Mindful Rituals:
Participate in guided meditations, journaling, and fire ceremonies to release, reflect, and rejuvenate.Nourishing Cuisine:
Enjoy high protein low-carb, high-fiber meals crafted to support gut health and hormonal balance.
Dr Natasha Feingold
Dr. Natasha is a respected medical doctor with a special interest in hormonal health and perimenopause. She will offer science-backed, compassionate education on:
Nutrition and metabolic shifts in midlife
Hormone replacement therapies – options, risks, and myths
Supporting mood, energy, and libido through transition
Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides
Clinical Psychologist, Meditation Teacher & Wellness Educator
With over 25 years’ experience in mental health, mindfulness teaching and Pilates, Maria-Elena will guide you through:
Breathwork and meditation to calm and reset your nervous system
Pilates, Barre and movement for strength and poise
Talks and ceremonies exploring identity, sensuality, and self-worth
The psychological and spiritual passage from Princess to Empress
Why This Retreat Matters
This is more than a wellness weekend. It’s a sacred pause—a time to refill your cup, recalibrate your nervous system, and reconnect with your feminine power.
You’ll be gently guided through expert-led discussions, embodied practices, and healing rituals designed specifically for women navigating perimenopause. You’ll leave not only feeling restored—but equipped with tools, understanding, and support to move through this life phase with confidence and peace.
This retreat is a gift—a sacred pause to truly nourish yourself. Imagine your days filled with ice baths and saunas, delicious hormone-supportive meals, movement that energises, and quiet walks in nature. Through guided journaling, you’ll reconnect with your inner voice. You’ll learn from experts who deeply understand what this time of life is like, and gain the clarity and knowledge you need to fuel your body, steady your mind, and cultivate a deeper strength and wisdom than you’ve ever known.
What’s Included
Morning Pilates & Barre sessions for strength and balance
Breathwork, Yin Yoga & Guided Meditation
Infrared Sauna, Ice Bath and Mineral Pool for complete rejuvenation
Sound baths, sacred fire ceremonies, and sharing circles
High protein, Low-carb, gut-loving meals designed for hormonal balance
Expert workshops on Nutrition, Supplements, Hormone Help, Fitness, and how to best transition towards our Empress years
Free time to walk the land, journal, or rest
Private Room at Wybalena Organic Farm
Hinterland Sanctuary
With modern farm style aesthetic and cosy ambiance, Wybalena farm houses provide the perfect space to relax and recharge.
Retreat Schedule
A three-day journey of nourishment, connection, and renewal — supporting women through the sacred transition of perimenopause with science-backed wisdom, movement, breath, and deep rest. Between our scheduled sessions, we will also have a guided walk through the farm and we encourage you to explore the Infrared sauna, ice baths and mineral pool for a game-changing experience of aliveness and vitality.
Day One: Arrival & Intention
From Resistance to Reverence
3:00 PM – Arrival & Welcome Ceremony
Settle into the peaceful surrounds of Wybalena Farm and begin our sacred circle with a warm welcome and opening ritual. We’ll introduce ourselves in a grounding sharing circle, followed by gentle Yin Yoga and Sound Bath to land fully in our bodies.
6:30 PM – Nourishing Dinner & Fire Ceremony
Enjoy your first gut-loving, low-carb meal prepared by our retreat chef, followed by a fire ceremony and talk on intention setting to begin honouring your inner Empress.
Day Two: Energy, Emotion, and Empowerment
Understanding the Changing Body
7:00 AM – Morning Movement: Pilates/Barre Fusion
Awaken the body with a beautiful blend of Pilates and barre designed for core strength, alignment, and hormonal vitality.
7:40 AM – Meditation & Guided Journaling
Drop inward with a quiet morning practice to reflect on what you’re releasing and reclaiming.
8:00 AM – Breakfast & Morning Talk: Understanding Hormone Therapy
Enjoy a high-protein, low-carb breakfast while exploring the science, safety, and options around body-identical hormone therapies.
Led by Dr. Natasha Feingold.
11:30 AM – Transformational Breathwork Session
Let your body speak. This deep somatic practice allows the nervous system to reset and process emotions in a gentle, held space. We will use the mornings guided insight to release you from emotional blocks.
1:00 PM – Lunch & Educational Talk: Nutritional Support during Perimenopause
Dr Natasha Feingold will guide a discussion about the unique nutrition and metabolic needs of women in transition.
5:00 PM – Stress Reset: Guided Practice & Sound Bath
Release the day's energy with calming nervous system regulation practices followed by a soothing sound bath to enter a deeper state of rest.
6:30 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Evening Fire Ceremony: Harnessing Sexual Energy through Transition
A powerful, sacred space to reconnect with sensuality, creativity, and inner aliveness as you evolve into this next phase.
Talk facilitated by Maria-Elena Lukeides, clinical psychologist & wellness guide.
Day Three: Integration & Empowerment
From Princess to Empress
7:00 AM – Pilates/Barre Movement Practice
Wake up the body and feel your strength return.
7:40 AM – Morning Meditation and Integration Session
8:00 AM – Breakfast & Closing Lecture: “Becoming the Goddess”
A heartfelt closing session exploring the psychological and spiritual gifts of this life stage.
Together we’ll reflect on what we’re letting go of — resentment, shame, anger — and what we are stepping into: radiance, wisdom, and wholeness.
Facilitated by Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides.
10.30 AM - Sacred Dance Celebration & Closing Circle
End with movement, music, and joy as we integrate all that’s been awakened. Our retreat concludes with a final sacred circle and heartfelt goodbyes.
Spaces are limited
Join us for this unique, deeply restorative experience designed to guide you home to your empowered self.
📍Location: Wybalena Farm, Byron Bay | The Pocket
📅 Dates: 25–27 September 2025
🏷️ Price: $1100
Join us for The Empress Awakens, a transformative perimenopause retreat from 25–27 September 2025 at Wybalena Organic Farm in Byron Bay. Designed for women navigating midlife transitions, this all-inclusive wellness experience includes expert-led talks on hormone health and nutrition, daily Pilates, barre, meditation, breathwork, fire ceremonies, sound healing, and access to ice baths, a magnesium pool, infrared sauna, and organic walking trails. Enjoy nourishing low-carb meals, herbal teas, and time for deep rest and reconnection. Limited to 18 women. Prices from $1100 per person.