Product Description
Heal For Life offers specialist private retreats aimed at helping to open the door to healing of childhood trauma. The vast majority of people suffering from addictions, depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses share a common background of childhood trauma or abuse. Generally, health professionals do not mention this connection and so many people end up with a profound sense of failure, as if they “should” be more together.
Heal For Life’s highly successful program has been developed by combining the latest scientific research on the effects of trauma on the brain with intuitive knowledge gathered from many survivors of child abuse over time. Heal For Life provide a safe environment within their mental health retreat to help you get in touch with, and heal, your inner self – the part of you that is carrying the impact of the trauma you survived.
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Their main focus is teaching you valuable tools that will help you to heal from traumatic events in childhood. Once you’ve learnt and practiced using the tools during your healing week you can take them home with you to continue helping and empowering yourself. You can choose a totally individual experience at the retreat or share with up to 3 other guests who have expressed interest in this option (all guests will still have a private room). Privacy is assured as all work is done independently and stories are not shared with the group. Heal For Life has empowered survivors with all kinds of adverse childhood experiences to begin to heal and can help you too.
Good For
Those experiencing pain or challenges from something that happened in their childhood, and who is ready to heal.
Programmes & Offerings
The Heal For Life retreat retreat program provides as much one-on-one time as you would like with their fully trained team, led by a qualified Facilitator. Members of the team can be requested, for example, female and/or male carers.
You can choose which workshops you think will be most beneficial for you and/or your family – Boundaries, Effects of Trauma on the Brain, Attachment Theory, Inner Child work and Transactional Analysis. Each one will helps you to understand why you feel and behave the way you do so you can start implementing that knowledge to make changes.
Facilities
The residential healing programs are located on a secluded property in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia. The spacious property includes a large open plan lounge and dining area, a huge communal kitchen, pantry and cool room, dining area, and chapel – all with sweeping views across the valley. Over the years extra facilities have been added including a barn for workshops involving creative therapy. If you choose to share a mental health retreat with other participants you will have your own room on an exclusive 50 acres of peaceful countryside. Those who choose the fully private retreat will have the spacious house to themselves.
The property is centered around a natural dam that provides habitat for an abundance of wildlife, particularly kangaroos, wallabies, goannas and wombats. There are also kayaks, you can swim in the dam, and enjoy many bush walks around the property. Additional services are available upon request, such as Massage, Bowen therapy, Yoga and Movement therapy. It is best to indicate your interest in the type and number of services you would like prior to the start of your private mental health retreat so bookings can be secured.
Accommodation
There are several shared accommodation cabins, each with its own bathroom. The cabins are situated around 20 metres from the main building. There are two balconies off each cabin. Cabins are furnished to provide guests with a homely, relaxed, comforting environment to wind down and enjoy the natural surrounds. All beds are single beds and guests are requested to bring their own linen and towels and any bathroom supplies.
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