'Journeying Within' Retreats Rockhampton

This silent retreat provides the most in-depth program for clearing our past hurts and trauma and even some intergenerational trauma. I can only give the greatest thanks to Bernie and Elizabeth.

The accommodation and facility is perfect. The catering is divine. The location could not be more perfect. The length is exactly what is needed for changes to occur.

For once put you first and book your retreat.🙏🪷🙏🪷

Anyone wanting to make positive changes in their life will benefit from ‘Journeying Within Retreat.’ It has been life changing for me. The takeaway messages and tools are invaluable, and can be called upon as you continue your life’s journey. Thank you, Elizabeth and Bernie, your dedication and passion is amazing.

Thank you Bernie & Elizabeth for what you do, your retreats are something all of us would benefit by, from young to old.
I just attended the retreat they held in November, I had never done a retreat before but I was made to feel welcome from the first moment.
A time for reflection & silence & to get your thoughts, mind & heart back in the right working order. Elizabeth thank you for being my companion & listening to me, what more can I say but thank you.

This was a unique retreat that was about escaping a busy life and over-stimulated mind, to focus on learning intensely about yourself. Prepare to spend your days reflecting on your life in tranquil surroundings - I enjoyed spending time under a tree on a grassy hill with a gentle off shore breeze or on the beautiful beach nearby that you always seem to have to yourself. Having always sought music, podcasts or distractions to fill every minute of non-work time, I had never before considered becoming comfortable with stillness and silence - concepts that I had never really understood or felt comfortable with before. Prior to arriving I felt quite lost in terms of my life's direction and my sense of identity and purpose had been challenged. I left the retreat with a new sense of love, forgiveness and had come to terms with the grief and self-limiting beliefs that had clouded my approach to each day. The retreat, for me anyway, was demanding and emotionally challenging, with a lot of reflecting, crying and deep self-assessment, but the process meandered toward acceptance, forgiveness and understanding. It's now a few weeks since the retreat finished and I'm now equipped with some new strategies and confidence. I feel lighter and happier than I've ever felt before, with improvements in my fitness, daily mindset, sleep and general family life. Thank you so much to the gracious and warm-hearted Bernie, Elizabeth and Liz for supporting me through this life-changing 6 days of "journeying within" which has rehabilitated and enriched me in so many ways.

I recently participated in the 'Journeying Within' Retreat held at the Haven, Emu Park. Such a fabulous location this time of year and Elizabeth and Bernie Shelton did a wonderful job of organising and facilitating the retreat program for the 6 nights. I thoroughly enjoyed the pace of and what the program offered. I left feeling more in touch with myself and ready and excited about getting back into life after feeling like I was running on a slow burn beforehand. I would certainly recommend this retreat to any one wanting to make a positive and significant change in life.

This retreat is life-changing! The facilitators are amazing and ensure that you feel safe and supported throughout the entire journey. The silence is what I really loved. As a working mother of 3, I had forgotten what peace and quiet was. This is the perfect retreat to break away from the busy world we create for ourselves and get back in touch with who we really are.

I went along my brain non-functional and family life tenuous and the retreat was so amazingly liberating! I feel free, optimistic and my brain uncluttered and freed and my creativity unleashed. I already used to spend a lot of time in silence thinking a lot, but the retreat taught me how to use silence constructively to spend time listening to the real inner me and deal with the large amount of hurt, anger and resentment baggage controlling me that I didn't even know existed. 6 days in silence with the incredible natural beauty of The Haven was the best ever gift to myself, and my loved ones. Thankyou Bernie, Elizabeth & Anita for being companions on the start of an amazing journey of self-discovery. This should be compulsory for everyone in their 20s and certainly before marriage and kids - the benefits are far reaching and you've only got to explore within yourself. My advice DO IT!

My time Journeying within was a very Powerful experience filled with Love, Understanding, Acceptance and Support.
The peace and quiet and a quality 6 days spent about 'me' following the well structured program really helped me put things into prespective.
Bernie, Elizabeth and Anita are Beautiful, Kind Caring and Warm people, I will forever be grateful for my time spent at the retreat and the tools that I was taught.
Thankyou

They say it takes a village to raise a child…it has taken a village to get me back to me again. One of the groups from my village was “Journeying Within”. This retreat has had such a healing effect on my life, that has changed the way I see myself, make choices and show up for myself. I can’t recommend this retreat highly enough. There is no other like it and we are so lucky to have this available to us in Central Queensland
November 2021

Going into the retreat I was the last person anyone would expect to be able to maintain silence. Not only did I embrace that opportunity but I loved it so much i didn't want to leave. A simple review can't explain what you will gain from undertaking this retreat. If you're the sort of person saying you couldn't do it, or you're too busy then you definitely need to do it. To quote Nike's famous slogan - JUST DO IT. You're only regret will be you didn't do it sooner.

This retreat provided me with an invaluable opportunity without distraction to reflect on my life experiences and to discover, in my own way how to reconnect with my true self and the things that are important to me . I would recommend the retreat to anyone who is looking for a softly softly approach to reviewing their life with a view to revitalising their own approach to life.The material used/covered is very thought provoking and can be applied in many different ways to suit the individual.

This retreat is life changing. How often do you get the opportunity in our busy world to retreat, reflect and restore. Bernie and Elizabeth run an incredible program which helps shift so much head chatter leaving a new refreshed person! I highly recommend this program to EVERYONE!

So, after my first ever silent retreat at Emu Park, I came away feeling like I had finally found my true self. I lovingly remember the story of the Cherokee ‘Tale of Two Wolves’ and have strived every day to feed the white wolf, the wolf of loving kindness. However with the hustle & bustle of everyday life I started getting caught up in things and losing myself all over again. I stared missing the ‘me’ I had found on retreat... I thought long and hard about why I chose to seek out the silent retreat in the first place & just how incredible it felt to walk away finally able to understand who I truly am & for the first time in my life, being able to love ‘me’ for just being ‘me’ . I realise that every day I have a choice on how I will live every moment & every decision of my life and I don’t regret one single moment. The retreat also taught me that what other people think of me is none of my business (and once I applied this to my life i found this incredibly freeing), a little example being “I always sort approval for the clothes I wore & how others thought they looked on me, now I simply wear what makes me happy because what someone else things is ‘none of my business’... Sure life still throws up it’s challenges, that’s just life, but I am now living my life my way. 💖

It has been a few months since I attended my very first silent retreat, the impact the experience had on me is positive.

Prior to attending the retreat i recognised the importance of meditation and silence.

The extended silence away from outside influences was highly beneficial for me.

I recommend checking out the testimonies on their website.

Life changing experience. Very authentic and a real connection with oneself. It has only been a couple of weeks since I did the retreat and the changes within myself are quite profound. I feel lighter and more in the now. I was empty and my inner love for myself has been self-healing and to listen and trust that beautiful voice of 'love'.

The ‘Journeying Within’ Retreat is a life changing opportunity to journey within ourselves for ourselves in a comfortable and safe environment. Give yourselves the gift of silence and the gift of love!

Last week I attended my second Journeying Within Retreat and I found the silence to be peaceful and healing. The combination of journalling and walking on the beach in the water was exactly what I needed and I recommend it highly.

I highly recommend this retreat for anyone who is interested in becoming a better version of themselves. Take this journey and do not just yourself a favour, but all those around you. A wonderful, empowering, and uplifting experience.

As a full time working mum, taking time out for myself seemed such a selfish thing to do. What they have created is such an amazing experience and well worth being 'selfish' for. The lessons I learnt in 6 days blew me away. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Bernie and Elizabeth.

My husband and I both did this retreat and it has honestly changed our lives. Not only straight after the retreat but now a couple of years on we are still utilising the practice that was provided to us to get through all the ups and downs of life. I could not recommend it any more highly! Everyone needs this AT LEAST once in their lifetime :)