Women leaping with joy under a huge open sky
Women only · small group · quarterly

Wild Roots Weekend

Two days in nature with women you haven't met yet and a version of yourself you haven't seen in a while.

A woman on a rock at sunset
Why women only

Something different happens when it's just us.

Guards drop faster. Laughter gets louder. Stories come out that have waited years for a safe campfire. Mel has guided hundreds of women through wild country — many arrived alone and nervous; most left with friends and a straighter spine.

No fitness prerequisites, no wellness jargon, no "shoulds". Just nature, breath, good food and enough silence to hear yourself again.

The shape of the weekend

Slow on purpose.

Sat

Arrive & unwind

Welcome circle, a gentle walk into the landscape, breathwork as the light goes gold, dinner around the fire.

Sun

Breathe & adventure

Morning yoga, a wild swim or walk, a deep guided breath journey, unhurried lunch — and space to simply be.

&

Return different

Closing circle and intentions. You leave with tools you'll actually use — and numbers in your phone you'll actually call.

Exact venue, dates and inclusions are announced per retreat — every Wild Roots is shaped by its landscape.

Boots up over the floodplain as the sun sets
The moment after

Every retreat ends slower than it began. That's the point.

What's included

Everything that matters.

  • All guided sessions — breathwork, yoga, walks
  • Accommodation and all meals (dietaries welcome)
  • Small group — spots are genuinely limited
  • Deposit + payment plan available
  • From $495 (sample price — Mel confirms per retreat)
Save your spot: a deposit holds your place, the rest can follow in instalments — just ask. If a retreat date must change, your deposit always transfers.
From past adventures

Where this work has been.

A hidden emerald waterhole
Sunset gathering on the sand
A retreat group kayaking a wild river
Uluru glowing at dusk
A deep gorge with a river far below
Sunset from the lookout after a day's walk

Photos from real Wild Spirit Rising retreats and tours — Kakadu, Litchfield, Katherine and the Red Centre.

The next circle has a spot with your name on it.

Message Mel for the next Wild Roots dates and the full info pack.

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