Waterfall cascading into a wild plunge pool
Breathwork · Yoga · Women's Retreats — Hunter Valley, NSW

Come back to your wild self.

Guided breathwork, ice baths, yoga and small-group adventures for women — led by Mel Coombs, who has taken hundreds of women into wild places and back to themselves.

4.9 on Google · women-owned · small groups only

breathe in

Everything here starts with one breath. A room, a riverbank or an ice bath — the practice is the same: slow down, breathe, and remember who you are under all the noise.

What's on

Three ways in.

Mel mid-twist in a sunlit timber studio
Weekly · beginner-friendly

Weekly Yoga

A slow, welcoming class — no experience, no bendiness required. Mats provided, all bodies welcome.

from $20sample price — Mel confirms Class times
Sunlit ice floating in a wooden plunge tub
Monthly signature event

Breathwork + Ice Bath

Ninety minutes that reset your nervous system: guided breath journey, then the cold — held safely the whole way.

from $65sample price — Mel confirms Next dates
Women resting on warm rocks beside a waterhole
Quarterly · women only

Wild Roots Weekend

A weekend in nature with a small group of women — breath, fire, walks, real food and deep rest.

from $495sample price — Mel confirms The retreat
Women arm in arm watching the sunset
The Wild Spirit way

Real nature. Real breath. Small groups of women. No fluff.

Mel guiding a small group through gentle yoga in a sunlit studio
Meet Mel

She left the "good life" to find a real one.

"I had everything society calls a good life — and I was miserable. The breath brought me back. Now I hold that space for other women."

Life coach, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and breathwork facilitator. For years Mel guided women through Kakadu's gorges and waterholes — hundreds of women, thousands of breaths, a 4.9-star trail of reviews. The wild changed addresses; the work never stopped.

Read Mel's story — Mel Coombs, founder
How a session feels

Arrive. Breathe. Rise.

01

Arrive & settle

Tea, a circle, a check-in. You're welcomed exactly as you are — tired, wired, sceptical, all fine.

02

Breathe

A guided journey of conscious connected breath. Music rises, thoughts loosen, the body does what it has always known how to do.

03

Integrate

Stillness, journalling, sharing if you want to — and for the brave: the ice. You leave lighter than you came.

★★★★★ 4.9 on Google
"Went way above my expectations… there was so much joy." KTIMA "First time doing breathwork — I booked the 4-day adventure the same day." MICHELLE "Exactly the break I needed — the combination of activities won me over." KATE "It felt like hanging out with a wild bunch of good mates." KTIMA
Wild moments

Proof it's as good as it sounds.

Women jumping for joy under a huge sky
Kayaking through a still gorge
A hidden waterfall pool
Kayaks resting in a quiet gorge
Listening to ancient rock art stories
On the road into wild country

All photographs are from real Wild Spirit Rising sessions and adventures.

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Your nervous system will thank you.

Message Mel, say hello, ask anything. Or join the list and get a free guided breathwork audio to try tonight.

Looking out over the gorge at dusk
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