Please note... This will be the only Heart of the Huntress in Australia in 2022.
It will book out, so if you're called, let us know so we can save your place.
It will book out, so if you're called, let us know so we can save your place.
In our culture, feminine power often hides in the shameful shadows; we can see it as passive aggressive claw sharpening, or outbursts of rage when the pressure finally pops. We can be trapped by the Good Girl, often putting our own needs last, dreaming of personal power without any idea of how to achieve it.
Would you like to be free of these patterns, to stand strong in your centre, calm in the face of any onslaught, and able to choose in the moment the right action, whether it is a 'yes' or a 'no', a 'stay' or a 'go'.
To be in deep relationship with your own instincts and rightness rather than keeping everyone else happy and putting yourself last, again and again?
We will spend the workshop dancing with elements of feminine power - light and shadow - in a safe environment where nothing is ‘wrong’. Together with your sisters you can explore the gifts of these aspects of the feminine. It is only by moving into these shadows that we can learn what these fragments have to teach us. And let’s face it; it is fun to let these parts of ourselves finally have a safe space to play, move and dance.
We finally say YES to all the parts of ourselves. No judgement. Just exploration. What a relief!
Once we have embraced those often shy and secret parts we can break open the archetypes to discover the light within; the balanced power of Artemis, the Huntress; perfectly poised, able to choose in any moment when to wait, when to spring, when to hunt and when to flee.
Power flows through us and into the world. We are not too much. We are not lacking. We are simply here, in our own internal authority, guided by our rightness, our instincts, and the wisdom of our own growing hearts.
This weekend will be an unfolding journey to take you step by step through this process, utilising dance meditation plus many other tools and techniques to awaken and inspire you, to gently cradle the vulnerable parts of your heart while feeding the fires of your awakening Artemis. Together we’ll reflect and love each other as we dance towards wholeness.
Gina brings a map of power archetypes that are the culmination of over two decades of research. But rather than a bunch of theories to make your head spin, the map is broken down and taught using the powerful embodiment tool of 5Rhythms® movement meditation, so that each insight builds on the one before and by the end of the workshop you will have a whole new way of understanding your relationships not in terms of victim or tyrant, but as easily trackable movements of energy. With this understanding comes real personal power... you have the choice of how you respond rather than blindly acting out patterns that come from old stories. Awareness brings change and transformation.
Would you like to be free of these patterns, to stand strong in your centre, calm in the face of any onslaught, and able to choose in the moment the right action, whether it is a 'yes' or a 'no', a 'stay' or a 'go'.
To be in deep relationship with your own instincts and rightness rather than keeping everyone else happy and putting yourself last, again and again?
We will spend the workshop dancing with elements of feminine power - light and shadow - in a safe environment where nothing is ‘wrong’. Together with your sisters you can explore the gifts of these aspects of the feminine. It is only by moving into these shadows that we can learn what these fragments have to teach us. And let’s face it; it is fun to let these parts of ourselves finally have a safe space to play, move and dance.
We finally say YES to all the parts of ourselves. No judgement. Just exploration. What a relief!
Once we have embraced those often shy and secret parts we can break open the archetypes to discover the light within; the balanced power of Artemis, the Huntress; perfectly poised, able to choose in any moment when to wait, when to spring, when to hunt and when to flee.
Power flows through us and into the world. We are not too much. We are not lacking. We are simply here, in our own internal authority, guided by our rightness, our instincts, and the wisdom of our own growing hearts.
This weekend will be an unfolding journey to take you step by step through this process, utilising dance meditation plus many other tools and techniques to awaken and inspire you, to gently cradle the vulnerable parts of your heart while feeding the fires of your awakening Artemis. Together we’ll reflect and love each other as we dance towards wholeness.
Gina brings a map of power archetypes that are the culmination of over two decades of research. But rather than a bunch of theories to make your head spin, the map is broken down and taught using the powerful embodiment tool of 5Rhythms® movement meditation, so that each insight builds on the one before and by the end of the workshop you will have a whole new way of understanding your relationships not in terms of victim or tyrant, but as easily trackable movements of energy. With this understanding comes real personal power... you have the choice of how you respond rather than blindly acting out patterns that come from old stories. Awareness brings change and transformation.
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This is a wonderful opportunity for women to start to explore their connection with the earth, their bellies, and their instincts through dance and movement meditation, plus a whole host of other powerful, effective tools and skills to help bring us home to ourselves.
We will be stalking our own true nature. On this journey we look at many aspects of feminine power and move through our often turbulent relationships with power in a nourishing way.
We will be stalking our own true nature. On this journey we look at many aspects of feminine power and move through our often turbulent relationships with power in a nourishing way.
In this place you can create the life you need. You can call in the partner who meets you. You change your pattern of relating with kids, lovers, friends to one where you say no clearly and succinctly, when that is required, and are respected in your no, and yes with confidence and rightness when yes sings in your body with rightness.
When we are in our Huntress we gracefully move toward getting our needs met.
We accept what is in front of us and inside us, all of it, knowing we are big enough, knowing we have the tools to be in our truth. We move to meet ourselves, in the delicious power of Yes.
And then we dance with reality, deeply sensitive to every opportunity, every opening, flowing with Life.
When we are in our Huntress we gracefully move toward getting our needs met.
We accept what is in front of us and inside us, all of it, knowing we are big enough, knowing we have the tools to be in our truth. We move to meet ourselves, in the delicious power of Yes.
And then we dance with reality, deeply sensitive to every opportunity, every opening, flowing with Life.
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Practical stuff for Huntress Retreats
Workshop:
- THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH and will include...
- Two to three 5Rhythms®dance/movement sessions each day. This means about 6 hours of movement.
- Meditation/ shamanic journeying to unlock the wisdom in our bodies and deepen into an understanding of why we are here.
- Voice activation to unlock stifled creativity.
- Art therapy to creatively process.
- Discovering what we feel, want and need, and how to get those needs met.
- Earth skills to connect us with the bone deep wisdom in all women.
- Archery to connect with our inner Katniss Everdeen. Yes, you can shoot an arrow!
- Moving from the Good Girl into our Wild Woman.
- Experiential exercises to connect us with our instincts and internal authority.
- Feminine archetypes
- Spiritual journey exploration
- Walking without ripples
- Stalking, Tracking (inner and outer environment)
- Earth skills
- Vision Walk
- A whole bunch more that evolves in the moment.
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NUTS AND BOLTS
Where: When: Transport options: Accommodation: Food: Workshop: Pricing: Covid matters and refunds: |
Bamarang Bush Retreat, West Nowra, NSW 145 Bamarang Road, Bamarang NSW 2540, Australia Sat 14th May 3pm til Friday 20th May 2pm From Sydney airport... Drive, rideshare if available or train to Bomaderry and we pick you up from there. Mud brick houses, share rooms (max 4 per room) or camping if you're feeling the need to be more distanced. Locally sourced, organic where possible, exquisite. Facilitated by international facilitator Gina Chick of Wild Heart Australia Extra: Breathwork with Amber Nomchong of Body Being Archery with Gina and Amber Full 7 day workshop all meals, accommodation, materials and workshop... all inclusive $1790 $500 deposit to hold your place, balance due 3 weeks prior to workshop. Payment plans available. Contact us. 2 solo rooms are available at $2200 each. Earlybird: payment in full by Jan 30 $1590 (you can pay the $500 deposit to hold your place and pay the balance by Jan 30) Earlybird solo room $1990 by Jan 30 Unless there is a legal reason at the time of the retreat, no woman is denied entrance to this retreat based on their health choices. I am super clear about this. So please know if you choose to come, there may be a couple of unvaccinated people at the retreat. WE WILL TAKE EVERY COVID-SAFE PRECAUTION WE CAN but as in life, there are no guarantees. If you are immunocompromised or concerned, we trust you to make the right decision for yourself, and please get in touch if you want to talk this through. Everyone must have a rapid antigen test on the day of arrival. This is a condition of entry. Full refunds (non covid related) are available up to 8 weeks prior to the retreat. Cancellations 4-8 weeks prior full refund minus $350 . No refunds less than 2 weeks prior unless you find someone to take your place. Covid related refunds are available at any time, but must be verifiable. ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE KEPT IN SEPARATE ESCROW UNTIL 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RETREAT SO THAT REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF COVID RELATED CANCELLATION. Basically, we'll mind your payment in an untouchable account. The retreat is capped at 30 participants. Room sharing: no more than four people to a room. Meals are outside. Hand sanitiser is available. There will be minimal touch and maximum respect for self generated parameters. If you want to socially distance more by bringing a tent and camping, please do. The price is the same whether you take advantage of a room or bring a tent. If you wish to dance outside, you can. If you have special covid concerns, we'll do everything we can to help you feel safe to the level of distancing you require. |
Cancellation up to 2 months prior, full refund.
Cancellation 4-8 weeks prior, full refund less $350
Cancellation 2-4 weeks prior, 50% refund unless you find someone to take your place.
Cancellation less than 2 weeks prior no refund unless you find someone to take your place.
You can email me any time on [email protected], or call +61 412 181943. Check out the Wild Heart FB page as well.
Looking forward to dancing, loving, laughing, roaring, playing, meditating, exploring, transforming and joying with you all.
Lots of love and a big dingo howl, from my wild heart to yours...
Gina Chick (Gigi)
Australia's Feb 2020 Heart of the Huntress will be at Bamarang Bush Retreat
We are so lucky to have snagged Bamarang! This retreat centre is in stunning bush overlooking the Shoalhaven River in South Coast NSW.
Accommodation is in gorgeous mud brick huts, with a stunning communal meal area leading out onto the lawn and up to the dance hall.
I am so so thrilled to be finally bringing Heart of the Huntress back to Australia. This will be the last time I teach it here until 2022. These retreats always book out, so if you feel the call to dive into your own power stuff, to move what is true, to be held in a stunning bush location, to laugh, cry, dance, get creative, shoot arrows, stretch and discover who you really are once the old programmes fall away, come and join us.
See you soon, loves
Gina.
New Zealand Huntress Retreats... we stay at Omori lodge on Lake Taupo, North Island.
Omori Lodge is a large, simple, gorgeous, clean yoga retreat space at Tokaanu on the south side of the lake, which has fantastic views over the lake, big decks, a giant grassy space where we will be shooting bow and arrows, a huge dance floor for the movement meditation, light, bright bedrooms with wooden floors, clean bathrooms, and the biggest commercial kitchen ever! Plenty of room to go for a wander, eat breakfast out on the deck, count stars next to the firepit or gaze at the lake, shimmering in the sun,
At night we will gather around the fire pit, so if you play a musical instrument, bring it. We'll be feasting on delicious mostly vegetarian, gluten free food, dairy separate.
Omori Lodge is a large, simple, gorgeous, clean yoga retreat space at Tokaanu on the south side of the lake, which has fantastic views over the lake, big decks, a giant grassy space where we will be shooting bow and arrows, a huge dance floor for the movement meditation, light, bright bedrooms with wooden floors, clean bathrooms, and the biggest commercial kitchen ever! Plenty of room to go for a wander, eat breakfast out on the deck, count stars next to the firepit or gaze at the lake, shimmering in the sun,
At night we will gather around the fire pit, so if you play a musical instrument, bring it. We'll be feasting on delicious mostly vegetarian, gluten free food, dairy separate.
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Past Heart of the Huntress in the French Alps.
We will be gathering in a gorgeous renovated farmhouse, cooking and eating around an open fire with the valley falling away to long twilight below us. We'll chop our firewood, communally prepare delicious meals, meditate as the sun goes down, and sleep deeply in the pure mountain air, all as we dance deeper into our relationship with Artemis.
This space is simply magical.
The French retreat includes time for relaxing and exploring, plus a hike up into the glorious mountains to a cafe perched up high with views to Mont Blanc.
The venue in France is a gorgeous renovated farmhouse perched in the mountains above Praz Sur Arly, a little village about 40km from Chamonix. It's an easy bus ride from Geneva for international travellers. We'll be picking you up from Praz from lunchtime on the 4th to take you the last leg up the mountain, and bringing you back down the mountain to Praz for your travel connections at lunchtime on the 10th. The workshop/retreat itself is a full 5 days with a day each side for travel.
Outside is a firepit where we gather for meals, feasting and sharing as the sun sets over the valley and the glacial river chuckles far below. Eagles circle overhead in the clear alpine air. This place is so heavenly I can barely believe it; a place for rejuvenation and deepening.
The retreat is small and intimate, capped at 12 women, so if you are called to this, please get your place locked in as it will definitely book out. Accommodation is basic camping with the best view in creation; the pic below of feet is from my tipi when I was there last year, I woke up to incredible limpid dawns as the birds chorused across the valley and the mountains, and fell asleep to the smell of the wildflowers closing up for the night and the moon hanging full and heavy in the summer air. A hot shower in the farmhouse and endless cups of tea mean that the creature comforts are still available.
This workshop is all about movement through the archetypes of feminine power. We will be using dance meditation to explore them, and moving whatever we find. You don't need to be fit or have any experience; you take it at your own pace, in your own perfect rhythm. There will be many other processes as well; check out the list further down this page. All juicy and powerful. I am so excited to be bringing all this to you!
I respond to the energy of the group, so there is no rigid format. I've spent 30 years travelling around the world, sitting with amazing healers and doing my own homework, all focusing on gathering tools that work. I'm not interested in transcending stuckness, I am interested in transforming it. My commitment is to provide a safe space for you to move into your shadows and love what you find there, bringing it home. I also think that healing doesn't have to be all earnest and serious. The universe has a sense of humour, and so do we. So be prepared for laughter, lots of it, and play and silliness. We will have space to dive into sharing and story, and space for pillow fights and dirty jokes. Whatever is in the flow of the group. And chocolate. Because let's face it, what's a women's retreat without some chocolate!
We travel together deeply and powerfully for these five days, all supporting each other, because underneath our stories we are all women with the same story; we are born, we travel our own perfect path, we learn what we need to learn, and bring our gifts into the world in some way, and we die. There are 9 billion versions of this story. Only you can know yours. My job is to help you take your next steps, whatever they may be, whether a leap or a bounce or a shuffle, into wholeness and joy and clarity, into a life that is rich and nourishing and rewarding. Where you dance with your instincts and follow your own rightness, getting your needs met in healthy ways and creating a life of vision, passion and purpose. But your heart is your true guide here; guided by your own timing and rightness, and I respect that utterly. So there is no pressure to be a certain way or dive deep if you are having a day of gentleness. Your path is yours and nobody can ever tell you what is right for you. Only you know that. And if some of these processes help you have a clearer understanding of what that is and what's in the way, then I have done my job!
If all this this resonates with you and you are ready to step deeper into your own shadows and light, come dance with us. This workshop will be something really special. Power is your birthright. Needs aren't called optional extras, they are called needs. Let's dive into a place of clarity to get them met, and say yes to our wild, wise natures as they call us home. And let's have some fun while we do it :)
Lots of love from my wild heart to yours
Gina (Gigi) xx
We will be gathering in a gorgeous renovated farmhouse, cooking and eating around an open fire with the valley falling away to long twilight below us. We'll chop our firewood, communally prepare delicious meals, meditate as the sun goes down, and sleep deeply in the pure mountain air, all as we dance deeper into our relationship with Artemis.
This space is simply magical.
The French retreat includes time for relaxing and exploring, plus a hike up into the glorious mountains to a cafe perched up high with views to Mont Blanc.
The venue in France is a gorgeous renovated farmhouse perched in the mountains above Praz Sur Arly, a little village about 40km from Chamonix. It's an easy bus ride from Geneva for international travellers. We'll be picking you up from Praz from lunchtime on the 4th to take you the last leg up the mountain, and bringing you back down the mountain to Praz for your travel connections at lunchtime on the 10th. The workshop/retreat itself is a full 5 days with a day each side for travel.
Outside is a firepit where we gather for meals, feasting and sharing as the sun sets over the valley and the glacial river chuckles far below. Eagles circle overhead in the clear alpine air. This place is so heavenly I can barely believe it; a place for rejuvenation and deepening.
The retreat is small and intimate, capped at 12 women, so if you are called to this, please get your place locked in as it will definitely book out. Accommodation is basic camping with the best view in creation; the pic below of feet is from my tipi when I was there last year, I woke up to incredible limpid dawns as the birds chorused across the valley and the mountains, and fell asleep to the smell of the wildflowers closing up for the night and the moon hanging full and heavy in the summer air. A hot shower in the farmhouse and endless cups of tea mean that the creature comforts are still available.
This workshop is all about movement through the archetypes of feminine power. We will be using dance meditation to explore them, and moving whatever we find. You don't need to be fit or have any experience; you take it at your own pace, in your own perfect rhythm. There will be many other processes as well; check out the list further down this page. All juicy and powerful. I am so excited to be bringing all this to you!
I respond to the energy of the group, so there is no rigid format. I've spent 30 years travelling around the world, sitting with amazing healers and doing my own homework, all focusing on gathering tools that work. I'm not interested in transcending stuckness, I am interested in transforming it. My commitment is to provide a safe space for you to move into your shadows and love what you find there, bringing it home. I also think that healing doesn't have to be all earnest and serious. The universe has a sense of humour, and so do we. So be prepared for laughter, lots of it, and play and silliness. We will have space to dive into sharing and story, and space for pillow fights and dirty jokes. Whatever is in the flow of the group. And chocolate. Because let's face it, what's a women's retreat without some chocolate!
We travel together deeply and powerfully for these five days, all supporting each other, because underneath our stories we are all women with the same story; we are born, we travel our own perfect path, we learn what we need to learn, and bring our gifts into the world in some way, and we die. There are 9 billion versions of this story. Only you can know yours. My job is to help you take your next steps, whatever they may be, whether a leap or a bounce or a shuffle, into wholeness and joy and clarity, into a life that is rich and nourishing and rewarding. Where you dance with your instincts and follow your own rightness, getting your needs met in healthy ways and creating a life of vision, passion and purpose. But your heart is your true guide here; guided by your own timing and rightness, and I respect that utterly. So there is no pressure to be a certain way or dive deep if you are having a day of gentleness. Your path is yours and nobody can ever tell you what is right for you. Only you know that. And if some of these processes help you have a clearer understanding of what that is and what's in the way, then I have done my job!
If all this this resonates with you and you are ready to step deeper into your own shadows and light, come dance with us. This workshop will be something really special. Power is your birthright. Needs aren't called optional extras, they are called needs. Let's dive into a place of clarity to get them met, and say yes to our wild, wise natures as they call us home. And let's have some fun while we do it :)
Lots of love from my wild heart to yours
Gina (Gigi) xx
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This is the incredible view we will wake up to in France. Bliss!
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Here's what some past Huntresses had to say
"To everywoman who has heard the whisper of the wild woman or felt the roar somewhere inside, Gina is an answer to your prayers. I have never met a woman so embodied and living this work with such gusto, integrity, generosity and truth.
This short retreat has been the first few yet huge steps along a path that is a revelation in that is is so "new" yet feels so natural, so ancient and so necessary, answering deep questions and allowing me to be more me. I am grateful and excited to have found Gina." Nicole.
"I wish I had words to articulate how deeply profound an experience the Heart of Huntress was for me. I can't even wrap my head around how bloody perfect it was, let alone describe it to someone else.
Gina held such a beautiful, cosy, safe, loving and nurturing space within which I was able to embrace my inner wild woman. I finally came home to my fierce, gorgeous, luscious wild self and found my sister tribe.
Gina is the worldly embodiment of Artemis and it was a blessing and honour to be a part of her circle.
If I could give one gift to all my sisterhood, it would be to attend a Heart of the Huntress weekend!
BEST THING EVER!!!" T
Thank you so much Giji for holding such a sacred space for us last weekend while we re-connected with our wild hearted huntresses.
The call to attend the workshop was so strong, I had to travel over 1000kms to be there and it was worth every km!
As a fellow facilitator of women's circles, I know how incredibly important it is to create an environment that is safe enough for women to really go deep and allow what needs to be revealed and healed to have a voice.
Having a space for me to take off my 'Facilitator's Cap' and drop into my own process, was such a gift and I deeply appreciate the opportunity to be so lovingly guided in all the processes over the weekend.
And the dancing! Oh my goodness. What an incredible tool for shifting energy and connecting with our primal selves. Pure medicine. Thank you for reminding me of this.
Every woman on the planet would benefit immensely from attending Wild Heart of the Huntress. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Deepest gratitude and respect Sister. You are lighting the way for us all.
Love Kate Reed (creator of The Sister Circles)
"To everywoman who has heard the whisper of the wild woman or felt the roar somewhere inside, Gina is an answer to your prayers. I have never met a woman so embodied and living this work with such gusto, integrity, generosity and truth.
This short retreat has been the first few yet huge steps along a path that is a revelation in that is is so "new" yet feels so natural, so ancient and so necessary, answering deep questions and allowing me to be more me. I am grateful and excited to have found Gina." Nicole.
"I wish I had words to articulate how deeply profound an experience the Heart of Huntress was for me. I can't even wrap my head around how bloody perfect it was, let alone describe it to someone else.
Gina held such a beautiful, cosy, safe, loving and nurturing space within which I was able to embrace my inner wild woman. I finally came home to my fierce, gorgeous, luscious wild self and found my sister tribe.
Gina is the worldly embodiment of Artemis and it was a blessing and honour to be a part of her circle.
If I could give one gift to all my sisterhood, it would be to attend a Heart of the Huntress weekend!
BEST THING EVER!!!" T
Thank you so much Giji for holding such a sacred space for us last weekend while we re-connected with our wild hearted huntresses.
The call to attend the workshop was so strong, I had to travel over 1000kms to be there and it was worth every km!
As a fellow facilitator of women's circles, I know how incredibly important it is to create an environment that is safe enough for women to really go deep and allow what needs to be revealed and healed to have a voice.
Having a space for me to take off my 'Facilitator's Cap' and drop into my own process, was such a gift and I deeply appreciate the opportunity to be so lovingly guided in all the processes over the weekend.
And the dancing! Oh my goodness. What an incredible tool for shifting energy and connecting with our primal selves. Pure medicine. Thank you for reminding me of this.
Every woman on the planet would benefit immensely from attending Wild Heart of the Huntress. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Deepest gratitude and respect Sister. You are lighting the way for us all.
Love Kate Reed (creator of The Sister Circles)
