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Day Retreats

This year we hosted two day retreats in Spring. Below is a summary. Photos from this wonderful weekend can be found on facebook.

2023 October Reset Days

Day 1: Saturday 21st October 2023 – 7 Types of Recharge & Creative Cooking: Dressings and Toppings

Day 2: Sunday 22nd October 2023 – Goal Achieving & Creative Cooking: Sweet Hits

Nature. Yoga. Space. Nourishment. Learning.

Rosie Dunstan (Mindset Coach) and I hosted two full days at Lapito House, a beautifully renovated farmhouse set amongst the rolling hills of Myponga on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Each day included:

– Nature & Hiking

– Mindset Workshops by Rosie

– Nutrition Workshops by Lara

– Delicious food

– Yoga & Meditation

Day 1: Saturday Oct 21st, 2023

Nature & Hiking:

One of the simplest gifts we can give ourselves is to spend time in nature. We started our day with morning tea on the beautiful Lapito House deck, followed by a walk through the picturesque postcard worthy rolling hills of Lapito and onto the Heysen Trail.

Nutrition Workshop: Dressings and Toppings

Lara led a fun workshop which focused on tasty and nutritious dressings and toppings. Such additions can not only add flavour and interest to a meal, salad or snack but also boost the nutrient content. Having a bunch of delicious dressing or topping ideas (up your sleeve) is helpful – a simple dressing or nut/seed sprinkle can turn a simple salad into quite a fabulously fancy one. We created several dressings and toppings (sweet and savoury) to enjoy at lunch.

Mindset Workshop: The 7 types of Recharge

Rosie took us through the 7 types of rest, which provide us with 7 different opportunities for recharge. We learnt about where our energy can be depleted, and how some simple strategic hacks can help us recharge.

‘You time’:

Time for all guests. Time to soak up Lapito, to journal, to reflect, to puzzle, to sip tea.

Yoga:

What better way to bring this all together, than to be led through a gentle yoga flow + yin class in these beautiful surroundings. We had Mel Gush provide a wonderful glass.

Nourishment:

We enjoyed morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea carefully crafted and prepared by Lara and a talented Chef. The delicious, nourishing menu is always worth the drive in itself!

Day 2: Sunday Oct 22nd, 2023

Nature & Hiking:

We started our day with refreshments then enjoy a stunning walk through the property of Lapito, across the creek and onto a narrow track from which there are pretty special views. At halfway point, we ended up on a grassy hill taking in the rolling hills of Lapito House from afar.

Nutrition Workshop: Sweet Hits

Lara led a fun workshop which focused on simple and delicious ideas for when you need a ‘sweet hit’. She is supportive of us all enjoying sweet things regularly such as chocolate, ice-cream and decadent cake – such things bring joy and should be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.. Life is too short not to! But, it can be helpful to have ideas for especially nutritious sweet snacks and desserts, for us individuals and for our families to enjoy regularly. Together we played and created an array of delicious sweet things, to taste and enjoy at afternoon tea.

Mindset Workshop: Goal achieving

Rosie took us through a workshop to help us not just set, but achieve our goals. Whether it be a goal of making a simple new habit stick, or running a marathon, this workshop helped us all learn methods to achieve.

‘You time’:

After lunch, we had the chance to pause, reflect and reset. Rosie set us up with some journaling and goal setting prompts also, for those interested.

Yoga:

What better way to bring this all together, than to be led through a gentle yoga flow + yin class in these beautiful surroundings. Sophie Gray provided us with a superb class.

Nourishment:

We enjoyed morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea carefully crafted and prepared by Lara and a talented Chef. Some of our morning and afternoon tea snacks were prepared by ourselves on the day as part of one of our workshops.

Past Day Retreats

2022 October Reset Days

Below is a summary of our 2022 October day retreats. Photos from all four day retreats and one from last year can be found on Facebook here.

These special days were hosted by Rosie Dunstan (Mindset Coach) and Lara (Dietitian & Nutritionist) at Lapito House, a beautifully renovated farmhouse set amongst the rolling hills of Myponga, South Australia.

The days differed but both included:

– Nature & Hiking

– Mindset & Nutrition

– Delicious Food

– Yoga & Meditation

Saturday Oct 22nd, 2022 – The Ripple Effect & Lunch/Dinner Ideas

Nature & Hiking

One of the simplest gifts we can give ourselves is to spend time in nature. We start our day with morning tea on the beautiful Lapito House deck, followed by a walk through the picturesque postcard worthy rolling hills of Lapito and onto the Heysen Trail. We’ll be pausing at a stunning lookout along the way and if we have time we’ll reach a waterfall. We may even spot Albert or Annie (Lapito’s resident echidnas). It takes ~60-90mins, there are some hills, so it’s good for getting the heart rate up a little, but it is by no means difficult. There are options here, such as for those carrying an injury or who are pregnant.

Nutrition Workshop: Lunch/ Dinner Ideas

Lara will be leading a fun creative nutrition and cooking workshop where guests will be involved in preparing a few lunch dishes using flexible ‘formulas’. Guests will be able to take these formulas with them to try at home. For lunch we’ll be sitting down to share and enjoy our creations, with chef-prepared dishes also on offer.

Mindset Workshop: The Ripple Effect

Rosie will take us through how we can tap into the ripple effect of making constructive changes to our habits and routines. She’ll guide us through some approaches to embed the changes we are striving for, before giving us time to pause, reflect, and set intentions in the beautiful backdrop of Lapito House.

‘You time’

Time for you. Time to soak up Lapito, to journal, to reflect, to puzzle, to sip tea. For those that would like some guidance, Rosie will have journaling and reflection exercises available for if you wish.

Yoga

What better way to bring this all together, than to be led through a gentle yoga flow + yin class in these beautiful surroundings. Yes please.

Nourishment

We will enjoy morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea carefully crafted and prepared by Lara and a talented Chef. Some of our lunch will be created by our hosts and guests on the day as part of one of our workshops. Tea, coffee and cold refreshments will be available throughout the day. The delicious, nourishing menu is worth the drive in itself.

Sunday Oct 23rd, 2022 – Review, Reframe, Resilience & Satisfying Snacks

Nature & Hiking

We start our day with refreshments then enjoy a stunning walk through the property of Lapito, across the creek and onto a narrow track from which there are pretty special views. At halfway point, we will end up on a grassy hill taking in the rolling hills of Lapito House from afar. There are options here, such as for those carrying an injury or who are pregnant.

Nutrition Workshop: Satisfying Snacks

Lara will be leading a creative cooking workshop again, but this time we’ll be making snacks. Guests will be involved in preparing a few different snacks, both savoury and sweet, using flexible ‘formulas’. Guests will be able to hang on to the versatile and fun ‘formulas’ to use and enjoy at home.

Mindset Workshop: Review Reframe Resilience

Rosie will take us through a workshop to help navigate high stress and high expectation environments, where we will learn concepts such as mindfulness, reframing, and how to bring it into our daily routines.

‘You time’

After lunch, we will have the chance to pause, reflect and reset. Rosie will have journaling and goal setting prompts for those who are interested. Or, simply enjoy sipping tea, perhaps work on the jigsaw puzzle and generally just soak up the peace and tranquility of Lapito House.

Yoga

What better way to bring this all together, than to be led through a gentle yoga flow + yin class in these beautiful surroundings. Yes please.

Nourishment

We will enjoy morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea carefully crafted and prepared by Lara and a talented Chef. Some of our morning and afternoon tea snacks will be prepared by ourselves on the day as part of one of our workshops. Tea, coffee and cold refreshments will be available throughout the day. The delicious, nourishing menu is worth the drive in itself.

2022 May Reset Days

In May this year we also held two ‘Reset Day’ retreats on Saturday May 14th and Saturday May 15th at Lapito House, providing different offerings on each day. Our Reset Days are designed to offer the perfect opportunity to pause, learn and rejuvenate the soul. A summary of information about both days can be found below and photos from the weekend can be found on Facebook.

Nature. Yoga. Space. Nourishment. Learning.

Day 1: Saturday 14th May 2022 – Mindfulness & Gut Health

Day 2: Sunday 15th May 2022 – Journaling & Mental Health

Rosie (Mindset Coach) and myself hosted both Reset Days at Lapito House, a beautifully renovated farmhouse set amongst the rolling hills of Myponga on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Both days included:

– Nature & Hiking

– a Mindset Workshop led by Rosie

– a Nutrition Workshop led by Lara

– Delicious food

– Yoga & Meditation

Day 1: Saturday, May 14th, 2022 – Mindfulness & Gut Health

Nature & Hiking:

One of the simplest gifts we can give ourselves is to spend time in nature. We started our day with morning tea on the beautiful Lapito House deck, followed by a walk through the picturesque postcard-worthy rolling hills of Lapito. There were options here, such as for those carrying an injury, or who were pregnant.

Mindfulness Workshop:

Rosie took us through a workshop to help navigate high stress and high expectation environments, where we learnt the benefits of mindfulness, and how to bring it into our daily routines.

Nutrition Workshop: Gut Health

Lara delved into the topic of gut health, covering several fascinating aspects including the gut-brain connection, and how we can best nurture our gut health (and overall health) through food.

Yoga:

What better way to bring this all together, than to be led through a yoga flow in these beautiful surroundings. Vicky from Victoria Rose Yoga provided a superb Yin class.

Nourishment:

We enjoyed morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea carefully crafted and prepared by Lara and an award-winning Chef. Tea, coffee and cold refreshments were available throughout the day. The delicious, nourishing menu was worth the drive in itself!

Day 2: Sunday, May 15th 2022 – Journaling & Nurturing your mental health

Nature & Hiking:

We started our day with a stunning hike along Wild Dog creek, and onto the Heysen trail to a waterfall, stopping to enjoy morning tea before returning to the house taking in the views of the rolling hills. This hike takes about ~1.5hrs – there are some hills, so it’s good for getting the heart rate up a little, but is by no means difficult. There were options here, such as for those carrying an injury, or who were pregnant.

Journaling Workshop :

Rosie will take us through a journaling workshop, guiding us through the benefits and ‘how to’ of self-directed journaling. Lapito House provides the perfect backdrop of peace and quiet for this time to self-reflect and reset.

Nutrition Workshop: Nurturing Your Mental Health

Food can have a significant impact on the way we feel mentally and emotionally and therefore how well we function from day to day. Lara will be covering nutrition for brain health and provide tips on how to eat to best support your mental health.

Yoga:

We enjoyed a yoga flow (a vinyasa and yin combination class) led by Mel Gush from Tula Yoga Flow.

Nourishment:

2021 May Reset Day

A reset day was held on Sunday, May 30th 2021. You can find photos from the day on Instagram and Facebook.

An overview of the day:

Nature. Yoga. Space. Nourishment.

Lara and her friend and colleague Rosie Dunstan (an Adelaide-based Mindset Coach) hosted this day retreat together at Lapito House, the beautifully renovated farmhouse set amongst the rolling hills of Myponga on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The day consisted of:

Hiking
Mindfulness Practice
Yoga Flow
Journaling and Reflection
Delicious Food

Weekend Retreats (including overnight stay)

Lara has curated and hosted several overnight stay retreats (2-3days in length). Overnight retreats will recommence late 2023 or early 2024. If interested in receiving information on upcoming 2-3day retreats please contact Lara.

You can find information and photos from past overnight retreats below.

2021 Weekend Retreat: A Women’s Wellness Retreat – Two days and one overnight stay

(A weekend of nature, hiking, yoga, pottery, massage, delicious food and more to reset and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit)

Lapito House, Myponga SA.

Saturday, October 9th – Sunday, October 10th 2021

Photos from this very special weekend can be found on facebook here.

This weekend retreat included:

One night’s accommodation at the tranquil Lapito House
Your own fluffy luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend (the slippers – a gift to you)
Delicious wholesome chef-prepared food (The menu will be vegetarian and vegan friendly, all meals and snacks and an array of hot and cold beverages will be provided for the weekend)
1 x 1.5hour hand-building pottery workshop (includes the provision of clay, tools, and also kiln firing of work)
1 x 1.5hour gentle flow + restorative yoga class led by Kristin from Fleurieu Yoga
1 x 1hour wholefood creative cooking workshop with Lara (followed by sitting down to enjoy a feast of a lunch)
Bushwalks (We will enjoy a short bushwalk on the 116-acre property on Saturday and a long hike through the property and along the Heysen Trail on Sunday)
1 x 30min massage provided by Remedial Massage Therapist Elicia Prophet, who is based in Mount Barker but also provides massage and other wellness treatments at Clarity Wellness, a beautiful massage and wellness centre in North Adelaide. She feels strongly connected to women’s health, pregnancy and the effect of our emotional state on the body. By using relaxation and remedial techniques, Elicia works to calm the nervous system, relieve pain, headaches and muscle tension.
Your own journal and pen (A gift upon arrival)
Self-reflection, meditation and mindfulness practice and learning
Your own time to soak up the tranquility and enjoy the house and property
A take-home gift pack of recipes from our menu and more.

Packages on offer (packages for past weekend retreats have been similar to the below)

Private room, queen bed & ensuite

Private room, with views
Queen bed with fine linen
Private ensuite (with views)
Includes all meals and snacks (Chef-prepared) and beverages over the two days, pottery workshop, yoga class, wholefood cooking workshop, bush walks, your own journal and pen, guided meditation and reflection exercises, 1 x massage, and a luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend, plus a special take-home pack.

Shared room, queen bed & ensuite with private balcony

Shared room, with views and balcony
Queen bed with fine linen
Ensuite shared with room buddy and two other guests
Includes all meals and snacks (Chef-prepared) and beverages over the two days, pottery workshop, yoga class, wholefood cooking workshop, bush walks, your own journal and pen, guided meditation and reflection exercises, 1 x massage, and a luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend, plus a special take-home pack.

Shared room, single bed & ensuite with private balcony

Shared room, with views and balcony
Single bed with fine linen
Ensuite shared with room buddy and two other guests
Includes all meals and snacks (Chef-prepared) and beverages over the two days, pottery workshop, yoga class, wholefood cooking workshop, bush walks, your own journal and pen, guided meditation and reflection exercises, 1 x massage, and a luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend, plus a special take-home pack.

Shared room, queen bed

Shared room, with views
Queen bed with fine linen
Bathroom shared with room buddy and two other guests
Includes all meals and snacks (Chef-prepared) and beverages over the two days, pottery workshop, yoga class, wholefood cooking workshop, bush walks, your own journal and pen, guided meditation and reflection exercises, 1 x massage, and a luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend, plus a special take-home pack.

Shared room, single bed

Shared room, with views
Single bed with fine linen
Bathroom shared with room buddy and two other guests
Includes all meals and snacks (Chef-prepared) and beverages over the two days, pottery workshop, yoga class, wholefood cooking workshop, bush walks, your own journal and pen, guided meditation and reflection exercises, 1 x massage, and a luxurious robe and slippers for the weekend, plus a special take-home pack.

2019 Winter Wellness Retreat: Two days and one overnight stay

In August 2019, Lara hosted a restorative yet energising retreat at Lapito House. Photos from the weekend can be found here. This particular retreat included time by the fire, a hike to a waterfall, a very special yoga class by Natalie (an Adelaide based Meditation and Vinyasa and Yin yoga teacher), a cooking workshop, a floristry workshop, a natural face mask and body scrub making workshop, journaling and delicious wholesome food.

2019 Spring Wellness Retreat: Two days and one overnight stay

In April 2019, Lara hosted a retreat for a small group of women at the beautifully tranquil Lapito House. You can find photos from our April weekend here. Our April retreat included a pottery workshop, a cooking workshop, walks, yoga, beautiful food, lots of wonderful conversation and self-reflection.