THE GOLDEN SEASON - A Midlife Alchemy Retreat

A Soulful Half-Day Retreat for Women seeking to holistically navigate Peri-Menopause, Menopause and beyond

As the leaves turn gold and the light softens, nature enters a season of beautiful release and quiet transformation. So too can we.

The Golden Season: A Midlife Alchemy is a nurturing half-day retreat designed for women navigating the profound and powerful transition of peri- and post-menopause.

This is not just another health and wellness event. It’s an invitation to pause, listen deeply, and reconnect with your inner wisdom through the gentle yet potent mediums of scent, touch, and restorative rest.

Guided by two compassionate and experienced practitioners, you’ll step into a held space where the changing rhythms of your body are honored as a natural, sacred passage. This is a time to move beyond “managing symptoms” and toward embracing a new kind of vitality, one rooted in balance, clarity, and deep self-care.

🌿 Part 1: The Alchemy of Aroma – Hormonal Harmony & Your Personal Blend

Join Claire to explore the intelligent world of aromatherapy and its profound ability to nurture balance during the menopausal transition.

In this immersive session, you’ll be introduced to key therapeutic blends from our Women’s Wellbeing range, such as alchemy for peri-menopause relief and wisdom for post-menopause ease and learn the science and intuition behind how these oils support hormonal equilibrium and emotional steadiness.

This knowledge then flows directly into a cherished, hands-on ritual: guided by your own needs, you will craft a personalised 10ml roller blend using an organic jojoba oil base. Select from curated synergies for hormonal harmony, deep settlement, or revitalising energy, and amplify your blend with synergistic single oils, creating a unique aromatic companion to anchor you through change.

😴 Part 2: The Art of Rest – Nervous System Reset with Plant Medicinal Tonics

Led by Amy, your immserive experience shifts into the deeply restorative practices of nervous system care and somatic release. You’ll learn holistic techniques designed to quiet the mind, discharge tension and support your body's fascial health. You will be guided through gentle, practical methods using your provided DIY myofascial release tool, teaching you how to safely release physical holding patterns whilst cultivating a sense of grounded calm.

Amy will also introduce you to gentle plant medicinal tonics that can stablise states of calm, rest and restorative sleep - the true foundation of hormonal and emotional balance. Enjoy a closing tea ceremony expertly designed with handcrafted Enki Apothecary plant medicinal tonics dedicated to the rituals of touch and rest, leaving you with tangible skills to create a sanctuary in your daily life.

Your Investment Includes:

• A nourishing, seasonal light lunch to ground and connect.
• Your custom 10ml aromatic roller blend in organic jojoba oil, crafted by you.
• Comprehensive workshop notes with usage guidelines, ritual ideas, and safety.
• A beautiful DIY myofascial release tool to continue your home practice.
• 6-month access to our exclusive Rest for Menopause online course - a digital sanctuary of rest practices, meditations, and supportive resources.
• A supportive circle of women walking a similar path.

This Half Day Retreat is For You If:

• You feel the call to move through menopause with more grace and less struggle
• You long for deeper, more restorative sleep
• You seek natural, gentle tools to support hormonal balance and emotional steadiness
• You desire a nurturing community and a pause to reconnect with yourself
• You’re ready to embrace this life phase not as an ending, but as a golden season of wisdom, strength, and quiet radiance.

Spaces are intentionally limited to ensure an intimate, held experience.

To honour your journey into The Golden Season, secure your place today.

Questions or to Book: hello@manava.au | 0478334420

Location Details: The Beauty Collective Co at 7-7A Railway Crescent, Hampton Vic 3188.

About Claire:

Claire is a Scent Master and holistic guide with 30 years of experience in women’s wellness. Her work is rooted in the belief that menopause is a sacred season of alchemy, a time for release, transformation, and rediscovering vitality.

As founder of All Essential Oils, she blends the science of aromatherapy with intuitive practice, creating nurturing spaces for women to reconnect with their inner wisdom. Claire’s passion is providing gentle, potent tools like the personalised aromatics you’ll craft today - to support hormonal harmony and embodied balance through this profound transition.

About Amy:

Amy is a Holistic Practitioner and intuitive healer with 20 years of experience in guiding and mentoring women. Her supportive trauma-informed care is grounded in honouring the body’s intelligence to heal, return to wholeness and thrive.

As founder of MANAVA Health, she fuses healing wisdom of her Pasifika and Celtic ancestry with gentle touch therapies and mental health neuroscience to create culturally sensitive spaces of transformation. Amy will share her practical approaches to supporting nervous system health so you can confidently navigate the midlife transition. Learn more about Amy