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A Sacred Space For Grief

A four day retreat to mourn, remember and reconnect.

Friday 2nd to Monday 5th October 2026

NSW Labour Day Weekend

Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW

Grief is not something to be completed, resolved or pushed through.

Grief is not the five step program you were promised.

Grief is like glitter that spilt many years ago and still keeps showing up in the oddest places. It is the occasional unexpected visitor. It is the nagging pain in your heart. It may be connected to your sore shoulder, your cranky moods, the way you shut down, or the issues you are having with sleep.

Reconciling Grief is a long weekend retreat for men who are carrying loss, change, sadness, regret, heartbreak or the quiet grief they rarely speak about.

You are invited into a safe and confidential space to honour your grief, create space for what has been held inside, and begin to find a more compassionate way to live with what has changed.

This retreat is for men who are carrying grief

  • The death of someone you love

  • The death of a pet

  • The end of a relationship

  • Family estrangementa

  • Health diagnosis or change in your body

  • Loss of identity, work, purpose or direction

  • Grief connected to childhood, ageing, regret or things left unsaid

  • Grief that feels hard to explain

What you can expect:

  • Confidential safe space will be created for sharing

  • Guided reflection and journalling

  • Meditation and grounding practices

  • Gentle grief education

  • Ritual and activities to honour the grief space

  • Time in nature for silence, contemplation and optional bush walks

  • Creative expression

  • Connection with other men

  • Camp fire sharing

  • Practices to take home after the retreat

Sharing will always be invited, never forced. Silence is welcome. Tears are welcome. Laughter is welcome. Not knowing what to say is welcome.

Why this retreat is for men

Many men are taught to keep going, stay strong, be useful and not become a burden.But grief does not disappear because we ignore it. It often finds other ways to speak through the body, through anger, withdrawal, exhaustion, sleep issues, numbness or feeling disconnected from life.This retreat offers men a different kind of space. Not a place where you need to perform, explain yourself perfectly or have it all worked out. A place where grief can be spoken, witnessed, honoured and held with respect.

A supportive retreat, not a replacement for therapy

This retreat is designed as a reflective, educational and supportive group experience. It may be deeply meaningful, but it is not a replacement for counselling, psychotherapy, medical care or crisis support.This retreat may not be suitable if you are currently in acute crisis, feeling unsafe, recently bereaved and highly unstable, or needing intensive clinical support.

The rhythm of the weekend

Friday afternoon:

Arrival, grounding, welcome circle and setting the container.

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Saturday:

Grief education, guided reflection, men’s circle, rest, nature and evening ritual.

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Sunday:

Exploring the body of grief, memory, meaning, reconciliation and integration.

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Monday:

Closing circle, intention setting and returning home with care.

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