On a fresh Queensland winter's day, we hosted our mid-year retreat to reflect up on our aspirations and recalibrate goals.
Nestled in the enchanting backdrop of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, over 20 cherished guests joined us to take part in this event.
Everyone embraced the day, immersing themselves in an invigorating hike, a fireside pilates session, yoga and meditation practice and an inspiring vision boarding class.
It was a day dedicated to embracing nature, harnessing our inner potential and creating a fresh path ahead.
Our Hosts for the day
Foundation Fitness and Wellbeing trainers - Lee, Kirsten and Mel - hosted a program of activities to help guests connect with their body and mind while relaxing in the natural environment around them.
Reflecting and resetting goals is a valuable practice for personal growth and development.
Taking the time to step back, evaluate progress, and set new intentions can lead to improved focus and motivation moving forward.
Reflect and Reset
June 2023
Energising company: Hiking the Rainforest
To start the day Foundation Fitness and Wellbeing boss, Kirsten, led us on a beautiful and invigorating 5km hike around the picturesque Kondalilla National Park.
The trail meanders through rainforest and culminates at a lookout with views of the waterfall and the scenic rim of the west of the Blackall Ranges.
There could be no better way to start the day. The joy of a morning walk in nature and the company of friends (new and old).
The infectious energy of this group led us to create the Foundation Walking Club.
We meet the first Sunday of the month to explore different trails on the Sunshine Coast.
All abilities welcome.
Fireside rejuvenation: Pilates session
After our hike we moved to our venue for the day the tranquil Montvale in Montville.
There we had a delicious morning tea and got to know each other some more.
It’s a rare experience to have a blazing fire to warm a room in sunny Queensland so we took advantage of the cooler temperature up on the range and went all out with a blazing fire to welcome everyone.
It was in front of the fire that our dynamic duo Lee Churcher and Mel Forrest, who always deliver a fun filled and challenging class, guided us through a pilates session.
Harmony of body and mind: yoga and meditation session
We all moved outside into a beautiful spot in the garden for Lee’s yoga and mindfulness session.
You will aways enjoy the food at Foundation Fitness and Wellbeing retreats thanks to Chocolate2Chilli.
Hungry? You never go hungry at Foundation Fitness and Wellbeing retreats. Only the best for our guests.
Delicious chocolate brownies for morning tea.
Healthy salads to fuel our minds.
A fully catered lunch for all our guests.
Manifesting your Dreams - our vision boarding workshop
After the yoga and meditation class everyone was refreshed and keen to get started in the vision boarding workshop.
It was so nice to see our guests being creative putting their heart’s desires onto their vision board. They all were so interesting and unique.
It was another great activity to connect with each other and there even was some singing to be had.
This was the perfect time in the year to re-visit our intentions and goals.
To ask ourself “what was and not working” in our life.
Were we going in the direction we set-out at the beginning of the year?
Maybe our goals or intentions had been met already or just needed a little a realignment - perhaps they had changed COMPLETELY.
Sometimes with life being so busy we don’t always make the time to to stop, pause and assess and that’s where we fall off the wagon as every day life distracts us from our vision.
This was our time - where we created a space in the calendar to Reflect and Reset.
This was a great activity where everyone sat down and visually planned out their future goals and aspiration.
It got messy with glue sticks but it was a great process of thinking ahead and everyone walked away with some great results.
Nurturing tranquility - our retreat’s venue
