The Art of Sacred Making – A 3-day Creative Journey

Name: The Art of Sacred Making – A 3-day Creative Journey
Start: 2026-09-04T17:30:00+08:00
End: 2026-09-06T15:00:00+08:00
Location: 305 Burnside Rd, Meelon WA 6208, Australia

Schedule

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sun, 06 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

305 Burnside Rd, Meelon WA 6208, Australia | Mandurah, WA

THE ART OF SACRED MAKING – A 3-DAY CREATIVE JOURNEY
You are invited on a journey back to your own wild, creative centre. This intimate three -day retreat offers a sanctuary where creativity, connection, sound, story and yoga bring you home to yourself. Slow down, realign, reenergise and rediscover the parts of yourself that have long been forgotten.
As the days unfold, something ancient stirs. Threads of belonging begin to form. You may feel yourself softening, remembering, rewilding. The spirit of the land leans closer, your voice returns, and you are held in ways you didn’t know you needed. This is the ancient practise of homecoming - returning to the self, to heartfelt community, to the land beneath your feet, and to the practise of joyful creativity.

Guided by warm, creative, highly experienced facilitators, each carrying her own lineage of craft, healing and service, you’ll journey through various mediums and projects, creating meaningful pieces of art. This is the way women used to gather for centuries.

Sink into sound healing, storytelling, journalling, meditation and yoga that will feed your body and spirit. Every wholesome meal is prepared for you with care, nourishing the body and grounding you in comfort and connection.

With only a small number of places available, this offering is rare and precious. It is an investment in you, that may be long overdue. Rest, reconnection, and the gentle beauty of being truly seen; this retreat is a gift waiting to be received. Join us if you feel the call.

10-week payment plans available (until June 12th). Click here for more details https://form.jotform.com/260883496439877 [https://form.jotform.com/260883496439877]
Location
Step across the threshold onto sacred land at Harmony Retreat, a beautiful 25-acre property just one hour from Perth. Spacious bunkhouse accommodation available, camp under the stars or reserve a bespoke onsite caravan filled with vintage charm. This is a place of gathering, ceremony and connection. Enter onto sacred land that has been lovingly and consciously caretaken. Wake to the sound of red-tailed black cockatoos, take a dip in the dam, or find shelter underneath ancient trees on this gorgeous property.

Meet your Facilitators

Melissa Min
Melissa is a professional Storyteller, Art Therapist, published Poet and Textile Artist. She works with language, myth, story and traditional crafts to evoke a deep sense of connection, belonging and healing. Melissa is a passionate advocate for bringing ancient artistic practices to community spaces. She facilitates Storytelling circles, Poetic workshops, Narrative Therapy sessions, Craft events, and Women’s Gatherings throughout WA. During this 3- day retreat, Melissa will bring the gift of traditional storytelling, inviting space for reflective journalling, and lead the soulful doll making session throughout the weekend.

Sohalia
Sohalia facilitates Ritual Trance Dance, is a maker of altars and a death doula. Her dreaming is to co-create a safe haven and a space for creative expression to flourish in…
to take away comparison and the notion of artist, dancer belonging to a few special individuals and return this energy to its rightful place. To enter into creative spaces with the curiosity of the child ready to learn, fail, unmake, remake all with a lightness of play with self and others.
In these times where the message is often that we need to go higher, be more positive, transcend , reinvent and do more, Sohalia’s practice, discovery and healing has come from returning over and over to the body; rethreading, remaking, slowing down and following the path of our ancestors who made not only from necessity , but for expression and connection with what is holy and sacred within us, in gratitude and wonder. Sohalia is deeply grateful to her teachers Julia Inglis (Sacred Familiar), Fleur Woods for helping her reignite this deep remembering of making in a sacred way that AI will never replace.

Amanda Formby
Amanda has a living passion for the arts and crafts. They guide her hand in new directions as one of many tools to assist with healing. Guided through expressions of moulding, shaping, touching, exploring, inventing and being, it is a path that continues to unfold in new and wondrous ways. Amanda has a gift for combining crafts with the ancient art of Yoga - an art within itself…..the art of breath. As a daily practice, the body of movement helps bring calmness to the mind, love and empathy to the heart, rhythm and clarity to the breath. Amanda reminds us of deep wisdom - that nourishment is found in the journey, not so much the destination.

Michelle Cherry
With a Life Path Number 3 in numerology, creativity sits at the heart of Michelle Cherry’s life purpose. She finds deep joy in the act of sacred making and draws ongoing inspiration from nature and everyday moments. For over a decade, Michelle has facilitated in community spaces, creating gentle, supportive environments that encourage connection, self-expression and healing through a wide range of creative practices. She also supports people on their healing journeys as a Reiki Master, sound healing facilitator, and co-hosts retreats and festivals that bring community together in meaningful ways.

Carolyne Forte
Carolyne is deeply passionate about authentic connection and creating spaces where people feel a genuine sense of belonging. For over a decade, she has been facilitating in the wellness sector, weaving together community, creativity and care for mental health. Carolyne is particularly interested in the many simple, accessible ways we can support our mental wellbeing in everyday life. At this retreat, she draws on her experience to guide a meditation session and a sound healing, inviting participants to slow down, turn inward and reconnect with themselves in a supportive, nurturing environment.