healing culTURAL camp

The Culture camp invites you back to Country for five days and four nights to return, learn and listen.

All Indigenous led and run.

Men, women, elders and children welcome, this is a family friendly camp.

We begin our week at the sea and travel inland for the camp, a reminder of how our ancestors used to traverse the lands.

Led by Indigenous East Coast practitioners, facilitators and artists our Culture camps offer deep and true connection to community, self and country. Our cultural workers, facilitators and leaders share stories, teachings and tools of how to be in right relation with community and country and in doing so you will find you way home.

Diverse workshops focussing on Bush Tukka, Stories, Meditation, Indigenous yoga, Dance, Art and Culture.

The focus of over 10 workshops throughout the week are grounded upon healing, remembering, returning and actioning.

Availability

3 x a year

Location

Uki, NSW

THE GATHERING

The all woman's gathering started in 2018, 75% of our attendees were on exchange and scholarship positions. This year 2022 we have shifted it to 50% to make a more sustainable model.

Scholarships are awarded to Indigenous women and single mothers.

Three days and two night event on country is held near the powerful Wollumbi. Women gain access to over 20 workshop offerings, panels on birth, education, cultural safety, health and wellness and are served up nourishing meals on over the weekend, 2x Lunches 2x Dinner - all organic and local.

Please note Breakfast is not included. Please bring snacks.

For our single mother scholarship holders and other mothers attending we offer a kids corner at each gathering.

The Gathering is open to all women and reaches those interested in sustainable living, connection, de-colonisation, ceremony, earth based skills, embodiment practices, activism, health and wellness, community building and the reclamation of our magic.

Our kids corner runs throughout the days.

Availability

1 x a year

Location

Bundjalung

POST PARTUM CARE FOR MOTHERS

The postpartum care for Indigenous mothers and Indigenous families is an ongoing program we have developed in 2023 and supports the mental and physical health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood.

THE RETURNING'S vision is a world where all mothers and families are supporting in pregnancy and postpartum.

We offer 4-6 weeks of postpartum food deliveries for families and new mothers.

One on one care from an Indigenous Doula who works with the families in pregnancy and beyond.

We will soon offer a weekly mums and bubs circles in Lismore .

Availability

February-June & August -December

Location

Bundjalung Nation

creating connections retreat

Partnering wth Arts Northern Rivers, we are piloting our first arts and culture retreat which will be an annual retreat that occus in the Northern rivers region.

We are focusing on low socio economic regional Indigenous emerging artist to help assisting in the professional development of their craft with pathway opportunities to employment and one on one mentorship.

Our 5 day retreat will be all Indigenous led, with some of the leading artists on the east coast coming together to share ideas and learn new ways of keeping culture alive and living within the economic system.

We are targeting our west Bundjalung community who still live on missions and are living in poverty.

Availability

1 x a year

Location

Bundjalung Nation

HEALTH RETREATS

Groups 5-12ppl

Arts and culture retreats with health and wellness.

Our retreats are an authentic cultural experience with a safe space for Indigenous participants to enjoy health and wellness, while also creating art through a cultural lens

Retreats are led by all Indigenous teachers, elders and professional practitioners of the East Coast region.

ALL Indigenous catering team.

We offer Meditation, Indigenous yoga, weaving and dance, ochre painting and much more.

Availability

All Year

Location

Bundjalung Nation

bULGUMA RETREATS FOR MOB

Nature therapy and holistic care made accessable.

With our all Indigenous health team, our participants will recieve one on one care including facials and massages by Indigenous therapists and one on one natriphay sessions with the mullum herbal clinic therapists.

This retreat offer 100% of positions to Indigenous scholarships.

All Indigenous catering.

We offer Meditation, Indigenous yoga, weaving and dance, ochre painting and much more.

Availability

3 x a year

Location

Bundjalung Nation