Overview

You spend your days holding space for others, but when do you take time for yourself?

Join us for a rejuvenating wellness retreat on the tranquil island of Nusa Lembongan, Bali, designed exclusively for psychologists, counsellors, social workers, medical professionals, allied health practitioners and other professionals (contact us if you are unsure if this retreat is suitable for you).

This retreat offers a rare opportunity to reflect, reset and reconnect with your values in a restorative setting specifically designed for professionals. This five-day immersive experience combines luxury, nature and professional growth. It also features a three-part in-person professional development workshop series that addresses the rising impact of burnout, compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion in the helping professions.

The three workshops include:

Workshop 1: Caring for the Carer – Understanding the impact of burnout and compassion fatigue and implementing effective self-care strategies.

Workshop 2: Boundaries, Balance & Resilience – Identifying energy drains, setting professional boundaries and cultivating resilience for ongoing practice viability.

Workshop 3: Clarify Your Vision – Exploring core values and future goals through structured reflection and creative vision board development.

The retreat offers a unique opportunity to earn between 7 and 10 professional development (PD) hours (depending on your activity choices) while engaging in evidence-based learning, creative reflection and restorative activities. 

Facilitated by experienced Psychologists, this retreat supports you in reconnecting with your purpose, building resilience and developing a sustainable approach to your practice, all within a relaxed, supportive and nature-rich setting.

Inclusions

✨ 5 days / 4 nights in a private villa at Indiana Kenanga Boutique Hotel, Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia

✨ Sunrise Activity* - Daily yoga, meditation, sound bath or gentle movement

✨ Snorkelling with sea turtles and manta rays

✨ Mangrove forest tour (kayaking)

✨ Sunset tour to Devil’s Tear

✨ Luxury spa treatment

✨ All group breakfasts, lunches and group dinners

✨ 3 x Reflective, evidence-based workshops plus optional mindfulness-based activities (7 - 10 CPD hours)

✨ Time to rest, connect and reflect with like-minded professionals

* Sunrise activity TBC

Retreat Itinerary* October 3–7, 2026 

*Itinerary to be finalised pending hotel confirmation of activity times

Saturday, October 3 – Arrival & intention setting: From 2:00 PM – Check-in & settle into your private villa, Optional Spa Package for attendees (3 participants) / 5:30pm – Welcome Circle and Guided Mindfulness Meditation on the beach, Introductions, Retreat orientation, Setting personal and professional intentions / 7:00pm – Welcome Dinner

Sunday, October 4: 6:00am – Sunrise activity / 7:00am – Breakfast, 8:30am – 10:30am – Snorkelling with sea turtles and manta rays, Gentle mindfulness in nature, Group or solo reflection afterwards, 11:00am - Optional spa package / 12:00pm – Lunch / 2:00pm – 4:00pm – Workshop 1: Caring for the Carer, Preventing burnout and compassion fatigue in helping practice, Self-reflection and experiential activity, Self-care planning and small group support, 7:00pm - Group Dinner

Monday, October 5: 6:00am – Sunrise activity / 7:00am – Breakfast / 8:30am – 11:30am – Mangrove Forest Tour (Kayaking), Quiet reflection through nature, Optional journaling or sketching / 12:00pm – Lunch / 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Workshop 3: Boundaries, Balance & Resilience, Exploring boundary types and energy drains, Energy mapping experiential activity, Creating sustainable boundaries and resilience plan / Evening – Optional spa package (3 participants) / 7:00pm – Group Dinner

Tuesday, October 6: 6:00am – Sunrise activity / 7:00am – Breakfast / 8:30am – 11:30am – Workshop 3: Clarify Your Vision, Values identification and goal setting, Experiential vision board creation with art materials / 12:00pm – Lunch / 2:00pm – 5:00pm – Choose Your Own Adventure, Final round of the optional Spa Package (3 participants), Rest, shop, swim or solo reflection time / 5:30pm – Group Activity to Devil’s Tear for sunset / 7:00pm – Closing Dinner & Celebration

Wednesday, October 7 – Reflections & Farewell: 7:00am – Breakfast / 8:00am – Final Circle, Reflections, gratitude and next steps, Commitment to ongoing well-being / 10:00am – Check-out & transport to ferry.

• Contact us now for more information at [email protected], visit our website at www.sunrisepeakpsychology.com.au, or click the booking link below to secure your spot:
• https://events.humanitix.com/bali-wellness-retreat-2026-rest-reflect-and-reconnect-a-restorative-pd-experience-for-health-professionals

Learning Outcomes

• Identify early signs and risk factors of burnout and compassion fatigue
• Apply evidence-based self-care strategies to support psychological well-being
• Design a personalised self-care action plan
• Analyse current energy use and areas of imbalance
• Apply boundary-setting strategies to support ethical and sustainable practice
• Create a personalised action plan for managing energy and strengthening resilience
• Identify their core personal and professional values
• Create a visual representation of future goals using art-based tools
• Apply mindfulness-based and guided imagery practices to enhance personal and professional well-being
• Integrate nature-based interventions to support resilience and nervous system regulation in professional practice
• Develop professional reflexivity through engagement in experiential self-care and group reflection
• Critically reflect on professional role boundaries to inform ethical and sustainable practice
• Explore the use of creative and art-based methods to support goal setting and values alignment
• Identify opportunities to incorporate nervous system regulation strategies into daily practice
• Enhance understanding of the role of self-care in maintaining clinical effectiveness and client outcomes

Presenter(s)

Karen Breedon

About the presenter(s)

Karen Breedon is a Clinical Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor and the Director of Sunrise Peak Psychology and Adventure Therapy, based in Brisbane, Australia. She has a special interest in combining traditional evidence-based therapy with nature-based and experiential approaches to promote wellbeing and sustainable professional practice.

Karen works with both young people and adults presenting with a broad range of concerns and has held roles across hospitals, schools, private practice and crisis intervention settings. In addition to her clinical work, she is passionate about clinician well-being and has a strong professional interest in burnout prevention, compassion fatigue and sustainable practice for helping professionals.

Karen is the creator and facilitator of the Bali Wellness Retreat for Professionals, a CPD retreat designed to promote reflection, professional resilience and nervous system restoration in a supportive and evidence-based format. She regularly presents workshops and training on nature-based interventions and self-care for clinicians.

Karen’s facilitation style is engaging, practical and grounded in current research. She is committed to supporting professionals in maintaining their own well-being, enhancing ethical practice and building sustainable careers in the helping professions.

Notes

*Shared villas can be requested by couples/close friends. Twin bedding is not available

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Website/s

https://sunrisepeakpsychology.com.au/bali-retreat