Best of the rest
Check out our pick of some of the most affordable wellbeing getaways around the country
PREMA SHANTI RETREAT, DAINTREE, QLD
In the heart of Far North Queensland, you’ll wake up to the sounds of the rainforest before trying meditation and yoga in the yoga temple. During your stay, explore the surrounding tropical rainforest, relax in the retreat’s well-stocked library or book extra classes and treatments. Rates start at $90 per person per night, all inclusive, premashanti.com.au.
DARWIN YOGA SPACE, DARWIN, NT
This yoga studio runs multi-day retreats throughout the year but Mt Bundy is their most popular. With a maximum of nine people, this four-day retreat offers a chance to get out into the wilderness to practise yoga and meditation at sunrise, and restorative yoga as the sun goes down. Four-day/three-night retreats start at $550 all inclusive, darwinyogaspace.com
LIFEFLOW MEDITATION CENTRE, ADELAIDE HILLS, SA
Spend a weekend on 26ha of rolling countryside in the Adelaide Hills. Lifeflow runs themed retreats ranging from yoga to mindfulness to emotional resilience. Take a class, relax in the common room or go on a hike. Two-day retreats start at $486 per person, all inclusive, lifeflow.com.au