Couples Tantra Retreat in the Blue Mountains

...strengthen your connection, heighten your intimacy, deepen your love...

Are you romantic adventurers on a quest for spiritual, sexual and relationship growth?

Then join me, Jacqueline Hellyer, at my LoveLife Couples Retreat, now in its fourteenth year! This unforgettable weekend getaway at Brightlands Retreat in the Blue Mountains, is just over an hour west of Sydney.

Leave the cares of the world behind and immerse yourselves in your 'couple bubble', as I lead you on a wonderful journey into Conscious Relating and Sacred Sexuality.

I bring together empowering practices and understanding from a wide range of sources, from modern scientific knowledge and therapeutic practices to ancient Tantric and Taoist wisdom, to create an experience for the two of you that will have you connecting more deeply and opening up more fully than ever before.

Next Retreat
17-19 May - FULL!
Following Retreat
16-18 August Book in soon
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COUPLE TESTIMONIALS

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"We had a fabulous time at the retreat. The surroundings, the people, and the teachings were all a blessing. It has taught us to explore new horizons in our love relationship and has brought our connection closer. We will be using all the techniques in the time to come as our sex life develops and improves. In fact, the results have been almost instantaneous!"

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"We will always remember the weekend, we discovered so much together and shall keep learning with each other with the skills gained for a long time to come. Thank you for such a great experience."

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"It's not a course, it's an awakening. It opens your eyes to what's possible as a couple."

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"Thank you for a wonderful retreat. All the things we were worried about turned out to be no concern at all and all the things we were looking forward to turned out to be much better than we dreamed! We are still buzzing from the experience. "

What You’ll Do at the LoveLife Couples Retreat

Friday:
11am-1pm: Introduction
2.30-5.30pm: Conscious Relating
7-8.30pm: Touch

Saturday:
10am-1pm: Connection
3.30-6.30pm: Sacred Sexuality
7-9pm: Fine Dining at Darley's

Sunday:
10am-1pm: Taking it home
2-3.30pm: Consolidation & Closing

The workshop times are focused completely on you as a couple. There are no group activities.

You will learn:

  • How to have a conscious relationship.
  • How to keep your ‘Couple Bubble’ strong.
  • How to experience mindful, bodyful, soulful loving.
  • The Tantric concepts related to sexuality, their scientific basis, and why it’s relevant for modern lovers.
  • The seven elements that underlie a great love life
  • How to talk about sex and intimacy, including how to ask for what you want.
  • How to co-create wonderful experiences.
  • How to explore the ecstasy of the ‘valleys' as well as the intensity of the ‘peaks' of sex.
  • Ways to pleasure each other for heightened erotic arousal.
  • An approach to love-making that is endlessly creative and satisfying all life long!

 

Please be assured that as with all my workshops, this Couples Retreat is completely classy and sleaze-free, with no need for self-disclosure and no nudity or sexual interaction. That's the homework!

Read more about the benefits of attending this Couples Retreat here.

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Please note that this Retreat is designed for couples who are in a relatively good space and want to get even better (ie not on the brink of separation or hating on each other). If your relationship is deeply troubled or in crisis, please have private sessions with me first, in person or online.

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Details and Accommodation

When:
From 11am Friday until 3.30pm Sunday
Summer Retreat: 9-11 February 2024
Autumn Retreat: 17-19 May 2024
Winter Retreat: 16-18 August 2024
Spring Retreat: 8-10 November 2024

Where:
The venue is Brightlands in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, a one and a half hours drive or two hour train trip west of Sydney. We have the entire guesthouse for the retreat.

Who:
Couples of all ages and stages of life and relationship. Some are healing their relationship, some are starting a relationship, others have a great relationship and that’s in part because they do cool things together like this retreat!
Maximum ten couples per retreat.
Same sex couples welcome!

What:
Two to three workshop sessions per day, plus plenty of time off to enjoy the environment and do your homework! Abundant gourmet meals included - and gifts!

Fee:
The retreat fee, including accommodation and all meals, is $3300 per couple.

Accommodation:
The entire Brightlands Retreat is reserved for the retreat. Rooms are allocated on a first in, best room available basis (although all the rooms are lovely!).

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Book into the Love Life Weekend Couples Retreat

When you book you’ll be asked to pay a 50% deposit, then I’ll invoice you for the remainder, due four weeks before the retreat. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to have a chat before booking in, or if you'd like to arrange a payment plan.

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On a personal note:

I’ve been running couples’ workshops and retreats for fourteen years now and I absolutely love them. There is so much crap in our society around sex within relationships, so many limiting myths and misinformation, that it’s a great privilege for me to shine a light on this part of life!

It’s hard to find really good quality, empowering information on sex as it changes and evolves throughout a lifetime. Well, I'm the sex geek who has done the research and can present it to you in a really positive, accessible way. I’ve been working in this field for nearly 20 years and have helped countless couples discover for themselves how awesome their sexuality and their relationship can be. So I hope I can be that for you too.

Over this retreat I’ll distill all my knowledge and experience, to guide you in your evolution as a couple. I hope you will join me, and let me help you discover the beauty and power of connection and sexuality within a loving relationship!

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MORE TESTIMONIALS

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"We've just spent a wonderful weekend with Jacqueline. Her workshops are fun, informative, sensual, and in many ways deeply profound - the weekend brought us closer in ways we could never have imagined. Thank-you for filling up our love bank!"

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"‘The couples retreat is something every couple should do if they can. The course is refreshing, inspiring and gave our relationship a fun tool set to set us up for a joyful life together. It’s not just about sex (though that stuff was great), it debunks myths and starts a conversation that changed our relationship - definitely for the better. Jacqueline has a gift to make everyone feel comfortable. Don’t wait until there is a ‘problem’ - all relationships can be improved. Would recommend to all couples!’"

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"Thank you for the weekend retreat - I greatly enjoyed and learned a lot at it. Your combination of spirituality and philosophy meeting is an inspiration."

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"We LOVED the retreat. You created a safe, adult, sexy space where we could be honest and open, exploring ourselves and the connection that exists in really different ways than we've ever been able to in the past. Your rich and sensitive holding of the spiritual side, and ease of its emergence as sexual energy - an energy to draw the other in and connect with - was really a gift and a beautiful model to offer. "

Hear from the participants themselves!

"What a wonderful experience it was for us, we learned so much! The retreat was a great mix of conceptual / theory sessions and practical ones on a range of topics that all hit the spot for us as a couple. The sessions helped us really look at our relationship holistically. We had the opportunity to put into practice right away what we learned in a relaxed and beautiful setting, as well as having really practical ideas that we have taken home with us and are building into our daily life. There was a great sense of fun and discovery and I think there were many light bulb moments for everyone over the three days. The weekend moved at a great pace too – it didn’t seem like ‘work’ at all, it really felt like a relaxing and luxurious weekend away for us as a couple, as much as an opportunity to learn, to rediscover, to reconnect. The size of the retreat seemed just right, and we could choose to socialise as much or as little with the other participants in a very comfortable and natural way. I have already recommended the retreat to friends and would say if you are considering doing it – take the leap and jump in, you won’t regret it!"
JS&BS

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"Jacqueline, thank-you for such an incredible weekend. We would like to say a massive thank you again. You are an incredibly authentic teacher, it's just so refreshing. We really don't have any negative feedback. The weekend was just so beautiful and what a lovely bunch of people. It was real, raw and very authentic and I loved how we could all be so vulnerable. So you really created that space for each of us to feel safe to share in that way. You're so passionate about what you do, it really shines through."
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"Jacqueline - We wanted to give you feedback on what was an amazing weekend. We both feel it was THE BEST investment we have ever made as a couple. We had so much fun on the weekend, but that is just a fraction of the value we got from attending. We learned tools that will serve us for the rest of our lives, tools that will not only allow us to derive so much pleasure out of life but also bring us closer together as a couple. We were hoping it would allow us to derive more enjoyment out of our sex lives. These expectations have already been exceeded, and with so much more enjoyment and fun yet to explore we know it will only get better. We were also hoping this would bring us closer together as a couple, and again these expectations were exceeded. What we did not expect was to be given tools that would bring us closer together as a couple in all aspects of our lives. A truly incredible surprise! The mix of spiritual and science suited us perfectly. The comparison of chakras to neural plexi was an inspired interpretation that puts things in ways that allows people from any kind of background to understand the concepts. You have an amazing gift at putting people at ease, explaining things so easily and providing a safe environment to allow us to share. It's very inspiring. All the best,"
JS&LS

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"We traveled to Australia from the United States with the main purpose to attend Jacqueline's Blue Mountains retreat for our anniversary. Although we arrived with some uncertainty of what to expect, we left more than satisfied with the entire phenomenal experience, refreshed in our relationship, and inspired to continue to learn from Jacqueline! Our nerves were promptly calmed with the way Jacqueline presents, the staff were welcoming, the facilities were gorgeous, the food was amazing, and the atmosphere was perfect to do some self and shared growth. It was more than worth traveling across the world to meet Jacqueline and participate in her retreat! We just wish we had found her sooner, and that there was a Jacqueline in the United States so we could continue to see her (not because we feel we need help, but more to keep the goodness flowing)! Jacqueline is positively reinforcing relationships with vital tools to not only change their relationship/s and lives, but also everyone around them! Thank you for sharing some TLC from the bottom of our hearts Jacqueline, we will see you at one of your Bali retreats in the future!"
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"My partner and I just got back from a fantastic couples tantra retreat in the Blue Mountains with the extremely talented Jacqueline Hellyer. It was FANTASTIC!!! I absolutely loved her grounded approach, her sense of humour and realness, no prescriptive, one size fits all approach, just REAL talk and providing an incredibly safe space to deeply connect with each other. It was really interesting to take a deep dive on where humans are at in general sexually, how it has been such a taboo topic for so long and how this hasn’t served us at all. There’s not much quality education and instruction on what makes incredible, loving, safe, conscious,pleasurable, and consensual and CONTINUED consensual sex. We learnt how to really communicate and feel safe to share our most vulnerable parts of ourselves with each other but also how to bring up challenges in a way that they can actually be calmly resolved and how to ask for what we really want. How to sink intoourselves and hold ourselves.. and ownership and responsibility for ourselves so we can show up and sync in with our partners in the “couple bubble”. We did beautiful activities like:
• How to REALLY hold someone. Not drag them down or throw yourselves on them, but lovingly embrace them while holding your own energy.
• How to actively listen to what your partner is saying. Listening to understand, not to go on the defense or the attack.
• Learning how to keep things interesting even when you have been together for a long time and the original passion and sex drive may no longer be there.
• Really paying attention to and acknowledging each other.
• It was beautiful doing some of the touch and massage exercises.
• How to really enjoy and be with each other. It starts with that feeling of safety and connectedness.
• How to explore fun new things you might not have considered trying, but to make it safe, fun and something not to be ashamed of talking about or trying with each other.
Thank you for taking us on such a divine journey in such a beautiful setting. You are an incredibly skilled facilitator and it is clear the passion you have for making a real impact and changing the future of sex, intimacy and really meaningful and long-term connection."

J&S

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MEET LOVED UP COUPLES FROM EARLIER RETREATS

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You'll get a gorgeous photo like this when you attend the retreat, but of course it's not at all obligatory to have your photo here!

Couples Retreat FAQs

If you're not sure, feel free to contact me and I'll give you a call to discuss your situation. As long as you're in a reasonably good space you should be fine. If you have big issues or are volatile then I recommend you see me or one of my colleagues at The LoveLife Clinic for private sessions first. Often couples do have a session or more with me before attending the retreat, and some have private sessions afterwards to consolidate and focus on individual issues.

If at any time you want some time out or don't want to participate, you are very welcome to have a break or sit out. That's totally up to you.

I will be available to everyone on the retreat to make sure you feel comfortable and supported. As a therapist I will be available to talk to participants during the breaks.

There are no group activities during the workshops, it's rather like ten individual retreats going on at the same time, with each couple focused on themselves.

But socially, that depends on you! Some couples are quite gregarious and friendly and others keep to themselves. Generally anyone who comes on this retreat is a pretty cool couple, dedicated to their love and growth, so generally it's a very open and loving group of people and often new friendships are made.

No, the whole venue is reserved for our retreat.

No, everything is provided. You might want to bring a small speaker to play music in your suite. As to clothes, wear comfortable clothes during the workshops and something fancier for Saturday's dinner at Wintergarden.

Yes, all food requirements can be met. And it's all delicious!

Read your partner all the testimonials on this page and show your partner the photos of all the very 'normal' looking participants!

I'm happy to have a chat with anyone who needs to be reassured.

Absolutely! Love is love and everyone is welcome.

You pay a 50% deposit on booking. This is done through Stripe's secure payment gateway. The remainder needs to be paid up to a month in advance by bank transfer (preferably), credit card or through Stripe.

If you need a different payment plan, such as paying in smaller installments, please contact me to make an arrangement that suits.

You can transfer to a later retreat up to six weeks in advance of the one you're booked in for. You can also cancel up to six weeks in advance, with a 10% admin fee. Less than six weeks in advance you can only cancel or transfer if another couple is able to take your space.

Please read the Terms and Conditions for more information.

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