A Course in Sacred Living

A Course in Sacred Living - 2025

A Course in Sacred Living will commence March 2025 and April 11.

The course will be offered as 4 weekend retreats
April 11/12/13 (Friday 5pm – Sunday 3pm)
May 9/10/11 (Friday 5pm – Sunday 3pm)
June 13/14/15 (Friday 5pm – Sunday 3pm)
July 17/18/19/20 (Thursday 5pm – Sunday 2pm)
OR
Weekly sessions (12 weeks)
Commencing Tuesday March 25 and culminating in a three-day retreat July 17/18/19/20

N.B. Both groups will combine for final retreat

So let us begin this journey together – the journey to Sacred Living – a journey through the landscape of our being. Let’s take all our experiences and play with them – watch all our myths unravel and disappear.

It’s about Connection, Relationship, Heart Healing, Honouring our Voice and Growing in Wisdom.

It’s about making our life sacred by our living of it with awareness and integrity.

It’s about discovering the blessing of true abundance.

There will be times of sharing and laughter, and times of solitude and deep silence.

A Course in Sacred Living is about you, the individual participant, your relationship with life, and with your own creative intelligence.

There are no levels of achievement here – it is simply an open, even ground of exploration and discovery. It is of no concern if you cannot execute all the yoga postures because of injury or limited flexibility or if you’ve never experienced intuitive art or movement.

Our ethic is to care for you.
Each day begins with meditation and yoga.
Meals are vegetarian, nourishing and tasty (vegan options available).
You will have time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and be restful.

We will explore:

 

  • Yoga-based movement patterns
  • Body Intelligence
  • Intuitive Intelligence
  • Breath and Energy
  • The Chakra Journey
  • Ethical Being
  • Meditation and Relaxation
  • Intuitive movement, art and voice
  • Journalling
  • Ritual and prayer
temple tea time

All weekend workshops commence Friday evening, except for the final workshop, which is three full days, commencing Thursday evening 5pm

If you wish to discuss the course further, please text 0437 312 039 to arrange a time for a chat.

 

Accomodation

We offer camping facilities on adjacent Hillier Retreat. Toilets and showers are available

4 Weekend Retreats

Sacred Living - weekends

12 x Tuesdays + Weekend Retreat

Sacred Living - weekly retreat

Testimonials from the Retreat

The moment I met Gerry I knew I had to spend more time with this exceptional woman. I booked a 3-day retreat for my parents, my daughter and myself and the journey we embarked on with her was incredibly transformative and healing.

Her very fine intuition guided us masterfully through the fog of our hearts and minds. Art and movement were catalysts for profound inner encounters. Her way of gracefully touching the deepest parts in us followed by an outburst of laughter coming straight from her heart is truly one of a kind. She showered us in generosity and the gifts along the way were many.

Gerry is one of those very rare humans that humbly and authentically transmit the teachings by truly embodying and emitting them. If you are lucky enough to have her in your surroundings - you are blessed.

The food - oh the food! The creations were absolutely divine, all of us were enjoying every bite to the fullest. Refined spices, all clean and fresh, very diverse and made with love.

Nothing more to say.
Thank you, Gerry, for changing our lives.

Sinja, Agnes Water, Queensland

I am so pleased I have made space for this Course. The time I have given to myself is invaluable because I feel such a transformation within me.

In a very beautiful, supportive and nurturing place I have begun a journey that has taken me deep within. This is more than a course, it is an experience into real yogic living, into love and light.

Moving into each Chakra is an exciting discovery. I have learned so much about myself through honest exploration and creative expression and I now feel I have a more transparent knowing of who I am.

I have surrendered, let go of attachments and expectations. I have created a new, strong and stable foundation for myself that supports me, and from which I will continue to grow and learn.

My yoga practice has deepened with a new awareness of breath, movement and alignment Meditation is a joy! I feel more present and appreciative. I am more connected and trust my body’s wisdom.

It has been a blessing to have shared and connected with truly beautiful people, with so much love, in a sacred space.
Thankyou Gerry, I am forever grateful.

Namaste Angie, Tin Can Bay, Queensland 💚🕉

This course was amazing 💚🌿
Deeply heartfelt and enriching and nourishing for your body, mind and spirit💚
I had the privilege to be guided and mentored, and inspired by Gerry - soaking up her years of knowledge thru yoga, philosophy - love of creative writing, movement, music🌿

Truly leaving your worries all behind to focus on looking after YOU - Being present, nurtured and surrounded by Mother Earth
SELF Enquiring and understanding your own power within - learn to help clear blockages that you never knew you had thru your chakras
Finding that there is freedom in your own space if you dare allow it!

I thought l was going to learn more about my physical yoga practice - boy was l wrong!!
I learnt sooo much more!
I went there a few times and thought.....nope I can't do it.....then realised I was being guided every step of the way.......
And when I moved thru the self-doubt......... the empowering feeling was AMAZING💚🌿

You get to meet amazing heartfelt people along your journey that help to inspire you along the way and make friends for life💚🌿
Being creative with various mediums of self-expression and finding that everyone is unique and naturally gifted....if we just listen from within🌿

The food is to literally die for!! I wish l could pack it up and take home with me!!
It's like a light being switched on inside Being nourished by vegetarian food fairies

💙 Gail from Jag Fitness and Pilate Beerwah

I had an incredible time experiencing Gerry’s teachings of the essence of yoga. I have travelled to India studying yoga for the past 20years only to find it here at my back door. The temple and surroundings are heavenly – a safe and sacred space. Gerry shares the simplicity of yoga from a place of vulnerability and gratitude offering knowledge that is brought to light in your own understanding.

Anita – Gympie

Some of the most impactful moments of my life and I cannot thank you enough for all that you have shared with me. The generosity you, and your family shared with all of us, taught me the true meaning of service.
Since the end of the course, I have felt a deep sense of calm that I never thought possible and of course this gets tested daily and at times I can see myself falling into old patterns of behaviour but instead of punishing myself for the thoughts, actions, words I show myself compassion and most of all acceptance of self (all the parts). I am able to see the struggles in others and hold space for them in a way I never have before.
Deepest gratitude for all that you have imparted and shared.

Camilla, Muswellbrook, NSW

About Gerry

Gerry Hillier has worked as a yoga teacher, drama and creative expression facilitator, script writer and director for the past 37 years. During that time, she has regularly conducted yoga workshops and training, devised drama programmes, and scripted and directed theatrical productions.

Gerry has also worked extensively with youth, women, indigenous communities and people with physical and mental disabilities and mental illness.

Gerry combines her understanding of creative expression with the philosophy of yogic tradition to bring together a dynamic series of workshops to facilitate self-inquiry and discovery. She promotes dramatic art, creative expression, movement, meditation and relaxation as ways of personal development and inner stillness, and mediums for participants to explore their own issues and concerns, their relationships and their behaviours in order to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their place in the world.

Gerry is also a writer and author. She lives in Queensland Australia.

yoga training with gerry