Live a life well lived 🤍

For me, that’s a purpose-driven life, led by inspiration & filled with adventure and fun.

I’m here to create joy and a sense of connection - to self and others… and to share my wisdom and help others (re)connect to their own inner hearts’ whisperings.

Thanks for being here,
Let me know how I can help!

XOXO - Ann Marie

About Me:

I’ve been an artist & creator from a young age… and a student & facilitator of yoga, meditation & wellbeing over the past 15 years.

After experiencing significant shifts in my own mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health, I’ve devoted my life to better understanding how and why yoga, meditation and other wellbeing practices offer such positive transformation.

Having spent the majority of the past 10 years working internationally in the field of yoga therapy and therapeutic yoga; I’m now looking forward to sharing this knowledge and experience more locally through the facilitation of boutique wellbeing (and creative) retreats in the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.

Learn more about my background and my work, here.

2012 during a particularly challenging period of life. Taking that time out of everyday life to step away from the daily stresses and allow my nervous system to slow down and rest was not only powerfully transformative but crucial for my mental health. I promised myself I would make space to go on retreat every year from then on.

Unfortunately, a few challenges arose in upholding that promise to myself. I found Melbourne lacking in local retreat options, and the extra costs and time required to travel interstate and overseas made taking a yearly retreat feel prohibitive. Add in the general busyness of life with kids, partner, work, pets… and failing to prioritise myself… and my ‘every year’ goal became more like, ‘every 3-4 years’. 🙃

Even though I haven’t always been successful at carving away time in schedule, I’ve taken smaller retreats - a day here, 3 days there… but I also carve out time for myself every single day in the form of meditation, journalling and mindful breathing. These tools have become my lifeline. They keep me grounded & anchored through life’s challenges and ups and downs. They help me to more proactively choose the life I want to lead, rather than life leading me.

If you can’t get away on a retreat in the near term, I encourage you to download my One-day retreat program and carve out some time in the near future to gift yourself the time. Taking time for yourself and gaining clarity around your values - and purpose of being - can be positively life altering; I know how powerful they’ve been in my own life and I would love to share them with you, too.

I attended my first retreat in

“You must prioritise yourself, no one else will... & you deserve to invest in yourself”

-Ann Marie Grace

Nourish & Restore 5 Day Guided Boutique Retreat hosted by wellness leader and artist, Ann Marie Grace

Retreat - a period or place of seclusion away from normal activities, in which one can rest, relax and contemplate

Our world is full of constant challenges - personal, professional, local and global. With unrelenting demands for our time and attention, and a habit of putting others’ needs before our own, it’s no wonder so many of us feel continuously burnt out, exhausted and stretched to our limits.

Taking a few days away from our homes, work, technology and daily stresses of life to truly pause, reflect and nurture ourselves is just as important as your annual medical check up or car inspection. But only you can choose to retreat.

Let us support you through an upcoming ‘Nourish & Restore Retreat’, with an online self-led retreat program, or to help you host your own boutique retreat with friends or clients.

  • Carve out time in your calendar - and show up; knowing we’ll take care of the rest. See dates for Ann Marie’s next retreat.

  • Don’t live near Melbourne, or need support sooner than later? Download our self led retreat program and retreat anywhere in the world. If Australia based, we can also send you support material and/or rent out our boutique retreat in McCrae, Victoria

  • Our venue is perfect for wellness & life coaches and leaders to host retreats for friends and clients.

    We can also help you plan a bespoke itinerary and find practitioners to support your retreat schedule. Learn more.