Complete Nervous System Reset Retreat | Danni Carr - How I Quit Alcohol
4 Nights/5 Days Retreat with Danni Carr & Jeannie O’Carrol 10 - 14 March 2027
Hosted by: Dani Carr & Jeannie O’Carrol
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Regulate, Rest and Restore in the Byron Bay Hinterlands
A deeply nourishing retreat for people who are ready for complete rest and restoration.
If you are constantly holding tension, overthinking, overworked, bracing, shutting down, people pleasing, or living in cycles of stress and emotional overwhelm, or if you just want some tools for life this retreat is for you.
Over five days, we will gently explore what it means to move from survival mode into greater regulation, safety and self-understanding.
We designed this retreat to help you gently reconnect with safety in the body, expand your window of tolerance, and better understand the patterns, stories and protective parts that shape our lives.
Through a blend of trauma-informed psychotherapy, compassionate inquiry, somatic practices, breathwork, restorative yoga and deep rest, you will learn practical tools that you can bring into everyday life.
What Awaits You
Through a combination of workshops, group practices, and embodied experiences, you will explore:
Understand your nervous system — Understanding the states of the nervous system learn why you get stuck in fight or flight or freeze and shutdown and how to bring the nervous system back to safety.
Create safety from the inside out — through somatic practices, pranayama, and restorative yoga and yoga nidra, you'll begin to build a felt sense of safety which builds your sense of steadiness and self trust.
Meet yourself with compassion — using compassionate inquiry, you'll have the space to explore the stories and beliefs that have been running the show, perhaps causing chaos and some destructive patterns. Learn how to identify and integrate those parts cultivating a much clamer and resourced internal world.
Learn to communicate with your inner world — once you know how to create that container within yourself, you'll have the tools to work with your activated parts, not fight or avoid them, but understand what it is they need.
Move slowly. Breathe deeply. Rest completely — gentle movement, restorative yoga, yoga nidra and breathwork aren't add-ons here. They are the medicine.
Your Days Will Include
Morning pranayama and gentle movement to ease into the day
Guided group sessions weaving somatic work, and nervous system education
Restorative yoga and yoga nidra to let your body truly land
Nourishing, wholesome vegetarian meals made with love (we can also cater any dietary requirements)
1 x 60 minute massage
Stunning bushwalks
1 x 2 hour group healing hot/cold spa circuit – water therapy for detoxification and rejuvenation, including sauna, steam room, ozone hydrotherapy spa and cold magnesium plunge.
Evenings that ask nothing of you but to rest
An all Inclusive* experience:
4 nights accommodation in an ensuite room, furnished with 5-star eco beds and organic bedding. Small but comfy rooms.
2-hour group healing hot/cold spa circuit – water therapy for detoxification and rejuvenation, including sauna, steam room, ozone hydrotherapy spa and cold magnesium plunge.
60 minute massage
Yoga Nidra for deep restoration.
Daily sessions of mindful movement, breathwork, meditation, and gentle workshops aimed at deepening awareness, shifting perspectives, and connecting with emotions. Sessions support healing, awareness and growth.
Delicious and nutritious meals, locally sourced and prepared with love and intention.
Assorted teas/dandelion/coffee, and healthy snacks available.
Full use of 20m resort-style magnesium swimming pool with incredible views of Mt Warning (Wollumbin) and the beautiful Bundjalung Hinterland (not heated).
Gold Coast Airport Shuttle free transfer (set times) to and from the retreat – approx. 45min drive, Shuttle leaves Airport 12pm QLD time ( AEST ), Departs Retreat 11am NSW time ( AEDT ), please book plenty of time to accommodate for late flights or shuttle delays.
Explore beautiful nature walks in the gorgeous Byron Bay Hinterland, connect to nature and yourself.
All activities are optional, if you would like to sit by the pool instead of joining in, you are 100% welcome to do so. This is your time, and I believe in showing up for yourself in a way that feels most supportive for you.
*Flights and travel insurance not included.
Participants will leave with:
A better understanding of their nervous system and stress responses
Practical tools to regulate themselves in everyday life
Greater awareness of what activates them and why
A clearer understanding of their patterns, beliefs and protective behaviours
Skills to work with difficult emotions more compassionately
Increased capacity to stay present instead of immediately reacting or shutting down
Simple somatic and breath practices they can continue at home
A stronger sense of safety and connection within themselves
More awareness of the stories they carry and how those stories shape their lives
A felt experience of rest, slowing down and being supported
Language and understanding around concepts like fight, flight, freeze and the window of tolerance
Gentle tools for communicating with the different parts of themselves when activated
Most importantly, participants will leave with a foundation, understanding how to create enough internal safety in the body before trying to change behaviour, process emotions or explore deeper personal work.
Your Guide
Danni Carr is a trauma-informed sobriety coach and accredited breathwork and meditation teacher. A graduate of Dr. Gabor Maté's 'Compassionate Inquiry® for Professionals', she has embraced this approach to healing and coaching.
Danni is the host of the How I Quit Alcohol podcast and has successfully worked with hundreds of people to help them heal and find liberation from alcohol.
Special guest Jeannie O'Carroll
Jeannie O'Carroll – With over 20 years of experience in the therapeutic field, Jeannie brings a diverse skill set to her practice. Specialising in trauma-focused counselling, couple therapy, and relational psychotherapy, she also excels as a community development worker, group facilitator, trainer, and educator. With post-graduate training in Applied Counselling and certifications in EFT (Emotional Focused Therapy), her focus extends to ongoing professional development in trauma modalities, attachment theory, and systemic family therapy. Formerly a Family Relationship Counsellor with Interrelate for 7.5 years,
Jeannie transitioned to running her private practice, offering psychotherapy and workshops like Circle of Security. With a background in aiding vulnerable populations, she approaches therapy through a trauma-informed, client-centered, cross-cultural lens, aiming to provide a safe, compassionate space for clients to explore and heal.
