Step into a sacred space where ancient wisdom, spiritual connection, and hands-on creation merge into a deeply transformative experience. This six-day retreat is an opportunity to reconnect with your inner wisdom, ancestral energies, and the natural world, all while crafting sacred tools that will become lifelong companions on your journey.

At the heart of this retreat is the profound experience of birthing your own medicine drum – a sacred instrument that will hold your energy, intention, and spirit; and the creation of other ritual tools. 

Through the intentional process of drum-making, ritual crafting, movement, meditation, and ceremony, you will immerse yourself in deep personal transformation, healing, and self-discovery.

More than a retreat, this is a ceremonial experience – a rite of passage into deeper understanding, connection, and spiritual embodiment. The tools you create will carry the energy of this journey, serving as gateways to your own healing, power, and ancestral wisdom.

Shamanic Journey

This retreat is a fusion of hands-on crafting, shamanic practices, sacred ceremony, and soul embodiment. Every aspect of the experience is designed to bring you deeper into alignment with your spirit, guiding you into a profound connection with yourself and the unseen world.

The Art of Crafting Sacred Tools
The act of creating ritual tools with your own hands is an ancient practice of empowerment. Every element of your tools—whether wood, hide, feathers, or herbs—carries the spirit of the earth, the wisdom of the ancestors, and the intention you infuse into it. During this retreat, you will:

• Birth Your Own Medicine Drum – A powerful, personal experience where you will craft a drum that holds your unique frequency, helping you to enter deep meditative states, connect with spirit, and ground yourself in sacred rhythm.
• Create a Smudge Fan – Made with hand-selected feathers, this ceremonial tool will be infused with your energy, ready to assist you in cleansing and protection rituals.
• Craft a Shamanic Rattle – A sacred sound instrument that will help shift energy, open spiritual pathways, and awaken new dimensions within yourself.
• Blend Ritual Sprays & Herbal Infusions – Working with the magic of plants, you will create cleansing sprays, anointing oils, and healing tisanes to integrate into your spiritual practice.

Shamanic Ritual & Energy Activation
Beyond crafting, this retreat offers a deep immersion into shamanic wisdom. Through ceremony, movement, sound, and meditation, you will explore practices that awaken, heal, and transform:

• Sacred Fire Ceremony – Release what no longer serves you and step forward with clarity and purpose through a guided fire ritual, calling upon the wisdom of the elements.
• Guided Shamanic Journeys – Enter altered states of consciousness through deep meditation, sound healing, and journeywork, allowing you to meet spirit guides, ancestors, or aspects of your higher self.
• Ancestral & Earth Connection Practices – Engage in grounding rituals, tree communication, and elemental work to deepen your relationship with the earth and the unseen realms.

Movement, Sound, & Embodiment
This retreat is not just about spiritual exploration—it is about fully embodying your transformation. Movement and sound are gateways to deeper awareness and healing, helping you to shift stagnant energy and awaken new levels of self-expression:

Sound Healing & Vocal Activation – Experience the healing vibrations of sound, whether through guided chanting, toning, or immersive sound healing journeys.

Yoga & Somatic Movement – Gentle yet powerful movement practices designed to clear energetic blockages, deepen awareness, and integrate your experiences.

Drumming &  Dance – Awaken your spirit through rhythm and movement, allowing your body to express and release in a safe and supportive space.

Join us on this Journey

This retreat is for those who hear the call to go deeper, to craft their own tools of power, and to reconnect with the spirit within and the energies that surround them. Whether you are new to this path or have already begun your journey, this retreat offers an opportunity to:

• Step out of the everyday world and into sacred space, where transformation is not just possible but inevitable.
• Work with your hands to create sacred tools that hold deep personal significance and spiritual power.
• Heal and reconnect with your inner wisdom, releasing what no longer serves you and making space for clarity, trust, and alignment.
• Engage in powerful shamanic practices and ceremonies that support your awakening.
• Be held in a nurturing and supportive environment, surrounded by like-minded individuals on their own sacred journey.

Unlike traditional spiritual retreats, this experience is deeply rooted in action, embodiment, and creation. You will leave not just with knowledge and insight but with tangible sacred tools—extensions of your energy that will continue to support you in your practice long after the retreat ends.

Fire Ceremony

A fire ceremony, steeped in ancient wisdom, serves as a powerful conduit for profound spiritual transformation. As the flames dance and flicker, the act of releasing what no longer serves you becomes a sacred ritual, a symbolic surrender of burdens and limitations to the transformative embrace of the fire. The crackling flames become a mirror to the soul, reflecting the willingness to let go and create space for new beginnings. In this elemental exchange, the release of old energies is a spiritual alchemy, making way for the influx of positivity and abundance.

The fire ceremony not only purges the spirit but also serves as a beacon, inviting in the possibilities of a future adorned with joy and prosperity. As you witness the fervent glow of the fire, envision your intentions taking flight with the rising smoke, weaving dreams into the fabric of the universe. Through this sacred dance with the elements, you align your spirit with the eternal cycle of release and renewal, forging a pathway towards a life abundantly lived and joyously embraced.

Your investment of $2495 will include:

A Welcome pack of Wellness Goodies

Private bedroom

 Nourishing vegetarian & gluten-free meals

   All workshops including:

• Birthing Your Sacred Medicine Drum
• Crafting your Smudge Fan
• Creating your Drum Beater
• Designing & creating feather head clips and earrings for ceremonial embodiment
• Creating your Shamanic Rattle
• Creating a purging spray, purifying body oil & herbal tisane

Spiritual & Discovery workshops

Guided meditations and breathwork

Gentle movement and somatic workshops

Magnesium swimming pool

Infrared sauna

Sound healing

Fire ceremony

You are Worth the Journey

For an investment of $2,495, you will receive a welcome pack of wellness goodies, a private bedroom, nourishing vegetarian meals, materials for the creation of personal shamanic tools, engaging transformation and healing workshops, gentle movement and meditation sessions, access to our magnesium solar-heated swimming pool and infrared sauna and participation in a powerful shamanic fire purging ceremony.

This Retreat promises to be an unforgettable experience dedicated to transformation, connection, and healing. Embrace the opportunity to reconnect with your authentic self, heal and transform; honouring and healing the past and journeying forward with a renewed sense of hope, joy and purpose. 

Shamanic Spirit Quest – A journey of Transformation promises to be an unforgettable retreat experience. Join us on this transformative voyage and unlock the secrets to inner harmony, embracing a renewed sense of peace, vitality, and purpose. It is time to embrace the life you deserve, one that is nourished by mindfulness, self-care and the creation of your own reality.

Book now to secure your place

Bookings are limited to 13 guests, so please enquire and book early.  Secure your place as one of our guests with a $300 deposit, with your balance payable when you arrive.

or give Jenny a call on 0459 995 880 at any time.

Arrive Thursday evening (13th August) between 3.30pm and 5.30pm and embrace a week of self-discovery and creation in our nurturing country environment. Our program will be completed on Wednesday morning (19^th August) at 11.30am. 

We welcome you with love and joy to experience the magic of Heartland Meadows. 

Bountiful blessings and much love,

Jenny, Dave and Michelle

Read what our guests say about their time at Heartland Meadows.

Heartland Meadows Retreat is the kind of Retreat that I have long had on my wishlist, A package that delivers on all the soulfulness that one could hope for when a gentle but deep stocktake is required.The property is beautiful ,The food so nourishing . Jenny and Dave are generous with their time and knowlege that they have gathered on their life journeys…This retreat has the potential to earth you back to your soulful self…and you will be having so much fun getting there…Thankyou Jenny and Dave 💕Cass

Thank you Jenny and Dave for an amazing weekend. Jenny for just being this amazing, warm, insightful, welcoming woman. Thank you Dave for working tirelessly behind the event. This weekend was truly life changing for me. 💕 Rhonda

I attend a retreat weekend last weekend with my wife, and I can say we fell in love, not only with the retreat but with Jenny and Dave. Honestly they are the most lovely caring souls, they truly take you into their hearts. The cabins were excellent. the food was divine, the service was excellent and felt personalised. Jenny I can’t thank you enough for what you did for us and the path you guided us to, you are a very special human. We will definitely be back frequently…… Thank you so so much. Just a footnote, I have Parkinson’s Disease and never once felt uneasy or anxious Jenny and Dave were all over it and made sure I was always cared for and safe.  Highly so highly recommend them for your next retreat. 💕 Robert

Heartland Meadows Retreat is a beautiful sacred space that rejuvenates the mind, body and soul. Hosts Jenny and Dave give nurturing care and support and provide for whatever you need. Their openness and love allow everyone to feel relaxed, safe and at peace. The native environment is interspersed with many spiritual statues, chimes, words of wisdom and vibrant colour. The cabins are neat, tidy and very comfortable. The infra red sauna is very therapeutic with intense heat and one is fully invigorated with a dip in the magnesium pool. The whole property is a wonderful area for one to thoroughly immerse into nature and feel the magic of the universe. I highly recommend Heartland Meadows and various workshops offered by Jenny and Dave. I am truly very grateful for the time spent at this retreat and have taken away so much relaxation, shared knowledge and wisdom. Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou.  💕Chris

I went to find peace and found transformation. I could say so many things to convince you to go, but in reality, you have to feel inside if you’re open to experiencing it. For me, it was utterly an important step to change my ways of functioning in life and for sure I’ll be coming back. Thanks, Jenny and Dave for being so caring and lovable human beings. 💕Paula

I highly recommend Heartland Meadows Retreat. In fact I couldn’t recommend it highly enough. I have been on two retreats now that were one week long and I can’t wait to get back there. Jenny does an amazing job of delivering her workshops in a very intelligent and holistic way. It is an educational experience in a relaxing and non judgemental environment. You definitely feel the love at this place and there are plenty of laughs along the way too. Jenny’s husband, Dave, does such a great job doing all the behind the scenes work and together they create this amazing and beautiful experience. I am so thankful that a friend of mine recommended Heartland Meadows to me. Hugs and kisses to you both Jenny and Dave!!! Thank you! X. 💕Beth

Welcome to Heartland Meadows

Arrive Thursday evening (13th August) between 3.30pm and 5.30pm and embrace a week of self-discovery and creation in our nurturing country environment. Our program will be completed on Wednesday morning (19^th August) at 11.30am. 

Spaces are limited, so act now to embark on this extraordinary journey of self-discovery, connection, and manifestation. A life of joy and fulfillment awaits you in the quantum realm.

This week-long retreat will be one of self-exploration, connection and personal growth.  We will find laughter, openness and joy during our time together, make new friends and relax in the authenticity and beauty of the truth of who we really are.

We welcome you with love and joy to experience the magic of Heartland Meadows.

Bountiful blessings and much love,

In a world full of noise and constant demands, taking time to nourish your spirit and reconnect with yourself is essential. Join us on 13^th to 16th November 2026 at the serene Heartland Meadows Retreat for a transformative three-night journey into inner peace, self-discovery, and renewal.

With only 13 guests, this intimate setting allows for quiet reflection, joyful connection, and spiritual nourishment. Guests often leave with a renewed sense of well-being, clarity, and a deeper connection to their soul.

Your Sacred Journey

Throughout the retreat, you will be guided to:

Connect with your inner self through guided meditation, journaling, and reflective practices

Align your breath and energy with Pranayama Yoga sessions, awakening vitality and inner clarity

Release blockages and restore balance through Divine Source Healing, supporting mind-body-spirit integration

Receive divine guidance with Vision Guidance readings and enhancing intuition and spiritual insight

Cultivate health and vitality through elevated thoughts and high-vibration speech

Transform habits and patterns, creating space for new ambitions, abundance, and joy

Understand life cycles and karmic influences, empowering you to navigate life with clarity

What you will take home

By the end of this transformative retreat, you will walk away with:

🌿 A deep connection to your inner self and heightened intuition
🌿 Practical tools to nurture your health, mind, and spirit
🌿 Techniques to harmonize mind-body energy for overall well-being
🌿 Renewed habits and clarity for embracing new goals, abundance, and personal growth
🌿 Insight into life cycles and karmic patterns, supporting conscious living

This is more than a retreat – it is a sacred space to reconnect with your soul, reset your energy, and step fully into your highest self.

Your investment of $995 will include:

  Private bedroom with heating / airconditioning

 Nourishing vegetarian meals

 All workshops and activities

Guided meditations

 Infrared sauna

Magnesium swimming pool

Fire Ceremony

and so much more.

Join us

Or give Craig a call on 0488 442 283 at any time.

Arrive Friday afternoon (November 13) between 3.00 – 4.00pm and begin your long-weekend journey of mind, body and spirit nourishment.   Our program will be completed on Monday November 16th at 11.30am.

Meet Your Host

Craig Harmer walks the path of a Kriya Yogi, Meditation and Pranayama Teacher, Vision Guidance Reader, and Divine Source Enhancement Healer, but above all, he sees himself as a companion for those seeking to remember their true essence.

His own awakening began in 2006 when meditation opened a doorway to stillness and inner transformation. Drawn by spirit to deepen this journey, Craig travelled to India in 2011, where the ancient practice of Pranayama Yoga expanded his breath, his awareness, and his ability to guide others into healing and balance.

Over the years, Craig has been blessed to weave together sacred practices – Divine Source Enhancement Healing and Vision Guidance readings – that open pathways for release, clarity, and spiritual renewal. With a gentle presence and an open heart, he creates spaces where others can reconnect to their soul, rediscover peace, and awaken to the light that has always lived within them.

Read what past guests have to say about Craig’s Retreats

I have recently attended the 3-night meditation and intuition retreat with Craig at Heartland Meadows at Chatsworth. I had never been to a retreat before, so I was somewhat nervous and dubious as to what I would gain from attending. The whole experience. Right from driving up the driveway to meeting Craig and our hosts Jenny and Dave was such a magical and fulfilling experience. Craig is a master at what he does. He is so exceptionally skilled and insightful. The breathing practices and meditation I’ve learnt from Craig have literally changed my life. At the retreat, the 80 acres you stay at are beautiful with green rolling hills and the accommodation was clean, comfortable and I felt completely at home and very well looked after. If you are looking to have time out from this frantic busy world, you want to slow down, take a breath and regain your peace and sanity…I highly recommend you do Craig’s retreats, classes or sessions. You are worth it! It will change your life. 💕Fleur

I just spent a week with Craig at Heartland Meadows and what an amazing week it was. Craig has a beautiful way of guiding, encouraging, and mastering the art of meditation. He has a very gentle approach in the way he shares his knowledge, and I’ve learnt so much in such a short time. Next up is Divine Source Enhancement, so watch this space. 💕Denise

I recently attended a retreat held at Heartland Meadows facilitated by Craig. Craig created a very sacred, safe and comfortable space for us to meditate, learn and transform. He taught us breathwork techniques that can be easily integrated into daily practice which have proven invaluable in shutting off an overactive mind. As well as facilitating a beautiful healing with oils, we were all encouraged and nurtured to connect with our hearts and intuition and with each other. Picked up some great information about food as well with some great recipes from Thomas and Imke for cleaner eating. Was a very enjoyable retreat and would highly recommend Craig as a retreat leader and also Heartland Meadows as a wonderful venue for self-discovery. 💕 Antoinette

As I left Craig’s recent retreat weekend I felt calm, centred & inspired. It was, without doubt, the greatest gift I have given myself, a true investment in Me. Heartland Meadows is the perfect setting ; Craig, Jenny & Dave are welcoming, the accommodation is comfortable, the food is hearty & cooked with love . The weekend delivered an idyllic break from day to day routines & habits. The structure allowed for free time to connect with others, sauna & swim or take quiet space & process. I learned meditation techniques to integrate into my new daily routines. I made friendships, laughed & cried, feeling seen & heard on so many levels. All of this is only possible within a sacred space, which Craig curated with skill & reverence. If you feel called to this retreat I urge you to attend. 💕Annette

So last Friday I did something that 12 months ago I never could have imagined myself doing. I headed off on a 3.5 hour solo road trip to Heartland Meadows for a Spiritual Retreat. The only words to describe my experience are absolutely life changing. From Friday evening to mid morning Monday I participated in workshops, meditations and breathing sessions and a fire ceremony. I have learned so much about myself and now know where my life is headed. I met some incredible souls, some of whom, I am now blessed to call friends. I laughed, I cried, I connected with my higher self and I found who I am. I am eternally grateful to Craig Harmer, Jenny and Dave, for helping to make all of this possible. You are incredibly beautiful souls. I will def be going back again to Heartland Meadows. It is a relaxing, serene and safe place to allow myself to be me. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am truly happy. From here life is just going to get better and I am ready to soar. Love & Light.  💕 Vanessa

Heartland Meadows is THE place to go to find yourself again. I went there thinking my journey was going in one direction, only to be taken in a completely different one! Jenny and Dave are absolutely amazing! And Craig’s healing abilities are on another level! I was able to ease out of my ‘fight or flight’ that had me entangled in a life of tension and unease for over three years! And I didn’t even know I was in it! I was able to journey at my own pace, experience opportunities that could only be experienced in a place of pure trust, unconditional love, and complete self acceptance. And this was all possible because of the combination of how the retreat was run, the welcoming nature of its energies and the energies of the attendees, and the opportunities of the workshops and extra services available. The food was absolutely a main attraction too! It was like eating love with every bite! I could not fault anything! I have a greater sense of self, a toolbox of coping mechanisms and self observation techniques, and (most importantly) a sense of hope. I WANT to live now. I want to share in joy and experiences, and I want to connect. A vast difference to the person who made the 2 hour journey on day one. Thank you all for everything you have provided me. Amazing opportunity. Much love 💕 Amanda

After wanting to go to a retreat for a long time but holding off every time for different reasons, I know now why I made the decision to go to Heartland Meadows as my first retreat ever. From the moment of arriving until the moment of leaving it was just pure love. Jenny and Dave are running a wonderful retreat centre where you will feel welcome as if it is your own home, they are so kind and loving and both have great characters. They’ve invited Craig Harmer to run the retreat and he had an awesome programme for us with great content and guidance. The food they provide which is made with a smile in a warming calming environment with beautiful surroundings, everything just connected for me. I can’t recommend these guys and this place enough, I know I’ll be back.
Much love guys!🙏 💕Jereon

About Heartland Meadows Retreat

Welcome to Heartland Meadows, a tranquil sanctuary nestled just 10 minutes north of Gympie in Queensland and 2 hours north of Brisbane, gracefully resting on the sacred Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) land.

At Heartland Meadows, we provide you with the perfect haven to pause from the chaos of everyday life and embark on a journey of rediscovery and self-connection.

Our retreats are an oasis of relaxation and restoration, accompanied by a delightful array of nourishing cuisine, a diverse range of wellness activities and thought-provoking seminars. In our serene surroundings, you’ll find ample space for reflection and personal growth.

Immerse yourself in the harmony, relaxation, and connectedness that define Heartland Meadows—a family-owned and operated retreat centre nestled amidst 80 acres of undulating hills in Chatsworth, Queensland. Here, you’ll find solace and rejuvenation.

Our heartfelt mission is to equip you with the tools for health, resilience, tranquillity, and mindfulness in the modern world.

Join us at Heartland Meadows, where blissful rejuvenation awaits you.

A Transformative Weekend of Creation, Connection and Sacred Ceremony.

Join us for a profound journey of self-discovery and creation at Heartland Meadows from 27-30 March.  Birthing Your Sacred Medicine Drum is an immersive, long weekend retreat where you’ll be guided in crafting your own Shamanic Medicine Drum – a deeply personal and sacred tool for healing and connection. In a circle of like-minded souls, under the guidance of Michelle, a skilled Shamanic Practitioner and Drum Doula, you will enter a space of reflection, reverence, and transformation, connecting with the ancient energies of Spirit, Mother Earth, and your own inner wisdom.

The Drum as a Bridge Between Worlds
From the dawn of humanity, the drum has been a universal tool of communication, ritual, and healing across diverse cultures. It carries the power to connect us with Spirit Medicine, grounding us in our body while opening pathways to the spiritual realm. Crafting your drum is a deeply moving experience that reflects your journey through life – from your own birth to this present moment. Each drum holds a unique story, woven with the spirit of its maker. This retreat is a chance to birth not only a physical drum but also a renewed connection to yourself, to Spirit, and to the lineage of ancestors who walked before you.

An Invitation to Craft, Heal, and Transform
This is more than a retreat; it is a sacred pilgrimage inward. Over the course of the weekend, you will participate in rituals, teachings, and creative processes that honour each step of the drum-making journey. Beginning Friday afternoon and concluding Monday morning, this experience includes not only the birthing of your drum but also the creation of your drum beater, instruction on the Medicine Wheel, and the gift of guided journeys that bring insights and healing.

What to Expect on This Sacred Journey:

• Drum Birthing Ceremony: With reverence for the materials and the spirit they embody, you will birth your own drum under Michelle’s expert guidance. This ceremony honours the animal spirit of the hide and the wood of the frame, acknowledging the sacred gifts they offer.
• Creating Your Drum Beater: Just as the drum itself is a personal journey, so too is the crafting of your drum beater. This essential tool, shaped by your hands, carries your intentions and completes your sacred instrument.
• Medicine Wheel Teachings: Learn to navigate the Medicine Wheel, an ancient tool for understanding the cycles of life, healing, and self-discovery. The wisdom of the Medicine Wheel will help you deepen your connection to the natural world, guiding you in your spiritual growth.
• Guided Inner Journeys and Meditation: Through guided visualisations and meditation, you’ll explore the depths of your soul, gaining valuable insights into your path, your purpose, and your relationship with Spirit.
• Sacred Movement and Ritual: Participate in grounding practices and movement that connect you with the earth and harmonise your energy with the rhythm of the drum. Rituals will help you set intentions, release old energies, and align with your true self.

Held in a Sacred Container of Support and Growth
In this safe and sacred space, you’ll be supported on a journey of personal reflection and healing. Each step of the drum-making process mirrors the cycles and stages of life, offering a unique opportunity to reflect on your own birth, the births of your children (if you have any), and the stories of your ancestors. This retreat provides a container where you can process memories, honour life’s milestones, and connect with Spirit in a deeply meaningful way.

The Sacred Hoop and Our Connection to All Beings
We are each a part of the Sacred Hoop, a circle that holds all life, connecting us to Mother Earth and to each other. As you walk through each day of this retreat, you’ll cultivate a sense of belonging to something greater than yourself. It is through honouring our individual paths that we contribute to the strength of the collective. The drum you birth will carry this connection, serving as a reminder of your place within the Sacred Hoop, a sacred bond that you can carry forward.

An Intimate and Transformative Experience
Bookings for this retreat are strictly limited to 13 participants, ensuring that each person receives the personal attention and support needed for such a transformative experience. This retreat is designed for those who feel the call to birth their own medicine drum, connect with Spirit, and embrace the sacredness of their journey in the company of others on a similar path. Here, friendships are born, laughter is shared, and each person is celebrated for the unique medicine they bring to the circle.

Your Retreat Journey Includes:

• Sacred Drum Birthing: Craft your own Shamanic Medicine Drum in  ceremony that honours the spirit of the materials and the sacredness of the process.
• Drum Beater Creation: Design and create your drum beater, infusing it with your energy and intentions.
• Rituals and Ceremonies: Participate in transformative rituals that align you with Spirit and deepen your connection to your drum.
• Inner Journeys and Meditation: Experience guided meditations and inner journeys that offer healing, clarity, and a profound sense of peace.
• Movement and Sound Healing: Engage in practices that help integrate your experiences and harmonise your spirit with the rhythm of the drum.
• Time for Rest and Connection: In the tranquil setting of Heartland Meadows, you’ll find moments for quiet reflection, time to connect with others, and space to enjoy the peace of nature.

Birthing Your Drum: A Journey of Sacred Intentions
The journey of crafting your own medicine drum is one of awareness, consciousness, and respect. As you work with the hide of the animal and the wood of the frame, you’ll be encouraged to honor the spirit of these gifts and to approach the process with reverence. This retreat supports you in creating not only a unique shamanic tool but also a bond with the drum that will serve as a lifelong ally on your spiritual path.

Come Join Us on This Sacred Path
Each beat of the drum echoes the heartbeat of Mother Earth, calling you to reconnect with yourself and the sacred world around you. This retreat is a chance to pause, reflect, and create something deeply personal and powerful – a medicine drum that embodies your spirit and carries your intentions into the world.

Reserve Your Place in Our Circle
Spaces are limited to 13 to ensure an intimate, meaningful experience for all. Reserve your spot today for this sacred weekend of creation, healing, and connection, and prepare to embark on a journey that will resonate with you for a lifetime.

Your investment of $1375 will include:

    🏡 Private bedroom

    🍎 Nourishing vegetarian meals

    🥁 Drum making materials

    🪘 Drum making workshops

    🥁 Making your own drum beater

    ☸ Learning about the Medicine Wheel

    𐃏 Medicine Wheel Booklet

    🏊🏼‍ Magnesium solar-heated swimming pool

    🧶 Yarning circle

    🔥 Fire ceremony

About the Drum

The medicine drum is a shamanic tool used for healing and transformation since ancient times. Drumming has the power to synchronise brain hemispheres and create altered states of consciousness in which healing and wisdom from the higher self can be obtained.

The drum echoes the heartbeat of the Earth and enables us to connect with the rhythm of life. Studies have shown that the Earth vibrates at a frequency of 7.8 – 12 cycles per second. The drum has a frequency of 7 – 14 cycles per second so when we listen to a drum beat we are aligning ourselves with the earth’s vibration. Each time we beat the drum we send out healing vibrations to the Earth. The indigenous people of North America call the drumbeat the heartbeat of the Earth and believe that through the drum we can feel the heartbeat of the Earth.

About Michelle

I AM SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER, DRUM DOULA, HEALER, WORTCUNNER, AND TOOL MAKER

GRANDDAUGHTER OF ROCKY RIVER MOUNTAIN

GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF BOHEMIA

HEARTH FIRE WOMAN

SPIDER WARRIOR WOMAN

I CARRY THE HEART OF TWO BEARS

A LIGHT-BRINGER, I ALSO WALK IN SHADOWS

MY ANCESTORS ARE ADVENTURERS, DROVERS, SHEARERS AND STONE MASONS

WALKING BETWEEN MANY WORLDS, I WALK TO THE BEAT OF MY OWN DRUM

When you discover your connection with Spirit you will find that certain objects facilitate those connections and support you to accomplish your work more easily. These may include sacred drums, sacred sticks, rattles, accoutrements, smudge stick fans or plant medicine.

As a Shamanic practitioner, I birthed the tools I needed to continue my journey. During this process, I found a passion and love for crafting tools. I began Craft of Heart and Hearth to create and provide Shamanic tools to assist those travelling on their spiritual journey.

All of my work is forged in sacred space, whilst calling in Spirit into each item and embodying the material’s characteristics.

Whether the tool is to be used to create a sacred sound whilst on a journey or a power object used to amplify your intention, Tools From the Spirit can be custom made for each client.

I work with the separate elements that will become the tool and the spirits in those elements deepens the client’s connection to the final product. All animal materials have been ethically sourced or foraged from deceased animals.

I have been blessed to have wonderful teachers (Heather Price, Richard Littlefeather, Matthew Stonehouse and Jane Elworthy) who have provided me with the foundations and practices I now use to help others.

Welcome to Heartland Meadows Retreat

Join us on Friday 27th March for our opening ceremony and a weekend of connection, relaxation and friendship.

Bookings are limited to 13 guests, so please enquire and book early.  Secure your place as one of our guests with a $400 deposit, payable in instalments, with the balance due when you arrive.

Arrive Friday afternoon (27th March) from 3.30pm and enjoy a weekend of medicine drum making, connection, and calm.  Our program will be completed after breakfast on Monday (March 30) at 11.30am.

We welcome you with love and joy to experience the magic of Heartland Meadows.

Read what previous guests have said about their retreat at Heartland Meadows.

My heart is overflowing with gratitude, what an amazing journey; massive thanks to Jenny and Dave at Heartland Meadows for the warm welcome, sharing this beautiful place and delicious nutritious food you created, to Michelle from Craft of Heart and Hearth for guiding us on our Medicine Drum Birthing Journey, it is hard to find the words to describe how wonderful it was, to my friend Sandy for joining me on this journey, and to everyone of the other beautiful souls who came on this journey with us, I thank you all. There were tears, laughter, beautiful swims in the magnesium swimming pool, infra red saunas, drum birthing (much like birthing children, labouring but worth every minute), singing, cleansing our hide in the river, spirit animal journey, drumming, singing, sharing, such an amazing experience for the body, mind and soul………..

• Creating Calm

This is the most precious gift you can give yourself. We ALL deserve to spend some time out at Heartland Meadows and find the peace, love and sense of community we all desperately search for in this crazy world. Your hosts, Jenny & Dave, are the most generous, warm and loving people who quickly become your friends for life! Not only did I leave feeling rejuvenated in body and mind I now have a set of skills to get me through whatever the universe wants to give me.

• Helen

I have been on 4 retreats at Heartland so far & they just keep on getting better & better! I absolutely adore my time there, spent with the most wonderful people & immersed in nature. I will continue to go back again & again. It fills your heart, mind, body & soul with pure love & joy. I can’t recommend a retreat at Heartland highly enough!

• Kirsty

Nestled in the countryside you feel very safe and energised in this space. Simple, uncomplicated and full of love and peace – just what is needed to recharge from the crazy world we live in. Amazing food! Jenny and Dave are awesome custodians of this land and are passionate to bring every guest an awesome experience. Highly recommend Heartland Meadows Retreat.

• Maggie

Two of the kindest and open human beings you will ever meet, Jenny and Dave are just wonderful people who have a pure desire to help others. This retreat was life changing for me, a place to relax, do what’s right for my body and nourish my soul. Everyone needs to do this for themselves at least once a year!

• Ashlee

About Heartland Meadows Retreat

Heartland Meadows is situated 10 minutes north of Gympie in Queensland, Australia on Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) land.

At Heartland Meadows we offer a range of holistic health and wellness retreats to nourish and elevate your mind, body and spirit.

Heartland Meadows Retreat provides a pause from the busy-ness of life and time to rediscover and reconnect with yourself.  Our retreats are relaxing and restorative, providing nourishing vegetarian food, a myriad of wellness activities and seminars and space for reflection and personal growth.

Heartland Meadows is a family owned and operated retreat centre situated on 80 acres of undulating hills in Chatsworth, Queensland. 

We aim to equip our guests with tools for health, resilience, calm and mindfulness in the modern world.

Enquire or book today by giving Jenny a call on 0459 995 880, sending us an email jenny@heartlandmeadows.com.au or enquiring online 

Birthing your sacred medicine drum at Heartland Meadows Retreat.

Friday 20th November to Monday 23rd November .

$1375 per person – everything included!

We welcome you to experience the love and beauty of Heartland Meadows Retreat

Bountiful blessings and much love,