Kundalini House

Trauma Recovery Day Retreat with Billie Atherstone and Pip Atherstone-Reid
2026-04-26 10:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Kundalini House, 1/391 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
The Trauma Recovery Day Retreat at Kundalini House
Return to Self: A Held Space for Nervous System Restoration
Sunday 26th of April – 10:30am to 2:30pm
This half-day retreat is designed to support you to re-establish your connection to yourself and gently restore an exhausted or overwhelmed nervous system, while building a deeper understanding of your inner world and what you need to feel supported, safe, and resourced.
This is a trauma-responsive, clinically grounded therapeutic experience, held within a clear and intentional safety structure. The day is carefully paced and guided to ensure you are not overwhelmed, exposed, or destabilised. Instead, each element supports regulation, choice, and a sense of control within your own experience.
Facilitated by sisters Billie Atherstone & Pip Atherstone-Reid
Two highly experienced practitioners in trauma, mental health, and nervous system regulation, offering a safe, structured and deeply supportive therapeutic experience.
You will be guided through psychoeducation, somatic practices, and integrative therapies in a way that supports both understanding and embodied change—without pressure to share or go beyond your capacity. This is a space where your nervous system is supported to settle, your experience is respected, and safety is actively created and maintained throughout.
The Retreat Includes

Gentle trauma responsive Kundalini Yoga
Experiential psychoeducation with a personalised Polyvagal Profile Care Plan
Individualised Acupuncture and Auricular Therapy with senior TCM practitioner, Pip Atherstone-Reid
Sound & Mantra
Guided journaling and integration
Movement and Qigong for regulation, vitality and grounding
Meditation
A nourishing lunch with time to rest and connect
A take home goodies bag

A Multidisciplinary, Therapeutic Approach
This retreat is held by a multidisciplinary team, integrating complementary medicine, trauma-informed yoga therapy, and mental health-informed care.
The space is clinically supervised, with over 20+ years of experience each in working with trauma, mental health, and nervous system regulation.
This experience is equivalent to receiving individual therapeutic support from both practitioners, with the added benefits of guided integration, education, and community connection.
Who This Is For
This retreat is suitable for those experiencing:

Stress, burnout, or nervous system exhaustion
Anxiety, overwhelm, or shutdown
A desire to better understand and support their nervous system
The impacts of trauma, in a safe and supported environment

No prior experience is needed. There will be a maximum of 10 participants.
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Facilitators
Billie is a Yoga Therapist with over 10 years of experience working with trauma in both one-on-one and group settings. Her work integrates Kundalini Yoga, somatic awareness, and nervous system education. Billie is actively engaged in research-informed approaches to trauma recovery, bridging clinical understanding with embodied practice. She has extensive experience facilitating group programs and is known for creating spaces that are safe, structured, and deeply supportive of transformation.
Pip is a senior practitioner with over 26 years of experience working in mental health and trauma. A Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and yoga teacher, Pip has also undertaken over a decade of dedicated study with a master of Qigong. She brings a depth of clinical expertise and a grounded, attuned presence, supporting regulation and healing through acupuncture, movement, and integrative care.
They are sisters 💓
