The Magic of Java - Return to Heart 2026

It's been just over a week since I returned from two weeks away in Singapore and Indonesia. During this time I co-hosted my first retreat with my mentor and friend Dani Van De Velde of Spirited Living.

Together, we hosted 9 participants in beautiful Java, just 90 minutes from Yogyakarta, on a transformational journey called Return to Heart. Over 5 days and 4 nights with some staying on for a 2-night pampering extension each day was rich and full, yet balanced with plenty of time for rest and reflection. Together, we...

• blended rituals and writuals that complemented and enriched

• explored the qualities of the heart being trust, openness, love, gratitude and Gongjing (aka reverence, awe and wonder).

• bonded in circle and asked permission of the land and creatures

• found flow and insight through qigong, meditation and mudra

• found creativity, expression and connection through mandala and journaling

• found our inner poets that had been there all along just waiting for the right moment to speak.

• seeded ourselves and our becoming into stone, well and river.

• found community in one another and saw our lived experiences reflected in each other’s words and sharings

• sent prayers and blessings to ourselves, friends, families and the collective via poetree and the wind

• cried, we laughed, we hugged, we ate, we forgave, we shopped, we met with Sony for Spirit Animal readings, we watched the sun rise behind volcanoes and we climbed the stairs of epic Borobudur to witness the magic of jungle, mist, the moon, stars and a beautiful glowing sunrise

  
  

It was an unforgettable 5 days. My heart is both transformed and full. With much gratitude to the lands of Java and the other ten women I shared this experience with.

We are now planning for our next Return to Heart in 2027.

Please email me at chantal@writual.com.au to be added to our contact list.