Come learn, renew, and connect with our 2-day Polyvagal Immersive Gathering for Practitioners.
Limited places, so register early to secure your spot.
When: March 28th-29th, 2026.
Enjoy a "Welcome evening" on Friday, 27th with local wine and cheese.
Location: In the beautiful green rolling hills of BURRA BRAE, a 99 acre farm in Korumburra, Gippsland, Vic.
Limited places available.
Time: 9 am to 4:30 pm each day
Includes Friday evening welcome evening with local wine and cheese, morning/afternoon tea and lunch each day, and Saturday evening campfire & BBQ.
This is an experiential learning event aimed to expand your Polyvagal knowledge and SSP/RRP implemetation with clients. Short lectures, group deep dive case discussions to help with clinical decison making for diverse client groups.
Our goal is learning through experience- polyvagal informed breath work, intention setting, journalling, meditation and reflection, to book end and support the SSP Therapy experience.
Your group SSP listening journey:-sessions will commence during the Gathering. We will listen for 2 - 20 min sessions each day in nature or with horses. Your journey will continue after the Gathering via a weekly online group listening session each Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. (additional information at the Gathering)
Your classroom is a repurposed old Dairy, equine area, or an open paddock with sweeping views at BURRA BRAE.
We will be out doors so please wear sutable footware and clothing.
Mid morning/afternoon tea, lunch and Saturday evening BBQ campfire dinner for social and connection time.
We look forward to welcoming you to BURRA BRAE.
Polyvagal Workshop Retreat: Immersive SSP/RRP Experience for Practitioners
Polyvagal Workshop Retreat: SSP/RRP Experience 2026
Schedule
Please see the proposed schedule for our Gathering. Times may shift slightly based on the flow of the day.
Day 1
Friday Evening Welcome
March 27th.
5:30 pm till 8:30 pm
Enjoy local wine, cheese and good conversation.
Check-in to your accommodation for Farm Stay.
Day 2
Saturday March 28th
9 am Introduction, Weekend Flow and goals.
9:30 am- Neurobiology of SSP & RRP- short presentation to help inform decision making
10:30- Morning Break
11 am- Polyvagal biohacks to build felt safety and awareness to support SSP therapy process- (intention setting/befriending our inner voice/facial feedback hypothesis, journalling glimmers/Polyvagal Breathwork & psychoimmunology)
11:30- Group Listening- in nature (intention, breathwork, journal)
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15 Guided Group SSP/RRP case discussions and practical problem solving
1:45 - Polyvagal Breathwork- Respiratory vagal stimulation- science and practice
2:15 - Group Listening- with horses (intention, breathwork, journal, reflection)
3:15 pm- break
3:45- 4:45- Nature walk with Clinical SSP/RRP case discussion
Saturday Evening: Dinner BBQ and camp fire
6 pm Gather and dinner
Day 3
Sunday March 29th
9 am Morning welcome and reflection
9:30 – Neuroception exercise
1. “Sensing-in” exercise- feeling our space bubbles
2. Interpersonal Neurobiology- “Sensing-in" to “Being With”
10:30- Morning Break
11 am- Group Listening- in nature (intention, breathwork, journal)
12 – Guided group SSP/RRP clinical case discussion
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15 Guided Group SSP/RRP case discussions and problem solving
1:45 - Polyvagal Breath- Respiratory vagal stimulation- science and practice
2:15 - Group Listening- with horses (intention, breathwork, journal, reflection)
3:15 pm- break
3:30- 4:30 Break with Guided group discussion of application to practice and reviewing attendee weekend goals.
Look forward to seeing you at our next Gathering.
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