The Elder's Way Retreat

Gianyar Regency, Bali

May 2025 (date TBC so waitlisting)

The Elder's Way retreat is an opportunity for you to explore the potential of your last great journey in life. Far from being a place of placid 'retirement', The Elder's Way challenges you to claim and celebrate this magnificent period of your life as a precious gift and reward for your accomplishment and contribution to yourself and to others.

You will experience and share about letting go, detachment, wisdom, blessing, witnessing, creativity and the homecoming of spirit and the heart.

We will carefully and respectfully journey towards the great domains of your frailty and dying, knowing that even here there is much to be accomplished.

You can download the brochure by clicking this link.

What happens on The Elder's Way?

Lots of considerate, safe and respectful personal development group work, innovative workshop processes and sharing circles. Nothing boring! Some ritual work and plenty of reflection time. Great conversations and mateship. Plenty of village walks, meditation, bodywork, music and stunning local cultural events. We experience care, service, beautiful food, a few surprises and lots of fun!  These unique group experiences offer men an authentic, safe opportunity to go to the essence of themselves, to share and explore as a potential springboard to the next part of your life's journey.

Why Bali?

Many rites of passage programs and mens' work are based on deprivation, which certainly has its place for our Warrior archetypes. In contrast, The Elder's Way is based upon gratitude and abundance, a grounded place from which to share our elder wisdom to bless, empower and encourage younger people as they go through their own transitions in life.

Where else could you participate in an 7 days fully-facilitated, all-inclusive program with exceptional service and accommodation, just sufficiently 'out of the way' to concentrate on just you!

We offer a genuinely stunning adventure.

What's in it for you?

Previous participants have reported that they experienced:

Who else is going?

You will be joined by up to 11 other men who are ready to reward themselves and explore the next stage of their journey in a safe, supportive and abundant setting, with the wise facilitation of your program guides:

YOUR PROGRAM GUIDES

Price for the retreat is $4,000* and includes:

• 7 days and nights full accommodation in single occupancy villas
• Breakfasts, lunches and Balinese evening feasts at the venue
• Airport transfers to and from the venue
• All group work sessions (42++ Hours).
• Local transport to and from  the venue and village walks
• Laundry at the venue
• Staff gratuities
• Transport for special cultural activities
• Cultural ceremony

(* Early-bird rate is $3,500 - see conditions below)

EXCLUSIONS

• Return Airfares
• Travel Insurance (highly recommended!)
• Alcohol and bar fridge expenses (a Bintang beer will set you back around A$5)
• Personal shopping (most men would spend around A$100 on gifts and personal items)
• Massages (one and a half hours of absolute bliss, around A$30, A$15 to $A20 for one hr – can be quite addictive!)

Booking for The Elder's Way

We encourage you to plan ahead to claim your space well in advance. All bookings must be accompanied by a A$1,000 non-refundable deposit and can secure the early-bird rate of $3,500 if deposits are received before the published expiry date.

Cancellation Policy

There are a limited number of places available on these retreats, so we need to manage bookings carefully. Therefore, cancellations less than 60 days before the start date forfeit 100% of deposit payment. We will refund the deposit if we can fill your cancelled place. Cancellations between 60 and 90 days before start date forfeit 50% of deposit payment unless we can fill the cancelled place. If we cancel the retreat for any reason a full refund of your deposit will be made to all participants.