The Time for Change is Now!
When it comes to ‘health’ most people truly want optimal wellness and longevity. Let’s change want to have! No one really desires to be sick. Yet our hospitals and cemeteries are full of victims of lifestyle-related diseases. Over the years many patients have said to me, “If only I had stopped smoking years ago; if […]
Shanna’s Story of Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
Inspirational is a word that’s thrown around a lot these days, but this story qualifies. Shanna Whan shares a very real, raw, painful and ultimately hope-filled recovery from a long-term battle with alcohol addiction. Living Valley played a pivotal role in Shanna’s journey and we are both proud of her and privileged to know this […]
Discover a new you this year!
2017 is the year to detox, cleanse and revamp your health and lifestyle! Year after year, resolutions to lose weight, get healthier, further career goals or spend more time with loved ones are made. In fact, it’s estimated that 41% of the population make New Year’s resolutions, with a massive 33.7% of those being health, […]
The Benefits of Thai Massage
Thai massage is an ancient healing technique that has been practised for over 2500 years. It was developed as a therapeutic method of healing to treat illness and maintain health and wellbeing. It focuses on achieving a state of deep relaxation of mind and body by using rhythmic rocking, stretching and pressure point techniques. These […]
Managing Depression
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In Australia, it is estimated that 45 percent of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. In any one year, around one million Australian adults suffer from depression, and over two million have anxiety. While depression and anxiety are different conditions, it is very common […]
Jessica’s Elcho Island Updates
August 25th – Update Indigenous health retreat volunteer project This week we are very excited to send two of our staff members back to Elcho Island to support Hope for Health with their first ever Island Health Retreat Program! Hope for Health is a Yolngu lead initiative based on Elcho Island in North east Arnhem […]
Your Prostate, Learn the Facts & Uncover the Fiction
It’s a fact that as men age their hormones change and testosterone is converted into a more potent form. This causes an overproduction of prostate cells, which in turn causes it to enlarge, causing urinary problems. This enlargement has become one of the most common debilitating conditions experienced amongst men. This prevalence increases with age, […]
A Story about Courage and Survival – My Fight Against Breast Cancer
I arrived at Living Valley Health Retreat in October 2015 feeling depleted, exhausted and broken after a year of intense Chemotherapy and Radiation treatment. Here I share with you my story of survival, a story into my life last year, how I felt at the end of my treatment and the transformation that I […]
Hope for Health Project Update
Jess is on her way, and will be updating this blog post as she goes, so please keep reading below to stay up to date: Last April, a group of twelve Yolngu women traveled from Arnhem Land to the Sunshine Coast. Their dream was to take the experience and learning offered by Living Valley Health Retreat […]
Fresh juice, nut butter & healthy Ice-cream – the amazing Champion Juicer!
Watch as Giselle Eve, chef and real food creator, demonstrates how to make fresh juices to cleanse and nourish the body, healthy nut butter and delicious natural soft serve ice-cream! We’ve been using the Champion Juicer at Living Valley Health Retreat for over 20 years and have found it to be both extremely reliable and […]
