We are a non-religious spiritual teaching centre. We encompass teachings from the Zen, Jewish, Gnostic, Christian, Hindu, Tibetan, Theravadin Buddhist, Taoist and spiritualist traditions.
 
Is the retreat Buddhist or Hindu? Neither. It is spiritual and it’s for everyone. It encourages the understanding of those truths that underlie all of the world's religions, creeds, paths and devotional teachings - both ancient and modern.

This is a venue for those seeking empowerment and great adventures in life! Here we share happiness, fearlessness, joy and spiritually based empowerment - the ultimate answer to sadness, hurt, fears, confusion and that sense of victim-hood which seems to pervade society today.
 
We offer serious healing programs for those in suffering – and serious spiritual teachings for those in authentic search. We also offer gentle, stress-free weekends for those seeking solace and peace from the hustle and bustle of the madcap world. And we also offer programs to bring to life the sculptor and the artist within you so you may express your Divine Self creatively!
 
Bookings are essential.  Early bookings are recommended to avoid disappointment.

     Heartland's First Lily
 
The Retreat
 
Heartland offers you the chance to 'get-away-from-it-all' and yet be close to everything! We pick up from Sunshine Coast airport, bus and rail stations. We're just 2 hours north of Brisbane.
 
We offer private air-conditioned single or double accommodation. Each room has been designed to help you relax and take a pause from your otherwise busy schedule. Our retreat is designed to help you to deeply connect with your true self, your inner voice and heart.

Please Enjoy Our 3 Photo Galleries
by clicking the links below.
Gallery ONE  -  Gallery TWO  -  Gallery THREE
 

The buildings are surrounded by 80 acres of lush rolling hills on which we have an organic macadamia orchard and also a donkey sanctuary. Heartland is a registered Wildlife Refuge.
Click HERE for "Heartland's Donkey Sanctuary"
 
Our library is a first class spiritual resource with over 3,500 volumes for you to browse through covering religious beliefs, spirituality, healing, parenting, diet, psychology and self-empowerment.
 
Our Inner Sanctum is a deeply sacred space that offers absolute respite from the cares of the world.

     
   The Creation of Our Joint Mandala 

Our Art Space offers opportunities to explore the delights of watercolour, acrylic and oil painting, claywork, sculpture, hebel block and various creative crafts.
 



Our kitchen offers the tastiest of healthy, often organically based, fresh vegetarian meals. We draw from a stable of over seventy different salads and fifty different juice combinations (many of them organic, depending on season). This emphasis on creativity and freshness makes Heartland one of Australia’s most creative gourmet fresh food venues. All meals and morning/afternoon teas are included.
 
 
     

 
 
We donate a percentage of our income to worthwhile causes.
 
These include:
Ramana Seva Samiti
A project dedicated to the Empowerment of Women and Children living in poverty in remote mountains, Uttaranchal, India. Operating for the last 12 years they have provided assistance to more than 1,800 children in 68 villages and medical assistance to the entire village communities.

Campuhan College
A new venture offering language and computer skills for 260 untrained Balinese in Ubud, Bali.
 
Endangered Australian Tree Regeneration Program
A 'Community of the Heart' initiative.

Ebenezer Childcare Trust (http://www.ebenezerchildcare.org)
This orphanage is situate in Zambia, Africa. It provides a home for 50 children who are the victims of HIV/AIDS, have been neglected or abused. They also manage a primary school for 350 children who also are the victims of HIV or are abused or neglected. The trust also offers counselling and medical attention.