Meeting the truth through the heart...
Calling in the women yearning to deepen connection with country and custodians in the desert, the heart of this country. You are invited to join me in this 21 day pilgrimage from the Kimberley in Western Australia to Alice Springs.
You’ll be traversing thousands of kilometres, sitting with custodians, hearing stories, sitting in circle, hiking into gorges, swimming in water holes and spending a lot of time in quiet contemplation with country.
Here’s what it looks like…
Fly in or drive to Kununurra WA
Be welcomed in to Mirrawoong country with a sunset dinner. Here we will be camping in swags and bell tents for 8 days on the Ord river. Fully catered with healthy food we can really settle in to connection with our body, the women and the country. It’s a time to cleanse, rest, reset and be nourished and nurtured.
We will be weaving, yarning with the aunties, learning the skin system and listening in to the truth of the impacts of colonisation on the people and how culture and lore can restore.
On day 10, we depart for the desert! A 1700 kilometre journey in convoy across the country. Each night we camp and each day we find water to refresh. After 4 days of travel we will arrive on the red earth and take some down time out at a camp by invitation of an elder on Arrernte country.
On day 15 we begin the desert pilgrimage, with a welcome to country and settling in to the west MacDonnell Ranges - Tjoritja. This is Arrernte country, where we set up camp here for 4 nights.
On day 19 we begin our journey north where we begin to go way off the tourist trail bush camping and learning bush skills. We’ll also be learning about the native plants for bush tucker and medicine. There will be plenty of fireside yarns to be had with the custodians of country here.
On day 21 we travel to Kaytyche country even further north where the bush tucker is more plentiful. These last 2 days are spent with Kaytyche women teaching us about plants, foraging and cooking the traditional way with fire and coals with kangaroo tail, damper, root vegetables and bush tucker. A grand feast to end our journey!
This pilgrimage ends on the 29th September at 10am. You are welcome to stay out bush with me for a few days. Some of you might want to continue on to Uluru to complete your journey. I have chosen not to make this part of the pilgrimage as it is an extremely sacred place and heavily touristed.
21 days is the time it takes for the body to fully renew and for new patterns to form and old patterns to unravel. You'll need to give yourself time to integrate this journey, it's highly recommended you spend a few days with country before you depart. There will be a follow up zoom one week after to support your integration back home.
Finer details:
Full price for the 21 days is: $4250
Application: www.gatheraustralia.org/applications
Once you've filled in the application form I will email you all the details and you can begin a payment plan with your first payment of $500 securing your place.
If you are looking for a shorter journey, you can choose to do only one part of it. The Kimberley Connection Gathering and the Desert Pilgrimage are two seperate journeys. Here’s the break down:
Kimberley Connection Gathering
Kununurra, WA
22nd-29th August 2026
Early bird- $2300
Full - $2450
Cost covers accomodation, food, airport transport, tent, swag and ALL activities (does not include flights)
More info: www.gatheraustralia.org/kimberleyconnection
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/770615829189466
Desert Pilgrimage
Alice Springs, NT
5th-14th September, 2026
Early bird: $1950 ($1800 with car)
Full: $2150 ($2000 with car)
Cost covers food, activities, accomodation and all transport including fuel!
Does not include flights or camping gear. This trip requires you to be self-sufficient with your gear, cooking items are provided and meals are taken care of though. Swags can be hired for an additional fee.
All the info: www.gatheraustralia.org/deseretpilgrimage
There is a process of application for those doing the desert pilgrimage as it requires a lot more willingness from you. We move in convoy across the country and require everyone contribute to the setting up of camp and the preparation of food.
Application: www.gatheraustralia.org/applications
For those doing the 21 day pilgrimage there is no charge for the travel between the Kimberley and the desert pilgrimage and the early bird discount will apply to you to make it as accessible as possible. Fuel costs once we depart Kununurra will be divided evenly amongst each car.
Please read all the information carefully before applying. I’ll organise a phone chat with you after your application to answer any questions and meet you a little more.
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