# Event Details - **Event Name**: Coming Home to Yourself - A Retreat for Love and Self-Belonging - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am (+10:00) - **Event Description**: 6 night, 7 day immersive silent meditation retreat focusing on self-love. Facilitated by Stephen Archer and Karl Baker.About this EventExperience a rare opportunity to embrace yourself fully and unconditionally. Located in the serene setting of Sungsurya Retreat Centre, Byron Bay, this retreat provides an exceptional chance for self-love, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.Feel the calm of the surroundings envelop you. Let go and be fully present. Utilise your natural ability to heal and find wholeness within.Be Supported by two of Australisia’s leading meditation and mindfulness teachers, let this immersive experience break new ground and provide a firm foundation of self-care you can call upon in the future.Recharge, Reset and RestoreAllow the beautiful and serene natural environment, simple structure, gentle guidance, and meditation to do the heavy lifting as you are gently guided and supported in an unparalleled, precious setting where the only agenda is your own wellbeing.Relax With Premium AccomodationNestled in the heart of Byron Bay’s serene hinterland, Sangsurya transcends the ordinary, offering a retreat experience that intertwines the elegance of nature with the depth of inner exploration.Enjoy World Class CateringAll meals on the retreat are prepared by onsite by world-renowned chef, Todd Stream Cameron. Todd was previously head chef at Olivia Newton John’s Gaia Retreat and Spa.Experience a profound sense of ease and unconditional loveUnplug and unwind in an environment where all you need to do is be. Your meals and schedule is all taken care of. Just relax, rest and be guided by your own inner authority on a profound journey of self-acceptance and self-love.Reclaim your own inner authority.Recharge, reset, restore, and re-align with your authentic self.Let go of feelings of not being enough, being broken or needing fixing.Simple, non-religious, trauma informed meditation practices and teaching.One on One Sessions With TeachersThroughout the retreat you will have the opportunity to meet one on one with the retreat teachers, Stephen and/or Karl. This gives you the ability to ask questions, share experiences and be supported in a private and 100% confidential environment.Your retreat fee includes:6 nights accomodation at Sungsurya (single and twin-share accomodation available)All mealsAll group meditation insturctionAll meditation sessionsAll one on one sessionsWho Should Attend This Retreat?This retreat is ideal for:Beginner meditation and mindfulness practitioners who would like an opportunity for more in-depth practice.Experienced meditation practitioners who enjoy immersive retreat experiences.Mindfulness and meditation teachers wanting further professional development.Anyone who would like a greater degree of self-love, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance in their life.Your Meditation Teachers - Stephen Archer (Nyanaviro) & Karl Baker. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c2f2a840-c59f-11f0-b61d-bb2498f53cda-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Stephen Archer (Nyanaviro) is one of New Zealand’s foremost meditation teachers, and has led over one hundred retreats.Stephen has been involved with mindfulness for over 40 years, starting his meditation journey as an ordained Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest tradition at the age of twenty-three. This involved working closely for 13 years with different teachers and completing a number of long solitary retreats to strengthen his practice.Stephen has delivered courses in healthcare and prisons and assisted the Mental Health Foundation of NZ to develop their approach to mindfulness. He is a trustee and guiding teacher of the Te Moata retreat centre in New Zealand.Stephen is in demand as a mindfulness meditation educator in the workplace, having worked with Air New Zealand, the NZ Olympic team, and Weta Workshop amongst others.Stephen has been constantly evolving his teaching style and relationship to meditation. He teaches in a modern, non-religious and highly accessible style. At the heart of his teaching is the acknowledgement that all dimensions of human nature must be included in our practice.Stephen’s approach draws from ancient wisdom, modern psychology, neuroscience, and his own unparalleled experience. He is an immensely compassionate teacher, focusing on supporting retreatants and encouraging them to trust their own authority and capacity for wholeness. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c337c790-c59f-11f0-9f88-c9c3c0f7b991-rimg-w740-h740-dc1c2918-gmir.jpg Karl Baker is the founder of Mindfulness Works – Australasia’s number one mindfulness training organisation.Karl has been practising meditation for over 22 years. He has been a student of Stephen for much of that time. He has attended numerous multi-day silent meditation retreats and worked extensively one on one as a student of Jeremy Logan, a leading Insight Meditation teacher and counsellor, and has been a student in the Zen tradition.Karl established Mindfulness Works, the largest mindfulness meditation training organisation in Australia and New Zealand. He designed and delivered a beginners mindfulness meditation course, which over 40,000 people have participated in. Karl leads a team of over fifty mindfulness meditation educators, including psychotherapists, counsellors and MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) teachers as part of the Mindfulness Works organisation.Karl approach to mindfulness is centred around his own exploration of what it means to be radically self-accepting. He is a compassionate, authentic, and heartfelt teacher who values the precious opportunity to be authentic and vulnerable in a supportive environment.Getting To SangsuryaIf travelling by plane there are shuttle bus services direct to Sangsurya Retreat from Ballina Domestic Airport (25 min), Coolangatta International Airport (45 min) and Brisbane International Airport (2 hours).Shuttle buses arrive into Byron Bay where they will deliver guests directly to Sangsurya or guests can be dropped off downtown then take a taxi to the Retreat Centre (5 min).Alternately, when arriving at Ballina or Gold Coast airport go to the transport counter and they will direct you to the next shuttle bus to Byron.Most airport shuttle services offer a door to door service between Sangsurya Retreat Centre and the airports. There are several shuttle services for which you can make your booking in advance online or by phone. These are:Byron Easy Bus transfers to and from Gold Coast and Brisbane airports:www.byronbayshuttle.com.au(02) 6685 7447Byron Shuttle Bus transfers to and from Ballina airport:www.byronshuttlebus.com0423 555 636Go Byron transfers to and from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Ballina airports:www.gobyron.com.au(02) 6620 9200 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/byron-bay/coming-home-to-yourself-a-retreat-for-love-and-self-belonging/100001543143316199 - **Event Categories**: meditation, health-wellness, workshops, food-drinks, cooking, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2Fcoming-home-to-yourself-a-retreat-for-love-and-self-belonging-tickets-1543143316199 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 500, max: 500, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Byron Bay - **state**: NS - **country**: Australia - **location**: Sangsurya Retreat Centre - **lat**: -28.6686058 - **long**: 153.605072 - **full address**: Sangsurya Retreat Centre, 95 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay, Australia ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: MINDFULNESS WORKS AUSTRALIA (https://allevents.in/org/mindfulness-works-australia/17591087) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8fbc936fec572d56b668b0fecaee76e9c216a7042d875b029049beb4adfbdeee-rimg-w1200-h600-dc0277a3-gmir.jpg?v=1763595087 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/d10073fbbd8b7a72fd9516ee74c67e9f6e3d331ba5cdc0224f9e360f6f618a33-rimg-w400-h400-dc91bee8-gmir.jpg?v=1763595086 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+10:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Sangsurya Retreat Centre, 95 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay, Australia - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 500 up to 500 AUD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** MINDFULNESS WORKS AUSTRALIA - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** meditation, health-wellness, workshops, food-drinks, cooking, mental-health - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Coming Home to Yourself - A Retreat for Love and Self-Belonging ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Coming Home to Yourself - A Retreat for Love and Self-Belonging", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8fbc936fec572d56b668b0fecaee76e9c216a7042d875b029049beb4adfbdeee-rimg-w1200-h600-dc0277a3-gmir.jpg?v=1763595087", "startDate": "2026-06-19T18:00:00+10:00", "endDate": "2026-06-25T11:00:00+10:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/byron-bay/coming-home-to-yourself-a-retreat-for-love-and-self-belonging/100001543143316199", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Sangsurya Retreat Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "95 Old Bangalow Road", "postalCode": "2481", "addressLocality": "Byron Bay", "addressRegion": "NS", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-28.6686058", "longitude": "153.605072" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "6 night, 7 day immersive silent meditation retreat focusing on self-love. 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