27/04/2026
Three days⦠and my heart feels full in the most humbling way.
Iāve just finished working alongside Liz Stilwell and Sandy Clinton at the Wellbeing Cancer Retreat ā the only one of its kind here in Australia. A space that feels less like a program and more like a gentle exhale for the soul.
Set within the quiet beauty of the Yarra Valley Living Centre, once the Ian Gawler Foundation property in Yarra Junction, the land itself seems to hold you. Thereās a stillness there⦠like it understands why youāve come.
Over these past few days, I had the privilege of caring for the most incredible women. Each one carrying her own story, her own journey, her own strength. To sit, to listen, to witness⦠and then to create a massage that meets them exactly where they are ā itās something I never take lightly.
Thereās a different kind of healing that happens in spaces like this. Itās not rushed. Itās not forced. Itās layered with compassion, connection, and quiet courage.
I feel so grateful to have been part of it ā even just for a moment in their journey.
Danielle āØ