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Weekend Restoration Retreats | Sunshine Coast Couples Sanctuary

Self-Directed 2 to 4 Nights In Our Sunshine Coast Sanctuary Where You Restore First, Connection Follows Naturally

Join 2,000+ couples who've experienced complete nervous system reset through our evidence-based 3R approach over 13+ years.

The Weekend That Changes Everything

You can’t work on your relationship when you’re both running on empty.

Our 3-night restoration isn’t couples therapy. It’s systematic individual restoration that creates natural reconnection—the same transformation 4,000+ people have experienced over 13 years.

You restore first. Connection follows naturally. That’s the ME-WE approach.

Restore, Reconnect, Revitalize.
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Why 72 Hours Creates Lasting Transformation

Research shows it takes 72 hours for your nervous system to fully shift from sympathetic (stress response) to parasympathetic (rest and restore) dominance. Our mountain-top location, combined with evidence-based thermal therapies, creates the perfect conditions for this essential reset.

You’ll arrive carrying the weight of daily life. You’ll leave with renewed energy, deeper connection, and the tools to maintain this transformation.

Your 3-Night Restoration Journey

RESTORE Friday Evening – Sunday Float in our magnesium tank. Sweat in our cedar sauna. Soak in hot tubs overlooking pristine wilderness. Your nervous system will naturally shift from fight-or-flight to rest-and-restore, allowing deep healing to occur.

RECONNECT Throughout Your Stay Whether you’re rekindling romance with your partner or reconnecting with your authentic self, our fireplace-lit spa ambiance and digital-free environment creates space for what matters most.

REVITALIZE Sunday – Beyond Natural energy renewal through mountain air, thermal therapies, and intentional rest. You’ll rediscover enthusiasm for life and work—not through forced activities, but through allowing your natural vitality to emerge.

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What Our Guests Experience

We arrived exhausted and disconnected. We left feeling like newlyweds again. The intimacy of only 4 rooms made it feel like our private sanctuary.” – Sarah & Michael, Brisbane

“As a solo traveler, I was worried about feeling isolated. Instead, I found exactly what I needed – space to remember who I am without all the noise.” – Jennifer, Melbourne

“Three days gave us what months of relationship counseling couldn’t. Sometimes you need to step away from life to step back into love.” – David & Emma, Sydney

Alaya Ascend TripAdvisor Award 2021

Read Our Reviews |  13+ Years Of Excellence | Evidence-based

Alaya Ascend TripAdvisor Best of the best Award 2022
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Recommendation Support Offer

Recommend a friend and SAVE 10% for THEM and YOU!

Recommend a friend to experience our 3R Retreats within 12 months of your visit and they will save 10% on their chosen Alaya Ascend retreat experience, PLUS  YOU will also receive a 10% discount on any retreat within 12 months.

ALAYA ASCEND RETREAT EXCLUSIVITY

Only 4 Bungalows

Four luxury bungalows nestled in Sunshine Coast Hinterland rainforest. That’s it.

We’ve hosted over 4,000 guests across 13 years and learned that people don’t want more mass experiences or another opportunity for human saturation or over stimulation. Transformation requires boutique intimacy, a return to simplicity and ‘choices without obligations’, nature and heliotropic truths that effortlessly facilitate human beings ‘Ascending’ to thriving.

What makes this level of restoration possible:

  • 500kg pharmaceutical-grade magnesium float tanks
  • Traditional Finnish red cedar saunas
  • Evidence-based hot-cold therapy protocols
  • Luxury self-contained spa / fireplace rooms
  • Mountain-top rainforest positioning
  • Self-facilitated wellness and connection (YOUR TIME, not scheduled programs)
  • 20 minutes from Sunshine Coast beaches
  • 90 minutes from Brisbane
  • Only 4 couples maximum per weekend experience

This level of personalised attention is why people return.

Payment plans available. All bookings fully refundable until 14 days prior.