You already have a business and a community.
Now you’re ready to create retreats that are not only exceptional, but profitable and sustainable.
At Rest & Receive, we help you design, structure and deliver retreats that work, commercially and experientially.
Save time.
Avoid costly mistakes.
Build a retreat that actually generates revenue.
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What a Rest & Receive Retreat Looks Like
Take a behind-the-scenes look at one of the retreats we designed, launched and hosted in Sri Lanka.
Not just the experience, but the kind of space, connection and transformation your retreat can create when it’s designed well.
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For Business Owners Ready to Create Profitable Retreats
You’re not starting from scratch.
You already have:
- a business
- an audience
- a community
But retreats feel like a different world.
At Rest & Receive, we help you bridge that gap, with structure, strategy and support.
Host Profitable Retreats (Course)
Learn the foundations of designing and pricing a retreat properly, at your own pace.
1:1 Retreat Consulting
Work with us to plan, price and refine your retreat with expert support.
Done For You Retreat Design & Delivery
A high-touch service for businesses who want their retreat designed and delivered professionally.
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South Asia Retreat Support
Plan your retreat with Emma and our trusted partners across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.Â
Attend a retreat
Experience one of our curated retreats or travel with one of our incredible clients.Â
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Struggling to Bring Your Retreat to Life?
You’ve built a successful business, but when it comes to retreats:
- pricing feels unclear
• logistics feel overwhelming
• and you’re not sure how to structure it properly
This is where most retreats go wrong.
We help you simplify the process, make confident decisions, and create a retreat that works, for your clients and your business.
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Who We Work With
We work with business owners, studios and brands who:
- already have an audience or client base
• understand their business
• are ready to take action
• want to create retreats that are both impactful and profitable
This includes:
- yoga and wellness studio owners
- coaches, consultants and facilitators
- personal brands and community leaders
- organisations and venues looking to introduce retreats
- businesses who want to host a retreat for their team or clients, but want support to design and deliver an incredible experience.
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From Established Host to Sold Out India Retreat
Georgina came to us as an experienced retreat host with a successful business, a loyal community, and a proven track record of running retreats.
She wasn’t starting from scratch.
But when it came to expanding into India, everything felt bigger.
More logistics.
More moving parts.
More financial risk.
She had the vision, but needed the structure behind it to make it work at this level.
Through our work together, we refined the retreat from the inside out, from pricing and structure through to how the experience would actually be delivered.
This wasn’t about reinventing what she was doing.
It was about strengthening it, so the retreat could operate with more clarity, confidence and commercial viability.
With the right support in place, both strategically and on the ground, Georgina was able to step fully into her role as host, focusing on her clients and the experience, rather than carrying the weight of every decision.
The result was a completely sold-out retreat in India, delivered with confidence and now forming a repeatable and sustainable part of her business.
Learn how we can work together
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“Emma’s support has been extraordinary. She helped bring structure and a professional foundation to my retreats, from pricing and planning through to the finer details behind the scenes.
The strategic refinements we made together gave me real clarity and confidence, not just in delivering the experience, but in building something sustainable and profitable as part of my business.”
— Georgina, Yoga Teacher & Retreat Host
Meet Emma Lovell
Emma is a retreat consultant and the founder of Rest & Receive.
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Emma's hosted retreats around the world, travelled extensively, and spent years working behind the scenes of experiences that bring people together, from international retreats to group travel and events.
What she understands, both from lived experience and working with clients, is that retreats are powerful… but they’re also complex.
There’s a lot that happens beneath the surface.
That’s where Emma comes in.
She works with business owners, studios and brands to design and deliver retreats that are not only incredible experiences for their clients, but also structured, profitable and sustainable within their business.
Her approach is both practical and personal.
She brings clear strategy, honest guidance, and real-world insight, while genuinely caring about the experience you’re creating and how it fits into your business long term.
You’ll work directly with Emma, supported by the Rest & Receive team behind the scenes to help everything run smoothly.
Explore Retreats in Action
Across Australia and internationally, retreats are being created and delivered by both Rest & Receive and the clients we support.
We continue to host our own retreats, while also working closely with business owners, studios and brands to bring theirs to life.
From intimate local retreats to international journeys across India and beyond, each one reflects the host, their audience, and the experience they want to create, with the right structure behind it to make it viable and sustainable.
This is where you can explore what retreats actually look like in practice.
Explore upcoming retrests
What Our Hosts Are Saying
Watch out for these retreats!
The Bleisure Life Retreat
Bhutan
1 - 7 October, 2026
A curated retreat experience in the Land of Happiness
This is a signature, high-touch experience designed for the discerning traveller ready to embrace space, clarity, and reconnection in a place where time slows and meaning deepens.
The Bleisure Life Retreat Nepal
8 - 14 October, 2026
Harmonise Business, Travel, and Self-Care on the Bleisure Life Retreat – Nepal, November 2026
Experience the ultimate blend of productivity and relaxation on this exclusive 6-night retreat for just 12 participants.
Ready to Move Your Retreat Forward?
If you've been sitting with an idea for a while,Â
this is where it becomes real.
With the right structure, support and decisions in place, your retreat can move from concept to something that actually works, for your clients and your business.
Book A CallGet your free chapter from my book!
In Emma's book, The Art of Bleisure, chapter 12Â walks you through how she started Rest & Receive Retreats, why India called to her, and the five essentials for running profitable, purposeful retreats.
Download your free chapter.
Acknowledgement of country
We're based in the Gold Coast, Australia and acknowledge the Yugambeh people as the traditional owners on this land. We pay our respects to elders past and present and recognise their ongoing connection to land, water and culture.Â
Proudly Diverse
We recognise, welcome and celebrate diversity and inclusion.
