Michelle Garbutt - Holistic Therapist

A luxury meditation and mindfulness retreat by the sea

There are times when you don’t need to push through, try harder or add another thing to your life.

You simply need the space to pause.

To step away from the noise, the responsibilities and the constant stream of things requiring your attention and spend some time nurturing yourself.

This intimate meditation and mindfulness retreat offers you the opportunity to slow down, experience a range of meditation practices and discover how mindfulness can support greater calm in your everyday life.

Held in a beautiful luxury beachside house, it is a peaceful escape designed to help you rest, reconnect and return home feeling calmer, clearer and deeply nurtured.

You don’t need an established meditation practice to attend this retreat.

During the retreat, you will explore simple mindfulness practices and leave with practices you can continue at home.

You don’t need to arrive feeling calm.

You only need to arrive willing to pause.

This is your invitation to step away from the noise and return to yourself; rested, nurtured and carrying a little more calm home with you.

More details and book your spot here: https://www.michellegarbutt.com/retreat/

Spaces are limited to allow space for the calm to arise.

I don’t think I’ve ever shared this story before.

Meditation saved me.

It gave me a safe space to heal, witness and understand myself more deeply. It gave my mind and nervous system a much-needed break and helped me find the inner peace I had been searching for.

But my journey with meditation wasn’t easy.

I turned to it after coming through what was, at that point, my worst autoimmune flare. Steroid treatment had not worked, I had been placed on biologic medication for the first time, and I was petrified.

The flares were becoming worse, and I knew something had to change.

I kept returning to five little words:

“Stress can impact your disease.”

Friends had told me how much meditation had helped them, so I decided to try it.

The first time, I probably lasted less than two minutes.

For a long time, I could only manage five. My mind raced, I worried about the time, and because I couldn’t make my thoughts disappear, I assumed I was doing it wrong.

But I kept trying.

I stopped and started, found ways to work with my mind and eventually became consistent.

That was when something began to shift.

I felt calmer. Clearer. More peaceful. The way I responded to the world changed.

Within a year, my autoimmune disease was in remission, and I was able to come off the biologic medication. I then lived the next seven years without a flare.

I don’t believe meditation did all of that on its own but I do believe it was the gateway.

It led me into deeper healing, inspired me to study and ultimately changed the direction of my life.

Meditation is incredibly special to me. I have often been told that I have the perfect voice for it, but I think what people can really hear is the love I hold for it.

For years, people have asked me when I would hold a meditation retreat.

Finally, I can answer.

The Quiet Within
A luxury meditation and mindfulness retreat
23–25 October 2026
Werri Beach, NSW

An intimate weekend to step away from the noise, pause and allow the stillness within you to arise.

I would love you to join me as I share one of my greatest loves. Bookings can be made here: https://www.michellegarbutt.com/retreat/

Intuitive Energy Healing offers a gentle space to pause, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with a greater sense of calm, clarity and balance.

This is not about fixing who you are, it's about providing a space to release what you’ve been carrying.

Appointments available this Thursday afternoon and Saturday. Bookings can be made here: https://www.michellegarbutt.com/energy-healing/

As I evolve so does my business and the offerings. One thing that I had been struggling with was how do I describe what I do now? I can't rattle of a list of qualifications, it doesn't reflect the work that I do.

I decided the easiest way to wrap it all up in a pretty bow so to speak is to call it Holistic Therapy.

So now that I have a title that feels reflective. What is it that I do? The core of it is supporting woman to move out of survival mode. What does that mean? To me its about providing you with a place to put down all that you have been carrying and providing the space for you to find a way forward so that you feel like you are living again. Obviously things need to happen for that to take place and thats where I come in to meet you where you are and move forward from there.

You can do this with:
- 1:1 sessions
- dedicated and meaningful mentorship for big shifts and changes
- intuitive energy healing
- online programs
- membership

I will meet you where you are and what feels right for you in that moment.

If you would like to work together please reach out and we can talk about which support would be best for you.

This Sunday I will be sharing 15 & 30 minute Intuitive Energy Healing Sessions at Leumeah.

I was back to back at the last event, so would highly recommending pre-booking a session if you are interested in a session. Send me a DM to book.

There will be amazing readers available on the day as well as magical vendors with various products. I usually end up picking up something for myself at the events, crystals, natural product, perfume, to name a few.

Do you reach for your phone before you have even properly opened your eyes?

Before your feet touch the floor, you’re already checking messages, scrolling through social media or thinking about everything you need to do.

Your day has begun but you haven’t had a moment to check in with yourself.

The way you begin your morning can set the tone for the rest of your day. When your first moments are filled with noise, information and demands, you can feel rushed and overwhelmed before the day has really begun.

What might change if you gave yourself a little space before allowing the rest of the world in?

Quiet Mornings for a Calmer Day is a free 14-day challenge designed to help you begin your morning with less noise, pressure and distraction.

This isn’t about creating the perfect morning routine or giving yourself more things to get right.

It is about beginning your day with yourself and creating a calmer foundation for whatever the day may bring.

We begin on 17 August 2026.

Join the free challenge through the link below
https://form.jotform.com/231761670093860

I would love to have you join us.

I love sharing my intuitive energy healing sessions and speaking with the person once they hop off the bed. What did they experience, how are they feeling now etc. I also share what I felt and give a bit of a debrief of the session. Even at the live events for the 15 & 30 minute sessions.

I want to help you understand what took place but I also want to know how the experience was for you. Last Sunday I was in Camden and this is some of the feedback I received.

- As a sceptic I didn't think anything was going to happen but I could feel the energy like something was moving out of me.

- Sorry for the snore I fell asleep

- I feel so much better and lighter

- That was great

- When I asked if the lady on the bed experienced arthritis, she looked surprised and said yes its been really bad in my knee, I can feel the energy working there. She then told me she was a healer.

For some of these people it was their first time and they were surprised by the results.

For some it had been a while since they had received energy healing.

One thing theme, they all felt the energy, enjoyed the experience and felt better for it.

My Intuitive Energy Healing sessions in studio are an hour long, just imagine what could change in that time? Sessions are available this week on Thursday and Saturday. Book your session here: https://MichelleGarbutt.as.me/

This one might annoy some people but the thing is this, I have heard these comments and I don't like them. Personally they are practitioner focused, with a dash of ego. It's why I don't say them.

My role as your practitioner is to support you, acknowledge your growth, the work you are putting in, the changes you are making. And when things are not working be able to offer you other options, and if I think you need a different kind of support be able to recognise and offer that to you.

This is not about denying the role of a practitioner but how clients need to be supported and acknowledged for the work they have done.

I know the role that I play in supporting my clients, the skills and tools that I have and I don't need to be reminding them of that. I also know that the hard part is implementing the change, doing the work, getting vulnerable and honest with yourself. My aim is for my language to reflect that and leave my ego at the door.

What language is your practitioner, counsellor, coach, mentor etc using?

Helping you release what you’ve been carrying so you can reconnect with yourself.
Sometimes life leaves you carrying more than you realise.

Stress, emotional overwhelm, grief, difficult life experiences and the pressures of everyday life can leave you feeling heavy, disconnected or simply not like yourself.

Intuitive Energy Healing offers a gentle space to pause, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with a greater sense of calm, clarity and balance.

I don’t follow a healing protocol. I follow your energy.

Every healing session is unique because every person carries a different story.

Rather than following a predetermined sequence, I intuitively connect with your energy and allow your body to guide the healing process. Together, you’ll gently release what is ready to be let go while I invite in the healing energy needed to restore balance.

Because no two healing sessions are ever the same, just as no two people carry the same story.

DM to book your intuitive healing session today. Available Thursdays and Saturdays in Wollongong.