ZIVA LIFE COLLECTIVE RETREAT
Uplevel and Unleash
SORRY NOT SORRY
FEB 2022 & OCT 2022 – SOLD OUT!
WAITLIST IS OPEN FOR NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Bundara Farm, Berry NSW
Are you ready to live in joy? Are you ready for ecstasy on a regular basis? Are you ready to fall in love with life and the adventure of discovery, design and growth? Are you ready for the vitality of being fully alive and fully human?
The Ziva Life Collective Retreat is a space for transformational change to actualise your highest and your best self. The women-only experience is a space as much for unlearning as learning; a unique opportunity for a deep personal encounter with yourself, removed from the stress, distractions and concerns of everyday life.
The Ziva Woman
The Ziva woman is curious. She questions the status quo and wants to know if there’s something more to this existence. She is drawn to experiences that aren’t for the average Jane.
She understands that this soul retreat isn’t like other ‘wellness’ sessions. It doesn’t revolve around facials, abstinence and lentils. It’s not ‘frou-frou’. The Ziva woman savours good wine and delicious food, meaningful conversations, vulnerability as well as badassery.
The Ziva woman is ready to unapologetically dive into the richness of life. She wants to uplevel all areas of her existence, while being surrounded by like-minded and un-like minded women – women who don’t fit elsewhere, who understand the Ziva Life Collective Retreat is where the misfits fit.
A Curated Space
An intimate, boutique experience, the Ziva Life Collective Retreat gathers 16 ‘Zivas’ at the beautiful Bundarra Farm in Berry, just two hours’ drive from Sydney. The nourishing weekend brims with sumptuous food, gorgeous wine, powerful meditations, shamanic activations, breathwork, practical learnings and collective embodiment, all a stone’s throw from the stunning Seven Mile Beach.
Facilitated by Pauline Nguyen and Dr Maria Zuschmann, the retreat combines science and spirituality, drawing on ancient modalities as well as the most recent human behavioural science and research. The Ziva Life Collective Retreat has been honed and refined over the last four years to facilitate rapid change and self-actualisation, enabling each woman to slash her limiting beliefs and unleash latent genius, stepping into a life of design and power.
A large percentage of ‘Zivas’ are repeat participants; an alumni of women who have joined Pauline and Dr M’s orbit and continue to relish the transformation it has brought to their lives.
ZIVA LIFE COLLECTIVE RETREAT
Uplevel and Unleash
SORRY NOT SORRY
FEB 2022 & OCT 2022 – SOLD OUT!
WAITLIST IS OPEN FOR NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Bundara Farm, Berry NSW
Meet the Facilitators

Pauline Nguyen
The co-founder of the world’s most awarded Vietnamese restaurant, Red Lantern; an award winning writer and thought leader; one of Australia’s top 20 keynote speakers. Pauline’s combination of spiritual attunement and conscious badassery has cemented her reputation globally as a leading developmental coach and business figure.
Having worked with thousands of people through corporate and personal settings across Australia and internationally, Pauline’s skill as a facilitator and spiritual worker led the Huffington Post to describe her as, “The most grounded spiritual entrepreneur on the planet”. Pauline’s energetic gifts and training allow her to combine Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, modern day Shamanism, Meta Neuro Linguistic Programming, breath mastery and meditation to hack the biochemistry and spirituality of those around her, promoting healing in unprecedented ways.

Dr Maria Zuschmann
Known affectionately as Dr M, Maria is an Integrative Chiropractor, Stress Adaptation & Performance coach, podcaster, keynote speaker and facilitator, with over two decades’ experience in health and wellness.
Dr M’s original weekly Podcast series with 125 episodes “Be The Queen of Your Stress” was rated #1 Stress Podcast on Feedspot and her all new podcast Aligned U continues to focus on how best to adapt to stress so you truly can be aligned in your body, head & heart to reach your full potential in your own unique way. Dr M released her debut book “Align – Be the Queen of Your Stress” in 2019.
With an extraordinary ability to translate the complex into simple, actionable steps, Dr M teaches with warmth, candour and humour. She is the director of Aligned U in Alexandria, Sydney, she is a sought after speaker and has facilitated hundreds of wellness workshops throughout her professional tenure.
ZIVA LIFE COLLECTIVE RETREAT
Uplevel and Unleash
SORRY NOT SORRY
FEB 2022 & OCT 2022 – SOLD OUT!
WAITLIST IS OPEN FOR NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Bundara Farm, Berry NSW
Find Power and Flow in your Feminine
How did you show up in the turbulence of 2020?
Did you white-knuckle your way through the uncertainty and upheaval? Or did you recognise that how you show up is entirely within your control?
Resilience and the ability to pivot and recover from adversity is more important than ever. It’s time to stand in your power, understand how to embrace it and what femininity means to you.
The feminine and femininity has somehow garnered a bad reputation. There are misconceived notions that staying true to femininity means that you are a man hater, or show weakness as a leader and in business. This is simply untrue. As women, we can lead with grit, grace and elegance through power and flow rather than force; whether within yourself, your family or your work.
Through a mixture of contemporary modalities and ancient arts, learn how to unlock your own personal power, so no matter what 2021 and beyond throws at you, you will be in control of how you choose to show up and the reality you are creating.
Are you ready to dive in?


WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE WEEKEND?
- 2 nights accommodation (shared)
- All meals and wine included, and prepared by award winning Chef Mark Jensen of Red Lantern
– Friday – Dinner
– Saturday – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
– Sunday – Breakfast, Brunch - Next Level Teachings and workshop sessions from Dr M and Pauline – Saturday and Sunday
- Daily Illumination practices for accessing Nature’s Medicine and Energy Medicine Techniques
- Daily Meditations led by Pauline
- Guided Kung Fu and Qigong by Pauline
- Shamanic Activations and Ceremony by Pauline
- Surprise Experience on Saturday
ZIVA LIFE COLLECTIVE RETREAT
Uplevel and Unleash
SORRY NOT SORRY
FEB 2022 & OCT 2022 – SOLD OUT!
WAITLIST IS OPEN FOR NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Bundara Farm, Berry NSW
“The Ziva Life Collective Retreat is a life changing experience!
This is my second retreat working with the amazing Pauline Nguyen and Dr Maria Zuschmann. The level of detail that goes into their planning to curate a weekend of connection, nourishment, self-realisation and up-levelling is just the beginning. The Ziva retreat is transformational – meeting inspiring women sharing their powerful stories, injecting natures medicine into our rituals and activities, and the immersive learning experience with Pauline and Dr M.
Pauline’s activations ignited a spark in me like never before… I have AWAKENED! I have clarity of who I am, what I need and how to get it; I have become the alchemist of my life!
I am so grateful for the Ziva Life Collective Retreat and will continue to make it part of my annual alignment and personal development.”
– Helen Baker | Change Manger, AMP
“The Ziva Life Collective Retreat was beyond my expectation. I went into the weekend thinking I’ll get some clarity on things and the time away would be good for me. Instead, I spent the weekend with amazing women who play ‘full out’ in life, all amazing in their own individual way. There was no judgement – It was a collection of women who sought strength and unity from one another and who were there to learn and to BECOME more. What I didn’t expect was learning so much more about myself, learning easier techniques that I could apply instantly to my life. I learned ways that I could remove toxicity from my life, ways to manage my stress and live a life by design, rather than by default wasting it by looking for meaning and purpose.
I have been on many retreats and workshops over the years but, hand on heart, this retreat has been one that has deeply engaged me and had such a HUGE impact on my life in such a short period of time...
… I’m filled with passion and purpose and excited more so than ever before to continue doing the work that I learned from Pauline and the Ziva Collective. I’ll certainly be back for the next one!”
– Stella Gianotto |
Creative Director, Brand for Brands Agency
“What did I love about Ziva? I had a feeling it would be a bad-ass concoction knowing Pauline but right from the start (aka clicking on the web link), I thought it quite odd yet amusing to read the distinct caution in the wind that ‘this was no wellness retreat’. Now coming home and understanding what that meant, what I really appreciated was the ‘realness’ that exuded from Pauline and Dr M, they demonstrated how each of us can be more real in our worlds; and how we can step into our power. Their humour and personalities weaved through the sharing of their teachings and wisdom, I loved how they spoke and delivered from personal experiences from their own journey, and what I valued was that their message was not delivered in a way that made us question whether what we were currently doing was ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ or that you ‘should’ or ‘need’ to change. None of those words in fact were used in their vocabulary at any point. Instead, I amongst 14 other women today went home deeply enriched by the understanding of our own individual power, and knowing that we have the power to transform and add to our lives…
… There was a beautiful balance of Qigong/Energy work, meditation and health sessions which focused on what I feel is missing in a lot of women’s lives. I return home with readily-available tools (bio hacks, also quick yet powerful meditation techniques) and a greater value and love for self, which I think will genuinely stay with me even when taken outside of a ‘retreat environment’. I feel that these combined, make a perfect gift to a woman seeking to fully commit herself to all aspects of life… because let’s face it, a lot of us do want it all; to be great in business, responsible/accountable, gracious and abundant in love/family life (whatever that might look like), and then to be able to look inwards; those of us yearning to expand, grow and connect with life all around us, thank you for reminding us the importance of tuning in with spirit and self.”
– Rachel Cruz |
Residential Buyer’s Agent