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The Hinterlands Session

26 JUNE - 1 JULY 2022 - ALTITUDE 261, MAIN ARM, NEW SOUTH WALES.

Welcome to the Hinterlands Session, a premium self-development experience where running is the vehicle for exploration. Come along for a transformative 6 days that will challenge you physically and mentally.

Across the event, you will be guided through 7 intensive and immersive personal development workshops. These workshops will help you question those long ingrained thought processes and allow you to see things in a new and positive light.

Whether you’re trying to break out of a lull or in need of a boost to chase your goals; we’ll be working together closely to make sure you leave feeling empowered.

When:

  • 26th June - 1st July 2022

Where:

  • Altitude 261, 261 Settlement Road, Main Arm, NSW, Australia
  • 45 minute drive from either Gold Coast or Byron/Ballina airports

Running Ability:

  • To get the most out of this Session, we recommend that you can comfortably run 5-10km at least 3 times per week. There are no pace requirements for The Sessions, as the running schedule is made to accommodate all abilities. If you're new to running or not at this level just yet, that's okay! Let us know and we will work out the best plan for you.

Price:

  • $3,250

Inclusions:

  • 5 nights all-inclusive accommodation at Altitude 261, surrounded by national parkland, escarpment and rainforest
  • Shuttle transfer to and from Gold Coast airport
  • Vegan friendly breakfast, lunch and dinner cooked by a private chef
  • Head to toe performance running gear, including shoes ($1,000 value)
  • Daily workshops
  • Yoga sessions lead by a qualified instructor
  • Running Q and A's
  • Meditation practice
  • Running program leading into the event (by request only)
  • Photo package from the event (no need to use your phone, photos are covered)

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For further info, please contact us at [email protected]

WHY?

The Hinterland Session is a unique running and mindfulness retreat experience in the rugged and beautiful mountain ranges of Northern New South Wales. The Hinterland Session has taken the best parts from the previous sessions (The Siargao Session & The K.I Session) and combined them with a stunning new location. Just quietly, we think this is the best one yet. The Sessions have been transformational and life-changing events for those who have attended and The Hinterland Session is set to be no different. We will be staying in the stunning Altitude 261 which is surrounded by national parkland, escarpment and rainforest. Nestled into the mountains of NSW, Altitude 261 is the perfect place to disconnect from the outside world as you immerse yourself into The Hinterland Session itinerary. If you're running is your only outlet and you're struggling to slow down, finding it difficult to prioritise what's important, or searching to find clarity in direction The Sessions will provide a space to bring light on what's most important. It's time to give yourself an opportunity to look within, connect with new people, run somewhere you haven't before and take your life to the next level.

The Hinterland Session is a five-night experience for 11 people who are motivated by curiosity, self-optimisation, and personal development. You will be pushing yourself physically and mentally throughout the week as you delve into Josh Lynott's six workshops and set out on various runs selected for the Hinterland Session. Think trail runs, long runs, easy runs, and a touch of speed work - your legs will get a taste of everything.

To keep our minds and bodies fuelled, there will be a continental style breakfast served each morning with a delicious variety of fresh fruits, cereals, kinds of milk, juices, loaves of bread and more. Our team chef will be catering for both lunch and dinner, serving up high-quality healthy meals each day. Our chef will be able to cater to any personal requirements regarding nutrition, allergies or preferences.

Each day, Josh Lynott will lead you through a workshop to motivate your own personal development and to inspire positive changes in your mindset. Together, we will explore the workshop themes of consistency, accountability, prioritisation, developing positive habits, goal-setting/manifestation, and other relevant and meaningful topics to transform the way you approach each day.

Alongside the workshops, Josh Lynott be leading an open forum running Q&A. This is your chance to discuss all things running from training, nutrition, mindset, shoes, destination events and more.

At night, you can expect to indulge in a healthy dinner after a testing day of physical training and mentally stimulating workshops. You can be assured that we will be making time to watch every sunset, bask in the golden end-of-day light and enjoy the nature which surrounds Altitude 261. The rest at the end of each day is necessary as we give our mind and body a chance to unwind.

Closing each day, we will move through our evening routines both as a group and individually. The day will end by working through meditations, journalling and looking over the best things that happened each day. Dinner each night will be around the ‘family table’, the place where some of our favourite stories have been told and shared.

HOW WILL THE HINTERLAND SESSION IMPACT YOU?

The Hinterland session will push you both physically and mentally through a series of individual and team challenges. You will finish the six days with a heightened awareness of your goals, an improved mindset, and confidence in your ability to push yourself to take on new challenges. Parts of the week will ask for vulnerability on your behalf, it is entirely up to you how much you are willing to share. As seen from the Siargao Sessions and most recent K.I Session, the people you spend the week with will leave an impact on you in ways you could never have imagined.

ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Lynott is an Australian born author, photographer, endurance athlete and mindfulness coach. As founder of The Sessions, Josh combined his love for running, mindset, and adventure into an all in one experience. He has been dedicated to finding a connection between himself and the rest of the world through his triad of photography, writing and running. His positive and adventurous spirit has led him on a global quest to discover what it means to truly connect, with the aim to impart all that is positive in his life unto the life of others.

His outgoing personality and zest for life shows in every photo he takes, run he embarks on and workshop he delivers. With the hope of impacting a world wide audience, he is driven to bring thought-provoking ideas and methodologies to you through The Sessions, his poetic writing and through the lens he photographs the world with. On top of that, as founder of What A Sesh, Josh teaches his signature Running Mindfulness Method to a global community of runners online to help them be the best humans they can be.

Josh is endlessly curious, loves to listen and strives to build community and connection wherever he goes.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 - JUNE 26TH

  • Arrive at Gold Coast Airport
  • Transport to What A Sesh: The Hinterland Session
  • Arrive at Altitude 261
  • Introductory workshop
  • Afternoon run - Easy 20-30min
  • Dinner
  • Sunset
  • Evening routine

DAY 2 - JUNE 27TH

  • Hinterland exploration and journaling activity
  • Morning meditation led by Josh Lynott
  • Breakfast
  • Run Session. (Interval/Fartlek focus)
  • Workshop #1 - Decision Making Learn more
  • Lunch
  • Workshop #2 Support Learn more
  • Sunset
  • Dinner
  • Evening routine

DAY 3 - JUNE 28TH

  • Sunrise Yoga Session
  • Breakfast
  • Morning meditation led by Josh Lynott
  • Workshop #3: Risk-Taking Learn more
  • Lunch
  • Workshop #4: It's The One Percenters (Habit Building)
  • Sunset
  • Dinner
  • Evening routine

DAY 4 - JUNE 29TH

  • Breakfast at Altitude 261
  • Drive to run location
  • The Hinterland Session Challenge
  • Lunch
  • Drive back to Altitude 261
  • Relax
  • Workshop #5: Smash Negativity Learn more
  • Dinner
  • Sunset

DAY 5 - JUNE 30TH

  • Breakfast at Altitude 261
  • Recovery
  • Workshop #6 - Go Slow Learn more
  • Lunch
  • Workshop #7 - Guest Speaker: Jake Currie workshop on Mind-Body Connection
  • Final Dinner
  • Sunset

DAY 6 - JULY 1ST

  • Sunrise & Morning Meditation
  • Final run
  • Breakfast
  • Closing farewell activity
  • Depart Altitude 261 to Gold Coast Airport

WORKSHOPS

Support Workshop:
The Sessions 'Support' Workshop is an immersive and thought-provoking workshop led by Josh Lynott for those looking to shape, nurture, or redesign their current support network. Josh will coach you through a review of your environment before helping you shape your future support landscape. Get ready to evolve and grow - this workshop will help you identify who you want to surround yourself with, how you like to be supported and how you show up to support those around you. We are all products of our environment - knowing how to navigate the landscape of people you surround yourself with is one of the most important awareness skills you can have.

Go Slow Workshop:
During the "Go Slow" Workshop you will be working with Josh Lynott in an intimate group environment to explore the cost of 'being busy' and identify the key areas of your life which you will gradually develop and progress over the course of the next year. Josh will help you incorporate new philosophies into your day to day and week to week schedule to help you build momentum, reduce stress, and increase gratitude. In a world that doesn't stop, the Go Slow workshop brings you back to the fundamentals and gives you actionable takeaways to bring direction and calm into your life.

Decision-Making Workshop:
The "Decision Making" Workshop will help you strengthen the processes which you employ when making decisions. Engage in rapid-fire decision-making activities before diving into the frameworks from which we make decisions. Learn to understand your biases and how you can explore new options in previous 'binary' situations. Josh Lynott will take you through the workshop and help you review your current daily routines and habits to make space for optimised and improved practices. Decision making is like a muscle, this workshop will help you strengthen and use it effectively. If you find decision making hard or suffer from decision fatigue, this one is for you.

Risk-Taking Workshop:
If you're ready to take your life to the next level, it's time to drop into The Sessions Risk-Taking workshop. Josh Lynott will help you clearly define what risk means to you and allow you to understand where it is currently positioned in your life. Distinguish what key differences between positive and negative risks and discover how implementing calculated risk into your life will help you create a culture for excellence. Change is the only constant in life; if utilised correctly, risk-taking is the catalyst that will take you places you couldn't imagine. Whether you are risk-averse or a Redbull cliff-diver, Josh will help you find improvements to maximise your risk-taking potential.

Smash Negativity:
The Smash Negativity workshop is facilitated by Josh Lynott in a calming group coaching environment. Before splitting up the group into small sub-groups, Josh will prompt you to consider where your current blocks and hurdles are. You will immerse yourself in character-shaping activities and engage in group discussion to work through your current limiting beliefs. Unpacking these limiting beliefs is one of the keys to bullet-proofing your mindset and outlook on life. Josh will also provide language and action cues that you can take away to implement immediately after The Smash Negativity Session has finished. Small changes from this workshop compounded over time yield big results.

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For further info, please contact us at [email protected]

Terms and Conditions

Cancellation Policy

  • All cancellations must be made by emailing us at [email protected]
  • If you need to cancel your position on the retreat more than 30 days before the scheduled retreat date, you are entitled to:
    • A refund of the full fee paid to date, less $500. This will secure you a spot on another Sessions retreat in 2022 or 2023.
    OR
    • A full refund of the fee paid to date.
  • We regret that any cancellations (excluding testing positive to Covid-19) within 30 days or less of the retreat date, will have 50% of the full fee paid to date refunded with the other 50% to be transferable to a future Sessions retreat.
  • We do not offer credit for arriving late or leaving early.
  • If we must cancel a retreat, there will be a full refund on all funds received to date.
  • We are not responsible for your expenses incurred in preparation for any cancelled retreat such as loss of work, airline tickets or other costs associated with your travels.

Covid-19 Policy

  • The safety and wellbeing of our guests is, and always has been, our highest priority. We continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation closely which includes checking the latest official news, updates and advice from the Australian Government and the hosting state of the retreat.
  • Any bookings will be offered a full refund if the retreat needs to be cancelled or a guest cannot make it due to border closures.
  • If a guest tests positive to Covid-19 within two weeks of the retreat start date, they will be entitled to:
    • A refund of the full fee paid to date, less $500. This will secure you a spot on another Sessions retreat in 2022 or 2023.
    OR
    • A full refund of the fee paid to date.

Payment Policy

  • All retreat prices are quoted and payable in AUD.
  • Full payment must be made 14 days prior to the start of the retreat.
  • Prices are based per person, twin share or for private rooms where specified, but do not include flights.

Insurance

  • It is the guest’s responsibility to organise suitable travel and health insurance.
  • Guests must have adequate travel insurance to cover all activities listed.

Covid-19 Preventative Measures

  • For your peace of mind, all of our crew members have had at least two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and will need to provide a negative RAT or PCR test within 72 hours prior to the retreat starting.
  • We also require our guests to provide us with proof that they have received at least two doses of a Covid-19 vaccination. Guests will also need to show proof of a negative RAT or PCR test within 72 hours before the retreat start date.
  • If any crew or guests experience coronavirus symptoms during the retreat, they must immediately undertake a RAT test. If positive, guests will be asked to leave and they will be entitled to the appropriate refund amount.
    • If you would like to find out more about this, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
  • Our crew members will have sanitising kits, face masks, disinfectant sprays and RATs available to use throughout the retreat.
  • Masks must be worn in accordance with the retreat destination’s local health and safety requirements. Masks will need to be worn in indoor public spaces, group transportation vehicles and when in shops/restaurants/cafes or otherwise specified.

Thank you for understanding and respecting our cancellation & Covid-19 policy. Your safety and wellbeing on the retreat is our number one priority, along with your own personal fulfilment from being a part of the Sessions. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any further questions or concerns.