Deviná
3-Day Winter Self-Inquiry Retreat
Come home to yourself | End the search
August 7-10, 2025
Wilsons Prom Region, Victoria
Yirak / Wamoon (Gunaikurnai) Country
Registration Now Open
Early Bird Discount available until June 1
An Invitation for those
Who are…
Ready to trust and surrender to the process of life
Needing space to slow down and simply be
Seeking clarity and inner-peace
Called to share, but afraid of being seen
Ready to overcome the minds limitations
Longing to belong to a more kindred community
Feeling the quiet pull inward to look within?
Ready to make contact with the dormant seed of your potentiality?
Deviná is a 3-day creative, nature-based self-inquiry retreat led by Avá Joy Sloan and Miles de Carteret. An intimate gathering of soul kin who are ready to creatively and experientially explore the pointings to Divinity within. Deviná provides an opportunity to deepen your experience of the everlasting, unchanging divinity that animates all of life.
In the heart of winter, as nature turns inwards, so shall we.
The transformation available:
Gentle nervous system support and reset
A deeper sense of being & belonging to something greater
Establish yourself on the path of your highest evolutionary potential
Increased ability to remain as the witness, and move adaptively with life’s changes
Clearer discernment between mind and intuition.
Ability to use creativity as a tool for authentic expression.
Feel true belonging in who you are, with others on a similar journey
“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
Avá Joy Sloan
Founder of Laprana, Facilitator
“Ever since I can remember I’ve had a deep affinity with the more-than-human world. Over time, my capacity to connect to the wisdom within these subtle realms has strengthened and attuned. These days, I facilitate creative Self-Inquiry and medicinal nature connection retreats and experiences that work to promote the ongoing embodied integration of expanded states of consciousness.”
Miles de Carteret
Facilitator, Musician
"Creative expression is the central path I walk in this life. This path has offered invaluable opportunities for self-discovery and growth. For two decades, I’ve been sharing this journey and guiding others along it, empowering them to find their creative voice and the freedom to be their authentic selves in the world.”
Established in Being, we perform action that is evolutionary.
When we act from the mind, we repeat patterns of the past. Since the mind is inherently self focused, our actions are (small) self serving, and therefore, never ultimately fulfilling.
When we are established in being, we perform action into the world that is evolutionary, that is to say, needed, necessary, and for the benefit of all. In acting from this place of presence, anchored in our interconnectedness, moving with the impulse of the whole, our action becomes collectively purposeful and personally fulfilling.
“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.” – Ramana Maharshi
The Deviná Methodology
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Creative Self-Inquiry
Creative & experiential arts-based practices designed to explore and express the inner world, making the unconscious, conscious.
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Embodied Movement
By inhabiting the body through movement and dance, we give expression to what’s alive within, allowing creative energy to move through us.
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Nature Connection
When we know ourselves as nature, Earth becomes our guide, mirror, and teacher. Walking together on sacred Yirak Wamoon Country, we return to the medicine of nature, and deepen our connection to sacred plant allies.
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Resonance
Attuning to the collective prayer of the group, we use sound, song, voice, and vibration as a way of attuning to and amplifying our prayers.
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Wisdom
Through wisdom, we are returned to our inner knowing. Through yogā (āsanā), prānayāma (breathing techniques), meditation & contemplation we are able to stabilise expanding states of awareness.
Nourishment begins within.
Let your body feel the difference. All meals are fully catered and prepared with love, using locally grown ingredients and seasonal produce — with a focus on nourishing you from the inside out.
Still wondering if Deviná is right for you?
If you're sensing a pull towards this experience but uncertainty lingers, know that this is often part of the process.
On the precipice of great change, we can experience more doubt than ever.
Consider emailing us to explore the program in more detail & ask us questions.
Retreat Pricing &
Accommodation Options
Early bird discount: $150 off (ends June 1)
Rates vary based on room or bed choice, from $1400 to $2500:
Private Rooms: $2200 - $2500 (SOLD OUT)
Men's/Womens Dorm: $1750 - $1850
Unisex Budget Cabin: $1400 - $1500
Investment Options:
Pay in Full, 2 Payments, or 3 Payments
We believe in accessibility and are committed to supporting those called to this work.
Express your interest
Deviná:
3-Day Winter Self-Inquiry Retreat
contact us:
hello@laprana.com.au
+61 408 181 810 (Ava)
When we know ourselves…
When we know ourselves, that is to say experience of ourselves repeatedly, as the unchanging witness to the play of the changing, we are naturally present to lifes full intensity. With ease and grace, we become medicine for the people / life around us.
When we know ourselves not as the play of thoughts, emotions, sensations, experiences etc. that we witness but as the one who witnesses them, we become true pillars of unshakable certainty and trust in the world. Naturally, we emanate this inner peace of being out into the world effortlessly and joyfully.
Alive in a purity of presence, we move out of mind and into the body where we are naturally connected to our innate intuition. Alive and embodied, we are able to move through the world with powerful discernment and clarity, always knowing what the next evolutionary step is asking of us.
“The retreat was an experience that gifted me with tools to seek the abundance of love and divine within my own life.”
— Ella
“I've been very lucky to have found Avá. She's helped me connect with my inner strength and bring back so much joy and passion for life I didn't think I had in me anymore. I've also had the privilege of attending to one of the retreats organised by Avá recently. Such an amazing and unique experience, I'll never forget.”
— Shiva S.
“I have so much gratitude to Ava for providing a safe space and fabulous programmes enabling us to experience such an uplifting and edifying Retreat. The moment I arrived I dropped all thoughts of my “other life” outside and totally embraced and absorbed the vibes and processes as they unfolded. So much love and acceptance! I want the whole World to experience what I felt.”
— Susan C.
“Dé : “God, gods, goddess… supernatural being, object of worship”
(pre-Christian Gaelic Irish)
Di vina : “Divine, godlike, extraordinary, sublime, prophetic, and inspired by the gods.” (Latin)
De vina : “Beloved, divine, poet” (Scottish/ Irish/ Spanish)