A place with room to breathe
At Querencia, we welcome guests to our 100-acre bush property in Lower Boro, NSW. We make room to step away from everyday demands, spend time in conversation and reflect on what matters.
We run retreats for couples, individuals and people in caring professions. For current offerings, dates and booking details, you can visit our Querencia Retreat website.
The Seven Principles Retreat
At Querencia, we run the Seven Principles Retreat as a small-group educational weekend based on the Gottmans’ relationship research. We teach practical ideas, while each couple works through guided exercises privately together.
We usually host up to six couples for a weekend, including teaching, accommodation, meals and unhurried time to reflect and talk together.
Educational retreat or couples counselling?
At Providence, we tailor counselling to each couple’s needs. At Querencia, we teach relationship skills in a group setting and give couples space to practise them privately. They serve different purposes.
Where there is coercion, violence, active addiction or serious instability, a group educational retreat may not be suitable. More tailored support may be needed first.
Other ways to retreat at Querencia
Alongside our couples retreat, we offer:
- Self-care and reflective practice, for counsellors and other helping professionals.
- Reflect and rejuvenate, for pastors, church leaders and pastoral carers.
- Silence and solitude, with time away for quiet reflection.
- Freedom and healing, a recovery group with a retreat component.
- Lessons in Love, a small-group retreat for singles.
Keep the conversation going
The conversations we begin at Querencia can continue at home. We create practical worksheets and question tools to support ongoing learning. You can explore the free Questions from Querencia app and find more resources through our Providence website.