Set on the shores of Lake Daylesford and surrounded by six acres of beautiful country gardens, Lake House offers a peaceful, luxurious setting designed for slowing down and reconnecting. With restorative spaces, nature, wellness facilities and plenty of opportunities for quiet time between retreat sessions, it provides an ideal environment to step away from everyday demands and fully immerse in the experience.

Complimentary activities on the property at Lake House

• Sauna & Jacuzzi

• Lake Daylesford walk

• Access to Wombat Flat mineral spring water

• The Argyle Library with books & board games

• Infinity swimming pool

• 6 acres of country gardens

• Lagoon Foreshore Firepit

• The Art Studio

• Tennis court

• Basketball

• In-room movies

This retreat is ideal for doctors who:

✓ Want practical ways to manage stress and regulate your nervous system
✓ Want to perform at your best under pressure and without depletion
✓ Want to recognise and prevent burnout before it takes hold
✓ Do not want to carry the emotional weight of difficult clinical experiences, grief or trauma
✓ Want to understand your mind, patterns and beliefs — and how they shape your experience
✓ Are ready to let go of what no longer serves you
✓ Want greater balance between medicine and the rest of your life
✓ Want to reconnect with yourself and what matters most to you
✓ Want time and space to pause, reset and restore — without guilt
✓ Want practical strategies you can take back into everyday life
✓ Value connecting with other doctors who understand the realities of medicine

You don’t need to be burnt out to come to RIZE.
You just need to be ready to invest in yourself and create the conditions to thrive — in medicine and in life.

Step away from the noise. Slow down. Arrive.

1:00pm | Arrive, Exhale & Connect
Welcome lunch and time to settle into the beautiful surrounds of Lake House.

2:00pm | Welcome to RIZE
Meet your fellow doctors, connect as a group and create the foundations for the days ahead.

3:00pm | Pause
Afternoon tea, check-in and time to settle into your room.

4:00pm | Fireside: Setting Your Intention
A relaxed fireside conversation to reflect on where you are now, what you need and what you want to take away from RIZE, and  what you’re ready to release and leave behind.

5:00pm | Relax, Reset & Reconnect
An Immersive Sound Journey for Collective Calm
Transition out of doing mode through breathwork, guided visualisation, sound and vibration — creating space for deep relaxation and nervous system regulation.

6:30pm | Gather Around the Table
A three-course shared feast at Lake House.

Understand your stress. Master your mind. Perform without depletion.

7:00am | Morning Reset
Gentle yoga to awaken the body and settle the mind.

8:00am | Breakfast

9:00am | Mastering the Mind
Explore the power of the mind and how your thoughts, beliefs and perceptions shape your reality, influence your emotions and behaviour. Learn to transform how you respond to challenges and perform under pressure.

10:30am | Morning Tea

11:00am | Stress: From Reaction to Regulation
Understand your stress response and learn practical, evidence informed techniques to regulate your mind, body and nervous system, in medicine and beyond.

12:30pm | Lunch

1:30pm | Pressure Without Depletion
Put the techniques into action. Learn how to perform effectively when the stakes are high, from exams and resuscitations to surgery, difficult conversations, presentations and leadership.

3:00pm | Afternoon Tea

3:30pm | Your Time: Restore
Nothing scheduled. No expectations.
Walk by the lake. Book a spa treatment. Journal. Read. Rest. Connect with nature, or simply do nothing.

7:00pm | Connect & Savour Relax over dinner, enjoy exceptional food and conversation, and connect with fellow doctors beyond the clinical world.

Explore what depletes you. Challenge what holds you back. Create space for what matters.

7:00am | Morning Grounding and Ball of Chi Moving Meditation
A gentle moving meditation combining mindful movement and focused awareness to reset your energy, restore balance and prepare your mind and body for the day ahead.

8:00am | Breakfast

9:00am | The Emotional Load of Medicine
Explore anxiety, grief, trauma and the cumulative emotional exposure that comes with caring for others — and practical ways to process difficult experiences without carrying them indefinitely.

10:30am | Morning Tea

11:00am | The Person Behind the Doctor: Understanding You
A guided exploration of the patterns, pressures and limiting beliefs that shape how you think, work and respond. Identify what is creating stress in your life — and what may need to change.

12:30pm | Lunch

1:30pm | Burnout: Recognise. Prevent. Recover.
Recognise the warning signs before burnout takes hold and explore practical ways to protect your energy, boundaries and wellbeing.

2:15pm | Medicine + Life: Designing a Life That Works
Use the strategies and insights gained through RIZE to intentionally design a life that reflects what matters most to you — addressing the areas you’ve identified as out of balance and creating greater alignment between medicine, relationships, wellbeing and life beyond work.

3:00pm | Afternoon Tea

3:30pm | Your Time: Reconnect
Spa. Nature. Journaling. Reflection. Conversation. Sleep.
This time is deliberately yours.

7:00pm | Gather, Reflect & Celebrate
Come together for the final evening — a relaxed shared dinner to reflect on the journey, deepen connections and celebrate the experience.

Turn insight into action. Leave restored, equipped and ready for what comes next.

8:00am | Breakfast & Check-Out

9:00am | Your RIZE Blueprint
Collectively bring together your insights, tools and learnings from the retreat. Identify what you want to keep, what you want to change and the practical strategies you will take back into medicine and life.

10:30am | Morning Tea

11:00am | RIZE: From Insight to Intention — Closing Ceremony
A powerful closing experience to bring the RIZE journey full circle.

12:00pm | Farewell Lunch

1:00pm | RIZE & Return
Depart Lake House restored, reconnected and equipped with practical tools to thrive - not only in medicine, but in life.

Program is subject to changes to create the best possible retreat experience.

4 Days / 3 Nights at the Iconic Lake House Daylesford

• Three nights’ luxury accommodation at Lake House Daylesford, surrounded by beautiful gardens and overlooking tranquil Lake Daylesford

  • Single-occupancy accommodation is included in either a Lodge Studio, Waterfront Pool Studio or Waterfront Suite. Room categories are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of booking.

• All meals included throughout your retreat, featuring exceptional seasonal food prepared by the team behind Lake House’s acclaimed Two-Hatted restaurant

• A thoughtfully curated 4-day immersive program designed to help you slow down, reset and return with practical tools for greater wellbeing and resilience

• Flights or other travel costs to and from Daylesford

• Travel insurance

• Additional accommodation before or after the retreat

• Personal expenses and purchases

• Spa treatments or other optional experiences not included in the retreat program

• Alcoholic beverages or additional food and beverages outside the scheduled retreat inclusions

• Location: Located an hour’s drive from Melbourne Airport or 90 minutes from the Melbourne CBD, Lake House lies on the shores of Lake Daylesford, in the heart of Victoria’s spa country.

• Airport information: Melbourne Airport

• Parking: Free parking onsite for hotel guests

• Transfer options: Transfers can be arranged for set times on arrival and departure

• Arrival time: 1pm

• Departure time: 1pm

Booking & Cancellation Policy

We understand that plans can change. As our retreats are intentionally small and places are limited, your booking secures one of a very limited number of places and enables us to make significant commitments to our venue, facilitators and retreat partners.

48-Hour Cooling-Off Period
You may cancel your booking within 48 hours of purchase and receive a full refund, provided the retreat has not commenced.

Cancellation After 48 Hours
After the 48-hour cooling-off period, retreat fees are non-refundable for cancellations or changes of mind.

If the retreat is sold out, we will maintain a waitlist. Should you need to cancel, we will make reasonable efforts to offer your place to someone on the waitlist. If we are able to successfully fill your place, we will refund your retreat fee less a $200 administration fee.

Minimum Numbers
Our retreat requires a minimum of 10 participants to proceed. In the unlikely event that minimum numbers are not reached and we need to cancel the retreat, you will receive a full refund of all retreat fees paid to Rezilliance.

If We Cancel the Retreat
If Rezilliance cancels the retreat, you will be offered a full refund of retreat fees paid. We are unable to reimburse other costs you may have incurred in connection with attending the retreat, such as flights, transport or additional accommodation.

Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance at the time of booking. Your policy should provide appropriate cover for unexpected circumstances that may prevent you from attending, including illness, injury, travel disruption and other unforeseen events.

Nothing in our Booking & Cancellation Policy excludes or limits any rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law. Please review our full Terms & Conditions before completing your booking.

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