Elysium Retreat

A Dreamy Moons & Art of Being Collaboration

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January 11-14, 2026
Byron Bay, Australia

Elysium (Ancient Greek): a fantastical place beyond the pale where we can find meaning, healing and soulful solace.


Throughout the ages, creative inquiry and expression has played a crucial role in helping us reconnect to the realms of deep dreaming and soulful imagination where vision and meaning is conceived.

Art opens us up to the dimensions of beauty and truth, reminding us of the life-giving power of creativity.

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Join mystical artist and author Annie Tarasova & yoga teacher and creative therapist Lara Zilibowitz on a residential retreat of reconnecting body, mind, heart and soul through authentic art and expression.

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As you enter this retreat cocoon, you’re invited to start the year by tuning inward. 

Letting the symbols speak to you from within, to reveal what is true for you. A safe space to bare your heart and to welcome the dreams you wish to see unfold.

The deeper we connect to our inner truth, our feelings, intuition, imagination, and creative genius - the more authentically we can express ourselves in the world. Our art, movement, words, and actions become medicine - not just for ourselves, but for everyone we touch.

This retreat is a journey from release to renewal. From stillness to expansion. From reflection to creation. From listening deeply to speaking boldly through art and expression.

This is your invitation to realise that Elysium Is Right Here - buried within every breath, texture, flavour, scent and colour … when we slow down enough to really notice, helping us find our way back to the magic and mystery of our very Being.

We’re so excited to share this mythic adventure inwards alongside you.

With love,
Annie & Lara

January is a threshold...

...the liminal space between what was and what’s to come. It’s the perfect time to pause, listen, and begin again.

Over four days, art and ceremony will become one.
Paint will meet prayer.
Movement will meet meaning.

This is a retreat for those who long to live and create with authenticity, to awaken their creative genius, and to gift their unique medicine to the world.

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You'll leave with...

✧ A clear, heart-led vision for your year ahead
Clarity about what truly matters to you and a roadmap rooted in intuition for how you want your year to feel, look, and unfold.

✧ A deeper connection to yourself & your creativity
A renewed trust in your inner voice and a creative spark that feels alive and ready to flow.

✧ Tangible artworks to inspire and guide you
Your own visual reminder of your intentions, serving as an anchor you can return to again and again.

✧ New friendships and a sense of belonging
The kind of connections that form when people meet in truth and vulnerability.

✧ A renewed sense of possibility, purpose, and power
The remembrance that you are a powerful creator of your own life, with the inspiration, courage, and energy to bring your visions into reality.

Workshops & Ceremonies

  • ✧ Somatic yoga (no prior experience needed)
    ✧ Visualisation and meditation
    ✧ Inspired journaling exercises
    ✧ Creative art processes
    ✧ Clay play
    ✧ Dance journeys
    ✧ Music medicine
    ✧ Fire ceremony
    ✧ 3 nourishing meals per day

    Other rituals for renewal and release to be revealed…

  • Example Daily Flow

    7:30am - Tea & fruit
    8:30am - Embodiment practice
    11am - Brunch
    12:30pm - Visualisation and journal process
    3pm - Afternoon tea & break
    4:30pm - Art therapy integration
    7pm - Dinner
    8pm - Fire ceremony

Delicious, nourishing plant-based meals...

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Accomodation

Our home away from home is an incredible fairytale property nestled in the hills only 12 minutes out of Byron. A haven with three incredible villas, three pools, rolling lawns, terraces, wild nature, fire pits, a meditation tipi and a bespoke yoga shala. The most exquisite soul escape from the city.

Accommodation Prices

Triple share villa suite - AUD 2,350 + GST
*triples sold out*

Twin share villa suite - AUD 2,650 + GST

Solo villa suite - AUD 3,450 + GST
*solos sold out*

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(Flights & travel to and from the retreat are not included)

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ONLY 20 SPACES AVAILABLE

Elysium Retreat Deposit

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This non-refundable deposit fully secures your spot. The remainder balance is due December 1, 2025. We will email you directly to arrange the full payment. Thank you for taking a leap and investing into yourself, we promise this will be an unforgettable experience! ✨

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Meet Your Guides

  • ANNIE TARASOVA

    Annie is an independent artist on a mission to inspire you to look within, connect with your imagination and creative powers. She founded DreamyMoons in 2016, initially created to inspire her to make more art when she felt like she lost touch with her creative side. What was created simply for inspiration, turned into the most fulfilling full time job she could ever ask for. 

    Through making art again, she connected with her inner child and fulfilled her childhood dreams of creating her own books. Her guided journals and oracle decks are now used all over the world, and she has been hosting local and international workshops in the past 2 years to help others live their dreams.

  • LARA ZILIBOWITZ

    Lara is an internationally touring yoga and meditation teacher, a qualified transpersonal art therapist and somatic guide, devoted to the intrinsic wisdom and healing creativity of the body and soul.

    After two decades of passionate self-study, formal training and facilitation across yoga and the healing arts, Lara has become a master in the field of holding space for others, welcoming them just as they are.

    Through her signature evocative language, expressive movement, nourishing breathwork and compassionate inquiry, every practice with Lara is a celebration of existence, a healing journey of exquisite self-remembrance and acceptance.

    Learn more about Lara here...