Imagine waking up in your own self-contained apartment, steps from Lagoon Beach, with a full week of guided ocean swims, movement sessions and island exploration ahead of you. Imagine having a team who knows the water, the reef and the rhythm of this island looking after every part of your stay.
Positive Energy has partnered with Leanda Lei, one of Lord Howe Island's longest-running family-owned accommodation providers, to bring you a retreat built around this special place. Each day you'll swim in some of the clearest water in the world, supported on the water by Marine Adventures, and guided on land by Peta Alexopoulos and Belinda Johnson, the team behind Positive Energy Retreats.
This isn't a big group tour. It's a small, personal week designed to help you slow down, move well and leave the island feeling better than when you arrived.
Peta brings more than twenty years of experience in event management, along with a deep knowledge of health and wellbeing built over twelve years running a busy medical practice. She has spent the past fifteen years living, hiking and exploring the Mid North Coast, and she brings that same care and organisation to every retreat she runs.
Belinda has lived along the coast of regional NSW her whole life. A former Kellogg's Nutrigrain and Uncle Toby's Ironwoman series competitor, an ocean swimmer and a triathlete, she brings over twenty years of experience as a remedial massage therapist and now runs her own Pilates studio in Port Macquarie. Her background in competitive ocean sport, combined with her work in recovery and body awareness, means she understands exactly what your body needs across a week like this.
Your home base for the week is Leanda Lei, set among tranquil gardens with views toward Mount Gower and Lidgbird. First opened in 1954 as the island's first purpose-built guest house, Leanda Lei has been welcoming guests for decades and remains within the same family today.
You'll stay in a self-contained studio, one or two bedroom apartment, each recently renovated, just a short walk from Lagoon Beach, the museum and the visitor centre. It's the kind of place that feels like coming home, which is exactly what you want after a big day in the water.
Every swim is supported on the water by Marine Adventures, Lord Howe Island's local boat safety and marine activity team. Their local knowledge of the reef, the currents and the best swim spots means you can relax into each swim knowing you're well looked after.
Signature Retreats
Five Headlands – Northern Trail
Five Headlands – Southern Trail
Group Guided Retreats
Lord Howe Island Retreat
Sydney Harbour Meets Positive Energy
Uluru Outback & Wellness Retreat
Self-Guided
Settlement Point to Crescent Head
Immersive Workshops
Movement, Fascia Release & Spatial Sound Immersion
Wellness Retreats
Signature Wellness Retreat - Byron Bay
Overnight Wellness Retreat
