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HEALING HOLIDAYS

BYRON BLISS

GAIA RETREAT & SPA

Byron Bay’s beautiful beaches may draw tourists from all over the world, but this lifestyle retreat is a very good reason to bypass the beach and head to the lush hinterland for some self-love.

Located in Byron’s Bundjalung Country hinterland, Gaia, founded in 2005 by Olivia Newton-John and three friends, draws on the healing energy of the sacred land – once a birthing site for Aboriginal women – to offer personalised retreat packages.

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