Mind & mental wellbeing in Perth

A small, purpose-built adults-only retreat on a secluded hilltop outside Mundaring, surrounded by state forest and national park, running residential programs since 2013. Themed retreats span day visits through to multi-day stays — yoga, forest walks, mindfulness and spa-focused formats — with a swim pond, gym, infrared sauna, mineral baths and a library on the property. Airport pick-up is complimentary for retreat guests.

Structured retreat packages in the Swan Valley, from single-day resets built around yoga, meditation and spa treatments through to multi-day residential programs. Day formats start at $395, the one-day yoga and meditation retreat runs at $525 with group rates, and longer packages extend to five days. Retreats run Monday to Friday, booked online.

Theva Indrasenan has run conscious dance in Perth since 2010 — Open Floor trained, with sessions from $25 Friday-night dances to weekend intensives and dawn 'Morning Medicine' beach dances. Venues cluster around Fremantle: North Fremantle Community Hall, Hilton PCYC, Bibra Lake and South Beach. No steps to learn; the floor is the practice.

A martial arts school teaching tai chi and qigong alongside kung fu for more than twenty years, with academies in Balcatta and Fremantle. The tai chi and qigong streams sit at the wellness end of the practice — slow-form work for balance, breath and focus, for adults and children.

Chen-style tai chi in the Zhu Tiancai lineage, taught through a ten-week beginner program aligned with WA school terms — posture, breathing, silk reeling and the 13 Postures routine — at Troy Park in Attadale on Saturday mornings, with a second venue in Safety Bay. Beginner classes run on donation; annual membership is $40.

Annelise coaches movement one-on-one using the Anatomy in Motion approach — assessing how someone actually moves, then building take-home movement strategies and personal programming — with bodywork, breath training and pregnancy movement coaching alongside, plus on-demand classes online.

A volunteer-run meditation centre teaching Raja Yoga meditation through free introductory courses, public talks and workshops, with an ongoing Thursday evening class for those who have completed the intro course. All courses, classes and retreats are offered free of charge.

Lyndal runs a monthly women's circle on the last Saturday of the month, 7–9pm, at the Fremantle Yoga Centre space on Petra Street. Evenings move through grounding meditation with sound, yin yoga, a cacao ritual and guided sharing by candlelight, with themes following the seasons and moon phases.

A retreat centre on ten acres of bushland in the Perth hills, with a seasonal creek, native forest and an octagonal yoga shala. Alongside weekly classes it runs a monthly one-day silent retreat, longer weekend retreats through the year, self-guided personal retreat stays and long-form teacher training. Retreat days fold in bush walks on the property.

Perth's first dedicated behavioural sleep medicine service: a team of sleep psychologists working with adults, teens and children in West Perth and Como, and by telehealth Australia-wide. The four-session Goodnight group program delivers CBT-I on Saturday mornings at $600 with Medicare rebates available, and individual sessions attract rebates under a mental health care plan with GP referral.