The Silent Hike October 2025

Let nature be the healer - deep listening in community immersed in nature

03 May 2025 to 04 May 2025 / 6 seats available

This is an opportunity to go beneath the noise and open the senses to silence. This is an invitation to an overnight hike in one of Victoria's wild places, where we can be with nature in community.

Event Details

This is a small group mens' work process over a weekend in May (Saturday morning to Sunday evening) and an optional follow up chat session. To be eligible to attend you must be in relatively good physical shape.

Introductory chat: A one on one preparation chat
Weekend session: Saturday May 2nd & May 3rd - Mt Stirling Alpine National Park
Optional integration chat: Optional follow up chat
Price: $440 (GST Inc)

Weekend Hike

Saturday May 2nd & 3rd, 2025

We meet in Melbourne early on Saturday morning and drive to the hiking location. The hike will be a relatively challenging walk (10-20km) conducted in silence for the duration of the walk. As we travel together in silence, the invitation is to open to our own inner dialogue as it comes into contact with the natural world.

When we reach the camping site we set up camp and sit in circle together to share what came up during the hike. After this we will share a meal and have community time.

The following morning we hike again in silence as we return to the car to start the journey home and arrive home late Sunday afternoon.

Details / Requirements

The details of the hike will be confirmed at the introductory session
The hike will be 2-3 hours from Melbourne
We will all travel to and from the hike together in a van / people mover
You will need to be able to carry all of the items in your pack listed below
You will need to be able to easily walk at least 10km carrying the pack
You will need to be able to take full responsibility for your health and wellbeing during the journey
Bring food for 2 lunches and snacks
A simple breakfast and dinner will be provided

What you will need to bring

Hiking backpack
Sleeping bag
Hiking tent
Good hiking shoes
Food for lunch and snacks x 2 days(Breakfast and dinner will be provided)
Wet weather pants and jackets
Spare pair of good walking socks
Small First Aid kit - bandaids for blisters, bandage, snake bite bandage etc
1L water bottle for drinking water
5L water bladder
Water treatment tablets
Wind proof jacket or similar warm jacket
Thermal top and bottom layers
Download the map of the trek so you have it on your phone
Rain cover for pack
Waterproof / Dry sacks for inside the pack
Extra battery for phone charge
Sunglasses
Suncream
toilet paper
Cup, bowl or plate, cutlery for meals.
Sense of adventure

This is a drug and alcohol free event.

* Photos courtesy of Mike - 2024 participant.

Facilitator

Anthony Olsen

Anthony Olsen is a Melbourne based psychotherapist and Holotropic Breathwork practitioner. He incorporates transpersonal perspectives within a relational model, offering both Holotropic breathwork and Process Oriented psychotherapy as therapeuti... read more ..

Location for intro and integration sessions

Mt Stirling - Mt Stirling Alpine National Park, 3723

Payment Policy

The cost of the workshop is $440 (GST Inc) (Payment available via After pay in 4 interest free payments )
Full payment is required to secure your spot in the workshop. Full payment for the workshop is non-refundable 48 hours prior to the workshop.
A $100 deposit is non-refundable 2 weeks prior to the workshop.

To book your spot click on the "Book a spot" button on this page and you will be emailed details on how to secure your spot. New breathers will need to have the introductory conversation after they have paid for their spot.