Nature-Based Respite & Capacity-Building Supports
A calm, personalised support experience for NDIS participants, set on a private rural property in Southwest Victoria.
A space to slow down, reconnect, and build capacity in a way that feels natural, grounded, and deeply supported.
Service Overview
This service offers individualised, nature-based supports designed to align with NDIS participant
goals. It provides a structured yet flexible environment where participants can build capacity
through meaningful, real-world experiences.
Rather than clinical or high-pressure environments, this setting supports development through
regulation, safety, and connection — key foundations for long-term growth.
“There are places that ask nothing of us but to arrive — and in that, something begins to settle.”
NDIS Outcomes & Alignments
Supports are aligned with participant goals and may contribute to the following outcomes:
- Improved emotional regulation and reduced overwhelm
- Increased independence in daily living skills
- Enhanced social confidence and communication
- Development of routine, responsibility, and self-agency
- Greater connection to environment, body, and community
Environment
A Real Home Built for Connection
Welcome to a space that feels like a true home. Far from a clinical or highly structured facility, the property is a raw, real, and inviting environment intentionally designed to foster genuine connection and calm.
- The Main Home: A welcoming area built for shared moments and regulation
- Separate Art Studio: A dedicated creative outlet for self-expression and discovery.
- Dedicated Yoga Space: A quiet, peaceful retreat to help you find your center and move your body.
- Quarter-Acre Kitchen Garden: An expansive garden to connect with nature, grow food, and enjoy hands-on outdoor experiences.
This environment is highly beneficial for individuals who experience anxiety, sensory overwhelm, or who simply want a supportive place to breathe. Come experience a space where you are empowered, supported, and accepted exactly as you are.
“There are places that ask nothing of us but to arrive — and in that, something begins to settle.”
Experiences & Supports
Horse Connection & Care
Participants engage in calm, guided interaction with horses. This may include brushing, observing, and being in quiet presence. These interactions support emotional awareness, regulation, and relational safety.
Creative Studio (Clay & Art)
Hands-on creative experiences using clay and natural materials.
Focus is placed on process rather than outcome, supporting expression, sensory grounding, and focus.
Garden & Food Growing
Participants can engage with seasonal planting, harvesting, and garden care. This builds routine, responsibility, and connection to nourishment and cycles of nature.
Cooking & Daily Living Skills
Simple cooking experiences using garden or locally sourced produce. Participants develop independence, planning, and practical life skills.
Movement & Regulation
Optional trauma-informed movement and breathwork practices to support nervous system regulation, body awareness, and grounding.
Water & Heat Experiences
Access to pool and sauna (where appropriate), supporting relaxation, sensory integration, and body awareness.
Music & Sound
Use of instruments such as drums, guitar, and sound tools to support expression, rhythm, and connection.
Who This is For
- Benefit from low-stimulation, nature-based environments
- Are looking to build confidence in themselves and their abilities
- Are developing independence and everyday living skills
- Experience anxiety, overwhelm, or difficulty in busy or clinical settings
- Benefit from gentle, relational, and paced support
- Are building emotional regulation and nervous system awareness
- Prefer 1:1 or small group support rather than large group settings
- Are working toward increased social confidence and connection
- Enjoy animals, creativity, or hands-on, sensory-based experiences
- Respond well to experiential learning rather than structured, desk-based approaches
- May feel disengaged in traditional support environments and benefit from something more grounded and real-world
- Are seeking a space where they can feel safe enough to participate at their own pace
About the Facilitator
Kimberly brings over 15 years of experience supporting individuals to find their way back into connection — with themselves, their environment, and a sense of belonging — where real capacity and wellbeing can begin to grow.
A Holistic Health Practitioner (Grant MacEwan University, Canada), Kimberly has spent the past decade and a half supporting individuals through approaches that centre nervous system awareness, safety, and connection.
Qualifications & Credentials
• Degree in Holistic Health
• First Aid + CPR Certification
• Working with Children’s Check
Her work is grounded not only in formal education, but in extensive, real-world experience supporting individuals across a wide range of environments.
This includes:
- Supporting individuals within the foster care system (2019 – ongoing)
- Delivering therapeutic-style programs within correctional settings in both Canada and Bali (2016 – 2024)
- Leading yoga teacher trainings internationally (2013 – ongoing)
- Facilitating trauma-aware, regulation-based practices across diverse communities (2013 – ongoing)
Kimberly is also the founder of The Space Wellbeing, a community-centred wellness space in Warrnambool, Victoria, which she has been running for the past seven years.
Through this work, she has developed a deep understanding of how to support individuals experiencing:
- anxiety and overwhelm
- emotional dysregulation
- disconnection from self or environment
- challenges with trust, safety, and engagement
Her approach is relational, grounded, and deeply attuned, with a strong emphasis on meeting each person where they are.
Rather than pushing outcomes, Kimberly focuses on creating environments where participants feel safe enough to engage, allowing confidence, regulation, and capacity to build naturally over time.
This work is guided by a genuine depth of care, alongside a clear understanding of the responsibility involved in supporting NDIS participants in a way that is both ethical, structured, and aligned with individual goals.
Supports are delivered in alignment with participant goals and NDIS plans
Approach & Safety
Supports are delivered in a way that prioritises safety, consent, and pacing.
- Participant-led engagement
- Trauma-informed principles
- Clear boundaries and structured support
“Not everything needs fixing. Some things need space, time, and a place to land.”
Location & Logistics
Located on a private rural property in Southwest Victoria, approximately 30 minutes from Warrnambool.
Transport and scheduling can be discussed based on participant needs.
Sessions may be offered as 1:1 or small group supports depending on suitability.
Important Note
This service provides guided, wellbeing-focused supports and is not a clinical therapy service.
Enquiries
We welcome enquiries from participants, families, and support coordinators.
Please get in touch to discuss participant needs, goals, and availability
