Rites of Passage Retreats for Fathers and Their Children
Why Rites of Passage?
Throughout history, cultures around the world marked life’s big transitions with ceremony, challenge, and the support of elders.
These rituals helped young people feel seen, supported, and empowered to step into the next stage of life.
Today, our children still long for those moments. They crave guidance. They crave belonging. And they crave significance.
Our retreats create a modern-day version of this ancient practice—delivered with warmth, presence, and intention in the natural world. We use challenge, storytelling, movement, and shared reflection to mark a moment your child will remember forever.
Honouring transition. Deepening connection. Creating moments that last a lifetime.
At KIN Wellness, we believe that meaningful connection between parents and their children is a powerful force.
Facilitated in the Geelong and Surf Coast region, our overnight Rites of Passage Retreats for fathers and sons, and fathers and daughters, offer a rare and sacred opportunity to step away from everyday life and experience something deeply grounding, transformative, and real.
This sacred time together, provides fathers the opportunity to connect with their child at a deeper level and strengthen their bond.
For Fathers & Sons: Growing into Healthy Masculinity.
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Boys need to be guided through transition—not left to figure it out alone.
In the absence of positive rites, boys can stay stuck in reactive behaviour, emotional disconnection, and a constant need for external validation. When fathers step in with presence, accountability, and real emotional connection, boys learn what mature masculinity truly looks and feels like.
Our Father & Son Retreat offers:
Guided emotional and physical challenge
Storytelling and reflection around values and identity
A safe space for boys to be seen, stretched, and celebrated
Opportunities for fathers to deepen and demonstrate healthy male behaviour
Opportunities for fathers to be witness in their own parenting journey
This is where boys begin to see the man they can become—and fathers rediscover the strength of showing up.
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We aim to make our Rites of Passage Retreats as accessible as possible for families. Fees are structured to reflect the depth of support, time, and facilitation provided.
For Fathers & Daughters: Reflecting Back Her Strength.
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Girls flourish in the presence of emotionally engaged fathers.
When a father shows up with authenticity, tenderness, and belief in his daughter’s power, she learns to trust herself. She internalises what safe, respectful love feels like—building emotional security, strong boundaries, and the confidence to lead her own life.
Our Father & Daughter Retreat offers:
Space for open communication, laughter, movement, and shared adventure
Moments of witnessing, where fathers reflect back their daughter’s strength and potential
Ritual & reflection, where daughters get to feel the safety of the masculine
Opportunities for fathers to be witness in their own parenting journey
Fathers are not here to fix or protect—but to stand beside, to see, and to honour.
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We aim to make our Rites of Passage Retreats as accessible as possible for families. Fees are structured to reflect the depth of support, time, and facilitation provided.
A Legacy You Create Together.
These retreats aren’t about grand speeches or dramatic change. They’re about presence. About letting your child feel you are truly with them as they grow. About offering them a moment of deep knowing—that they are ready, they are loved, and they are more capable than they realise.
Let us help you create a legacy moment. One your child will carry with them for the rest of their life.
Meet Jeff
Jeff is a certified Neuro Transformation Coach, Rites of Passage facilitator, and emotional wellbeing coach with over 25 years experience mentoring teenagers and working with men. He currently coaches at a private school in Geelong and supports clients across the Surf Coast and Victoria.
His coaching is shaped by his own lived experience: as a father, husband, and a man who has personally navigated stress, disconnection, work pressures, relationship strain, and emotional burnout. Jeff knows firsthand how overwhelming life can feel and creates a space where honesty, change, and healing can happen.