Five men sitting in a circle talking on a wild beach below misty hills

Nurture the man. Strengthen the boy.

Small outdoor retreats for men in their twenties and thirties. Three days somewhere wild, something hard to do together, and the honest conversations that don't happen at the pub.

Next: Barrington River Men's Retreat
Canoe | Connect | Express
December 4th - 6th

Sound familiar?

Surrounded by people. Nobody who knows how you're really going.

Good, mate. Flat out.
Run club, catch-ups, a birthday on the weekend. A full calendar, and the real stuff never comes up.
I'll sort it out myself.
The lone wolf habit: never asking for help, never saying it out loud.
Therapy's not really me.
Fair enough. A paddle, a campfire and a few other blokes is an easier place to start.

That's what Wildly Calm is: the easier place to start.

Two men hugging on a riverbank, faces hidden under sun hats — Camp Bunya - Men's Retreat

Sleeping bags and logs around a smoking campfire on a riverbank clearing

How a weekend works

Something hard first. Then the talk comes easier.

Step 1:Do something hardA paddle, a hike, a cold river. It gets you out of your head and into your body.
Step 2:Build the spaceFire, food, firewood, a few ground rules. Everyone pitches in.
Step 3:Open up inside itDeep listening, sharing round the fire, and a few daft games so it never gets too heavy.
Step 4:Take it homeThe group chat keeps going after. So do the friendships.

Where we've been

It's not an adventure unless something goes wrong.

Four retreats since a spontaneous kayaking weekend in 2025. Islands, rivers, coast and snow.

A raft of sea kayaks on flat water — **Broughton Island**Mar 2025 - where it startedSee the retreat

A man in a bucket hat biting into watermelon in a kayak — **Camp Bunya**Oct 2025 - river, yoga, fireSee the retreat

Two men laughing at camp — **Croajingalong**Feb 2026 - three days on the coastSee the retreat

A man drawing by a stone fireplace — **The Snowies**Sep 2026 - snow, sauna, ice bathSee the retreat

"I knew I was in a slump, a proper downturn mentally before this trip. It wasn't till I was on the drive home that it truly hit me how important this trip was to the trajectory of my year."

Croajingalong participant

Our guiding principles

Community

Growing together and leaning on each other. There's more to life than being a lone wolf, and it's a relief to be around men without the judgement and ego.

Play

What's the point unless you're having fun? We make room for the boy inside who still wants to be silly, go on adventures and climb trees.

Authenticity

Dropping the act of being "one of the boys", leaving the toxic stuff behind and stepping into a healthier way of being a man.

Who we are

Peers, not counsellors.

Lockie Ransonco-founderKieran Maguireco-founderSam Davisco-founder

Wildly Calm is run by three mates. None of us is a therapist and we don't pretend to be. No guru at the front and no shouting at the sky. Just men who have sat in the circle ourselves and now help hold it. If someone needs more than a weekend can give, our job is to help him find it.

Brand by Rosie. Wildly Calm is a NSW not-for-profit incorporated association.

Barrington River Men's Retreat

Canoe | Connect | ExpressDecember 4th - 6th

When: Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December 2026
Where: Barrington River, NSW
What: Three days canoeing the river, camping, fire and circle
Who: Men in their twenties and thirties. Small group, on purpose.

Do I need to be fit or outdoorsy?

No. You don't need to be good at talking about feelings either. You just need to turn up.

Is this therapy?

No. It's peers, not counsellors. If you need more support, we'll help you find it.

Register your interest

Tickets go on sale soon. Message us on Instagram and we'll send you the plan, the price and the ticket link as soon as it's live.

Questions? Message @wildlycalmretreats or email wildlycalmretreats@gmail.com