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Vanessa Fang | Transformational Coach & Sound Alchemist

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Helping women 30+ stop second guessing themselves so they can speak up for their needs, trust their self judgement & build fulfilling relationships

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Comment EARTH to receive the retreat brochure.

Imagine sitting around a fire sharing a meal cooked on the open flame, listening to the women around you share their stories of heartbreak, loss and lives that unfolded differently than they imagined and yearned for.

Imagine singing beneath a blanket of stars feeling your voice take up space without apology, sharing stories that matter and laughter that makes your stomach hurt.

Imagine waking at sunrise to birdsong and walking through the morning mist to share tea amongst the trees.

Imagine standing barefoot in the river, letting her crystalline energy carry away stories of the past.

A little more space returns to your heart.
A little more hope.
A little more of yourself.

This is my prayer for every woman coming to this retreat. For five years I’ve been creating this vision, to allow women who are navigating heartbreak, loss and life’s biggest transitions to come together around the fire, sharing meals, songs and stories in nature.

Something I myself wished I had when the weight of carrying expectations, fears and judgements on my shoulders felt too much. When I felt too much.

An entire weekend without rushing, performing or caretaking.

Without having to hold everything alone.

A sisterhood to soften into, to be witnessed. To remember that we are whole, just as we are.

November 20-22, 2026.
Upper Colo, NSW (just 1.5 hrs out of Sydney)

Comment EARTH I’ll send you all the details ❤️ by @pathofinnerlight_

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4 months ago

I seriously debated whether to open up the past but honestly after seeing some of the most vile comments (always from men) across various community pages (not even related to SA/The Cornell 57) I really couldn't stand idly by. Maybe if I shared my story on this tiny corner of the internet any small sense of innocence I thought he had taken from me can be remembered, and help a beautiful woman out there reclaim her voice too. #Iamjanedoe #Istandwithjanedoe by @pathofinnerlight_

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5 days ago

To my dearest George and Poppy, What does it mean to honour you? When the deafening silence of the void in my heart becomes unbearable and all those little memories we shared in the last decade start losing their glimmer?

When I still expect to hear those toe beans pattering on my floorboards in the morning and for half a second before waking fully there’s still a chance that your absence was just a dream?

I know, there is more to the story than just grief. Or just missing you. And while there wouldn’t be light without darkness some days just suck, pure and simply.

And then I reminisce on these tender moments together and somehow the fog distills.

Thank you for giving my life meaning when I didn’t have it.

For being the steady support while I stumbled through depression.

For showering me with gentle nudges and kisses when I hated myself.

For making me laugh everyday.

That is what love is, right? So on days like today when I question everything and the weight of loss starts buckling my knees, I can remember that it wasn’t all for nothing, because I know what it was like for your existence to have touched my very being.

Breathing life into this gift that you’ve given me is to tend to the entire bramble of grief, watering the thorns, roots and leaves which in the right season bears the fruits of truth, presence and unconditional acceptance.

So maybe this is what I’m understanding a little more from you everyday.

Honouring you is honouring what is. And what is isn’t what wasn’t because it didn’t happen any other way.. so why waste time on something that never was to begin with?

Why allow the thorns to overshadow the buds which are ever blooming?

There was an “us” once. And what if only the ways that matter there still is? Your spirits flying eternally alongside mine, a feeling that may not be physically here but never forgotten.

So to return to what is is to return to now.
Which is all the thanks, joy and the love still here.. now.

Purely and simply. by @pathofinnerlight_

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Comment EARTH to receive the retreat brochure.

Imagine sitting around a fire sharing a meal cooked on the open flame, listening to the women around you share their stories of heartbreak, loss and lives that unfolded differently than they imagined and yearned for.

Imagine singing beneath a blanket of stars feeling your voice take up space without apology, sharing stories that matter and laughter that makes your stomach hurt.

Imagine waking at sunrise to birdsong and walking through the morning mist to share tea amongst the trees.

Imagine standing barefoot in the river, letting her crystalline energy carry away stories of the past.

A little more space returns to your heart.
A little more hope.
A little more of yourself.

This is my prayer for every woman coming to this retreat. For five years I’ve been creating this vision, to allow women who are navigating heartbreak, loss and life’s biggest transitions to come together around the fire, sharing meals, songs and stories in nature.

Something I myself wished I had when the weight of carrying expectations, fears and judgements on my shoulders felt too much. When I felt too much.

An entire weekend without rushing, performing or caretaking.

Without having to hold everything alone.

A sisterhood to soften into, to be witnessed. To remember that we are whole, just as we are.

November 20-22, 2026.
Upper Colo, NSW (just 1.5 hrs out of Sydney)

Comment EARTH I’ll send you all the details ❤️ by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

It’s been the most amazing 3 months, sharing something so special and witnessing others feel more confident in themselves, discover their own unique voice and spread their wings 🪽🪽🪽🪽

Come share the Unmasked magic with us! No musical background or experience necessary. Bring your awesome self and be willing to give things a go!

💫 Saturday August 29, 10:30am-12pm
Embodied Studio in Emu Heights 💫

Comment or DM MAGIC to receive the booking link 😍😍 by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

You don’t have to choose.

You can miss someone or something, a time in your life, still wish something had worked out differently and have a really beautiful day.

You can look at the life you thought you’d have by now and feel sad that it didn’t happen that way, without it meaning you’re not excited about the future.

You can understand why you are the way you are and still decide you don’t want to keep living that way.

You can love and have compassion for every version of you that got you here without having to keep being her.

Moving on doesn’t mean it didn’t matter.

Doing things for yourself and giving yourself a chance to experience happiness doesn’t mean you didn’t care or you didn’t really grieve.

Letting go doesn’t mean you’ve forgotten.

Changing doesn’t mean the old you was somehow “wrong”, a failure or behind.

There’s space for all of it.

And this is really what I wanted The Unmasked Woman retreat to be about.

Three days of space.

Room away from the constant overthinking and analysing everything that was said, done, every angle, every possibility.

Room to stop caring so much about what everyone thinks of you.

To slow down and actually be present with what’s in front of you and be where you are.

To sing and dance and laugh and be silly without wondering how you look.

To spend time connecting to nature, drink tea, sit around a fire, let the healing river wash over you and talk to other women about real things.

And maybe come home feeling a little lighter.

There’s no pressure, performance or the need to “reinvent yourself” in three days.

I only wish to give you enough space to remember that your past can matter deeply and you still get to live your life now.

The Unmasked Woman Retreat
20–22 November, Upper Colo

There’s only 3 private queen rooms left! Otherwise camping and glamping is still available.

Message me UNMASKED and I’ll send you the info pack ❤️ by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

What could you become if you just let go?

Let go of the story that because you've never experienced something in your life that you desire, it won't happen.

Let go of the belief that because you're grieving a loss or a death, your life has to stay shaped around what you lost.

Let go of the certainty of “I know"
... yes, these things are all true. But they aren't the only part of the story, and the only way to see what's on the next page is to decide you want to turn it.

Because if you live inside "I already know who I am, why I am this way and what my life gets to look like” what more would there be to discover about yourself?

If there was no mystery or curiosity.. no possibility that something exists beyond the edges of what you already know.

What could you become if you were brave enough to explore what's on the other side the other side of the shame, guilt, anger, certainty, grief and pain, even if you don't know what you're looking for but just know you’re meant for more?

To leap into the unknown, so that you have the chance to begin again?

This is what nature has taught me; that it's never too late. Through every season, through every evolution of identity, through every turn of the tide.... you can begin again.

The Unmasked Woman is a three-day women’s retreat to step out of everyday life and be held by nature.

Through earth-based ritual, human connection, voice, play and deep listening, explore who you are beyond the grief, stories and identities that have defined your life until now.

We’re already 50% full so message or comment UNMASKED and I’ll send you the info pack ❤️

❤️ Nov 20-22, Upper Colo
⛺️Accommodation options from BYO camping to Queen private rooms
🔒Secure your spot for just $299
🌀Flexible payment options by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

I never know how to truly describe what Unmasked is to someone, it's truly something you have to experience to understand.

These workshops are somewhere between a social experiment, a giant play date for adults, group therapy (without feeling like therapy) and a reminder that humans are actually pretty amazing.

Every time I run these workshops, I leave asking myself the same questions...

Why don't we do stuff like this more often?

Why do we wait until life gets so heavy and overwhelming before we ask for support?

Why do we wait until we get sick or burnt out to slow down?

Why do we wait until we're feeling totally isolated before we connect with new people, laugh THIS much or have conversations that are deeper than "so you been busy?" or "how's work?"

I leave every workshop with my cup full, seeing how everyone brings their own magic to the group.

How a single conversation or smile can make someone's day.

How someone looking into your eyes and saying "I acknowledge you" can unravel years of resentment.

Thank you to everyone who came with an open mind, embraced the awkward moments, laughed, sang, danced and made the day what it was.

Hopefully this little video gives you a glimpse into why I just loveeee holding space this way ❤️

Don't just binge the highlights next time, be part of the movement! Comment below to join the next Unmasked on Sept 19!! 🥰🥰 by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

Therapy could never … 😏😏😏

Next Unmasked workshop is on Sept 19! Who’s in? taken in Om Yoga by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

“I know”

One of the cleverest masks we wear… so simple yet acts like a silent assassin.

It doesn't sound like fear. Instead it sounds like awareness, certainty, knowing that feels SO true in the moment.

I know it's my abandonment wound.
I know it’s from my childhood.
I know it’s from my narcissist ex/father/mother.
I know it’s because he’s avoidant.
I know what you’re teaching already cos I’ve studied it for years.

I know… I know.. I know..
The mind sure loves a good label.. and it loves certainty.

The moment it names something, it mistakes it for the truth.

But what if.. the label isn't the truth, or at least.. the whole truth?

What if it’s just a story about truth?

What don't you know?
About this thought you’re having, the person in front of you, about yourself?

What would happen if you dropped this mask of I know and were totally present with curiosity, with complete uncertainty? by @pathofinnerlight_

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2 months ago

Authentic Alchemy’s first MINI RETREAT 🤲🏼🌹🕯️🧘🏽‍♀️

Sunday was everything we needed to end the week and begin a new one.

I space for everyone to let their hair down, drop the masks, relax the shoulders & jaw, and simply be, exactly as they are. No stress, no judgement, no pretending.
Connection and deep reflection with likeminded women.

Me moved through a slow and intentional yoga, with our beautiful yogi @thepossible__collective

Sipped cacao and opened our hearts with @holistickd

Painted our own candles in silence with the incredible @lelas_cosmos whilst @pathofinnerlight_ took us on a deeply relaxing sound journey.
A meditative experience intertwining art with sound with no talking inbetween. Some of us even fell asleep 😴

Incredible slow cooked pulled pork and homemade coleslaw cooked WITH LOVE and the finest ingredients as always by our master chef and mama bear @sammyrebz (no pictures taken, whoops!!!)

Thank you to our incredible facilitators for holding space the way you do. We love you and appreciate you always.

But most of all, thank you to each and every one of the incredible women who showed up for themselves with honesty, bravery and curiosity. You all make this world a better place, and we are so honoured we get to witness it every time. It never fails to amaze us.

Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to create these much needed spaces for people to slow down in a fast paced world.

Love always,

Sammy & Kaydee x by @pathofinnerlight_

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3 months ago

Sometimes all you need is to remember that it’s safe to be you exactly as you are. by @pathofinnerlight_

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3 months ago