Regulation before performance. Rest before burnout.

Sound baths, retreats, facilitator training and wellness speaker experiences across Australia and internationally. Founded by Zara.

Mellow Habits is a sound healing and wellness practice founded by Zara, an Australian sound healing practitioner, breathwork facilitator and wellness speaker based across Brisbane and Melbourne.

We offer immersive sound bath experiences, rest-focused retreats, sound bath facilitator training and wellness speaker sessions for individuals, corporate teams and hospitality partners. Experiences are hosted across Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay and Melbourne, with residencies and collaborations throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Designed to restore baseline. To steady the nervous system. To deepen rest. To rebuild capacity before burnout becomes collapse.

Designed to restore baseline.
To steady the nervous system.
To deepen rest.
To rebuild capacity.
To prevent burnout before it becomes collapse.

Experience

People in a floating sound bath in a swimming pool, with a woman standing nearby holding a small bowl and a stick, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.

retreats

experience
People in a floating sound bath in a creek surrounded by dense green foliage and large rocks, with a woman standing nearby holding a gong

sound baths (floating + grounding)

experience
zara speaking about meditaiton at the NGV for Mecca

speaking

experience
facilitator sound bath training course

sound bath facilitator teacher training

experience
Tibetan sound bowls

wellness business mentorship

experience

We believe rest is a skill. One that requires slowness, sensory grounding and nervous system awareness. Our work creates space for people to pause, soften and reconnect with themselves through sound, breath and somatic presence.

Zara is the founder of Mellow Habits and one of Australia's most experienced sound healing practitioners and wellness speakers.

She has facilitated sound baths, breathwork and nervous system workshops for individuals and organisations across Australia and internationally, collaborating with partners including COMO Hotels Bangkok, COMO Shambhala, the National Gallery of Victoria, Mecca Beauty, Naturhotel Lüsnerhof Italy, Lon Retreat and Wolf Gym Baghdad.

Her work is rooted in the belief that rest is not passive. It is a practice. One that can be learnt, deepened and returned to, even by the busiest and most wired nervous systems.

Zara is available as a wellness speaker and sound healing facilitator for corporate events, conferences, hotel residencies, retreat programmes and hospitality partnerships across Australia and internationally.

hosted at

  • Mecca beauty

    Mecca Beauty

  • National Gallery of Victoria

    National Gallery of Victoria

  • wellness at hotel and resorts como hotels

    como hotels

  • Natur Hotel Lusnerhof

    natur hotel lusnerhof - Italy

  • floating sound baths melbourne

    lon retreat

  • Dorsett Melbourne Hotel for floating sound baths

    Dorsett Melbourne

  • team wellness events

    little company

  • sound baths in cool spaces

    the george ballroom

  • Wolf gym

    wolf gym - Iraq

  • Sound bath at bangkok hotel

    como shambala bangkok

  • Core Erbil

    core - Iraq

  • best pilates space melbourne

    love athletica pilates

  • yoga and pilates melbourne

    flex & flow pilates

Mellow Habits has collaborated with COMO Hotels Bangkok, COMO Shambhala, the National Gallery of Victoria, Mecca Beauty, Naturhotel Lüsnerhof Italy, Lon Retreat, Little Company, The George Ballroom, Wolf Gym Baghdad, Core Pilates Erbil, Love Athletica, and Flex and Flow Pilates.

It’s been a while since I’ve shown my face here — so, hello again ✨ I’m Zara. The last few years have been a quiet unfolding — slowing down, listening deeply, and growing Mellow Habits from a small idea into something t
Next week I'll head to Bangkok to host a wellness series for @comometropolitanbangkok @comoshambhala that focus on stillness and sleep. Mellow Habits will bring a total nervous system reset from the busy streets of Bangkok. We'll nourish our guests
Craving rest? Last two spots for our Art of Rest day retreat. Join us and explore different ways to rest outside of sleep. A nourishing day retreat in Metcalfe, Victoria. Every detail has been crafted for your comfort. See you on the 9th November

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A sound bath is an immersive wellness experience where you lie down and are bathed in the resonance of singing bowls, gongs and chimes. The vibrations support nervous system regulation, deep rest and improved sleep. No experience is required. You simply arrive and receive.

  • A floating sound bath is an immersive experience where you float gently on water while instruments are played around you. Because water conducts sound more efficiently than air the vibrations travel directly through your body creating a deeper and more immediate experience. Mellow Habits pioneered outdoor floating sound baths in nature in Australia — floating on warm water surrounded by birdsong and natural landscape is an experience unlike anything else available.

  • A blanket, yoga mat, an eye mask or face covering and comfortable clothes you can lie down in. For floating events bring warm layers, pants that roll up to the knees and a towel to dry your feet. Nothing relaxing about being cold during deep rest.

  • Yes. Zara is available for corporate events, conferences, workplace wellbeing programs, hotel residencies and retreat facilitation across Australia and internationally. She speaks on rest, nervous system regulation, burnout prevention, sound healing and simple approaches to meditation.

  • No. Everything is guided. Everything is optional. You simply arrive and receive.

  • Our half day corporate wellness experience combines breathwork, somatic movement, tapping and an immersive sound bath. Participants leave with practical nervous system regulation techniques they can use at their desk, before a meeting or at 3am when their mind will not stop. Sessions are available for teams of up to 20 people and are held at your office or venue.

  • Get in touch directly at rest@mellowhabits.com with your team size, preferred date and location. We will come back to you within 48 hours with availability and a proposal.

  • All Mellow Habits retreats include a curated programme of sound healing, breathwork and somatic movement sessions, nourishing meals, tea ceremony, a creative activity and a curated take home gift. Retreat experiences vary by location and format — visit our retreat page for specific inclusions and upcoming dates.

  • The Art of Rest is our signature day retreat format — a full day immersive experience combining tapping and somatic awakening, psoas and fascia release, breathwork, floating sound bath, cacao ceremony, tea meditation, seasonal lunch, Earth and Stillness creative activity and on body sound bowl massage. It is one of the most considered and distinctive wellness day experiences available in Australia.

  • Our Sound Healing Facilitator Training is a three day immersive programme covering gong, Tibetan bowls and percussion facilitation, nervous system literacy, brainwave entrainment, safe group facilitation and on-body vibro-acoustic technique. Training is held on the Gold Coast and Melbourne.

  • Yes. We offer in-person spa training and an online module for spa therapists covering Tibetan bowl massage technique, tuning fork therapy, gong facilitation and how to design and sequence a complete sound healing treatment. Get in touch to discuss your property and team requirements.

  • Sound bath events and corporate wellness sessions are available in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay and Melbourne. Retreats and residencies extend internationally across Asia and Europe including Bali, Japan, Italy and Thailand.

  • Join the Mellow Habits mailing list at mellowhabits.com for updates on upcoming events, retreats and new offerings. You can also follow at Instagram @mellowhabits.