BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mana Retreat Centre - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://manaretreat.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mana Retreat Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20250405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20250927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20270403T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20270925T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20280401T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20280923T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261023T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261026T140000 DTSTAMP:20260510T204833Z CREATED:20260420T021628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T204833Z UID:10001165-1792771200-1793023200@manaretreat.com SUMMARY:Spring Coming Home To Yourself with the Mana Team DESCRIPTION:Come Home\nTo Yourself \nThrough daily guided yoga\, qi gong\, meditation\, and gentle practices that invite you inward \nTo A Sense Of Belonging \nThrough shared spaces\, meaningful connection\, and the warmth of a like-hearted community \nTo Nature \nThrough immersion in the beauty\, stillness\, and sacred land of Mana’s walking paths and surroundings \n\nStep away from your daily rhythm and arrive into a long weekend created to support your wellbeing. A space to soften\, to move with ease\, to breathe more fully\, and to restore your inner balance. This organic\, home-grown retreat is hosted and held by the team here at Mana\, who encourage you to deepen your own practice or try something new through the different modalities offered to you throughout the weekend. \nAcross the retreat\, a range of practices will be available\, including gentle yoga\, qi gong\, meditation\, and conscious movement. Each offering is designed to support a more connected relationship with body\, breath\, and awareness. \nMana is the most beautiful\, tranquil place to visit—an opportunity to step away from life for a while. The staff are incredibly warm and welcoming\, and the food is both nourishing and delicious. I’ve visited a number of times now and will continue to return. It’s a truly special environment—so thoughtfully cared for\, from the land itself to the food and the practices offered. I felt supported\, at ease\, and able to fully turn my attention inward. The facilitators were present and grounded\, creating space for genuine connection. A deeply restorative and meaningful weekend. \n\nWhat’s Included? \n\nThree nights accommodation\nBreakfast\, lunch\, and dinner – wholesome vegetarian meals\nA daily schedule of sessions suitable for all levels of experience\nTime to relax\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\nPlease note: the schedule may shift slightly across the weekend. \nMassage appointments are available at an additional cost and can be booked in advance. \n \n\nIntroducing\n \nYour Teachers \nAmrit Saraswati is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat centres around New Zealand for the last decade. She teaches with compassion\, authenticity and humility. Her calm and concise teaching allows people to go deep within themselves and have their own unique experience. \n  \nHedwig Bakker grew up in the Netherlands\, was trained as a teacher physical education and worked as an outdoor instructor for 15 years until she left the Netherlands in 2000. Initially she travelled overseas\, then lived in India and Nepal for nine years where she engaged in Buddhist teachings & retreats and several charity projects. \n \nHedwig has been practicing meditation for over two decades and has been leading meditation classes\, courses and retreats since 2004. She is also a certified Holden Qi Gong teacher and leads all kinds of Qi Gong events. These many years of personal practice and leading retreats & courses have resulted in a richness of experience and a genuine joy in sharing and guiding others in meditation & movement practice. Hedwig’s courses & classes are universal and suitable for people from all walks of life. Her approach is joyful\, gentle\, practical\, and with a sense of lightness and humour. \n  \n\nBookings are now available. \nJoin us with friends\, family or just yourself for a rejuvenating and nourishing weekend\, giving back to yourself. URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/spring-coming-home-to-yourself-2026/ LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand CATEGORIES:Self-care ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manaretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/Website-Retreat-Photos-10-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261127T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261129T140000 DTSTAMP:20260824T032352Z CREATED:20260530T234856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T032352Z UID:10001185-1795802400-1795960800@manaretreat.com SUMMARY:Tending the Carer: A Restorative Retreat for Helping Professionals DESCRIPTION:A 3‐Night Retreat for Therapists\, ACC SCS Providers & Caring Professionals\nAs someone who holds space for others\, you know how vital rest and regulation are for healing – and how easy it is to postpone your own care. High caseloads\, ethical responsibilities\, paperwork\, and the wobbly balance of work/life can quietly erode our capacity to be present\, creative\, and well. This long weekend is an invitation to step into a deeply supportive environment. Our intention: to offer a weekend of nourishment to those who care for others. \n\nCo‐facilitated by Jessica Dziwulska and Amy Benjamin\, this 3‐night retreat is especially tailored for: \n\nACC Sensitive Claims providers\nPsychologists\, Psychotherapists\, Counsellors\, Social workers\nOther clinicians and carers working with PTSD / Complex Trauma\nAnyone in a helping profession seeking genuine restoration\n\nThis is not a training or supervision-intensive experience. It is designed for you—your rest\, your body\, your mind\, and your wellbeing. \nWhile there may naturally be professional and personal benefits\, the primary intention is restorative. We can provide receipts if you are able to claim this as a business expense. \n\nThe Mana experience\nMana Retreat Centre is nestled on the hillside of the Coromandel Peninsula\, with sweeping views out over the ocean along with: \n\nBeautiful walking tracks through native bush\, with access to waterfalls and quiet forest spaces\nA sauna for deep unwinding\nStunning views out over the bay\nWholesome\, delicious vegetarian meals\, lovingly prepared to be both nourishing and satisfying\nQuiet spaces and places to connect with others\nMassage available (by appointment\, additional cost)\n\nEverything at Mana is set up to help your system shift out of doing and into a more resourced state of being. \n\nAcross the weekend\, Jess and Amy will offer a spacious schedule that you can engage with as much or as little as you like\, including: \n\nGentle\, mindful yoga and trauma‐sensitive movement\nGuided relaxation along with simple meditation and breathing practices\nSomatic regulation tools you can use personally – and\, if appropriate\, in your professional work\nCreative exploration (journaling / simple art processes) to reflect on your year\, your work\, and what sustains you\nTime in nature – supported group walks\, solo time\, space to simply sit and look at the view\n\nThere will also be optional opportunities to: \n\nLearn a handful of practical\, body‐based tools that can be integrated gently into therapy settings\nHear more about the ACC‐funded group work we offer for ACC Sensitive Claims Clients\, and explore how we might collaborate in supporting your clients\n\nYou are welcome to choose what to attend and when to take time for yourself. \n\nA truly choice‐based retreat\nWe know that life can at times feel overwhelming\, especially at the end of a big year.\nWith that in mind: \n\nAll sessions are optional.\nYou are warmly encouraged to listen and respond to what you need:\n\n\n\n\n\nSleep in instead of morning yoga\nTake a solo walk instead of a group session\nSit with a book\, journal\, or cup of tea on the deck\nConnect with others – or rest quietly on your own\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJess and Amy will bring a rich menu of restorative wellness practices; your role is to choose what genuinely serves you. \n\nThis retreat offers a chance to: \n\n\n\nDigest what 2026 has asked of you\nSoften the accumulated stress of vicarious exposure and high responsibility\nRe‐orient toward what sustains you\nSow seeds for the year ahead: intentions for pacing\, self‐care\, and ethical sustainability in your life and work\n\n\n\n\nAbout your facilitators \nJessica Dziwulska is an experienced trauma‐informed practitioner with decades of experience in: \n\nBody‐based and somatic approaches to trauma and wellbeing\nTrauma‐sensitive\, restorative yoga and mindful movement\nCreative and reflective therapeutic practices that honour the whole person\nGroup work\, 1:1 private work\, and 15 years of running retreats in NZ and Bali\nACC Sensitive Claims group work for PTSD and Complex Trauma\n\n  \n \nAmy Benjamin is a holistic counsellor who has worked in private practice since 2014\, with a focus on: \n\nCreating safe\, relational group spaces where people feel seen\, heard and able to belong\nCo‐regulation and the healing potential of attuned\, supportive relationships in community\nEcotherapy‐informed practice and nature‐based mindful and somatic approaches\nSupporting reconnection with the natural world as a pathway back to self\nACC Sensitive Claims trauma‐sensitive yoga groups and co-facilitation of Tools for Transforming Trauma retreats\n\nTogether\, we are passionate about reframing self‐care not as an indulgence\, but as an ethical\, professional necessity. \n\nThe Invitation\nThis very special retreat is an opportunity to: \n\nLeave email\, administration\, and caseloads behind for a few days\nLet your body be held by the land\, the ocean views\, the food\, and the gentle structure of the weekend\nRemember what it feels like to be resourced\, rested\, and more fully yourself\n\nThe Investment\nPrices range from $1100 – $1500 depending on the room type chosen. We can cater to single accommodation\, twin share\, or couples. Single-occupancy rooms are limited and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nYour investment covers: \n\n3 nights of accommodation\nDelicious\, nutritious meals each day\nAn abundant (fully optional) schedule of yoga\, guided relaxation\, gentle\nbreathwork\, meditation\, guided creativity and self-reflection sessions\nAn optional information session about our ACC SCS funded group work\nOptional ‘somatic tools for talk-therapists’ session\nUse of the sauna\, grounds\, walks\, and library at Mana\n\nIf you’re keen to know more or would like to book a spot\, please get in touch. \njessica.dziwulska@nelsonclinic.nz \nWeb: https://www.brighterlife.nz/retreats \nLet’s give ourselves what we so often encourage our clients to seek: time\, space\, kindness\, and a place to truly exhale. URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/tending-the-carer/ LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand CATEGORIES:Meditation,Self-care,Yoga ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://manaretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/Mana-November-2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270108T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270114T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T025106Z CREATED:20260406T002406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T025106Z UID:10001161-1799424000-1799935200@manaretreat.com SUMMARY:Eyebody Retreat with Peter Grunwald DESCRIPTION:Please note that before booking below for Mana accommodation\, you must first register and complete payment on the Eyebody website >> Eyebody Registration Page \nThis unique experiential retreat with Peter Grunwald explores the integration of vision\, eyesight\, posture\, movement\, relaxation\, imagination and brain function. The EYEBODY method is a principle-based educational process that can transform your way of seeing and being. It can help you let go of the habit of wearing glasses or contact lenses. Central to the method is the understanding that eyesight and vision are flexible and can be changed. This is true of many known visual symptoms such as myopia (short-sighted)\, presbyopia (middle-age vision)\, hypermetropia (far-sighted vision)\, astigmatism\, cataracts\, light sensitivity\, and glaucoma. \n\nOn the 6 day Eyebody retreat you will:\n\nUnderstand the visual process and your unique visual function\nMake your first steps without glasses or contacts\nLearn to apply the Eyebody principles to the process of seeing\nEnhance the primary control mechanism through depth perception\nLearn how to integrate the Eyebody method into activities of your daily life\, such as walking\, driving and working.\n\n\nThe EYEBODY Method:\nBrings clarity to the physical\, mental\, emotional and spiritual aspects of seeing. It is beneficial for people of all ages and offers a comprehensive learning experience. The method is based on principles that can transform your seeing and being. These principles can help you to let go of the habit of wearing glasses and contact lenses. EYEBODY coordinates the brain and releases tension in the eyes and the whole visual system. Through the EYEBODY patterns\, the body is reached in an indirect way and can have a positive effect on many conditions\, such as neck\, back\, and joint pain\, asthma\, and general fatigue. \nEYEBODY enhances clear thinking\, integrates all the senses (especially hearing) and makes the processing of information effective. Clear sight is only one aspect of vision. Perceiving the world in more depth and letting go of over- and under-focusing promotes a deep sense of well-being that permeates all aspects of life. Very often physical\, mental and emotional difficulties can be transformed\, the roots of which may have seemed elusive. The retreat combines individual and group work. In time\, many students have completely discarded their glasses or have avoided needing glasses through this educational experience. Essential for maintaining good vision\, the course includes work on myopia\, hypermetropia\, presbyopia\, crossed and lazy eyes and other vision disorders. \nPeter Grunwald discovered the connections between the eyes and the body in the early 1990s. These EYEBODY patterns describe how every part of the eyes\, the visual pathway and the visual cortex is connected to a specific area of the body. Particular visual symptoms correspond with specific tensions in the body. \n\nIntroducing\nThe Teacher\nPeter Grunwald was myopic and astigmatic from early childhood\, with his first pair of glasses at the age of 3. He began to stutter and both his posture and self-esteem slumped. \nIn 1984 he began a 4-year full-time professional training in the Alexander Technique (Australia) to overcome his stuttering and slumped posture. He emerged from his training with his stuttering vastly improved\, a sense of postural and mental poise and increased self-esteem. \nHe went on to study in Germany with renowned vision leader Janet Goodrich\, PHD\, and within 18 months was able to let go of his 10 1/2 dioptrestrong glasses. His discoveries of the first intrinsic associations between eyes and body followed in 1992 and led to high resolution in clarity. Since then he has continued researching and has developed a learning method in his own name. \nPeter now consults privately\, writes\, and leads seminars in nine countries around the world. He lives in New Zealand. URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/eyebody-2027/ LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand CATEGORIES:Self-care ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manaretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/Website-Retreat-Photos-1-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Grunwald":MAILTO:info@eyebody.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270218T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270221T140000 DTSTAMP:20260821T001921Z CREATED:20260607T234245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T001921Z UID:10001187-1802966400-1803218400@manaretreat.com SUMMARY:Reiki Retreat DESCRIPTION:Every year The Reiki Retreat brings forth magical moments\, great connections between like-minded people. \nTogether\, with intention\, we create a space of expression\, compassion\, learning and growth. Each person’s beautiful frequency joins the energy of the group\, forming a vibrant\, nurturing environment. We come to ground and connect deeper into ourselves\, so that we can lift and expand our vibrations higher collectively. \nHealers rarely get time to heal themselves. For each of us\, there is time to stop\, breathe\, and unravel the tensions and complexities of the past year. To rest body\, mind and soul. There is time to come back to yourself\, and be reminded of the true beauty and strength of your own being. To realign with your own path and reconnect to your gifts. The Reiki Retreat will give you an opportunity for reflection\, learning\, and relaxation\, as well as the nourishment of meditation\, spiritual guidance and growth. \nPerhaps you are rekindling a reiki practice that has been on pause\, or strengthening a current one. For many this retreat is an annual recharge. Four days of energy immersion that gives healing inspiration for the year ahead. The group creates the retreat with their shared presence\, and in this environment you will find all the tools that you need to accomplish your intentions. Your facilitators\, Suzie\, Cherry\, Elisabeth and Tanya\, will gently hold the space and guide the schedule\, as we come together to heal and be healed. \nMana Retreat Centre is spectacularly set against the mountains\, halfway between Coromandel and Thames\, with expansive views to the sea\, valleys\, islands\, undulating hills and endless sky. Nestled between forests and abundant gardens and orchards\, it is a place of true rest\, where your nervous system can flow back into the rhythm of nature and quietness comes as a blessing. Cosy sleeping quarters and the tranquil shared communal areas\, are complimented by the beautiful Mana team who mindfully hold the space for us. Three stunning\, healthy\, vegetarian meals are created lovingly for us each day\, nourishing our bodies and spirits. \nRespected Master / Teacher Uli Brell has held a Reiki Retreat at Mana for the last 17 years. Her powerful vision of compassion and gratitude has drawn together many beautiful Reiki souls. This year\, with Uli’s blessing\, Suzie\, Cherry\, Elisabeth and Tanya will provide the creative possibility for the retreat to continue its healing magic. \nPlease note that Reiki Level I is a minimum requirement to attend the Retreat. \n\nEach day we will enjoy:\n● Giving and Receiving Reiki in different settings\n● Circle of Light\n● Meditations\n● Connecting deeply with the land at Mana\n● Deep Sharing Circles and discussions\n● Drawing of Guidance cards\n● Meeting with like-minded people who love Reiki and Energy Work\n● Resources to help you deepen your relationship with Reiki and yourself\n● Free time to explore the beautiful Mana paths and bushwalks to reconnect with Lady Gaia\n● Time to visit the Tara Sanctuary\, or walk the stone labyrinth. You may like to climb to the crystal at the mountain’s summit\, or read quietly in the extensive library – or just book a massage session / take time to relax\n● Time to take a sauna or a bush bath\n● Delicious\, nourishing vegetarian meals made with love by the Mana team\n● The schedule is a guideline\, however we will also go with the energy of the group and what is required / needed in each moment \n\nAs well as many other Highlights\, including:\n● Giving and receiving reiki from many people at once\, whether “hands on” at the reiki table\, or via distance. Practice working on many different people\n● Heart attunement – a gentle and profound opening of the heart\n● Deep Grounding meditation\, which allows us to reach higher in our channeling of energy\n● Circle of Light – connecting with Earth\, each other\, all light beings and the oneness\n● Sound Healing to smooth and open your energy field\n● Buddha Blessing – a channeled blessing that leaves you with a profound peace and sense of connection\n● Global meditation on the beautiful hillside platform\, to raise the vibration of the people and the planet\n● Reiki Infused Sound Bath in the Tara Sanctuary\, an acoustically beautiful chapel at the top of the mountain. You can visit Tara Sanctuary or any of the\nextraordinary walks around Mana in your free time also\n● Enjoy the chiming of the bells from the bell tower as their music floods the valley and the bays below\, or experience them fully from within Tara Sanctuary\, where the sound is magnified and saturated\n● Much more comes with the inspiration of the individuals and ideas of the group. \nPast retreats included crystal singing bowls\, cacao ceremonies\, specialised meditations\, intuitive art making and hand pan meditations. Each year there are\ndifferent people with new inspiration and gifts that will bring wonderful surprises to the schedule\n● Receive a reattunement for the level of reiki that you are at\n● Coming together to share our truth\, our laughter\, our thoughts and inspiration\, creating lifelong friendships and connections \n\nMeet the facilitators\nElisabeth Lautenslager\nMy Reiki journey really started in 2007. I was looking for something\, just for me. The Universe guided me to my Usui Reiki Teacher and within a week I was sitting in a Reiki class. My Reiki journey had started and is still going. For me Reiki is a way of living\, a way of showing up for myself and others with compassion\, love\, honesty and joy. I started teaching Usui Reiki around 2013. I consider teaching as an honour and just love how the energy always seems to flow just right. I am an Usui Reiki Master Teacher\, as well as an EFT Practitioner. I also work with Matrix Reimprinting and my current interests are Sound Healing and Breathwork. \n  \n  \n  \nSuzie Peek\nSuzie Peek is an Energy Healer for People and Animals and an Animal Communicator. She is dedicated to helping people and animals back to balance and harmony. She is a Kundalini Reiki Master and is trained in Usui Reiki Level II. She also hosts Reiki shares and workshops. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCherry Campbell\nI am an Usui Reiki Master Teacher. I am a retired NZRN with a Bachelor of Science\, Masters in Nursing Education\, Diploma of Meditation Therapy and Certified Pilates Instructor running my own Pilates studio. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTanya Milton\nI believe that all beings have the ability to lift the frequency of themselves\, others\, and all else within the universe. What a beautiful thing it is when we make space to do this! My passion is creating opportunities for people to gather and exchange their unique energy\, as so support each other along this incredible journey. I am a Usui Reiki Master with a 20 year practice. I host Reiki Share events and retreats in my local community\, with a vision that is shaped by Buddhist meditation values. \n  \n  \n  \n\nTo enjoy a delicious taste of the Mana Retreat Centre\, visit:\n<