BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mana Retreat Centre - ECPv6.18.2//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: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:20270108T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270114T140000 DTSTAMP:20261023T012043Z CREATED:20260406T002406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T012043Z 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:20270127T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270131T140000 DTSTAMP:20261014T233117Z CREATED:20260915T230352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T233117Z UID:10001205-1801065600-1801404000@manaretreat.com SUMMARY:Rise Up: Heal with Melly Rose & Samantha May DESCRIPTION:RISE UP: HEAL with MELLY ROSE and SAMANTHA MAY \n5 DAYS • 4 NIGHTS • MANA RETREAT CENTRE \n27–31 JANUARY 2027 \nYOU ASKED. WE DELIVERED. \nMore time. More depth. More space to unravel\, receive\, reconnect… and HEAL. \n  \nMana offered us our first ever summer dates! \nWe said yes. Because there is something that has been nudging us lately and it’s only getting louder. \nIt’s time to heal. \nNot to fix yourself\, not to become someone new. But to lay down what you’ve been carrying long enough to remember who you were underneath it. \nIn a world that keeps asking for more of you\, this is your invitation to step out of the noise. \nTo exhale. To soften. To be held. To nourish your body\, quieten your mind\, open your heart and let your spirit come back online. \nBring your weary bones. We’ll take it from there. \n\nWELCOME TO HEAL \nFor five delicious days and four nights\, we’re returning to one of the most powerful places we’ve ever been — Mana Retreat Centre in the Coromandel. \nAnd this time\, we’re going deeper. \nActivations • Group Healings • Sacred Ceremony • Transformational Workshops • Sound Medicine • Movement • Connection • Rest • Laughter • Integration \nAnd of course….Light Language! \nSammy will bathe the space in her signature blend of sacred sound medicine\, while Melly and Sammy bring through the teachings\, activations and experiences that are asking to meet this group\, at this time. \nBecause we don’t arrive at Mana with every moment mapped out (despite our best efforts!). \nWe listen to the land. We listen to the room\, to spirit\, to you. \nTo whatever wants to emerge when a group of humans becomes brave enough to step into the unknown together. \nAnd after multiple sold-out Rise Up retreats\, we’ve learned something… \nThe magic is always bigger than the plan! \n\n“MANA FELT LIKE MY HEART CRACKED OPEN EVEN WIDER THAN I THOUGHT POSSIBLE.” \n“The unconditional love from everyone and nature had me in tears. I have also felt a sense of liberation… after such an intense transmission at the sanctuary.” \n— Rise Up Retreat Attendee \nTHERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MANA… \nMaybe it’s the land\, maybe it’s the mountains. Maybe it’s the sanctuary. Maybe it’s the moment you realise there is absolutely nowhere else you need to be. \nOr maybe it’s all of it. \nMana has a way of pulling you out of the ordinary and into something else entirely. Long conversations\, bare feet\, big laughs\, unexpected tears. Ridiculously delicious vegetarian and vegan food. Moments of absolute stillness. Moments you couldn’t explain if you tried. \nAnd somewhere amongst it all…you begin to hear yourself again. Then we add Rise Up. The sound\, the activations\, the healing. The weird and wonderful. The unseen. The people. \nAnd that’s when things get interesting. \nYOU MIGHT JUST FIND YOUR PEOPLE HERE. \nOne of the greatest things we’ve created through Rise Up was never actually part of the plan. \nA tribe. \nPeople arrive at Mana as strangers and somehow leave feeling like they’ve known each other for years. The masks come off\, the armour softens\, the conversations get real. And you realise just how hungry you’ve been for connection that doesn’t require you to make yourself smaller. \nEvery retreat attendee is also invited into our free Rise Up WhatsApp community\, where the conversations\, friendships and beautiful weirdness continue long after everyone drives back down the Mana hill. \nBecause we’re not just creating retreats anymore\, we’re building a community. \n“I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED A GROUP OF 30+ PEOPLE SO AUTHENTIC\, OPEN AND VULNERABLE.” \n“Everyone was so supportive and willing to truly show up as themselves. It was incredibly beautiful and powerful to witness.” \n— Rise Up Retreat Attendee \n\nMAYBE THIS IS FOR YOU. \nFor the ones who have always known there is more\, for the ones who can feel something changing but don’t quite have language for it yet. For the ones craving deeper connection. For the ones who have spent years looking for their people. For the ones exhausted from being strong. For the ones ready to receive. For the ones who want more intimacy with life\, more abundance\, more truth\, more aliveness. For the curious\, the courageous\, the slightly weird\, the deeply feeling. The ones who are ready. \nAnd maybe you don’t even know what you’re ready for yet. That’s okay. Sometimes the body knows before the mind catches up. \n“THIS RETREAT WAS OUTSTANDING\, EXTRAORDINARY\, MAGNIFICENT AND MAGICAL.” \n“Thank you for holding me\, seeing me\, allowing me and accepting me for who I am. Thank you for the guidance\, the safety and the love.” \n— Rise Up Retreat Attendee \nYOU WANTED LONGER. SO WE MADE IT LONGER. \nOur community kept asking us for more time. This time\, you’re getting it! We’ve added an entire extra night\, giving us five days and four nights together at Mana. But we’ve decided to keep our Rise Up tuition the same. \nYou’ll simply cover the additional night of accommodation and meals directly with Mana. And we’ve made the payment structure easier too. You can secure and pay Mana directly for your accommodation and food\, while spreading your Rise Up tuition across the months leading up to January. \nMore time to land\, more time to open\, more time to integrate\, more time together. \nWithout us adding another night to our tuition. \nWE FLY ACROSS THE WORLD FOR THIS. \nThese days\, both of us fly in from overseas to hold our retreats at Mana and we keep doing it for a reason. Because every time we gather there\, amazing things happen. People soften\, people remember. People finally say the thing they’ve been holding inside. Friendships ignite. Beliefs crack open. There are tears. There is ridiculous laughter. There are moments of profound beauty. There are moments where we all wonder what the hell just happened. \nAnd somehow\, every single time…we leave different from how we arrived. \nWe’re not standing outside of this experience teaching it to you. We’re in it with you. \n“I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH SELF-BELIEF ALL MY LIFE.” \n“My intention was to shift that\, and I feel like this was granted to me. I have a little more belief in myself\, and that is already showing in my sessions and in general. I feel so grateful to have been part of such a Unicorn group.” \n— Rise Up Retreat Attendee \nLEAVE IT AT THE END OF THE DRIVE. \nThe judgement\, the criticism\, the expectations. The person you think you’re supposed to be. \nLeave it all there. \nAnd come up the hill curious. Come messy. Come excited. Come exhausted. Come nervous. Come completely unsure what you’re walking into. \nJust come as you are. \nYou do not need to be healed to come to HEAL. You don’t need to be spiritual enough\, experienced enough\, brave enough\, awakened enough…anything enough. \nYou just need to be willing. \nFIND OUT WHY PEOPLE DON’T STOP TALKING ABOUT THESE RETREATS. \nIf you’ve been watching from the sidelines…If you’ve heard the stories\, if someone you know came home from Mana glowing and you wondered what on earth happened up there…maybe it’s time to listen. Come dance with us\, come laugh with us\, come unravel with us\, come grow with us\, come rest with us. Come heal with us. \nRISE UP: HEAL \n27–31 JANUARY 2027\n5 DAYS • 4 NIGHTS\nMANA RETREAT CENTRE • COROMANDEL \nWILL YOU JOIN US? \nMelly & Sammy\nRise Up Alchemy \n \n  \n\nTuition fee to be paid separately through the Rise Up website — booking link coming soon URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/rise-up-heal/ LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand CATEGORIES:Self-care ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://manaretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/Retreat-Featured-Image-16-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="Melly Rose":MAILTO:https://atmellyrose.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<