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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
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SUMMARY:Rhythm and Rest- An Open Floor Dance and Sound Journey Retreat with Pippa Le Lievre and Neil Haworth.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wonderful weekend of Open Floor Dance\, immersive Sound Journeys and Ceremonial Cacao. A beautiful blend of rhythm and rest- a sacred pause to move\, breathe\, connect and renew. \nRhythm & Rest Retreat\nStep away from the noise of everyday life and immerse yourself in a nourishing journey of movement and sound. \nThe Rhythm & Rest Retreat is an invitation to reconnect with yourself through the transformative practices of Open Floor Dance\, Sound Journeys\, and Ceremonial Cacao. \nMove freely and authentically as Open Floor Dance guides you back to the wisdom of your moving body. Sink into deep relaxation as healing Sound vibrations wash over you\, creating space for renewal and inner stillness. Gather in the warmth of Ceremonial Cacao\, opening the heart and cultivating presence and intention. \nSet in the wonderful Mana Retreat Centre we will be surrounded by nature\, supported with delicious\, nourishing food\, and held by the beautiful spaces of the Octagon\, Tara Sanctuary\, and this sacred land. \nWhether you are seeking inspiration\, community\, or simply a chance to rest and recharge\, this retreat offers a supportive space for a sacred pause to move\, breathe\, connect and renew. \nWe would love for you to join us for a beautiful blend of Rhythm and Rest. You are welcome to arrive from 2pm onwards\, the first session will start at 4pm. \n\nMeet Your \nTeachers\n  \nPippa Le Lievre  \nI’ve always loved to dance and when I found Conscious Dance\, here at Mana Retreat in 2008\, I knew I had come home!\nIt wasn’t performance.\nIt wasn’t choreography.\nIt was soul.\nThere were no rules\, no judgment—just the joy of being fully in my body.\nOf letting spirit move through me.\nOf remembering who I am.\nThat very first class stirred something deeper:\nA knowing that this was not only for me\, but something I would one day share. \nFast forward to now\, after completing the Open Floor Dance teacher training 10 years ago\, I now share this wonderful practise of Open Floor Conscious Dance at Mana Retreat and other venues around the Coromandel Peninsula. \nwww.pranadance.co.nz\n#pranadance_nz \n  \nNeil Haworth \nNeil is a musician\, luthier and Sound Journey facilitator.\nHe holds Sound Journeys around the Coromandel collaborating in Breathwork and Open Floor Dance classes. He also holds private sessions for individuals and groups. \nPippa and Neil are partners in life\, and in bringing this wonderful blend of Open Floor Dance and Sound Journey together.\nThey love living simply\, surrounded by nature\, the ocean\, their garden and creative pursuits.\nBetween them they have 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren who all live close by on the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/prana-dance-with-pippa-le-lievre/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Conscious Dance,Movement and Sound
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SUMMARY:December Relax & Wellness Weekend with the Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\n  \nAmrit Saraswati – Centre Manager\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. 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  \n  \n  \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig 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. Hedwig 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. \nHedwig’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\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/december-relax-and-wellness-2026/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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SUMMARY:Summer Working Bee
DESCRIPTION:Our Solstice Working Bees are such a great part of our schedule. It is a lovely opportunity to come together as a community and share in our combined energy and skills to work on the land\, in the gardens and around the buildings. Most of the work is outdoors and there is always a need for a team in the kitchen. After all our hard work together we also have a wonderful celebration of the Solstice together. \nYour Working Bee includes..\n\nThe weekend is a wonderful exchange of your love and energy for two nights shared accommodation\, three delicious vegetarian meals each day\, meet new friends\, be a part of a community and work on lots of fun projects. \n\nWeekend schedule:\nFriday\n4pm-6pm Arrive\, settle-in\, assign work\n6pm-7pm Dinner and connecting (6pm Blessing)\n7pm Welcome circle \nSaturday\n7am-7.30am Light stretch in Octagon\n7.30am-8.30am Breakfast\, clean-up\, be dressed and ready for work\n8.55am-9.30am Circle – listening to Bells (Octagon)\n9.30am-11.30am WORK\n11.30am-12pm Morning tea picnics (out on site)\n12pm-1.30pm WORK\n1.30pm-2.30pm Lunch\n2.30pm-4pm WORK\n5pm-6pm Dinner\n6pm Seasonal ritual – this may be outside (wrap up warm)\n9pm Quiet and rest \nSunday\n7am-7.30am Light stretch in Octagon\n7.30am-8.30am Breakfast\, clean-up\, be dressed\, pack up rooms and be ready for work\n8.55am-9.30am Circle for all – listening to Bells (Octagon)\n9.30am-12 noon WORK and clean-up\n12 noon Closing Gratitude Circle and finger food dining room \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/summer-working-bee-2026/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Working Bee
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SUMMARY:Summer Break
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URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/summer-break/
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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
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SUMMARY:January Relax & Wellness Weekend with the Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\n  \nAmrit Saraswati – Centre Manager\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. 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  \n  \n  \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig 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. Hedwig 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. \nHedwig’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\n \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/january-relax-wellness-weekend-with-the-mana-team/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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SUMMARY:The Soul Voice® Practitioners’ Certification Program with Founder Karina Schelde\, module 3 at Mana Retreat
DESCRIPTION:February 1 st – 9 th \, 2027\nSeptember 27 th – October 6 th 2027 \nPCP is an educational program leading to certification as a Professional Soul Voice® practitioner; therapist. \nPrerequisite are the introductory workshops including compensation for level 1 PCP. \n\nSoul Voice® is a comprehensive sound healing modality to free your voice and transform your limitations in order to become a vibrational instrument\, to feel the joys of free of expression. The human voice is a shape-shifter to your inner universe of freedom\, authentic expression; communication! \nIt is an effective and proven modality that focuses on the use of vibrational frequencies through the power of the voice\, to reduce stress\, enhance well-being\, clear blocks\, trauma\, negative beliefs and patterns\, alter consciousness\, liberate creative expression and create a deep sense of peace and a better overall health through various exercises\, techniques and practices unique to the Soul Voice® method. \n“I believe sound medicine will play a tremendous role in the near future\, helping to change the structure and transformation of society by breaking down the inner and outer walls\, which no longer serve our evolution towards planetary balance\, spiritual truth; optimal freedom.” \n“Humans are resonant beings; our voice will remember what we have forgotten. It reveals richness\, aliveness and power\, our light and dark sides. It carries any suppressed or painful memories and indicates our spiritual path; ~ it is our vibrational blueprint and a living testimonial of who we are in soul essence.” \n“Our Voice has a Soul Print that we may have been yearning to unravel since birth; a code that signifies our story\, our ‘make-up’ and our ancestral roots & wisdom.” KARINA SCHELDE \n\nMeet your \nTeacher\nKarina Schelde is a powerful mentor and a masterful facilitator. With her strong determination and awakened\, compassionate nature she is able to take us beyond what we think is possible and to push the boundaries of what we believe to be true. Karina has worked with alternative therapies the last four decades and has a background as a professional bodyworker\, breath-worker\, coach\, shamanic healer; actor. She is an internationally acclaimed pioneer in her field with an indomitable spirit\, showcasing the human voice as the ultimate instrument for personal development. Karina has taught Soul Voice® in North and South America\, Australasia\, South Africa\, Indonesia and in 13 countries in Europe. \n  \n  \n\nFor Booking and more information: \nPlease contact Aurora Frances\, for further information \nEmail: aurora@essehealing.com \nwww.soulvoice.net \nwww.karinaschelde.com
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/the-soul-voice-practitioners-certification-program-with-founder-karina-schelde-module-3-at-mana-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Reiki Retreat
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URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/reiki-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Self-care
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SUMMARY:Sacred Earth Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our 4-day Into Your Heart Retreat at Mana.\nJoin Jethro & Penny for four beautiful days at the breathtaking Mana Retreat Centre and be supported to dive deeply into yourself and explore the life and practices that have inspired the music of Sacred Earth. \n​Penny & Jethro have been playing the music of Sacred Earth for more than two decades and guided thousands of people into deep states of inner peace and attunement with the inner life through meditation\, mantra\, conscious movement practices and grounded real reflections on their life exploring the inner realm. \nExperience daily meditation\, mantra singing\, energising movement sessions\, dance\, fire ceremony and intention setting\, delicious vegetarian food\, daily practices & plenty of free time to receive bodywork\, take walks\, sauna and enjoy the spectacular location of Mana Retreat. \nRejuvenate\, relax and enjoy the beauty of being with yourself. \nStep away from everyday distractions and enjoy the beautiful benefits of becoming part of a rich\, unforgettable community with other like-minded souls as we share and journey together….. \n\nYour Teachers\nJethro and Penny \nExperience the magic of Sacred Earth\, Australia’s internationally acclaimed Mantra artists\, Penny and Jethro Williams. With Penny’s soaring vocals and ethereal keyboard melodies paired with Jethro’s harmonies and captivating instrumental performances\, including the shakuhachi (Japanese flute)\, Indian Bansuri\, Irish tin and low whistles\, and acoustic guitar. \nFor over two decades\, Jethro and Penny have been refining their unique contemporary expression of the ancient practice of chanting mantra and sharing songs of the heart. \nPrepare to be uplifted and transported to a place of deep inner peace through their expansive and heartfelt music. Sacred Earth weaves ancient mantras with melodious flutes and soothing harmonies\, inviting listeners to reconnect with their core purpose on this beautiful Earth. Penny and Jethro’s global journey brings them to share their transformative sound\, aiming to touch the hearts of each listener and providing a sanctuary where everyone can attune to their innate wisdom. \nThose who have attended a Sacred Earth live performance know it is a uniquely special experience. It transcends the ordinary music concert. A profoundly moving event that evokes tears\, ignites smiles\, and envelops participants in a deep sense of tranquility. \nIn the midst of today’s chaotic world\, such experiences are increasingly rare. This is why Sacred Earth’s concerts consistently sell out\, drawing people back time and again to reclaim that serene state of mind and to deepen their connection with the essence of life through their expansive sound. \nSacred Earth’s music is truly a healing balm for the spirit.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/sacred-earth-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Singing and Chanting
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270307T140000
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SUMMARY:March Relax and Wellness with The Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\n  \nAmrit Saraswati – Centre Manager\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. 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  \n  \n  \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig 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. Hedwig 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. \nHedwig’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\n \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/march-relax-and-wellness-2/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270307T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270310T140000
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SUMMARY:Private Event
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URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/private-event/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Private Event
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