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SUMMARY:Sing to Thrive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Sounds New Zealand – Awaken Your Voice\, Align with the Land\nStep away from the busyness of everyday life and immerse yourself in a deeply nourishing retreat of voice\, sound\, and connection\, held in the peaceful surrounds of Mana Retreat Centre. \nOver four days\, you’ll be guided through a gentle and uplifting journey using singing\, sound\, and embodied practices to support nervous system regulation\, emotional release\, and authentic self-expression. Through affirmational singing\, vocal toning\, soul songwriting\, and conscious movement\, you’ll reconnect with your voice as a powerful tool for healing and transformation. \nSet within the beauty of nature\, this retreat invites you to slow down\, breathe\, and return to yourself. Enjoy time in the Octagon Temple with its soaring acoustics\, explore the sacred land through conscious bush walks and the labyrinth\, and share in meaningful connection with a like-hearted community. \nLeave feeling more grounded\, open\, and aligned — with simple\, practical tools to support your wellbeing and expression long after the retreat ends. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teacher\nJulia Williamson is a transformational voice coach\, professional singer\, and songwriter with over 35 years of experience guiding people to reconnect with their voice as a powerful tool for healing\, expression\, and personal transformation. \nShe is the founder of Sing to Thrive and the creator of the Sing to Thrive Method — a unique\, science-informed approach that blends music\, somatic voice techniques\, neuroplasticity\, and nervous system regulation to support deep and lasting change. Through a gentle\, progressive journey — from regulating the body and becoming more embodied\, to rewiring limiting beliefs\, expressing authentically\, and ultimately thriving — Julia supports people to shift how they feel\, think\, and show up in the world. \nHer work is grounded in the understanding that voice\, breath\, and intentional language directly influence the brain\, nervous system\, and emotional state — shaping overall wellbeing and lived experience. \nJulia creates warm\, inclusive spaces where people can release self-doubt\, reconnect with their authentic expression\, and experience greater ease\, confidence\, and inner alignment. Her approach is simple\, FUN\, powerful\, and accessible to all — no singing experience required. \n\nFor more information and bookings\, please visit: \nhttps://singtothrive.com/sing-to-thrive-sacred-sounds-nz/ \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/sing-to-thrive-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Singing and Chanting
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SUMMARY:Spring Qi Gong Retreat with Hedwig Bakker
DESCRIPTION:Spring Qi Gong Retreat\n9 October\, 4pm – 12 October\, 2pm\n\nInfuse yourself with more energy this spring\nThe essence of practicing Qi Gong is to optimize and improve your internal energy\, the inner force that keeps you alive through breathwork\, activation\, stretching\, flows\, standing postures and meditation. \nAnother aspect of Qi Gong is to create harmony\, balance\, connection\, flow between the internal and external. Internal is your innate intelligent energy system and external relates to seasons\, space\, people\, weather\, environment\, earth\, nature\, universe. \nWe want ways to integrate what’s going on around us with what’s happening inside of us and during this retreat we will be working with the seasonal energy of spring.\nTuning into seasonal energies will help your body follow the cycles and rhythms of the natural world\, feel supported and in tune with the energies of the natural world and help you to transition from one season to the next full of vibrant\, youthful energy. \nEvery season has specific characteristics and relates to one of the Five elemental energies (metal\, water\, wood\, fire and earth) that we find in nature and within ourselves. In winter everything slows down and there is the aspect of going within. Spring follows and is the season where nature wakes up from hibernation\, there is expansion\, growth\, a coming to life and this will be reflected in our Qi Gong practice. \nSpring also corresponds with the wood element\, which relates to the following internal qualities and characteristics: resilience (strength and flexibility)\, abundance\, generosity\, kindness\, creativity\, perception\, vision. Through our practice\, we will strengthen these qualities within ourselves. \n\nWhat other people had to say\nHedwig has perfected the delivery of her Qi Gong Retreat. I have the impression it’s equally rich and meaningful whether the participants are completely new to Qi Gong\, have been doing it for many years\, or at one of the many places in between. Thank you for an amazing retreat. \nIt was beautiful to see the transformation and healing that took place amongst everyone. \nMy gratitude and appreciation for all you shared. You soar in joy and flow of Qi Gong. My heart feels open and my base feels stronger. I am ready to journey on. \nHedwig’s Qi Gong retreat was such a precious experience – held in the beautiful surrounds of Mana\, I could really sink into her teachings\, practise deeply and cultivate motivation and ideas for continuing the practise at home. I wholeheartedly recommend Mana and especially the Qi Gong retreat with Hedwig. \n\nThis Spring Qi Gong Retreat includes\n-Breathwork combined with Qi Gong\n-Explore the qualities of the wood element within you\n-Learn a Swimming Dragon Routine for strength and flexibility\n-Practice techniques to tap into your inner power\, awaken loving-kindness in your heart\, strengthen abundance and awaken healing energy within through sitting meditation\, walking meditation and Qi Gong practice\n-Experience the shared energy that you only get when practicing in a group.\n-Sessions will take place in beautiful indoor and outdoor settings\n-Enjoy three nights and four days of accommodation in a beautiful\, natural and peaceful setting\, delicious and nutritious organic meals and friendly staff. \nPlease note that parts of this retreat will be conducted in silence. \n  \n\nDaily Schedule\n \n\nYour Teacher\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. \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. \n  \n  \n\nThis retreat is suitable for all skill levels: those new to Qi Gong as well as those with previous experience. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Hedwig at qigonghedwig@gmail.com \nFor an impression of the practice\, visit: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@QiGongwithHedwig or \nhttps://www.facebook.com/qi.gong.with.hedwig \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/spring-qi-gong-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
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