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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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