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Women’s Retreats

Step away from the noise and reconnect with yourself.

Our retreats are designed to nurture your mind, body, and spirit, offering space to rest, reflect, and realign. Explore upcoming retreats below and join a supportive community of women on a journey toward clarity, connection, and authentic living.

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Upcoming Retreats

Being & Belonging day retreat

Saturday 24th May 2025 | 10am to 5pm

Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt

Investment: $165 early bird until 10th May then full price of $185

This retreat is a soulful extension of our Women’s Circle that was created as a deeper space for embodiment, reflection and belonging. Our intention with Being and Belonging Day Retreat is a day of nourishment for the body, mind and spirit - where women walk away feeling more connected to themselves, to others and to their inherent self-worth.

Everything you need for the day is included.

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What to expect…

Opening & Intention
A welcoming circle to connect and set intentions for the day

Yoga & Meditation
Grounding and heart opening Yoga and Meditation

Time & Space to Be
Take a walk in nature; participate in mindful art activities or rest

Nourishing Lunch, Morning & Afternoon Tea
Seasonal, wholesome food enjoyed mindfully together
Time and space to connect

Cacao
Explore the health benefits of Cacao with a demo in the kitchen
Heart opening Cacao ceremony

Reflection
Guided Journalling
Closing Circle
Final reflections and sharing

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A Restorative Winter’s Day Retreat held on Winter’s Solstice

Restore. Nurture. Nourish.

Saturday 21st June 2025 | 10am to 5pm

Woodcote, Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt

Investment per person $295

Numbers limited to 10

Join Rosenda of Cultivate You and Melanie from Poet Botanicals for a deeply nurturing and restorative day, with the intention to connect with nature and community, while experiencing some beautiful self-care practices.

Winter’s Solstice and Matariki offers a time for reflection, renewal and connection to the natural world.

  • There are limited spaces to stay at Woodcote overnight. Please contact Rosenda if you would like to find out more about this option.

  • Across time and tradition, women have gathered at Winter Solstice to honour the turning of the seasons, not just outside, but within.

    This day reminds us that rest is not a luxury, but a rhythm. That release creates space for renewal. That we are part of nature’s cycles, not separate from them.

    For women especially, this is a potent moment to reconnect with intuition, creativity and inner wisdom.

    To be still. To reflect. To remember.

    And to rise into a new season with clarity, softness and strength.

  • The day will begin in the Mangaroa Farms Yurt where we’ll come together as a group to settle in, and set our intentions for the day.

    You’ll then take a sensory journey into the world of natural scent, discovering the beauty of essential oils and their therapeutic qualities. You’ll be guided by Melanie of Poet Botanicals to design your own signature scent, serving as a keepsake of what resonates with you on the day as we reflect on the theme of nurture, rest and restore. You’ll make a beautiful aromatherapy candle scented with your blend to take home.

    We’ll then pause to enjoy a nourishing home-made lunch made from Mangaroa Farms produce and other local producers.

    After lunch you have the option of going on a nature walk around the beautiful surrounds of Mangaroa Farms, guided by your hosts Rosenda and Melanie - or you can remain at Woodcote and take advantage of the sauna, rest or read - whatever you feel like at the time.

    To close our day, we gather in ceremony, a sacred space to come home to self. Guided by Rosenda, you’ll be invited into a heart-opening cacao ritual that honours the energy of the Winter Solstice and the rising of Matariki. This time of year calls us inward to pause, reflect and gently shed what no longer serves us.

    We begin by preparing ceremonial cacao together and learning about this ancient plant medicine, its health benefits, its sacred roots and how it found its way to Aotearoa. Then, surrounded by candlelight and the warmth of community, we’ll sit in circle, allowing cacao’s nourishing qualities to ground us in our bodies and awaken our hearts.

    This is a space for reflection, rest and gentle release.

    Through breath, journaling and intention, you’ll be supported to:

    • honour what’s been

    • release what’s ready to go

    • and call in what you are ready to embody in this new cycle ahead.

    Together we co-create a moment of stillness and soul, a ritual of reconnection that invites you to leave feeling restored, nurtured and deeply nourished.