Women’s Retreats
Step away from the noise and reconnect with yourself.
Our retreats are designed to nurture your mind, body, and soul, 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.
Upcoming Retreats
Fill Your Cup Day Retreat
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Saturday 11th October 2025 | 10am to 4pm
Arete Retreat Centre, 251 Makahika Road, Levin
Investment per person $185
Join Rosenda and Tara for a deeply nurturing and relaxing day, with the intention to connect with nature and community, while learning about gut health and its direct relationship to our mental well being. A day of connection, fun and engaging workshops that involve chocolate! Find out how something so delicious can be so beneficial to your overall health and wellbeing!
A time for your health, wellbeing and connection to the natural world.
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Morning tea & connection - Start your day with a nourishing spread and meet like-minded people.
Gut health & mental health with Tara O’Malley - Explore the latest science on how your gut influences your mood, energy, and resilience. Tara is a PreKure-trained Mental Health Coach who makes the complex simple and practical.
Nutritious shared lunch - A wholesome meal to fuel both body and mind.
Cacao & mental health with Rosenda Upton - Discover the surprising ways dark chocolate supports brain health and mood. Rosenda, a PreKure-trained Mental Health Coach and cacao facilitator, will guide you through an engaging hands-on workshop. Create your own cacao blend, experiment with flavours, and learn why this ancient superfood is making a comeback.
Take-home tools - Leave with practical strategies, recipes, and insights you can use straight away.
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The gut is often called the “second brain.” A healthy gut microbiome can reduce stress, improve focus, and boost mood.
Dark chocolate and cacao are packed with bioactive compounds that support mental clarity, energy, and well-being.
With the right tools, science-backed strategies, and simple daily shifts, you can take charge of your mental health and thrive.
Your Hosts
Tara O’Malley – Mental Health Coach, Gut Health Advocate
Rosenda Upton – Mental Health Coach, Cacao Facilitator
Together, Tara and Rosenda are passionate about making health accessible, practical, and deeply enjoyable.
They cannot wait to share the latest science with you in this beautiful relaxing location of Arete.
Aromatherapy Candle-Making & Cacao Ritual
A ritualUNION event
Sunday 9th November 2025 | 10am to 4pm
Woodcote at Mangaroa Farms, Whitemans Valley (located just 40minutes from Wellington's CBD).
Investment per person Earlybird price $169 until 9 October | $195 full-price
Join Rosenda of Cultivate You and Melanie from Poet Botanicals for a relaxing day at beautiful Mangaroa Farms.
Connect with nature and community, while experiencing some beautiful self-care practices.
A nutritious light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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Rosenda will guide you on an intimate journey with cacao; beginning with its sacred story and path to the Pacific, and flowing into a hands-on experience in the kitchen. Together, we’ll explore cacao not just as food, but as medicine and ritual, a way to slow down, connect, and return to what feels true.
Aromatherapy Candle-Making Workshop
Discover the beauty of natural scent and the therapeutic power of essential oils in this hands-on workshop. This beautiful experience will be an invitation to slow down and reconnect with your senses.
Learn the art of scent layering and with Melanie’s guidance, design a blend that reflects your own unique energy and intention. You’ll be taken through the process of making your own clean-burning aromatherapy candle, infused with the blend you’ve created. Your candle will serve as a lovely reminder of the day and inspiration to weave the therapeutic benefits of scent into your everyday rituals.
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Here, we’ll explore how rituals can help us to anchor presence, inspire creativity, and create moments of pause in the flow of daily life.
The beauty of natural scent will be gently weaved through the day.
This space is a reminder to tend to yourself, and in a world that feels increasingly distant in many ways, an opportunity to connect with others who share a love of ritual and nature.
Whether you’re here to discover new practices, deepen your relationship with scent, or simply create more moments of stillness, you are warmly welcomed into this beautiful offering.