Learning to Relax

Reducing stress levels – Tools to help reduce Anxiety and Stress Levels

When life gets too busy; the juggle of priorities between work and family becomes too much, we can often find ourselves in Overwhelm or Fight or Flight mode.

If you’ve caught yourself saying,

👀 “I’m stressed out”

😫 “I can’t cope with anymore”

🛑 “I need to stop”

then this wellness day retreat is for you. 

Puhoi is only a 45 minutes drive from Auckland, a rural sanctuary on a riverside setting, where you can slow down, re balance and learn some wellness coping tools to help you better manage stress
and anxiety.

Turn your phone off upon arrival and let our Wellness Day Retreat team work their magic.  Start the morning with a calming herbal tea, enjoy the native bush and gardens and meet the 7 other people on the Wellness retreat with you (we keep the numbers small to allow you to have one on one time with our wellness practitioners).

The Treatment for the retreat is a Relaxation Massage with Health Therapist Sophie Wood. Treatments will take place throughout the day and you will be assigned your treatment time before you arrive.

How will the day go?

9am – Arrive and settle in, hand over your phone, enjoy a cup of herbal tea and start to slow down before you start your wellness reset.

Yin Body Flow with to restore balance to your body.

Morning tea and Herbal Tea Making where you will learn about the properties of the healing plants and herbs that you can find in your garden.

Dealing with Tension Headaches. Body mechanic and massage therapist Sophie Wood will guide you through the causes and solutions of tension headaches. Get hands on with some self-massage techniques and discover new tools to better help manage your stress levels.

Lunch. Enjoy a delicious lunch on the balcony overlooking the river. You have time to chat and connect, browse our wellness library, have a walk or take yourself off to a quiet corner for self-reflection and journaling.

Mindfulness and coping tools. A thought-provoking session with Life Coach Michelle Clarke, you will have the opportunity in a safe and supportive space to analyse which triggers cause you the most stress. Michelle will provide you with coping tools and mechanisms to start trying at home in time of heightened stress and anxiety.

Self-reflection – Time to take charge of your growth and healing, journaling can help with this as you process what you have learned and ask any questions. You will be provided plenty of space and opportunity to reflect through out the retreat. Experience has shown us that reflecting while you are still in this nurturing space provides the best benefits for our clients.

4.00 pm – We hand your phones back and say our farewells.

The January Wellness Day Retreat run from 9 am – 4.00 pm and includes a Relaxation Massage, a nutritious lunch, healthy morning tea and cleansing herbal teas throughout the day, a journal for self-reflection as well as your activities.