Stress Relief Health Retreat

A Way into the Appreciation of Living....

All of us experience stress in our life and respond to it in many different ways.  A life event may cause significant psychological stress for one person and minimal psychological stress for someone else.  At times life events can prove to be major challenges that we somehow need to find our way through. 

What is important about these stressful life events though is: how do we relate to psychological stress when we experience it?  How do we come through it? How can we neutralise it and learn and grow from it?  How can we once again hold an appreciation for life and the events that we encounter along the way?

There is a way out of psychological stress and we are here to help you with that.  You are not alone in it.  We will be on your side when you laugh and when you cry.  We want you to feel safe, comfortable, cared for and supported during your stay and afterwards while we maintain our contact with you. 

We would like you to know that you are very welcome to contact us with any questions you may have and to share some of what is going on for you because we are here to help and this is what we're all about.

Our commitment to you is to teach you and facilitate a programme that provides you with tools and experiences needed to relieve stress and grow into this state of appreciation for your life and how it unfolds.

Psychological Stress is a psychological state triggered by a particular perspective on life (how one perceives their life).  To relieve stress one needs to correct that psychological state related to it and regain a more appreciative interest in life. 

When people really take hold of the education offered here (with the support of the other treatments involved) and discover for themselves the actual cause of pspychological stress and get to learn the way to correct the belief systems associated with it, they have made radical changes in their life and together with ongoing support and applying what they have learnt they are able to appreciate living and everyday life and who they are.  

We have put this programme together based on our learning, research and experience in bringing treatments, therapies (and therapists) and teachings together in such a way that allow our guests the greatest opportunity to recover.

Stress Relief Health Retreat

We invite you to talk to a past guest who has attended a similar retreat to the one your are considering, to get a better idea about what you might expect by coming on retreat with us.  We are very happy to arrange this for you.   Please let us what we can do to make you feel more comfortable with your decision to come on retreat with us.  

We cater for one retreat guest at a time.  It is a personalised individual retreat focused on your personal development. You live in with us and we are available at all times.

Your retreat is private and confidential meaning that your personal information is not disclosed to anyone else except those who you share it with.  It is focused on high quality, professional treatments and therapies to support relieving psychological stress from your life.

The minimum stay is 7 days living onsite with us with follow up support.  A maximum of 21 days living onsite with us with further extensions may be arranged by mutual agreement and is subject to availability. 

Retreats include a range of activities and therapies to assist you including ...

• Life coaching.  We find out what existing belief systems you have that cause psychological stress and your current health conditions.  We can very quickly discover this by hearing some of the stories you tell and how you tell them.  We teach you what causes psychological stress associated with the events that happen in life.  We address the causes of psychological stress from belief systems that are common is society that are based on achievement, fear of missing out, that things should be different and that self worth is measured by achievements and the value of your contribution to society and in your own life, and how it is measured by others.  We then teach you how to neutralise it and grow and develop into the appreciation of life and living.
• Transforming Breathwork to help release past emotional trauma resulting from life experiences which may still be causing psychological stress.  Bringing them to the surface will assist in allowing new information to be integrated into the mind and body.
• "The Journey" sessions are emotional healing sessions that bring forth from your subconscious mind and into your conscious awareness the relevant issues and past memories which still cause unknown psychological stress in the body and mind.  This guided process is done in a safe and self observing way.  The results can be remarkable with change starting to happen straight away and further improve with time.  (We recommend you read the book prior to arrival although it is not necessary.  The name of the book is, "The Journey" by Brandon Bays.  Most public libraries and major book stores have this book available). 
• Remedial massages.  These are remedial (healing) massages that support detoxifying your physical body and relaxation.
• Exercise.  It is important to take part in exercise that suits your current health level while you are on retreat.  Our highest recommendation for exercise if practical for you is to attend yoga classes at an extra cost per session.  These sessions are highly recommended by us as they support and complement your retreat.  As with our retreats, using the breath is the main focus and so is the practice of calming a stressed mind and finding practical ways to do this.  Yoga sessions can assist you in opening your body and mind to a greater appreciation of being alive.

 

Retreat Options are listed further on below.

Feedback from some of our past guests

"Thank you so much for my wonderful, transformative retreat!!  I had a truly amazing time and feel I have had some very deep and profound healing.  Thank you for welcoming me into your home with such love and acceptance.  It is so rare to meet such warm, friendly, joyful, wise, humorous, gentle, loving and non-judgemental people as you!!  I can't wait to come back again!" Sarah, Whangarei   "I just wanted to write and tell you how my first week has gone since the retreat.  I am so happy and at peace within myself it is incredible.  I can't remember the last time I felt like this, if ever!  This has been the most wonderful, awakening experience in my life!  I feel at peace with everything.  I even called my birth mother and finished the conversation with 'I love you too Mum,' and meant it.  I may not have the same connection as I have with my stepmother and doubt I ever will again, but I am at peace.  I can't thank you both enough for this wonderful peacefulness you have helped bring into my life.  The world is a very lucky place to have two beautiful people as yourselves." Rachel, Auckland "This is the most loving, looking after and nurturing I have ever experienced in my entire life. The inner healing was profound and I came away transformed, with a full heart, a fresh vision for my future dreams, and feeling at peace with myself." Wendy, Nurse

Live-In Stress Relief Health Retreats are individually designed to bring together supporting treatments and therapies which have proven themselves proactive in the recovery of depression.

Your retreat is all about you and we encourage you to focus only on you.  Inform your family and friends that you are away on retreat and not available during that time.

Our involvement is of the nature of guide, coach, facilitator, supporter and teacher and it is in this function we specialise in. We create a safe and supportive environment in which you can experience emotional, deep level healing and personal development.

Our offering to you is comprised of a holistic, multi-faceted approach supporting your healing experience and tailored to your original decision to heal.

Retreat Options 

Value towards your Personal Development and Appreciation of Living

	What is included
7 days / 6 nights	Short Intensive Retreat This short intensive retreat is suitable for people who may be experiencing a high level of stress but still mainly coping with life.  We recommend that you have a quiet week afterwards (like an at home retreat) with plenty of time for yourself to continue absorbing and putting into practice what you will learn here.  It is important that you will be returning to a supportive environment after this short intensive retreat.  You will gain many resources while on our retreats and time and sometimes patience is needed to apply and experience them once you leave. Accommodation - your own room with en suite and queen sized bed.   All meals.  Local Outings (e.g., walks and hot pools).  Local airport and bus terminal transfers.  Transport to and from outings. 4 Life Coaching Sessions 2 Transforming Breathwork sessions 1 "The Journey" therapy 2 Full body massages Meditation and gentle exercise  Regular follow up calls for up to three months (upon agreement).  You will gain many resources while on our retreats and time and sometimes patience is needed to apply and experience them once your leave. We recognise it to be extremely important to have easy access to support once you go back into the environment you came from just to help guide you and answer some of the questions that are likely to come up in relationship to what you have learnt and experienced and how to apply it in your life.
14 days / 13 nights	Comprehensive Health Retreat Accommodation - own room with en suite and queen sized bed.  All meals.  Outings (e.g., walks and hot pools).  Local airport and bus terminal transfers.  Transport to and from outings. 1 full day outing to local or regional natural attractions. E.g. Tarawera Falls, Rotorua Lakes,    OR An optional outing that creates the "Wow" factor for you, e.g. skydiving, swimming with dolphins, four wheel driving, aeroplane acrobatic flight, white water rafting (these activities come as an extra cost and are subject to seasons, weather and availability). We can discuss this when you make your booking.  The photo shows one of our guests experiencing the Wow Factor. What is your Wow Factor?  OR Regional Tourist Attractions, e.g., Rainbow Springs in Rotorua, Whakarewarewa, a Maori concert, (Entrance fees are extra costs to you that will be paid directly upon visiting). 5 Life Coaching Sessions 5 (minimum)  Transforming Breathwork sessions 1 "The Journey" therapy 3 Full body massages We may recommend extra treatments that we can arrange for you upon mutual consent when we fine tune your programme.  Meditation and gentle exercise Regular follow up calls for up to three months (upon agreement).  You will gain many resources while on our retreats and time and sometimes patience is needed to apply and experience them once your leave. We recognise it to be extremely important to have easy access to support once you go back into the environment you came from just to help guide you and answer some of the questions that are likely to come up in relationship to what you have learnt and experienced and how to apply it in your life.	.

We are compassionate people and easy to get along with.  We do recognise that changing your present lifestyle can be difficult and you might encounter some feelings of withdrawal from substances, people or routines.  We are here to support you so you can dedicate the time you spend with us entirely to your retreat programme and your goals.

Contact Us ...

Phone outside of New Zealand: +64 27 575 8239 (mobile)

Phone within New Zealand: (027) 575 8239 (mobile)

To ask any further questions... or to arrange a time with us to so we can discuss the best programme for you either by phone, or a pre-retreat visit if practical and possible.

"Wisdom is the ability to understand the purpose of an event, and of course, everything and every event in the universe has purpose.  Everything is born out of 'purpose' and contributes to the learning of further lessons in wisdom.  Lessons that will help us neutralise any concerns we may have towards any area of life." Greg Neville, N.D.

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