3 Day Mindfulness and Meditation Retreat in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay

Facilities

The program starts from 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22nd and you are welcome to arrive from 11:00 a.m. It ends by 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 24th and you are welcome to leave by 5:00 p.m. Add-on option is available to arrive on Thursday from 3:00 p.m. and depart on Monday at 11:00 a.m. A nourishing blend of relaxation, movement, meditation, delicious organic seasonal food, learning, and most of all time to put yourself first is hosted at the luxurious Cape South Country Retreat and Wellness Center facilitated by Kate McLeay (Mumma Soulfood) and a team of her favorite local legends.

An opportunity to step out of life’s routines and dedicate real time to putting yourself first. Over the retreat, you will share wisdom on holistic wellness and how to positively enhance this for more clarity, ease, and enjoyment of life. With decades of experience in education, hospitality, and adventures, Cape South has seen the profound changes these experiences can bring and what happens when people take time for themselves. A menu of activities over the weekend is available to choose from, along with plenty of time to rest, connect, and rejuvenate.

Attend all on the schedule or select what makes your heart sing. On your retreat, you will have an offer nourishing daily mindfulness, yoga, mantra, and qigong. You will explore and practice multiple meditation techniques. You will experience the benefits of the deep rejuvenating practice, Yoga Nidra alongside Tibetan bowl sound healing. In addition to the mindfulness workshops, you will enjoy the food chats and vibrant company. Balanced with periods of silence to encourage reflection and mindfulness. You will have plenty of free time to relax and make the most of the beautiful venue and surroundings.

Your menu of activities is entirely optional and you can join in on as little or as much as nourishes your soul. Your whole body will thank you. You will learn new tips and tricks to incorporate back into your daily life. Cleansing the inside to glow on the outside. Keeping your body and mind in great shape to create and maintain a healthy, nourishing, and inspiring lifestyle. You will be given a firm foundation in the theories, benefits, and practices of mindfulness including

• Experience different types of mindfulness (attention training, body scan, mindful self-inquiry, loving kindness, walking meditation, breathing techniques, and yoga
• Gain an improved understanding of mindfulness theory and techniques
• Learn about the traits of the mind
• Explore your core values from a mindfulness perspective and consider the lens of your past experience on your current reality
• Learn about brain wave patterns in relation to the stress response and how to skilfully regulate them
• Visit current research on mindfulness and neuroplasticity
• Practice mindful communication to improve relationships and resolve conflict
• Explore the role of mindfulness training for self-care and stress management

You will walk away with a new sense of inner peace and a greater sense of meaning, purpose, and wellbeing. You will take powerful tools and insights back into daily life so that you can live your life with a sense of ease, passion, and peace. 10 percent of profits help fund the teaching of Mumma soulfood prison mindfulness programs at Mangaroa Prison and Community Support Mindfulness with Kate McLeay.

The retreat will take place in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Cape South is a stunning, totally unique luxury retreat located only eight minutes from Waimarama Beach, 20 minutes from Havelock North, or just 40 minutes from Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE). The venue offers the ultimate luxury escape for a true exploration of wellness.

Distances

• Waimarama Beach - 8 minutes
• Havelock North - 20 minutes
• Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) - 40 minutes

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You will be served daily meals, snacks, coffee and herbal teas, smoothies, purified water, and kombucha shots included in the price. Your food is full of nutrients, seasonal, fresh, and prepared with great love and care. It is wheat-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. Usually predominantly plant-based. Local produce, organic, and homegrown from vegetable and apothecary gardens where possible. Cape South serves a range of nourishing alcohol-free medicinal drinks to heighten health and aid digestion - smoothies, juices, fire cider and kombucha home brews, Chinese and local tonic herbs.

A menu of massage and treatments are available to pre-book with superb therapists and practitioners. If you are adding on extra nights then you can choose to relax and enjoy the stunning property and facilities at Cape South. Alternatively, additional activities of guided hikes, beach trips, surfing or surf lessons, horse riding, mountain biking, biking the trails, and wine tours can all be booked as add on to your stay.

• Nourishing movement class and yoga including various yoga styles and five Treasures qigong
• Mindfulness and meditation with instruction and support to establish a daily routine
• Food talks and a food demonstration
• 1 guided walk
• Take home qigong practice
• Daily yoga practice to take away and use
• 2 nights luxury accommodation
• All meals, snacks, coffee and herbal teas, smoothies, purified water, and kombucha shots
• Full access to all Cape South facilities
• All yoga equipment
• Mindfulness tools handbook
• Welcome gift
• Access to spa treatments at a preferred rate
• Options to extend your retreat at a special rate to a four or five-day retreat including daily spa treatments

• Airport transfers
• Massage and treatments

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.