Do you feel stressed, anxious or over-busy?
Do you find yourself caught up in cycles of over-thinking?
Would you like to bring your nervous system into balance?
Learn ways to calm your body ... still your mind ... replenish energy & vitality!
ONE-DAY MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RETREATS
TAKE PLACE IN KAPITI, WELLINGTON and AUCKLAND
KAPITI RETREATS in 2024
SUN 18 AUG, 2024
Lotus Yoga Centre
PARAPARAUMU
RELAX your NERVOUS SYSTEM with Mindfulness, Qi Gong and Breath
-a 1-day retreat
10am - 4.30pm
Treat yourself to a day-long retreat, in the lovely setting of the Lotus yoga studio, to learn more about your nervous system and explore and practise a more natural state of being. This mindfulness and qi gong retreat is particularly designed to calm the mind, down-regulate the nervous system and reduce stress. We’ll use sitting and moving mindfulness and breath practices. There will be time to sit and walk at breaks, to rest, and to write.
Replenish your energy and reduce stress and anxiety
Nourish your well being and mental health
Give your mind a rest from over-thinking.
During the day you will be guided in these, and more:
Tracking your own nervous system
Mindfulness meditation practice
Breath work to relax, balance and energize
A simply qi gong sequence that you can practice at home for more day-to-day vitality, calm and ease
Practices to stretch and energize your body and calm your mind
Tips to build mindfulness into everyday life
Practices to improve sleep
Facilitator: Rachel Tobin
Times: 10am - 4.30pm
Cost: $105
Morning tea and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
Who is this retreat for?
all levels - suitable for both beginners, and experienced practitioners
anyone who wants to experience more ease and vitality in their day-to-day life.
from a recent participant of this retreat:
“Rachel’s course on mindfulness, breathing and qi gong was a great way to recharge, learn new skills and consolidate known ones. Loved it!! Rachel is an experienced facilitator who leads with compassion and inclusiveness. Highly recommended! “ Karen B, Waikanae.
"Rachel is a fabulous teacher in both mindfulness and qi gong. She has a lovely energy as well as an easiness and sense of humour. I will definitely be back."
- Craig Douglas, Auckland.
NATURAL EASE:
a 1-day retreat of MINDFULNESS and MOVEMENT AWARENESS
Lotus Centre, PARAPARAUMU
10am - 4.30pm
DATES to be confirmed
Experience more ease and vitality in your day-to-day life! Join me at the spacious Lotus Yoga studio in Paraparaumu, to explore and practise a more natural state of being. During the day we will explore mindfulness meditation and awareness through movement lessons to access the benefits of being fully present.
Replenish your energy and reduce anxiety
Unwind your mind and deeply relax your body
Disentangle yourself from patterns of over-thinking
Benefit from two guided movement awareness lessons that can improve your posture, awareness, and ease of movement
Wake up your awareness of your own body and tap into the power of the NOW!
Be inspired to build mindfulness practice into everyday life
Mindfulness is the art of being present, right here, right now, to whatever is happening, whether it is how we like things to be, or not. We take the time to stop and pay attention to our actual experience as we sit, move, or learn something new. When we do this our nervous system softens and we begin to see the habits of mind that get in the way of experiencing our original happiness, just through being.
The way we move and breathe has a profound effect on our quality of life. In this 1-day retreat, we include two mindfulness in movement lessons drawn from the work of Moshe Feldenkrais, and which are designed to free the body and create more ease of movement and posture. Because an easy and relaxed body assists us in meditation practice, the lessons are a wonderful adjunct to sitting (and walking) mindfulness practice.
Facilitator: Rachel Tobin
Times: 10am - 4.30pm
Cost: $105
Teas, coffees, morning tea and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
In this retreat, mindfulness and movement awareness sessions , based on the work of Moshe Feldenkrais, omplement each other to promote balance, vitality and well being.
Who is this retreat for?
all levels - suitable for both beginners, and experienced practitioners
anyone who wants to experience more ease and vitality in their day-to-day life
There is no religion, dogma or belief system proposed in this retreat. Emphasis is given not to theory, but to your own experience.
people say
"Rachel has amazing facilitation and teaching skills, and I never fail to learn new things from her retreats.
I’ve followed Rachel for some years now because of her grounded-ness and her ability to teach. Rachel’s focus on holistic wellness has taught me much about integrating meditation and body work into my life. She’s enabled me to connect mind, body and spirit in the most delightful, fun and useful ways. I come away from her retreats renewed, refreshed and reinvigorated."
- Jane McCann, Wellington (1-day retreats, Wgtn and Kapiti)
WELLINGTON RETREATS in 2024
SAT 23 NOV, 2024
Home of Compassion
Island Bay, WELLINGTON
RELAX your NERVOUS SYSTEM with MINDFULNESS, QI GONG and BREATH
-a 1-day retreat
10am - 4.30pm
Treat yourself to a day-long retreat, in the lovely setting of the Lotus yoga studio, to learn more about your nervous system and explore and practise a more natural state of being. This mindfulness and qi gong retreat is particularly designed to calm the mind, down-regulate the nervous system and reduce stress. We’ll use sitting and moving mindfulness and breath practices. There will be time to sit and walk at breaks, to rest, and to write.
Replenish your energy and reduce stress and anxiety
Nourish your well being and mental health
Give your mind a rest from over-thinking.
During the day you will be guided in these, and more:
Tracking your own nervous system
Mindfulness meditation practice
Breath work to relax, balance and energize
A simply qi gong sequence that you can practice at home for more day-to-day vitality, calm and ease
Practices to stretch and energize your body and calm your mind
Tips to build mindfulness into everyday life
Practices to improve sleep
Facilitator: Rachel Tobin
Times: 10am - 4.30pm
Cost: $105
Morning tea and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
people say
."A nourishing experience from every possible perspective - the teaching, the body movement, the meditations, the food, the setting and the people. Rachel is a wonderful teacher who has a gentle manner yet doesn't pretend to know all the answers - so refreshing."
- Janine L-M, Palmerston North (1-day retreat in Kapiti)
ONE-DAY RETREATS IN AUCKLAND
MINDFULNESS, BREATH & QI GONG to RELAX THE NERVOUS SYTEM:
a 1-day mindfulness and qi gong retreat
Dates on hold - to be confirmed
Blockhouse Bay Boat Club
AUCKLAND
Experience more ease and vitality, and reduce anxiety and stress in your day-to-day life Join me for a day, at the gorgeous and iconic Blockhouse Bay Boat Club, to explore and practise a more natural state of being. During the day we will explore mindfulness meditation, breath and qi gong movements with a particular emphasis on down-regulating the nervous system and releasing anxiety. There will be time to sit and walk at breaks, or to rest, and to write.
Replenish your energy and reduce stress and anxiety
Nourish your well being and mental health
Give your mind a rest from over-thinking.
During the day you will be guided in these, and more:
Mindfulness meditation practice
Breath work to relax the mind, oxygenate the body and calm anxiety
A qi gong sequence that you can practice at home for more day-to-day vitality, calm and ease
Practices to stretch and energisz your body and calm your mind
Tips to build mindfulness meditation into everyday life
Practices to improve sleep
Facilitator: Rachel Tobin
Times: 10am - 4.30pm
Cost: $110 (please bring your own lunch)
Morning tea and snacks will be provided.
The retreat is suitable both for beginners, and for those with experience in mindfulness meditation and qi gong (chi kung).
GIFT VOUCHERS ARE AVAILABLE!
people say, about 1-day retreats:
“The day was quite possibly one of the most amazing personal experiences of my life! Thank you so much for your generous spirit and skilful facilitation to allow us the space to practise being present over a whole day.... so precious. I have wanted to do a silent retreat for a very long time... and it was better than I could have imagined! I especially liked how the breaks were also in silence .... that was pure magic.”
- Jane F, Auckland, (1-day retreat at Vartamana)
"Rachel has amazing facilitation and teaching skills, and I never fail to learn new things from her retreats.
I’ve followed Rachel for some years now because of her groundedness and her ability to teach. Rachel’s focus on holistic wellness has taught me much about integrating meditation and body work into my life. She’s enabled me to connect mind, body and spirit in the most delightful, fun and useful ways. I come away from her retreats renewed, refreshed and reinvigorated."
- Jane McCann, Wellington (1-day retreats, Wgtn and Kapiti)
"I'd highly recommend doing one of Rachel's mindfulness and qi gong courses. I came on the retreat feeling i needed to learn how to quieten my mind and deal with mental pressures of life. That happened, but as a bonus, my whole body felt stretched and awakened. I feel mentally and physically back in touch with life. Thank you."
- Alison S, Auckland.
cancellation policy:
Full refunds, minus a $15 administration fee and the Eventbrite booking fee, if applicable, are provided up to 2 weeks before any course or retreat starts.
50% refunds are provided (minus the Eventbrite booking fee, if applicable), if you cancel within 2 weeks and up to two days of a course or retreat starting
No refunds or transfers are available within 48 hours of a retreat starting
You may transfer your booking to a later retreat, and there will be a 10% admin fee (10% of the cost of the cancelled course) incurred