Step into spring with Emergence, a three-day long weekend retreat designed for deep nourishment and renewal. With only three rooms available, this intimate gathering allows you to truly slow down, connect, and immerse yourself in practices designed to cultivate harmony within - mixing challenge with deeply restorative practices.

We begin with a heart-opening cacao ceremony, setting the tone for the weekend. Each morning includes the option to join our Movement practices - yoga, breathwork, guided cold immersion and sauna sessions to ground, energise, and refresh. Evenings flow into our signature Stillness yin and yoga nidra practice, with the optional sauna or hot tub to unwind further before bed.

Between practices, the island is yours to explore at your own pace - wander, explore, rest, or simply be. Emergence is about flexibility, connection, and self-nourishment. Come for the full three days and leave feeling renewed, centred, and deeply restored.

Opening: 5pm Thursday 5th February
Closing: 12.30pm Sunday 8th February 2025
Thursday
2pm onwards ~ Arrival and Settling In
6pm ~ Opening Circle with Cacao
Arrive in your body, fully and on the island, and set your intention for the weekend, and year, ahead..
7.30pm ~ Dinner
8pm ~ Free time
Optional sauna, spa, journaling or rest.
Friday
8am ~ Breakfast - there is also the option to have this after the morning practice if you prefer.
9am ~ The Movement yoga and breathwork practice and guided cold immersion, with optional Sauna
A grounding practice to awaken the body (and release dopamine!) and build inner resilience.
11.30am onwards ~ Free time to explore the island
5pm ~ The Stillness yin and yoga nidra practice
A space to land softly back into the body and to receive, recalibrate, and integrate.
7.30pm ~ Dinner
8pm ~ Free time
Optional sauna, spa, journaling or rest.
Saturday
8am ~ Breakfast - there is also the option to have this after the morning practice if you prefer.
9am ~ Breakthrough Breathwork Journey
A deep somatic experience to move stagnant energy, connect with your emotional body, and access clarity.
Optional guided Ice bath and sauna session afterwards.
11.30am onwards ~ Free time to explore the island
5pm ~ The Stillness yin and yoga nidra practice
A space to land softly back into the body and to receive, recalibrate, and integrate.
7.30pm ~ Dinner
8pm ~ Free time
Optional sauna, spa, journaling or rest.
Sunday
8am ~ Breakfast - there is also the option to have this after the morning practice if you prefer.
9am ~ The Movement yoga and breathwork practice and guided cold immersion, with optional Sauna
A grounding practice to awaken the body (and release dopamine!) and build inner resilience.
12pm ~ Closing ceremony
Breathwork, Qoya, Yoga, Mindful Walks, Ocean Swims, Sauna, Cold Plunge and Hot Tub. Wholefoods healthy melas will be provided.
Bring comfortable loose clothing to practice in, layers are advisable as the weather can be quite changeable at this time of year. You’ll also need a journal, swimwear and water bottle. All yoga mats and props, plus towels for the water activities and sauna, will be provided.
Breakfast and dinner is provided, but feel free to bring your favourite snacks along as well, especially if you know you tend to get hangry! We also have a coffee machine here too, so rest assured you can get your caffeine fix too.
The all inclusive price for the weekend is $1,100 for the double and queen rooms and $1,400 for the king room with ensuite. If you are sharing a room with a friend or partner you will both receive a $150 off the above prices.

Facilitated by Donna O’Connor

Donna is a master breathwork instructor, has completed over 500 hours of yoga teacher training, and is a certified Qoya teacher. She has trained under teachers such as Johannes Egbert, Nikki Ralston, Rod Stryker, Rochelle Scheick, Power Living and Ashram Yoga, weaving together movement, breath and embodied wisdom into her own teaching. After more than 25 years in high‑pressure finance and funds management roles, she turned to these practices to navigate stress and overwhelm, discovering tools that supported her to come home to herself in unexpected and life‑changing ways.

For years Donna has been devoted to sharing these practices, teaching from a place of presence, insight and compassion. She draws on her own experiences of life’s challenges to hold a grounded and open‑hearted space, inviting others to meet themselves gently and honestly. Donna offers an environment where you can soften into your body’s wisdom, trust your inner knowing, and uncover deeper clarity, connection and a renewed sense of self.

Co-facilitated by Diego D’Ortenzio

Diego is an ICF-accredited ontological coach with over 20 years of leadership experience across aviation, transport, and complex operational environments in New Zealand and Argentina. He has held managerial roles with organisations such as Air New Zealand, CAE, and Auckland One Rail, where he led teams through change, optimisation, and performance transformation in high-pressure, systems-driven contexts.

Now devoted fully to his coaching practice, Diego is a devoted daily meditator who has profoundly transformed his life and nervous system through consistent, embodied practice. He brings a lived understanding of awareness beyond thought, and a deep curiosity for how we relate to our inner world. This devotion shapes how he meets life and work - with presence, steadiness, and calm.

Diego brings together analytical rigour and human depth, weaving systems thinking, self-awareness, and relational intelligence into his coaching. His journey has been enriched through exploring creative disciplines including acting, podcasting, event and music management, all of which inform his embodied, relational approach. He creates a space of trust, clarity, and inquiry, supporting others to meet themselves honestly, regulate their inner world, and step into more authentic, purpose-led ways of living and leading. To learn more about Diego and hear him speaking vulnerably and from the heart, you can listen to his podcast What Nobody Told Us here.

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