❤️ WHEN & WHERE

• Date & Time: Sunday April 7, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
• Location: Cape South Country Estate and Wellness Retreat, 55 Waipuka Rd, 8 minutes from Waimarama, 10 minutes from Red Bridge Cafe.

🛍️ WHAT TO BRING

• Yourself and comfortable clothes to move in.
• We provide yoga mats, bolsters, blankets, and water, but feel free to bring your own if you wish.

💰 COST & HOW TO BOOK

• Price: $230 (includes GST)

 

❤️ About your Hosts

Cam McLeay 

Retreat Host and Yoga guide Cam McLeay has a passion for wellness and adventure.   Together with Kate, he built, owned and ran tourism ventures in Uganda, East Africa for a decade before returning to NZ 12 years ago to educate their three children.  Cam, a former banker and still a chartered accountant, established the rafting company Adrift in 6 countries and pioneered rafting on the Nile river in Uganda.  Along with a group of intrepid explorers he co led the world longest river journey from Egypt to a new longest source of the Nile river in Rwanda 6,718 kms. He now enjoys sharing tales of his exploits and guiding adventures closer to home.  

❤️ About the Venue

Cape South Country Estate and Wellness Retreat is award winning, truly stunning and totally unique.   Away from the hustle and bustle this oasis of calm is only 8 minutes from Waimarama Beach, 20 minutes from Havelock North or just 40 minutes from Napier Airport.  Dubbed “The Grand Old Duchess” the gracious 6 ensuite bedroom French Colonial style homestead & 2 ensuite bedroom self contained cottage are situated on 16 acres of grounds and gardens with expansive views of the coastal hinterland.   The land and buildings have been consecrated and blessed for healing and happiness.  Retreat facilities include a mineral pool, gym, spa, infrared sauna, yoga studio, apothecary, medicinal herb and permaculture vegetable gardens.  The venue offers the ultimate luxury escape for a true exploration of wellness.  

❤️ About the Food & Fare

There is a reason for the rave and reputation about the retreat fare at Cape South.  Our food is not only nutrient dense but it is seasonal, fresh and prepared with great love, care and flair.  The menu on this day retreat will be plant based and wheat free - meat free, dairy free and refined sugar free.  Straight from our vast vegetable and apothecary gardens and supplemented by local organic produce.  We invest in organic and aim for zero waste … because it’s what we do. 

Some more on some of the program-  

❤️ Tibetan Singing Bowls

Tibetan Singing Bowls have been used for centuries as a powerful tool for healing and meditation purposes. They create a range of sounds to restore the normal vibratory frequencies of diseased and out-of-harmony parts of the body, mind and soul. Sound has been lauded as the healing of the future- as its enormous potential to bring peace and wellbeing is being widely studied and verified scientifically.

A University of California study to examine the potential effects of a singing bowl meditation reported a significant difference was found in all end points of the study showing-

1. Better mood
2. Less tension
3. Decrease in Anger 
4. Relief from depression
5. Less anxiety
6. Less physical pain
7. Improved spiritual well-being

Ref https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871151/

❤️ Qigong

Qigong can be described as a mind-body-spirit practice that opens the flow of energy in meridians (energy lines in the body) used in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. It enhances our ability to feel the Life Force underlying the physical world and to deepen our communication with it.

There are thousands of qigong styles, schools, traditions, forms, and lineages, each with practical applications and different theories about Qi (“subtle breath” or “vital energy”) and Gong (“skill cultivated through steady practice”).

Featuring gentle movements, deep breathing and meditation techniques, “Five Treasures Qigong” promotes the circulation of blood and Qi (vital energy) within the body. The practice is rejuvenating and renewing. Just a few minutes of “Five Treasures Qigong” practice evokes states of internal stillness, centering, balance and a feeling of well being. Qigong is also practiced to strengthen the internal organs and the immune system. You will be invited to stay in a comfortable range of motion, seated if necessary. The more you practice the greater the benefit.

 

❤️ Restorative Yin Yoga

Yin yoga is a beautifully delicious practice that helps us heal both our heart and our mind. It allows us time to sit within ourselves, to just be still, and to notice what the body and mind are telling us.

We use supported restorative yin yoga postures (asanas) and conscious breathing (pranayama) to prepare for yoga nidra. The asana sequence is designed to massage & bring fresh blood to the internal organs, rejuvenate the nervous system, lubricate joints, muscles and ligaments, develop concentration, boost immunity and calm the body. The poses are gentle and accessible for all levels from beginner to advanced. You will feel so good.  

 

❤️ Yoga Nidra

Traditional Yoga Nidra is a potent form of guided meditation that systematically relaxes the body and mind. So simple and scientifically studied.

It rejuvenates and liberates energy from deep within the cells of the body. It has the powerful potential to strengthen and expand consciousness and is used to support deep healing in the body. 45 minutes of yoga nidra is said to have the relaxation benefits of 3 hours sleep and is used therapeutically to treat stress, anxiety and support healing.

The practice of Yoga Nidra has been shown in peer reviewed scientific studies to-

• Improve back pain
• Fight Insomnia
• Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Relieve Tinnitus Stress
• Balance PMS Mood
• Increase dopamine levels
• Lower anxiety and depression symptoms
• Combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Ref- https://draxe.com/yoga-nidra/