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Yoga Retreats In New Zealand
New Zealand Yoga Hike Restore Wellness Retreats
Sunday 1st – Friday 6th December 2024 5 Night All Inclusive Retreat
Sunday 23rd – Friday 28th March 2025 5 Night All Inclusive Retreat
Our Yoga Hike Restore Wellness Retreats with Jessie Chapman and facilitators are based in Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand. This all-inclusive 5-night retreat journey combines the transformative power of yoga, restoration and stillness with stunning daily guided hikes. Step away, connect with nature and be immersed in a supportive and inspiring New Zealand yoga retreat environment that regenerates the body, relaxes the mind and frees the spirit.
Everyone is welcome and well cared for by Jessie and the Radiance facilitators. The New Zealand yoga retreat classes are designed for all, from the complete beginner to those with a regular practice, with lots of nourishing one-on-one yoga adjustments and instruction given by Jessie and the experienced Radiance team.
New Zealand Yoga Retreat - Upcoming Dates
Sunday 1st – Friday 6th December 2024
5 Night Retreat
Sunday 23rd – Friday 28th March 2025
5 Night Retreat
Yoga Retreat NZ I All-Inclusive Room Options
$2735 – Twin Room (1 set of bunk beds each) + share bathroom (p/p)
$2975 – Twin Room (1 king bed/1 single bed) + share bathroom (p/p)
$2975 – Couple’s Room (king bed) + share bathroom (p/p)
$3365 – Single Room (king Bed) + share bathroom
$3165 – Couple’s Room (queen bed) + private bathroom (p/p)
$3295 – Couple’s Cabin (queen bed) + ensuite + jacuzzi (p/p)
$3775 – Single Cabin (queen bed) + ensuite + jacuzzi
Many people join our Yoga Retreat in New Zealand on their own and either book a single room or share with another participant.
What's Included - Yoga Retreats In New Zealand
5-nights accommodation
Return group transfers to & from Queenstown Airport & town centre
Morning and afternoon yoga with Jessie & facilitators
4 days guided lake, river and mountain hiking
Some silent mindfulness walking & nature bathing
Evening yoga nidra / meditation
All vegetarian meals and fresh morning juices
Picnic lunches for our daypack
All day beverages and seasonal fruits
Not included: Airfares and travel insurance.
During our wellness retreats in New Zealand massages are available to book in-house.
Our driver meets guests in Queenstown & at the airport for a smooth transition to the retreat.
New Zealand Yoga Retreat Accommodation
For our yoga retreats in New Zealand we stay in a mountain view lodge located 10 minutes’ drive outside Wanaka on New Zealand’s South Island. The lodge offers a range of accommodation options to choose from, expansive gardens, indoor and outdoor relaxation areas, laundry, wi-fi and all-day refreshments. During our wellness retreats in New Zealand an experienced Massage Therapist is available in-house offering deep tissue, remedial and relaxation massage.
Our Retreat Days
wake up in stunning surrounds
7am: inspirational morning yoga practice
9am: fresh morning juice & abundant buffet breakfast
10am: join our days hike or opt to rest / have a massage
12pm: picnic lunch on our hike
4pm: refreshments back at our retreat
5pm: afternoon restoration yoga
7pm: delicious vegetarian dinner
8.30pm: yoga nidra / guided relaxation
deep restorative sleep
New Zealand Yoga Retreat Hosts
Your New Zealand yoga retreat hosts are Jessie Chapman and the experienced Radiance facilitators. Jessie has been teaching yoga for 27 years and offering Radiance Yoga Wellness Retreats in Byron Bay, Asia, New Zealand and Europe for 22 years. Author of 4 Yoga Books (HarperCollins) including the bestseller Yoga Postures for your Body, Mind & Soul and creator of the Radiance Yoga DVD Series, Jessie loves sharing the transformational yoga practice and powerful retreat journeys; creating space for people to deepen in yoga and to be inspired in beautiful natural surrounds. During the retreat Jessie is joined by the experienced New Zealand yoga retreat facilitators offering an abundance of care and nourishment.
Yoga, Restoration & Stillness
Our wellness retreats in New Zealand are designed to rejuvenate your body and inspire your soul. The retreat days are based upon the foundation of morning, afternoon and yoga along with the daily guided hikes.
Jessie’s morning Radiance yoga classes are an inspired blend of body loosening, relaxed full breathing and slow flow gentle yoga sequences to cultivate flexibility, strength, core stability and stillness. Classes incorporate variations of the yoga postures to develop one’s practice with awareness, correct alignment and to support different energy levels and physical conditions. Yoga props are often used and lots of one-on-one yoga adjustments are given by Jessie and the experienced Radiance facilitators.
Jessie’s afternoon yoga classes explore restorative yoga postures to deeply rest the bodies systems, restore energy levels and help overcome exhaustion and fatigue. Jessie loves to share the powerful healing benefits of restoration yoga that cultivates relaxed full breathing, quietness of mind and a connection with all that is.
Other New Zealand yoga retreat classes and activities include our daily guided hikes, evening yoga nidra, sitting in stillness and some silent mindfulness walking and nature bathing.
Our Hiking Trails I New Zealand Yoga Retreats
The Wanaka area is full of stunning lakes, National Parks, mountains, rivers and glaciers. Our hiking days – or ‘tramping’ as they say in New Zealand – are about the journey, allowing time to soak in all the beautiful sights and sounds. The trails we take are well trodden and average approximately 7-15 km of varying elevation with some hikes offering options to take a flatter trail or to go higher. Enjoy all our hikes or rest as needed, read in the gardens, have a massage or explore Wanaka town. More yoga retreat New Zealand, hiking and ‘what to bring’ details are emailed upon registration.
Our Meals
Our New Zealand yoga retreat meals are lovingly prepared using fresh local ingredients and are all vegetarian, abundant and delicious. Breakfasts include a fresh morning juice and a delicious buffet selection. Lunches are prepared picnics to eat on our hike or at the lodge if resting. Dinners are delicious, abundant home-cooked meals. Our menu is all vegetarian and mostly gluten free with special dietary requests catered for. Water, teas, coffees and fresh fruits are available throughout the retreat.
Arrival & Departure I Wellness Retreats in New Zealand
Arrival Day: Our group pick up and meeting places are 2 pm in Queenstown Centre and 2.30 pm at Queenstown Airport. The drive from Queenstown to our retreat takes about 1.5 hours. Upon arrival there’s time to settle into your room, relax and enjoy refreshments before a gentle afternoon stroll followed by our first relaxation yoga class and then dinner. Afterwards there is a Yoga Nidra, guided relaxation before bed.
Departure Day: On the last day of the retreat yoga is a shorter class followed by breakfast and then the retreat comes to an end. We depart the lodge at 9 am for our group transfer to Queenstown Airport and Queenstown town centre. If you have a later flight that day, there are lockers at the airport to store luggage. You can then explore Queenstown before returning to the airport via the airport shuttle or taxi.
Many airlines fly into Queenstown International Airport. If requiring accommodation before or after our retreat we suggest staying in Queenstown where there’s an abundance of options. Full wellness retreat in NZ details are emailed upon registration or Contact Us with any questions.
NEW ZEALAND YOGA RETREAT - TESTIMONIALS
“Every day my breath was taken away with the beauty of this wonderful place and the calmness I felt after a day’s hike. I’ve sparked a new love of the yoga Jessie guided us through every morning and afternoon and have manged to keep my Zen and some wonderful habits, I can’t recommend enough joining Jessie on one of her retreats, I know I’ll be back, thanks so much and to the beautiful people I spent the week with.”
Louise – Yoga Retreat New Zealand
“Led by the loveliest guides, Jessie & Lee, this Yoga Retreats In New Zealand greatly exceeded my expectations and blew me away. I came home completely refreshed and revitalised. It was simply the most beautiful restorative retreat with the perfect balance of yoga, hiking, stillness, stunning scenery, great people and amazing nutritious food. Loved every minute.”
Alison – New Zealand Yoga Retreat
“Such a wonderful adventure in New Zealand amongst stunning scenery with daily yoga and hiking – what a joyful way to spend time on myself. Jessie, ably assisted by Lee, is a fabulous teacher and I can highly recommend attending any of her retreats. Was a much-needed time to practice some self-care.
Jennifer – Yoga Retreat NZ
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