Āio Wīra Retreat Centre
Upcoming events at Āio Wīra
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On this page you will find Āio Wīra run events as well as offerings from other organisations.
Details on the differences between Āio Wīra Juice Fasts and 3 Day Wellness Retreats are below.
Juice Fasts
For centuries, fasting has been used as a way to heal the body, mind and spirit, restoring balance and clarity. A Juice Fast at Āio Wīra offers you the space to step away from everyday life and take time for deep rest, renewal and reconnection.
You will be nourished with organic fruit and vegetable juices, along with a warming vegetable potassium broth in the evening.
Our experienced facilitators will guide you through the process, sharing the principles and benefits of fasting in a supportive and caring environment. Daily yoga and meditation sessions are complemented by a variety of guest-led workshops, such as Qi Gong and Reflexology. Massages and bodywork therapy are available as an optional extra.
In your free time, enjoy the peace of our tranquil sanctuary, there are bushwalks to enjoy, spa and sauna, or a refreshing swim in the river. Famous Te Henga (Bethells) beach is a ten minute drive away.
Investment is $725 for 5 Days. Payment plans are available. See upcoming dates below.
3 Day Wellness Retreats (Fri 9am to Sun 1pm)
These 2-night, 3-day retreats offer a chance to step out of your routine and reset in a simple, supported way. You’ll be nourished with organic fruit and vegetable juices, balanced smoothies, and a warm blended soup each evening.
Each day includes gentle yoga, meditation, and time to enjoy the spa and sauna, along with practical workshops to support your wellbeing. There’s plenty of space to slow down, whether that’s walking, reading, or simply resting.
Led by experienced facilitators, the retreat is designed to feel supportive and unhurried. Set in the quiet surroundings of Āio Wīra, it’s a chance to reconnect with your health and return home feeling clearer and more grounded.
Investment is $495, payment plans are available.
A U G U S T 2 0 2 6
Āio Wīra 3 Day Winter Wellness Retreat with Shoshana
Aug 7th - 9th (Fri-Sun)
Shoshana is a degree-qualified naturopath and medical herbalist (Bachelor of Natural Medicine), massage therapist and Reiki practitioner, weaving embodied healing with contemplative practice. Her work is guided by a deep reverence for the Earth and a calling to support people in returning to wholeness—within themselves, their communities, and the wider web of life.
Her offerings are enriched by her long-standing personal practice in meditation, Yoga, and Qi Gong and by her engagement with Indigenous wisdom traditions. As part of her personal health journey, she has practiced regular 3- to 10-day fasts and cleanses for the past 12 years and is excited to be part of the nourishing community and healing space of Āio Wīra.
Investment is $495, payment plans are available.
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 6
Innersense 3-Day Retreat
September 3rd - 6th (Thu-Sun)
email: office@grahammead.com
If you want a refresher course for the year or you are new to my retreats, this is a great opportunity to develop and strengthen your internal skills. There will be much to learn and many changes to experience in your ongoing training.
Retreats bring balance to the body, stability to the emotions and clarity to the mind.
The retreat will cover the following topics:
Methods to stabilise the Breath and Nervous system as a foundational practice
The purpose of attention
Attention stabilisation and acuity exercises
Detailed Body opening exercises to seperate and integrate the fascia pathways, open the joints and create internal balance in a structured manner
Proprioceptive exercises
Chi accumulation practices
Chi mobilisation exercises
Exercises to expand your perceptual field beyond the visible
Starts 4:00pm on 3 Sept till 4:00 pm on 6 Sept
Cost: $1695 (includes course fee, accomodation and all meals)
Āio Wīra 3 Day Wellness Retreat with Kiri
Sep 11th-13th (Fri-Sun)
Kiri is a qualified naturopath and medical herbalist, and also holds diplomas in therapeutic massage and body therapies. She has run her Kingsland, Auckland practice since 2004.
Within naturopathy, Kiri’s areas of focus include gut health, digestive concerns, and mental health, particularly anxiety and depression. Kiri focuses on wholefood diets and is generous in sharing both her knowledge and personal experience, including how meditation and fasting have supported her own wellbeing.
Investment is $495, payment plans are available.
Āio Wīra 5 Day Juice Fast with Shoshana
Sep 18th - 22nd (Fri-Tue)
Shoshana is a degree-qualified naturopath and medical herbalist (Bachelor of Natural Medicine), massage therapist and Reiki practitioner, weaving embodied healing with contemplative practice. Her work is guided by a deep reverence for the Earth and a calling to support people in returning to wholeness—within themselves, their communities, and the wider web of life.
Investment is $725, payment plans are available.
O C T O B E R 2 0 2 6
Priestess Retreat - The Initiation October 2nd- 7th (Fri-Wed)
email: sia@siahuheka.com
A six-day journey into the Feminine Mysteries through body, psyche, soul, relationship, ritual, and direct experience of the sacred.
The Priestess Retreat is an integral journey through the somatic, psychological, archetypal, shamanic, and spiritual dimensions of experience.
The body is our ground and point of entry. From there, we widen the field of awareness, meet the inner structures shaping our lives, deepen our relationship with the natural and unseen worlds, and cultivate the capacity to remain present with what is alive.
The work is held through embodied practice, ritual, inquiry, movement, rest, nature, community, and direct experience.