Retreats

Living Yoga

With Krista & Atmavidya

Okuti Garden, Little River
Friday 28th February 4pm — Sunday 2nd March 4pm 2025

Join us for a restorative, rejuvenating retreat where you’re invited to let yoga come alive in your life. It is an opportunity to carve out some space for you to connect with yourself, let your heart speak & consider what purpose aligned living means to you.

Krista & Atmavidya are delighted to join together to support you in this transformative experience. You’ll be guided through yogic, somatic & artistic practices that are gentle, supportive, enlivening & heartfull. Practices including pranayama, gentle movement, kirtan, restorative postures, yoga nidra & meditation. With opportunities to embody the practices including somatic movement, creating an art inspired future, evening mouna (silence), walking meditation and karma yoga (collective care of our space).

We have planned a simple, spacious & experiential time which seeks to enable:

Cultivating safety & trust,
Allow letting go, unsticking & clearing,
Connect to your heart led purpose,
Consider what purpose aligned actions look like,
Map a daily rhythm to support your life.

You’ll have time to enjoy supportive practices, delicious healthy food, the company of others & your own presence with space to integrate your experience.

Food

Ayurvedic Practitioner Christine Kieltyka is delighted to offer beautifully balancing wholesome plant based meals that will support our digestive needs (Agni). Harmonising with our programme & the season, she will use fresh organic spices for quality and flavour.

Accommodation

Lovingly prepared glamping accommodation. You’ll be sleeping in beds with bedding, on wooden-floored yurts, in your own or shared space, with shared bathrooms, amid magical Okuti Garden near Little River.

Massage

You’ll have the option to add massage to your weekend, this additional cost is paid directly to the practitioner. You’ll be warmly invited to experience balancing and restorative treatments inspired by the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda.

Payment Options

For all practices, meals and access to garden and facilities are in the table below. Yurt & tipi accommodation includes bed, bedding and towel. Now that we are getting close to the retreat we ask for full payment upfront. But if this creates a barrier to attend, please propose an alternative via booking form or emailing: retreats@flightnz.org.