Winter Wellness Retreats
Sunday 30th July 10am - 4pm
Body and mind practices to give you a mid-winter boost of vitality and nourishment.
Yoga ~ Fitness ~ Nourishing Vegan Lunch ~Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation ~ Wisdom talks ~ Deep relaxation
Drawing on the wisdom of yoga and the science of wellbeing learn to build your INNER STRENGTHS
With Jo Jarden, certified yoga teacher, personal trainer, life coach
Location: Spencer Park Surf Lifesaving club, 150 Heyders Road, Bottle Lake Christchurch
Price: $175 + GST
Winter is a wonderful time to work on your inner world
Our natural state of being is inner peace. Yet most of us have trained ourself, over many years, to be discontent, and unhappy. That’s right, we have trained ourself to be unhappy.
You can forgive yourself if this feels true for you as there are many forces at play in our society - including the consumerist competitive messages of our society - which have lead us to believe that we can not be happy unless we have more, do more, achieve more, get more….and so on. Its pretty tricky to avoid being affected by these fear based stories of our culture and our world around us.
The neuroscience of happiness
The great thing is, research has found that you can rewire your brain for the better, to get back in touch with your true nature and cultivate more of a sense of inner steadiness and joy.
Our brains have a negativity bias where we have become really good at noticing what isn’t going well in our life, but not so good at noticing what IS going well. We can overcome this by taking in the pleasures of everyday experiences to grow the good inside of us and rewire our brains for the better.
Be your best self
Practicing yoga techniques such as mindfulness and gratitude - both in yoga class and in daily life - helps us build our inner strengths to become more aware and to have a greater sense of fulfillment in life.
The practices on this retreat will also help you to find more mental freedom. The postures in yoga are a vehicle to access clarity of mind, and the breathing and relaxation practices regulate our nervous system, so we can access our true nature - inner peace.
Replenish, rest and reconnect
Retreating from the busy-ness of our lives allows us the opportunity for truth, wisdom and healing to naturally arise. Given the right conditions we allow the unfolding of our true nature be awakened. We connect to an inner wise knowing, a clarity, a sense of wholeheartedness and courage to live a more peaceful and purposeful life.
This retreat is for you if:
You constantly feel overcommitted and want to do more of what truly matters to you in your daily life
You seem to have an undercurrent of never truly feeling at peace with your life
You have reached a level of success in your business life or personal life and still feel unfulfilled in some way, as if “there’s got to be something more in life”
You want to elevate your life to a new level with more meaning and joy
experience body and mind practices to:
Get more clarity and access inner peace, and calm
Help you make values based decisions, rather than emotionally lead ones
Become less attached to old stories and automatic ways of reacting
Find time to slow down and get back in tune with your intuitive wisdom
Calm your mind and open your heart
Be inspired by the timeless spiritual and wellness practices
As a result you will experience:
A connection to a steady place within you that is wise, unwavering, centred and at peace
Joyful connection to yourself and others
Awakening of your own intuitive wisdom and healing
Greater focus
Insight into a deeper meaningful way of life
stunning beachside location
Located on the beach front with panoramic ocean views and nestled amongst native NZ bush land and forest walks, this stunning retreat location is just outside of Christchurch and is easily accessible by main road.
At this retreat you will enjoy:
Yin relaxation - a meditative style of yoga
Yoga nidra - Yogic sleep meditation
Yoga and breathing practices for finding inner calm
Nourishing Vegan Lunch
Evidence based practices for better focus, and feeling more joy
A daily workout to feel vibrant and strong (optional)
Learn to use our inner strengths as powerful resources for building resilience
Lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided.
Suitable for beginners. No yoga experience required.
what to bring?
Wear something comfortable, we will do some yoga
Please turn off mobile phones and remove shoes at the door of the venue
Some yoga mats are provided, but feel free to bring your own
Lunch provided
location
Spencer Beach Surf Lifesaving facility - 150 Heyders Road, Spencer Park Beach, Spencerville, Christchurch. Detailed instructions for ease of finding the venue will be emailed to you prior to the start date.
Your teacher
Jo Jarden is a personal trainer, yoga teacher and the founder of Heart and Mind Yoga studio in Central Christchurch. With 10 years experience in health promotion, she now helps people find physical vitality, mental peace and how to live with purpose.
Qualifications include:
Certified Yoga Teacher Santosha Yoga Institute, Registered Australian Yoga Alliance 2017
Certificate in Advanced Personal Training, Fit College New Zealand, 2016
Bachelor of Science with Honours Public Health. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2006
Bachelor of Arts Mass Communication and Psychology. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2005
To learn more about Jo click here
Services include:
Workplace Yoga - 1 hour yoga session, wellbeing workshops, half-day or full day wellness retreats, speaking events.
Private Session - 1 hour health coaching session, beginners yoga session 147 Papanui Road, Christchurch or online
Community events - 2hr Deep Restore Sundays held monthly
Retreats - Beachside and around other beautiful locations around NZ
Book your session here, or contact Jo 022 125 3011
payment
Price $175 + GST
What people say about Jo’s retreats
“Thanks for a lovely day yesterday. Beautifully organised from start to finish. Appreciated your honesty” - Kris
“Thank you for such a beautiful day. The retreat was restful, insightful and it was a great chance to unwind and look deep within myself to find answers. I look forward to the next one” - Jyoti
“I was a bit apprehensive about coming but I’m so glad I did. I really enjoyed the day and all the knowledge you shared with us. I felt so good driving home. Thank you for lifting my spirits” - Geoff
“Just wanted to say a very big thank you for todays workshop. I loved every minute of it! I enjoyed the movement, the deep thinking. And it was also great to get chatting to like-minded people ” - Gemma
“Thanks very much for creating such an authentic and calming space!” - Gillian
