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Women's Weekend Wellness Retreat

Join us Friday afternoon 27 to Sunday afternoon 29 September 2019

Take time to return your whole being back to a place of balance & harmony through connection, nutrition, yogalign & meditation, at the tranquil Mana Retreat in the Coromandel. 

This is your opportunity to reset yourself, in time to embrace summer & the Christmas craziness  

A wee bit about us ...

Jaz's wholistic lifestyle approach will enhance your energy levels, mental well-being & awareness. Registered Nurse, Naturopath, Massage Therapist, Alchemist - Founder of Cocorose IG:cocorose_nz

Leonie is passionate about supporting people to find their joy, while creating a vibrant, healthy & balanced life. Therapeutic YogAlign Instructor, Reiki Master, Massage Therapist, Nurse, EFT Facilitator, Nature Lover, Design & Art Admirer IG:leonie.gypsetlife

An insight into Your retreat weekend 

Nutrition

Create your awareness around the connection of gut health, emotional well-being, energy levels, immunity & weight management. Let us help you gain a fresh perspective on low moods & anxiety.

YogAlign

A therapeutic style of yoga from Hawaii, that connects breath, posture, mindfulness & movement practices into your everyday. A tool to help align yourself with your passions & purpose. Yoking all facets of yourself - mental, emotional, spiritual & physical.

Meditation 

Finding your own unique meditation practice to bring more joy, stillness & presence into your life.  

Create

Lift your spirits, creating your own rose facial spritzer & essential oil blend to take home. The perfect calming, anti-aging & hydrating products for sunny days. 

Nourish

Delicious & nutritious vegetarian food & you don’t have to lift a finger! Tea & coffee provided. Sorry no meat, drugs or alcohol. Re-energising & gentle bush walk with coastal views. 

Workshop

On the importance of a healthy gut and how it effects your mood & well-being

Connection

Connecting with like-minded individuals, while exploring the intricate connection of your mind, body, spirit & surroundings.

Pamper

Free use of Sauna.  Massage treatments, as therapists are available, at an extra cost.  $40 30mins & $80 60mins.

Sleep

Two nights twin shared accommodation, towels & bedding included. Some single rooms available.

Investment

$450 per person. An additional $60 single room supplement available - limited number only.

Internet

Wifi available in the main centre building. Mobile reception available.

Location

608 Manaia Road, RD1, Coromandel, 3581. Allow 2.5 hours for your drive from Tauranga.

Book

Enter into your calendar now! Friday 27 September 2019, check-in 4pm includes dinner, to Sunday 29 September, check-out 2pm includes lunch Sunday. All planned events are completely optional ... if you decide you need to sleep in instead of a morning walk or yoga ... You can :) Email or ring Leonie for further information and to book your spot lThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mobile 0274 96 96 33. We look forward to hearing from you.

GIVEAWAY! ? Dreamy Pamper Day For Two

Do you dare to rest & rejuvenate?
You owe yourself, the love that you so freely give to others. 

Your office chair is killing you! 
As children, our discs are more watery in substance, but the discs thicken with age & poor posture, leading to less mobility & stiffness of the spine. The thickening is a result of how our fascia system works: where there is tension or compression, the body will produce an excess of collagen fibres, thickening the discs. As the disc thickens, the gel-like nucleus losses water & compresses, leading to spinal nerve impingement, pain & stiffness.
We can assist our disc physiology by practicing good alignment & doing therapeutic exercises that increase spinal extension. 
Avoiding caffeine, cigarettes, & alcohol can help disc hydration, since these substances act as diuretics. 
Practicing Yogalign that optimises engagement of the natural spinal curves can be like getting a good nights sleep, helping your discs & vertebrae to remain youthful & supple. 
Sitting well is an essential tool for surviving the modern lifestyle which often revolves around sitting in chairs. Learning to correct poor breathing habits & aligning the spine can fix much of what is hurting in your body. 
Modern life with increased use of technology can lead to round shoulders, kyphosis & dowagers hump & premature ageing! 
Contact me for an appointment if you would like to learn some simple tools to increase your awareness of how you are breathing & moving, so you can feel more at ease in your own body & have more energy everyday ... perfect time to get fit & supple for all those fun summertime activities ?

Take time to return your whole being back to a place of balance & harmony through connection, nutrition, yogalign & meditation, at the tranquil Mana Retreat in the Coromandel. 

This is your opportunity to reset, in time to embrace summer & the Christmas craziness  

A wee bit about us ...

Jaz's wholistic lifestyle approach will enhance your energy levels, mental well-being & awareness. Registered Nurse, Naturopath, Massage Therapist, Alchemist - Founder of Cocorose IG:cocorose_nz

Leonie is passionate about supporting people to find their joy, while creating a vibrant, healthy & balanced life. Therapeutic YogAlign Instructor, Reiki Master, Massage Therapist, Nurse, EFT Facilitator, Nature Lover, Design & Art Admirer IG:leonie.gypsetlife

An insight into Your retreat weekend 

Nutrition

Create your awareness around the connection of gut health, emotional well-being, energy levels, immunity & weight management. Let us help you gain a fresh perspective on low moods & anxiety.

YogAlign

A therapeutic style of yoga from Hawaii, that connects breath, posture, mindfulness & movement practices into your everyday. A tool to help align yourself with your passions & purpose. Yoking all facets of yourself - mental, emotional, spiritual & physical.

Meditation 

Finding your own unique meditation practice to bring more joy, stillness & presence into your life.  

Create

Lift your spirits, creating your own rose facial spritzer & essential oil blend to take home. The perfect calming, anti-aging & hydrating products for sunny days. 

Nourish

Delicious & nutritious vegetarian food & you don’t have to lift a finger! Tea & coffee provided. Sorry no meat, drugs or alcohol. Re-energising & gentle bush walk with coastal views. 

Workshop

On the importance of a healthy gut and how it effects your mood & well-being

Connection

Connecting with like-minded individuals, while exploring the intricate connection of your mind, body, spirit & surroundings.

Pamper

Free use of Sauna.  Massage treatments, as therapists are available, at an extra cost.  $40 30mins & $80 60mins.

Sleep

Two nights twin shared accommodation, towels & bedding included. Some single rooms available.

Investment

$450 per person. An additional $60 single room supplement available - limited number only.

Internet

Wifi available in the main centre building. Mobile reception available.

Location

608 Manaia Road, RD1, Coromandel, 3581. Allow 2.5 hours for your drive from Tauranga.

Book

Enter into your calendar now! Friday 27 September 2019, check-in 4pm includes dinner, to Sunday 29 September, check-out 2pm includes lunch Sunday. All planned events are completely optional ... if you decide you need to sleep in instead of a morning walk or yoga ... You can :) Email or ring Leonie for further information and to book your spot lThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mobile 0274 96 96 33. We look forward to hearing from you.

Cut the CRAP and Live Your Life with Energy, Joy & Passion 

That’s Caffeine, Refined sugar, Alcohol & Processed food 

Now lets take a look at Refined Sugar ... a weakness of mine!

But, in reality, there's really nothing to love about refined sugar. It makes us put on weight, increases the size of our liver, makes us unwell, and ages us inside and out, leaving us tired, fat and wrinkled. As well as being highly addictive, refined sugar drags valuable nutrients out of our body.

How to give sugar up:

Don't use sugar as a reward - treat yourself with something else instead, like a beauty treatment, movie or a new book.

Eat plenty of chromium - helps control you blood sugar levels & banish sugar cravings. Good sources include eggs, molasses, liver, kidney, wholegrains, nuts, mushrooms & asparagus. 

Supplement your diet with glutamine - this amino acid squashes sugar cravings. It can be found in most health food stores. Take one tablespoon in a small glass of water whenever you get a sugar craving.

Include unprocessed, good quality proteins in your diet - sugar cravings often come from a lack of protein in your diet. If you are having a sugar craving, try having a slice of chicken or some nuts to banish the urge for sugar.

Include healthy essential fatty acids with your meals - they are important for optimal health & can help reduce sugar cravings, as you body is full of good fats.

If you feel you absolutely must have sugar, always eat sugar at the end of a meal, never before. Protein & fat slow the rate at which sugar floods into your bloodstream. The slower it hits your blood, the less of a rush you'll get, which means less of a slump. Better options would be a piece of fruit with a handful of almonds, thin-skinned fruit salad - cherries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries & raspberries.

Thanks James Duigan

Alignment Begins With Freeing the Breathing Process

Alignment is important in yoga & the poses we do should be consistent with good posture & good alignment. Good alignment should be practiced in all of our daily activities - both in your yoga practice & beyond the yoga mat. Becoming aware of how we use our body from moment to moment is the key to being well-aligned & pain-free. The ideal yoga practice enables one to create a state of presence in all actions of every movement.

Alignment, to a great degree, is dictated by how we are breathing. Shallow breathing creates poor posture. Deep-centred breathing aligns us in a natural position. In YogAlign, we emphasise that it's not what we're doing, but how we are breathing when we're doing it, that determines postural balance & quality of movement. YogAlign teaches us to have truly functional breathing skills, not just in our yoga practice or exercise positions, but in every way we use our body all day long. Using the movements of deep breathing, we can align ourselves from the inside out. The emphasis & intention of each pose in the YogAlign method is to practice functional body positions that empower our ability to move efficiently & breathe deeply. This supports our body's natural alignment & fosters function, ease, & comfort in our daily life. 

Michaelle Edwards - Creator of YogAlign

If you feel you are not performing at your peak, have discomfort or pain, need tools to create awareness around deep, functional breathing that helps calm the nervous system and heal the body, want more energy to do more of the activities you love, contact me for an appointment time that suits you. YogAlign is beneficial at any age or fitness level. Click "YogAlign" then "Booking" under the menu on the home page. Scroll down to "Book a Session" and fill out your details, day and time preference, or you can ring me to discuss, thanks Leonie 0274 96 96 33.

Cut the CRAP and Live Your Life with Energy, Joy & Passion 

That’s Caffeine, Refined sugar, Alcohol & Processed food 

Let’s look at caffeine first.
Caffeine can have some real benefits but it’s the way most of us drink it that’s the problem. 
Excess caffeine stimulates your nervous system, causing your adrenals to pump out cortisol, a hormone which helps your body respond to stress. All that extra cortisol floats around your system for hours after you’ve drunk caffeine. So people who are drinking coffee or tea all day are basically flooding their bodies with fat storing hormones. 
Caffeine past lunchtime also disrupts the way you sleep, & a lack of good quality sleep encourages your body to store fat, especially around your middle. 
On the plus side, caffeine can help your body burn fat & it also boosts your performance when your exercising (have it at least an hour beforehand). Organic coffee is also packed with antioxidants, & it’s great for your digestion, helping to get your bowels going in the morning, keeping your body nice & clean & toxin free.
Reduce your daily brew to 1 or 2 cups of organic coffee or tea, in the morning. 
A splash of organic milk or cream, could be cow or coconut, helps your body burn fat more efficiently & helps keep your blood sugar levels steady ❤️☕️❤️

Thanks James Duigan