NEW ZEALAND

+ WhenTF? Full Retreat: Tuesday March 24 - Sunday March 29, 2026 (5 nights)
Waiheke: Tuesday March 24 - 27, 2026 (3 nights)
Waitakere Ranges: Friday March 27 - 29 (2 nights)
+ WhereTF? Sandhana Retreat on Waiheke Island and Aio Wira Retreat Centre in Waitakere (both in Auckland)
+ HowTF much? Ranges from NZD1,019 to NZD3,069 (Approx USD 600 - USD 1,830). See pricing section below for price breakdown

Dear  Mama Bird,

Looking to rediscover your wild? Interested in connecting with your authentic self, that part of you that may have gotten a little lost between your kids' sports practice and bedtime routines?

Maybe you're looking for connection and community, a chance to relax, re-energize, and re-emerge a slightly sparklier version of yourself. 

At Mother Wild’s first retreat Down Under, expect deep belly laughter and cleansing tears, realizations and inspiration, as we move through yoga practices, journaling, workshops, meditations, breathwork, sauna sessions, icy dips, deep conversations and even deeper rest. 

Designed with local and international guests in mind, the retreat is offered in two parts:

- A three-night stay on Auckland’s Waiheke Island, famous for its vineyards (we love a bit of de-tox and re-tox), golden sandy beaches and laid-back pace. 

Followed by:

- A two-night weekend getaway surrounded by nature in the Waitakere Ranges, a rugged mountain range west of Auckland famous for its dramatic coastline and lush native forest. 

Participants can opt for the full five-day retreat, making the most of New Zealand’s natural beauty with a bush and beach experience; or they can take a two-night reset in the heart of the 16,000 hectares of regenerating native forest that make up the Waitakeres.

Come soothe your nervous system, awaken your inner vitality, and nourish your well-being.  

Make your Deposit

Secure your spot in the by making a deposit for your room.

Double Room

Shared Room with 2 twin beds

€300

Single Room

Single double bed

€500

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS/ORGANIZERS

Carmela Fleury

Gilly Seagrave

  • Carmela Fleury—is a Wayfinder Master Coach, a Certified Holistic Health Coach, a Yin Yoga teacher, and a Psychosomatic facilitator-in-training. She loves leading retreats worldwide. This, along with avoiding laundry, has been her specialty since 2011.

  • Gilly Seagrave— is British living in a beautiful farmhouse in the southern Swedish countryside, with her Swedish husband, daughter, dog, and running a handmade accessories and homeware brand called EKA (ekawear.com).

Sample Retreat Schedule

  • 7:30am | Tea/Coffee + Fruit + nuts

  • 8:00am - 10:30am | Yoga + Pranayama + Meditation + Visualization

  • 10:30am - 11:30am | Brunch Buffet 

  • 11:30am - 3:00pm | Me time (relax, hike, pool, read, sleep, etc)

  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Workshop

  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Yin yoga

  • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Dinner

  • 9:00pm | Fireside chats/ moonlit swims/ early nights

*(subject to change, like everything else in life)

“I don’t love you less when I take time for myself. I end up loving you more.”


-Possible love note written
to those you love

Q&As

  • Inspiring sheroes in need of some vitamin R: to rest, refresh, recharge, rejuvenate, recalibrate, reassess, revitalize, reprioritize, and retreat.

  • Because the food will be delicious, the nature divine, and the post retreat effects are better than napping.

  • Mallorca is Carmela’s sanctuary, she can’t wait to share its beauty and peace with you.

    Mallorca has been part of every summer of her life (minus the C-19 years) since she was just one-month-old.

    La Serrania is just up the road from where she grew up. And yet, it took a Canadian, Lindsay Madsen Kellar, living in Denmark, to introduce her to this hidden gem—because, of course, life works in the most unexpected ways!

    If all goes well, Carmela’s mother will prepare her famous paella, a dish made with love and tradition, just for us.

    For the boat ride, Captainess Carmela will guide you along the same shoreline where she was married and where her father’s ashes now rest.

    Carmela can’t wait to welcome you to her magical, deeply cherished Mallorca.