Awakening to Self-Love - Half-Day Silent Meditation Retreat

Enjoy guided meditation practices that reaffirm your already OK nature and allow you to relax fully into life.

This is your time. Let go of any other agenda except your own wellbeing.

Learn to deeply trust your own experience and wake up to the inherent natural love.

Whether you have never meditated before, are a beginner or an experienced meditator, this retreat offers you everything you need to experience the benefits of the silent meditation retreat environment.

The retreat will comprise of guided meditations, walking meditation, meditation teachings and an opportunity for question and answers.

This retreat is tech-free and silent. There will be opportunities for questions, answers and group discussion.

"Thank you for the opportunity to find myself again. It is good to remind myself that I need to give time to relax and sit. It is ok. You Lucy bring a lovely peace and honesty as a leader and allow people to feel fully accepted and safe." - Annette

"Many thanks for your warm, open nature, your calming presence. This course has been a delightful learning and growing experience for me. All aspects you covered were helpful and empowering. The gentle way you presented the weekly session helped me to feel okay about my own processes.

I would recommend this course to anyone. I have felt supported and thoroughly enjoyed coming every Thursday. A new way of “being” in the world for me to practise for which I am grateful."- Lynn

“That was an awesome course. You held the space with much mindfulness and compassion and thus exemplified what you were sharing and teaching.

You provided a spaciousness that allowed for comfort and for an opportunity to explore our discomfort, as well. You paced yourself well with a sense of allowing things to unfold in their own right time.

When one lives and practises ones truth it shines through like a beacon in the fog – Thus making the delivery and sharing of your passion easy to feel inspired with.” - Tim E.

"I have got a lot out of my mindfulness coaching sessions. Lucy’s kind and compassionate attitude allowed me to feel safe to ask lots of questions. Her knowledge helped me clarify what it truly means to live mindfully. And the best part was to learn new skills for dealing with my emotions." - Jane F.

Join us for afternoon tea at a nearby cafe after the retreat (included in retreat price). Experience conversation, connection in an easy going, fun environment with people with shared values.

Lucy’s philosophy of mind-body work has evolved over years of education and practice. Beginning with a bachelor of health science, she is a qualified acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, tai chi instructor and certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher.
More recently she has completed postgraduate studies in Contemplative Psychotherapy and ACT therapy.
Lucy has been practising Taijiquan - internal martial arts since 1987 and insight meditation since 1995, which has awakaned a passion for mind-body interventions as a holistic approach to health and well-being. She started Wholistic Health Works in 1997, enjoys working with people in the community and offering mindfulness-based interventions for individuals and groups.
Lucy’s favourite slogan is ‘choose to stay curious’.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Woolshed Attic (Gear Homestead), 1 Okowai Road, Papakowhai, Wellington, New Zealand