Overview
About your trip
Horse Healing Retreat at the breathtaking Maunga Valley Retreat in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Over six days and five nights, immerse yourself in horse connection healing, herd dynamics, mindfulness, meditation, and energy exchange practices. Step into the herd and experience profound transformation through the wisdom, presence, and the healing power of horses, the land, the food and the company. A truely life changing experience.
What to expect
Immerse yourself in our farm on the mountain, with luxury private rooms, beautiful shared spaces and world class private chef. Surrounded by native bush and a herd of healing horses ready to do the work.
We offer a balance between learning, experiencing, connecting to the land and each other all in ways that are deeply healing and nourishing to body, mind and soul.
With 20-hours of learning and working with the herd, you will receive Chantal's Horse healing certification.
What's included
Accomodation
Beautifully decorated private room in a mountain lodge
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Certification
Horse healing certification by Chantal
Airport transfers
Horse healing experience
Learning about and experiencing horse healing with the herd
Finnish sauna & jacuzzi
Free use of wellness facilities
Forest meditation
Guided forest meditation
Private horse session
Private horse healing session with Chantal and the herd
Guided water fall walk
Guided walk through rainforest to a waterfall
Day 1.
Arrival - welcome and introductions
Day 1. Arrival from 1 pm
4 pm: Introduction Circle and Horse Herd Meet & Greet
6 pm: Dinner
7 pm: Farm guided tour
Day 2.
Horse mindfulness and connection
Day 2 & Horse Connection Medicine
8am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Mindfulness & The Horse Connection made easy
12pm: Lunch
1pm-3pm: Mindful Meditation with Horses
3pm-5pm: Horse Healing Sessions
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Free Time
Day 3.
Becoming one with the herd
Day 3
8am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Becoming one with the herd & The Wisdom of the Horse
12pm: Lunch
1pm-3pm: Horse Wisdom Principals
3pm-5pm: Horse Healing Sessions
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Free Time
Day 4.
Facilitating powerful releases
Day 4.
8am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Energy Exchange and Facilitating powerful releases
12pm: Lunch
1pm-3pm: Guided hands-on release facilitation with the horses
3pm-5pm: Horse Healing Sessions
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Free Time
Day 5.
Animal communication with horses
Day 5 Horse communication and wisdom
8am: Breakfast
9am-12pm: Animal communication explained and guided practice
12pm: Lunch
1pm-3pm: Embodying the Horses Way
3pm-5pm: Horse Herd Immersion
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Free Time
Day 6.
Departure day
Day 6. Day 6Departure
8am: Breakfast
10am: Shuttle leaves for Airport
Location
1. New Plymouth, New Zealand
New Plymouth, New ZealandAbout your organizer
Maunga Valley Retreat is a boutique accommodation situated at the foot of the mighty Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) in New Zealand. The estate is an organic permaculture farm with a plethora of animals who are the heart and soul of this place. Pieter and Chantal Hofstee have made this estate their home and a place of well-being for anyone wanting to visit.
Staying at Maunga Valley Retreat is a unique experience because of its location and easy access to Mount Taranaki, as well as the herd of healing horses that live there and work, together with Clinical Psychologist Chantal to transform people's hearts and lives.
The private chef prepares nourishing and delicious meals, all made from scratch with ingredients grown and raised at the farm.
Combining carefully designed spaces, being embraced by nature all around and having the option to engage in various wellbeing and health therapies makes Maunga Valley a unique place to stay.
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