Yoga Hike Restore Retreat

Join Jessie Chapman & facilitators for this inspirational New Zealand Yoga Hike Restore Retreat staying in a beautiful mountain view lodge outside Wanaka on New Zealand’s stunning South Island. Each day on retreat is an inspired journey of dedicated yoga practice, awe-inspiring hiking, delicious meals and juices, restorative yoga, natural stillness and yoga Nidra. This is your time to relax, strengthen and regenerate in beautiful natural surrounds.

Jessie Chapman & Facilitators

Your retreat hosts are Jessie Chapman along Lee Purdie. Jessie has been offering Radiance Retreats in Australia, Asia, New Zealand and Europe for over 20 years. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for many years and is the author of 4 Yoga Books including Yoga Postures for your Body, Mind & Soul (HarperCollins) and the Radiance Yoga Series, Jessie loves sharing the transformational yoga retreat journey, creating space for people to deepen in yoga and to be inspired in beautiful natural surrounds

Daily Rituals

Wake up in stunning surrounds
7am: inspirational morning yoga practice
9am: fresh morning juice & abundant buffet breakfast
10am: join our days hike or opt to rest / have a massage
12pm: picnic lunch on our hike
4pm: refreshments back at our retreat
5pm: afternoon restoration yoga
7pm: delicious vegetarian dinner
8.30pm: yoga Nidra / guided relaxation for deep restorative sleep

Inclusions

• 5-nights accommodation
• Pick-up & return transfers from Queenstown Airport & town centre
• Morning and afternoon yoga classes
• 4 full day’s stunning hiking and nature walks
• All delicious meals and juices
• Packed lunches to carry in our daypacks
• Some silent mindfulness walking, nature & forest bathing
• Evening yoga Nidra / meditation
• All day teas, coffees, fruits and drinking water
• Our driver meets guests at Queenstown Airport and the town centre for easy transition to our retreat

Yoga, Restoration & Stillness

The morning yoga classes are an inspired journey of stillness and breath awareness, full body loosening and joint limbering, gentle warm-up vinyasa yoga sequences, core awareness and yoga posture practice to cultivate flexibility, strength, stability, alignment and awareness. Lots of one-on-one yoga adjustments and instruction is given with modifications and props used where needed.

The afternoon yoga classes combine gentle stretching and opening along with deep rest and restoration yoga, relaxing the nervous system and whole body and restoring energy levels. Restoration yoga naturally cultivates relaxed full breathing, stillness and connection.

Hiking Trails

The Wanaka area is full of stunning lakes, National Parks, mountains, rivers and glaciers. Hiking – or ‘tramping’ as they say in New Zealand – is about the journey, allowing time to enjoy all the beautiful sights and sounds. The trails we take are well trodden and average approximately 7-15 km of varying elevation with some hikes offering options to take a flatter trail or to go higher. Enjoy all our hikes or rest as needed, read in the gardens, have a massage or explore Wanaka town. More hiking and ‘what to bring’ details are emailed upon registration.

Accommodation & Location

Embrace staying in a beautiful mountain view lodge 10 minutes’ drive outside Wanaka on New Zealand’s stunning South Island. The expansive lodge features stunning views and gardens with indoor and outdoor lounge and relaxation areas, a laundry for guest use, wi-fi and all-day refreshments. Accommodation options include Private Cabins with ensuite bathroom and spa bath. Couple’s Room with own bathroom. Single Room with king bed and shared bathroom. Twin Room with a single and king bed and shared bathroom. Bunk Room with two sets of bunks (for two guests) with shared bathroom. Rooms with shared bathrooms access large communal bathrooms with ample facilities. During our retreat an experienced local Massage Therapist is available to book for in-house sessions.

Delicious Meals

The retreat meals are lovingly prepared using fresh local ingredients and are all vegetarian, abundant and delicious. Breakfasts include a fresh morning juice and a delicious buffet selection. Lunches are prepared picnics to eat on our hike or at the lodge if resting. Dinners are delicious, abundant home-cooked meals. Our menu is all vegetarian and mostly gluten free with special dietary requests catered for. Water, teas, coffees and fresh fruits are available throughout the retreat.

Not included

Airfare and travel insurance. Personal items or purchases.

5 Nights / 6 Days

December 2024

• From $2,535 pp twin share + shared bathroom
• From $2,775 pp couple room + shared bathroom
• From $2,965 single room + shared bathroom

March 2025

• From $3,235 pp twin share + shared bathroom
• From $3,475 pp couple room + shared bathroom
• From $3,865 single room + shared bathroom