TARANAKI RETREAT

During my travels around New Zealand in 2018, it was getting cold in my tent and so I put out on Facebook whether anyone knew of somewhere I could volunteer for the Winter and then I would get back on my merry way.  Someone had seen Taranaki Retreat on Good Sorts, I got in touch.

Three months volunteering turned in to six months, which turned in to a discussion with the Founders as wo what needed to happen to make me stay…

I could have never imagined when I first got in touch with the Retreat, that it could turn into the beautiful opportunity it has, the beautiful setup that we have, the teamwork, the difference that is being made. I feel blessed when I think about the work we do together, the people I’m so honoured to meet, support and share the journey with.

If I had a fixed plan, if I had expectations as to what I wanted out of my travels, what I thought it should ‘look like’, who knows if the same situation would have come up.  I believe it was from being open, from trusting the path I was on. I think trust plays a large part – trusting ourselves, our decisions, trusting the universe. The fact that I had no attachment to the outcome, I was just there for three months and that was what my focus was. 

I am now the Lead Coach at Taranaki Retreat and I work with people to uncover the beliefs about themselves that have been playing out in the past in different areas of their life.  Then, together, we start the journey of moving forward. A journey that can help people create a life very different to the one they have known for so long.  An authentic life of hope and opportunities.

Taranaki Retreat is an absolutely unpoppable bubble of love. You walk through that gate and you can’t avoid it. It wraps itself around you lovingly, and when you leave? It stays in your heart.  I feel so honoured and blessed to be part of such a unique initiative.

You can learn more about Taranaki Retreat here.