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GROUNDED : A Men’s Retreat


  • RiverSong Retreat Kauaeranga Valley Thames Coromandel New Zealand (map)

Reconnect with your power, passion and purpose at GROUNDED - a transformational men’s retreat featuring community, self-inquiry, breathwork, movement, music and nature.

What if you’re not broken—you’ve simply never had the space, support and system to truly reset?

Maybe you’re functioning on the outside, but underneath you feel stuck, numb, disconnected or exhausted from carrying everything alone.

Perhaps you’re more angry than you want to be, withdrawing from the people you love, or losing touch with your purpose. The longer this continues, the more it can cost you: your health, relationships, confidence, family and ability to show up as the man you want to be.

You can stay busy, push it down and pretend you’re fine—but what we don’t face often continues to run our lives.

There is another way.

At GROUNDED, we’ll explore the four elements of facilitator Sean O’Connor’s Power Reclamation System:

1. Discover the Truth
Recognise the patterns, beliefs and behaviours keeping you stuck.

2. Transform Your Energy
Regulate your nervous system and reconnect with calm, presence and vitality.

3. Awaken Your Vision
Clarify your values, purpose and direction.

4. Integrate Through Community
Do the work alongside men committed to honesty, accountability and growth.

These aren’t just concepts. They’ll be built into the retreat experience through guided practices, reflection, challenge and connection.

You’ll have space to slow down, go deeper and leave with greater clarity about what needs to change and where you’re going.

Sean knows this work because he’s lived it. After his wife’s sudden death, he spiralled into grief, depression, PTSD and broken relationships. Rebuilding his life required time, commitment and the courage to face what he wanted to avoid.

This isn’t a quick fix. It’s a place to begin—and, if you choose, to continue through ongoing coaching, accountability and support within the system.

If you know you can’t keep living the same way, this may be your moment to choose something different.

GROUNDED — A Men’s Retreat.

Come as you are. Get honest. Reconnect. Begin becoming the man you know you can be.

You don’t have to figure it out alone.

GROUNDED also provides:

• Healthy home-cooked whole food
• Fresh spring drinking water
• Cold river plunges in crystal clear water
• Rejuvenating sauna with panoramic river views
• Comfortable accommodation

“Listen to the RiverSong sing in your soul.”

Accommodation & Pricing

$695 Single room (shared bathroom) includes meals and all activities
$625 Twin room (shared bathroom) includes meals and all activities
$745 Private cabin (internal bathroom shared with other cabin) includes meals and all activities

View accommodation options here.

Facilitator Sean O’Connor brings a unique and powerful combination of life experience, creativity and training to this retreat.

For the past five years, he has been involved with the men’s growth group Man on Fire, both as a participant and certified facilitator. Through this work, Sean has deepened his own journey of growth and transformation while supporting other men in their health, freedom and fulfilment.

He works one-to-one as a coach and leads workshops and retreats. Sean is also a music teacher, composer and performer, weaving music, rhythm and song through much of his work.