You hold so much. This weekend, let yourself be held.
Before the year-end rush arrives, come and replenish your reserves.
By November, many of us can already feel it coming. The pressure to wrap everything up at work before the break, plus the Christmas functions to squeeze in around it. Teenagers are finishing school, grown-up kids are coming home from uni, and the house is fuller, louder and demanding more of you. Ageing parents need extra care and company. Christmas is yet to be organised. Somewhere in the middle of it all is you, the one who keeps tabs on everything, holds everyone together and pushes on, until there's no time left for you.
If that sounds familiar, you're not alone, and it makes sense that you feel depleted and maybe a little lost. You've been giving so much.
As women, we carry a lot, for ourselves and for the people we love. REPLENISH is an invitation to step out of the seasonal momentum before you find yourself running on empty, and to put your own needs and desires first, for a change. You don't have to have earned it first.
Over two restorative nights in the beautiful Kauaeranga Valley, you'll be supported in the company of women through yoga, movement, meditation, breathwork, ritual, self-enquiry, honest conversation, nourishing plant-based food, nature, sauna, spa and unstructured time to rest.
This is so much more than a relaxing weekend away.
Together, we'll look at where our energy is going, what may be draining us, and what helps us feel restored, resourced and more like ourselves. You'll leave rested, nourished and more connected to what sustains you, with a clearer sense of how to care for your energy through the busiest weeks of the year and beyond.
The Heart of REPLENISH
So many of us wait until we're exhausted before we let ourselves stop.
Even then, the things we reach for may soothe us for a moment without really restoring us. Replenishment asks a kinder question:
What actually gives something back to you?
Across the weekend, we'll explore:
Where your energy is going right now
The less obvious "energy leaks" that leave you stretched or flat
The difference between a moment of relief and genuine restoration
What your body and nervous system may be asking for
The practices, people, places and choices that help you feel most like yourself
How to protect your reserves as life gets busier
This isn't about creating another list of things you "should" be doing. Through guided reflection, journalling, embodied practice and supportive conversation, you'll find your own realistic, sustainable ways of staying close to what nourishes you.
We won't just talk about replenishment. We'll feel it on a deep level.
The Rhythm of Your Weekend
Friday: Arrive & Exhale
From the moment you arrive, the invitation is simply to slow down.
Settle into your room, wander around RiverSong, sit by the river or in the spa, and let the pace of everyday life begin to fall away. We'll gather for an opening circle to get to know each other, ground our energy through movement, then share a nourishing evening meal.
There's nothing to achieve tonight. Friday is about arriving, not only at RiverSong, but back in your body and yourself.
Saturday: Restore Your Reserves
Saturday is the heart of REPLENISH, a whole day devoted to restoring your energy and coming home to what sustains you.
We'll begin with an energising morning yoga practice and meditation, followed by a wholesome breakfast. Later, through journalling, self-enquiry and supportive conversation, we'll take an honest and compassionate look at our reserves. Where is your energy going? What leaves you feeling scattered, overstretched or depleted? What helps you return to yourself?
Woven through the day are experiences designed to restore you: breathwork, slower movement, time in nature, opportunities for play, sauna, spa and delicious food.
There's enough unstructured time too, to sleep, read, walk, soak, chat with other women, or simply enjoy having nowhere else to be. As evening arrives, we'll gather with cacao, music and song, then take time to unwind and sleep deeply.
Sunday: Carry It Home
Sunday will continue with mindful movement, breathwork and meditation, as well as venturing up into the valley to walk and immerse in nature. Back at RiverSong, we'll explore how to protect what you've restored once you're home. There won’t be an ambitious wellbeing plan. Instead, you'll choose a few meaningful practices, boundaries or choices that fit your real life, especially as the end-of-year season picks up speed.
After a final nourishing lunch, we'll close the weekend together, with time to reflect on what's become clearer and what you'd like to carry with you.
Your Weekend Includes
Energising morning yoga
Restorative yoga and embodied movement
Guided meditation and accessible breathwork
Journalling, self-enquiry and supportive group reflection
Exploration of energy leaks and genuine restoration
Nourishing whole-food plant-based meals
Cacao, music and song
Sauna and spa
A bush walk up into the valley, river time and space in nature
Plenty of unstructured time to rest
Two nights' accommodation at RiverSong
An intimate group of 9 women
Everything is optional. You're invited to listen to your body, honour what you need and take part in whatever way feels right for you.
This Retreat May Be For You If…
You've been giving a great deal of yourself to work, family or other people
You're functioning well enough, but you can feel your reserves running low
You tend to put rest off until everything else has been taken care of
You want more than a quick escape. You want to understand what truly restores you
You'd love to enter the end-of-year season feeling resourced rather than depleted
You're craving nourishing food, movement, nature and time that's just yours
You enjoy connection, but you also value space and time alone
You'd like to feel rested, grounded and like yourself again
You don't need any experience of yoga or meditation. Every practice is offered with options, and you're always welcome to rest or sit something out.
Food & Nourishment
Food is a big part of the RiverSong experience.
Throughout the weekend, you'll enjoy colourful, satisfying whole-food plant-based meals, prepared to nourish you without leaving you feeling heavy. Meals are offered as a mindful experience to slow down and savour each mouthful in the company of other women. For once, you don't have to plan, shop or cook any of it.
ACCOMMODATION & PRICING
Your retreat fee includes two nights’ accommodation, all meals and refreshments, yoga and meditation practices, facilitated sessions, sauna, spa and all retreat activities.
Private Haven Suite — $795
A spacious private suite with its own ensuite bathroom. (Booked)
Private Cabin — $745
Your own peaceful cabin, with bathroom facilities shared with the adjacent cabin.
Single Room — $695
A private bedroom in the main house, with shared bathroom facilities.
Twin-Share Room — $625
A shared twin bedroom in the main house, with shared bathroom facilities.
We keep the group intentionally small, so there's room for personal attention, meaningful connection and plenty of space to breathe.
A 30% non-refundable deposit secures your place, with the balance due 30 days before the retreat. If cost is a barrier, payment plans are available by arrangement, so please just ask.
Meet Your Host
Sarah has been teaching yoga for around 15 years. Her approach is rooted in mindful movement, nervous-system awareness and deep respect for each person's own experience. She brings together yoga, meditation, breathwork, self-enquiry and deep rest in a way that feels accessible, thoughtful and free from any pressure to perform.
Sarah and her husband Pete created RiverSong as a place to step away from everyday demands, reconnect with nature and with yourself, and discover what becomes possible when there's finally time and space to pause.
REPLENISH comes from her belief that women's wellbeing isn't about constantly trying to improve ourselves. Sometimes what we need most is to stop, listen, and turn inwards to tend to our own needs rather than others’.
Come and Replenish
This is your invitation to step away before the busiest time of the year begins.
To move and to rest. To eat well and breathe deeply. To notice what's been draining you. To return to the feeling of being replenished.
You've been taking care of everyone else. Come and let us take care of you.