Workshops and Events with Contemporary Yoga Teachers
The Contemporary Yoga Centre
Many of our past students and our faculty teach at the Contemporary Yoga Centre in Remuera.
Wild Grace
Open Floor Dance and Yoga Retreat
at Mana Retreat Centre
with Sacha Paddy and Neal Ghoshal
28th-30th August 2026
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When we give ourselves the opportunity to connect with and trust our body in movement, we create space for a sweet yet wild grace to emerge. From here we can meet life in all it’s fierceness with more responsiveness and openness.
We invite you to join us for this nearly Spring weekend of enriching and creative Open Floor Dance, Yoga and nature meditations to bring a deeper sense of aliveness and embodiment into your life.
There is a lightness of being, a soulful way of inhabiting the body, which deepens our connection with life.
During this retreat with the guiding lights of Yoga and Open Floor Dance we will move, dance, connect, rest and reflect supported by the beauty of the land at Mana Retreat.
No experience of yoga or dance is needed to join the retreat. We welcome everyone with a curiosity to move and explore.
Schedule
Arrive at Mana from 4pm on the Friday, with dinner at 6pm, followed by the evening session.
We finish with lunch at 1pm on the Sunday.
Humming with Karla Brodie
at Mana Retreat Centre
16-18th October 2026
Join Karla for an annual retreat weekend of regenerative Yoga and movement practices, Restorative Yoga and wander walking – complemented by nourishing and seasonal food and the land that is Mana.
The themes and practices are about deep rest to support deep sleep, healthy activation and regulation of the nervous system as well, elements and the senses.
Who is this retreat for?
People seeking a weekend immersed in nature – learning posture, movement and rest practices that support living a nourished, joyful life on and beyond the retreat.
Bookings:
manaretreat.com
07 866 8972
The Art Of Resting
Restorative Yoga Retreat with Karla Brodie and Neal Ghoshal
15-17th June 2018, at stunning Mana Retreat, Coromandel
$520 incl. all accommodation & meals
Karla and Neal are delighted to be offering a three day Restorative Yoga retreat at the stunning Mana Retreat Centre, on the Coromandel Peninsula. The retreat will begin on Friday with lunch and a welcoming, settling in and releasing class. After dinner we will dive into a restorative practice. The Saturday schedule will include an active morning and restorative afternoon session with space for walks, reading and feasting. We will conclude the day with a simple restorative practice after dinner.
We will complete on Sunday with a long morning practice followed by a shared lunch. All the meals are vegetarian and have been co-designed by Karla and Mana to nourish the body and support our yoga practice.
The retreat fee of $520 includes all meals, simple accommodation and over 10 hours of tuition. Classes will be co-taught by Karla and Neal, and assisted by skilled senior students.
Art of Resting Retreat (Rough) Schedule
Lunch at Mana on Friday 15th June from 12.30pm (optional)
Sessions: Friday: 3-5.30pm and 7.30-9pm
Saturday: 9.30am-12noon, 3-5.30pm and 7.30-9pm
Sunday: 9.30am-12noon and lunch
We have purposefully times this retreat for ease in arriving and ease in completion – ie, not rushing to arrive on a Friday night, but instead we encourage you to take the time to leave on Friday morning for a leisurely travel to arrive by lunchtime or the first afternoon session. And we complete our time together over lunch on Sunday so that we ample time to travel back home without stress. We encourage and invite you to offer yourself a spacious retreat, surrounded by ease!
This nourishing weekend will include active yoga, long restorative practices and iRest™ yoga nidra.
Restorative Yoga is a safe, nurturing and truly joyful practice. Karla and Neal are highly skilled and passionate about this approach and welcome you this retreat, a place where you may return home to a body and mind that is at ease and fully vibrant. Restorative Yoga is a gentle practice that can have profoundly beneficial effects which include:
- A dismantling of chronic tension patterns
- Enhanced immune function
- Effective cellular respiration
- Reduced hyper-tension in the cardiovascular system
- Reduced mental and emotional tension
- The body-mind can return to a natural state of ease and equilibrium
Reserve Your Place
Mana Retreat is one of the most stunning retreat centres in New Zealand. All bookings for this retreat are via Mana.
Phone: +64 7 866 8972
Website: www.manaretreat.com
Email: be@manatreat.com
Antonella
“There was a profound truth and ease present here that made it possible to discover some of one’s own profound truths and ease.”
Sally
“Being on retreat with you Karla and Neal is so utterly nourishing, relaxing and restoring. You both live and embody your teachings which makes the experience even more special. Thank you.”
Karen Ross