The Exhale – 3-day fast and Sauna Retreat.
Three days to reset and make room for more connection with your body, your life and others.
Join us in the beauty of the Kauaeranga Valley for three days of rest, fasting, sauna, nature and embodied practice. Together we will step away from the constant input of food, information, stimulation and doing, creating space to listen more deeply to the body and to ourselves.
Through gentle yoga and somatic movement, meditation, guided sauna practices, river immersion, silence, rest and ritual, we will explore what becomes possible when we stop filling every available space.
16–18 October 2026 · River Song Retreat – Coromandel
What happens when we stop filling every available space in your life?
We become quiet.
We are moved.
We sweat.
We can rest.
We can open to new ways of moving.
We can hear the newness wanting to emerge.
And slowly, the world becomes simpler.
The Exhale is a supported fasting retreat. Participants choose their own fasting protocol from water, herbal tea, juice and nourishing broth, with regular opportunities to drink throughout the day. The fast begins on Thursday evening, before we arrive together on Friday.
This is not about deprivation or willpower. It is about creating space — stepping outside our usual patterns of consumption, stimulation and information so that we can slow down, listen and experience ourselves differently.
Across three days we’ll explore:
- juice, broth, tea and/or water fasting
- gentle yoga and embodied movement
- guided sauna practices
- optional river cold immersion
- dry brushing
- bush walks and nature
- meditation
- periods of silence
- rest and reflection
- gentle dance
THE JOURNEY
FRIDAY — ARRIVE & RELEASE
Arrive. Settle. Meet one another. Enter the container.
Opening circle and letting-go ceremony, gentle movement, sauna, river, rest, cacao and dance.
SATURDAY — SILENCE & DEEPENING
A day of silence.
Meditation, yoga, embodiment, teaching, sauna, river, nature, rest and a deeper exploration of the life we’re making space for.
SUNDAY — RECEIVE & BRING IN
Sleep in. Move gently. Break the fast together with a nourishing shared meal.
Prayer. Cacao. Sharing.
And a final Bringing In Ceremony — an invitation to reflect upon the ah ha moments during the retreat and name what you are choosing to bring into your life.
This retreat is for someone who already has some relationship with their body and movement and is ready to go deeper.
For the person ready to upgrade.
For the person who knows they need to slow down.
For the person who wants to challenge their relationships with food and substances.
For the person ready to explore what they might release — and what they might make room for.
My Name is Anneliese Kuegler and I create spaces where people can come into a deeper and more loving relationship with themselves, their bodies and the world around them.
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My approach brings together yoga, embodiment, movement, nutrition, joy and connection.
This retreat is held with care, clear protocols and deep respect for the individual experience of every person who attends.
My Joy Body 