A New Year Day Retreat with Jen
Begin Your Year With Clarity & Calm
Saturday January 10, 2026
10am to 4pm
$149 NZD
Auckland, NZ
Small group - limited spaces
Start Your Year Feeling Clear, Connected, and Supported
January can feel messy — full of pressure, expectations, and “new year, new you” nonsense.
This retreat is the opposite of all that.
SHINE BRIGHT is a gentle day retreat designed to help you reconnect with yourself, set a clear guiding intention for 2026, and step into the new year feeling grounded, hopeful, and ready.
You’ll be guided through a nourishing blend of movement, breath, meditation, reflection, and rest — all delivered in a way that honours real bodies, real lives, and real energy levels.
Come as you are, in your comfiest clothes, with a cuppa in hand. This is your soft landing.
What you’ll gain:
✔ A clear intention for 2026: A guiding word or intention statement that feels deeply aligned — your personal “guiding Star” for the year ahead.
✔ Clarity + Self-Connection: Gentle guided reflection to help you reconnect to what truly matters.
✔ A sense of support and spaciousness: A calm place to reset after a busy season, held in a nurturing group environment.
✔ A renewed inner spark: Soft practices that help you remember your strength, hope, and possibility.
Jen’s signature blend of kindness, humour, and body-peace practices will help you reconnect to yourself and claim what you truly want for 2026.
P.S. This isn’t a “new year, new you” fix-it workshop. It’s a gentle, powerful reset — the feminine warrior way.
What’s included…
A thoughtfully-crafted day retreat to ease you into the new year:
Gentle, accessible yoga to soften tension and settle your nervous system
Guided breathwork to clear the mental fog and invite fresh energy
Intention-setting ritual to uncover your guiding word/sankalpa for 2026
Bonus: Intention-setting Yoga Nidra to anchor your intention into your subconscious
Bonus: Printable Retreat Workbook with journaling prompts + reflection pages
Scrummy lunch no cooking or planning required!
Simple, spacious, supportive.
This retreat is perfect for you if…
You want a soft, grounded start to 2026
You’re craving clarity or a sense of direction
Your mind feels foggy, heavy, or overwhelmed
Traditional New Year pressure makes you want to run
You’re longing to reconnect with yourself
You want to feel held, supported, and gently guided
You like the idea of creating a guiding intention in a feminine, nurturing space
A calm place to land and realign.
How the day will flow…
Welcome + settling in
Gentle accessible yoga
Breathwork + grounding practices
Lunch and chin Yoga!!
Reflection + intention-setting ritual
Yoga Nidra for your 2026 intention
Integration + closing circle
Think: calm, connected, spacious — not rushed.
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“So glad I found The Adaptive Yogi, Jen is the most caring instructor ever & her classes are simply the best. Thank you Jen for making my yoga experience so beautiful and inclusive.”
My specialty is adapting for YOUR body, prioritizing you to be included in the class NO MATTER what is going on in your body
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Kick-start your year with energy, joy, and intention!
“As a larger lady with bung knees I thought that yoga was not possible for me and your classes have changed that. I love that I never feel inadequate or embarrassed about things I can’t do or need to do differently. On top of that I love what a calm and positive experience Monday nights are - it puts me in a good mood!”
If we haven’t met…
Hi! I’m Jen!
I’m an experienced & qualified Yoga teacher & retreat facilitator passionate about the powerful practise of Yoga, including mindfulness, breathing & meditation.
I am committed to providing yoga for ALL shapes, sizes & abilities.
I live in a curvy body and also use a prosthesis device so I can live pain-free from my ankle disability. I know how to adapt yoga classes because I’ve LIVED it!
I passionately advocate diversity and inclusion, no matter what ability, size, age or state you are in, you are welcomed & catered for!
I love to invite others on a ‘journey to body peace’ through gentleness, gratitude, encouragement, & the framework of Yoga.
Yoga for All
Specialising in restorative & accessible Yoga for ALL. Inviting you - if you think you can’t ‘do Yoga’ to give it a go!
Educating that Yoga is NOT primarily a physical practise - there is so much more to it and so much you can do even with a ‘broken’ body!
I’m just a normal kiwi woman!
With an open heart and fierce passion for Yoga!
When I’m not gently & expertly guiding you to trust your inner wisdom, be in the moment, deeply relax, breathe with ease & know you are so worthy…I love to catch as many awe-inspiring sunrises as possible!
Walking in nature & being with family & friends are my simple life’s pleasures - along with traveling, giggling, coffee & caramel slices!
I just LOVE how a group of women gathering for a sacred retreat leave feeling connected & inspired.
Prime Time TV!!
A little of my story shared on 7Sharp TVNZ where I chat about overcoming adversity & becoming a Yoga Teacher even though I felt my body was ‘not right’ for Yoga…or anything really
That all changed!
I want you know, that we ALL belong on the yoga mat!
“That class was delicious! Jen caters for every body, offering alternatives for all her movements. There is no pressure, no judgement - acceptance and love are what this gorgeous woman brings to her practice, encouraging her students to make it their own. I love this yogi - she’s my yogi! ❤️”
