Awaken the Wise
Woman Within
SOLSTICE DAY RETREAT
- RUAPUKE, RAGLAN -
10am - 4pm, Saturday 21 June 2025
Join us for a soulful gathering of wāhine for a nourishing day of reconnection, ritual + remembrance.
This day retreat held on Saturday 21 June - Winter Solstice, honours the winter season, the wise woman archetype and the woman you’re becoming.
Through ceremony, connection, gentle embodiment practices and cacao woven through the day you’ll return to your life feeling more grounded, held, and alive.
This retreat is for you if:
You’re craving space to reset and come back to yourself
You’ve been giving so much to others and want to refill your own cup
You want to deepen your connection with your inner wisdom and feminine energy
You’re ready to honour your healing, your magic, and your desires
You've been feeling alone and long for sisterhood that’s real, kind, and powerful
Whether you're new to this kind of space or have sat in circle many times before — you're welcome exactly as you are ✨
Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi
The old net is cast aside, while the new net goes fishing
~ a new sense of leadership ~
As we grow and evolve we have the opportunity to elevate our own leadership.
Self leadership and as the role models we wish to be for the generations to come.
We consider: how might we better connect with living aligned with our values, connected to our ancestors and the whenua upon which we live.
Guided meditation
Connect with your inner wise woman, the archetype who is tuned into herself and gives zero @#$%s!
The medicine of cacao
Enjoy it woven into the day, connecting to pleasure from arrival through to a Cacao Somatics Session led by Irma.
Nourishing Kai
Share a plant-based, seasonal meal together, connecting and relaxing in community.
What’s included:
Opening Cleansing Ceremony
Guided Archetype Exploration
Oracle Card Wisdom
Reflective Journaling
Cacao Somatics
Healing & Sharing Circle
Nourishing Lunch
Mother Wound Healing Ritual
Closing Circle
The location
The retreat will be held in Ruapuke, a wild and beautiful coastal area, 20 minutes south of Raglan.
Nestled between rolling hills and native bush, this secluded space offers a peaceful, grounding energy — perfect for wāhine ready to reconnect with themselves and the whenua.
We'll be in a warm indoor space with time to enjoy the quiet magic of winter. A fireplace, shared kai, and soulful company will keep you cosy throughout the day.
🚙 Approximate travel times:
Hamilton – 45 min
Auckland – 2.5 hours
Tauranga – 2.5 hours
Rotorua – 2.5 hours
Exact address and what to bring will be sent once you’ve registered ✨
Rave reviews
Sarah, you are such an amazing facilitator. I feel so calm and grounded after listening to you.
You were so amazing, so brilliant, and you clearly really knew your content, and you really could articulate it because you were so familiar with it.
I'm so grateful to you for passing it on and for sharing it, I really appreciate having this framework.
Rhian
In Sarah's women's circle, I felt safe, supported, and embraced.
Sarah has a natural talent for creating a welcoming environment that meets each person where they are.
She is unafraid of silence and asks powerful questions that allow you to discover the answers that lie within you.
Thank you for a wonderful experience, Sarah.
Janelle
Women’s Empowerment Coach
Sarah’s circles are a safe place to come connect with like minded woman, share deep thoughts and be listened to.
Sarah has a unique gift of making others feel welcomed and connecting people to one another.
Her circles are amazing, the guided mediations and the oracle card readings allowed me to gain clarity and answers.
Georgia
Investment
includes all rituals, practices, lunch, and cacao
Early bird Ticket
$177
Full Price Ticket
$197
Limited spaces available for an intimate event
Your Guides
Sarah Sparkles
Sarah Sparkles is a passionate Holistic Life Coach dedicated to helping wāhine embrace their inner brilliance.
Sarah inspires a journey into fostering lives that truly spark joy. Her coaching is designed to help women cultivate thriving, conscious relationships, connect with their creativity, and discover newfound freedom and joy.
Clients praise her ability to lead them to transformative 'aha' moments, ensuring they feel heard, understood, and profoundly supported throughout their journey.
Irma Schutte
Meet Irma, founder of Mamamuti Cacao.
A former homeopath and lifelong wellness advocate, Irma has cherished pure, unprocessed cacao since the early 2000’s. For her, drinking cacao is a daily ritual that nourishes body, mind and spirit.
She’ll take you on a delicious adventure with cacao - a sensual, earthy invitation to slow down, tune in, and let your body remember just how good it feels to feel.
Tickets
© 2025 Sarah Sparkles. All rights reserved.
I acknowledge and pay respect to the mana whenua and local iwi Ngāti Māhunga where I live in Whāingaroa, Raglan, offering gratitude and humility that I may live upon and also be kaitiaki for this sacred land in Aotearoa, New Zealand.