Reset Your Nervous System &
Reconnect to Your Authentic Self
Supporting you to Cultivate Inner Peace, Balance & Clarity
Relieve Mental Pressure, Physical Tension, Suppressed Emotions, Stress & Anxiety
And Come Home To Your Authentic Self
Over the 4 days, you will be guided through deep transformative practices, breathwork, cacao ceremony, activations, physical movement, vocal expression, sound journeys, fire ceremony, laughing yoga, and so much more!
A weekend of deep healing, self-discovery, transformation, clearing out old energy and coming back to yourself.
When: 21-24 November, 2024
Where: Shambhala Retreat Centre, Takaka, New Zealand
Led by Liam Miko & Monique Carmela
An invitation to come home to your true self, to reset and clear out stuck, stagnant energy and experience true freedom and inner peace.
Release and Reconnect
Through the Power of Breath
In today’s fast-paced world, stress and tension can build up, leaving us overwhelmed, numb, and disconnected from our emotions. We're taught to suppress how we feel, to push through and just get on with it.
But where do these unprocessed emotions and stress go?
They become stored in the body as tension and stagnation, which can manifest as discomfort, stress, or a feeling of disconnection from ourselves.
Through the power of deep, connected breathing, you can move from the busy, burdened mind into the body — allowing yourself to fully feel, express, and release stored tension and emotions.
Breath is a potent medicine, enabling us to access our inner healing and return to a state of homeostasis. It acts as a bridge to the subconscious, allowing you to release deeply ingrained limiting beliefs and patterns that may be holding you back.
This frees up space for creative insights, clarity, inner wisdom, guidance, and even states of ecstatic bliss. In a world where we rarely have space to fully express the full range of our emotions — whether it’s rage, pleasure, grief, or joy — this journey offers a safe container to explore and release these feelings without judgment.
We work with Biodynamic Breathwork Trauma Release System developed by Giten Tonkov which combines conscious connected breath, movement, sound immersion, and vocalization to deepen your inner journey.
So whether you're new to breathwork or a ‘seasoned breather’, this practice will support you in awakening dormant parts of yourself ready to be felt, released, or integrated into your nervous system.
At Weekend Reset we will guide you through breathwork to support deep healing, transformation and reconnection to self.
By joining us at Weekend Reset you will experience…
A safe space to be and express your full yourself
Nervous system reset, learn to regulate your nervous system and come back into alignment so you can release stress, anxiety and move through overwhelm and challenges with more ease and greater awareness.
Release stagnant energy, suppressed emotion, stress, and tension, and cultivate Inner Peace, Balance & Mental Clarity
A sense of coming home to your authentic self
Community and deep connections with all who share the space, together we unite and experience the truth of who we are.
What’s Involved
A deeply healing and transformational nervous system reset and soul awakening awaits you...
Heart Awakening Ceremonial Cacao
We work with Peruvian Ceremonial Cacao, a sacred plant medicine that supports the reconnection to your sacred heart, opening you up to receive healing, wisdom and inner guidance. When paired with breathwork, cacao supports you in going deeper by relaxing your mind, offering a deep sense of support and gently opening your heart.
Cacao will support you this weekend by synchronizing you with your heart, integrating you mind, body, heart and spirit.
Biodynamic Breathwork
Breathwork guides you from your conscious mind into your subconscious mind and physicality where suppressed emotion is stored. Through deep, connected breathing you are able to heal and release stuck, stagnant energy and receive profound insights and clarity.
Over this weekend we will guide you through the 6 elements of breath offering supportive practices to guide you deep within yourself to heal, transform and RESET. There are three breathwork sessions over the weekend to support clearing and reconnection, awakening and embracing wholeness.
Yoga & Conscious Movement
Incorporating yoga flow, yin yoga and conscious movement throughout the weekend to support the body in unwinding tension, pain, knots and stuck energy. Through movement we support the release of trauma, stress and emotion by opening those areas of tension with compassionate curiosity and sweet surrender, not forcing, we simply tune in, feel and allow space for the energy to move and release.
Through releasing stuck energy you free up space and energy to revitalize your entire being and shift from survival mode to creation.
Sound Healing
Sound healing supports you in clearing negative, stuck or stagnant energy that is not serving you. We work with shamanic instruments - alchemy crystal singing bowls, didgeridoos, medicine drums and sacred healing chimes - to clear and realign your energy body and guide you deep within where healing, transformation and deep relaxation is possible.
Using the power of vibration to reveal deep insights and reconnect you to the truth of who you are, taking you on a journey into deep theta states, where healing, recovery and restoration of the cellular and energetic body is amplified.
Earthing
Reconnect to Mother Earth and learn practices that will support you in receiving her nourishment up from the earth, supporting you in feeling a deep sense of groundedness, support, safety, energy flow and relaxation. Reduces inflammation and promotes overall health and well-being.
Creating Internal Safety, Support & Trust
Exploring internal and external resourcing, felt sensation, breath and guided meditation to create internal safety, support and trust so when you leave this weekend, you know that you have all that you need within to support you moving forwards in life.
Meditation
Guided & silent meditation to allow space for integrating the energy that you are shifting and releasing allowing for lasting change. Allowing space to connect with and welcome all parts of you. Shifting from resistance to embracing life, welcoming in more joy, peace and bliss.
Investment
INCLUDES SHARED ACCOMMODATION & FOOD
$995
Retreat + Private Accommodation
$1195
Option to pay in 4 installments with Klarna
Meet Your Guides
Liam Miko
Breathwork Facilitator & Mentor
Liam Miko holds a deep, grounding, and calm presence, creating a safe, judgment-free space to fully feel and express the full spectrum of human emotions.
As a trained facilitator in Biodynamic Breathwork, Liam intuitively weaves his magic into the experience, using instruments such as didgeridoos, medicine drums, alchemy crystal singing bowls, and sacred healing chimes to support deep healing and transformation.
Monique Carmela
Trauma-Informed Self-Expression & Intimacy Coach
Monique supports her clients to Embody Their Authentic Self & Embrace Their Fullest Expression So That They Can Experience Great Love, Deep Connection, & Exquisite Intimacy In Their Life & Relationships.
Monique will be guiding you through Cacao Ceremony & Conscious Movement to shift stagnant energy, awaken your sacred heart, and support the rising of kundalini energy.
What others are saying
“The breathwork was absolutely transformational allowing me to release trauma, anxiety, energy that was stuck and holding me back in being and accepting myself as I am.
I learnt tools to help me regulate and release emotions which is helping me align with my life purpose. Monique and Liam have been exceptional in helping me feel safe in my vulnerability. Meeting others at the retreat was a major highlight, connections made were something that will stay close to my heart. Everything from the weekend stay with me forever.
Highlights: The breathwork tools, allowing me to release stuck energy; the deep shared connection; the food (delicious); the deep feeling of safety, support - beforehand, during and after retreat; the music; the location, being surrounded by nature; learning yoga and how to consciously move my body. I highly recommend this retreat and any work with Monique and Liam absolutely life changing!”
Rachel Curry
“My biggest takeaway from the retreat was actually what I was able to leave behind. I came away from the retreat feeling like a different person. But more like the RIGHT person.
I was able to release so much emotion and tension that I didn’t even know I was carrying. I had no idea how weighed down I was by my pent up emotion and trauma, that when I released it and left the retreat, I literally felt lighter. I was able to leave behind layers that were doing nothing but hold me back from being able to live my best authentic life.
I was able to refocus on what was important to me, how I wanted to live my life, and how I could make the most out of this life. In the weeks after the retreat I have been able to refocus and make big choices that feel right for me and that will enable me to live a happier and healthier life for both myself and my daughter.
The whole retreat experience, and the breathwork practices, are completely invaluable for me. It is something that I will definitely revisit throughout my life as a tool to support my mental and emotional well being.”
Melissa Banks
"Best three days of my life - that sounds like an exaggeration but I really mean it!
Taking the time to invest in myself and connect back to my roots was so incredible - I feel like I know myself just a little bit more. Monique, Liam and Theo create an incredibly safe environment for you to dive into trauma that needs to be understood - by you. They will give you the space and tools you need to begin your journey of healing.
When life is so busy and society is all backwards it is spaces like these that we need in our lives to remind us what is actually IMPORTANT. I had never done any of this kind of work before but I felt so safe and supported to just jump in the deep end and give it all a go with an open heart and mind.
Theo is a treat you didn't know you needed, he is going to be the most intuitive human in the world haha. Don't think, just BOOK! You will receive so much from the experience guaranteed!"
Tyler Jones
Testimonials
Alan O’Brien
I am able to better understand the resistance I feel to challenges
Shown that I can access a safe place in my body to feel my emotions
I've gained hope again in my breathwork journey
Nadine Mehlis
Over a long weekend, in a small group, I found my way from the ego back into the heart during the Breathwork sessions, cocoa ceremonies, Yin and Kundalini Yoga sessions. I felt well taken care of during each session. They created a wonderful space. After the retreat I returned to my everyday life much more relaxed, at peace and confident.
Astiana Trouland
My biggest takeaway from the retreat was the time in space I allowed myself to fully feel. Feeling into all of my emotions without judgment helped release anger, hurt and ecstatic bliss. Making noise, sound and movement meant being witnessed in my fullest expression! It was the home coming to my body that I needed after a bumpy beginning to the year!
Rowena Connolly
Monique and Liam have such a beautiful energy full of love, kindness & no judgment. They create a space of peace, mindfulness, connection & absolute safety. This retreat has taught me so many things about myself, so many layers that I have to work on & layers that have already lifted. I have learnt practices to continue on my journey which I have been doing since leaving that amazing weekend. Thank you to you both for offering this essential experience to help people help themselves. You both are very special humans. I can’t wait to be on my next journey with you again.
Cathie Coops
Absolutely amazing retreat!! Connecting with like minded people and sharing this journey is something that will stay with me forever. Knowing that I was fully supported in my breathwork journey allowed me to release so much stored trauma/energy from my body. The sound healing from all the different instruments was absolutely divine and brought a whole new level of feeling and healing in to each session.
My biggest takeaway was finding/knowing how strong I really am, that I need to trust and believe in myself more and knowing that no matter what is happening I am strong enough to get through it and that I am on my right path 🙌💜
Clarity Henderson
The breathwork retreat with Monique and Liam was held in a wonderfully supportive way, allowing each participant to travel their own path while the group energy was facilitated by very experienced and knowledgeable hands. For myself having a first experience with both cacao and breathwork, I discovered that I was able to move a lot of energy blocks that have been holding me back. It was a wonderfully safe environment to be in. Loved the Yurt as a workshop space and having access to such a divine river was a blessing. Thank you.
ARE YOU READY TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC FOR YOURSELF?
Accommodation
Shambhala Retreat Centre, Takaka
21-24 November, 2024 | 4 days & 3 nights
Come and be immersed in Nature and discover your Nature Within. Shambhala is situated along the coastline in Takaka, with beach access. The atmosphere is peaceful and spiritually inviting and has a calming energy that supports the inner journeying and healing nature of our retreats.
Rooms are shared.
Private Cabins Available at additional cost.
If you are planning to fly into Nelson Airport, we can help you organise transport from Nelson to Takaka
Delicious & Nourishing Meals
Breakfast: Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Continental breakfast of muesli, fresh fruit, toast & spreads, chia pudding, and coconut yogurt.
Lunches: Friday & Saturday
Dinners: Thursday, Friday, Saturday
A selection of hot and cold vegetarian dishes, hearty vegetarian soup, soulful curry and coconut rice, fresh salads, and sourdough.
Snacks & selection of tea.
Retreat + Shared Accom $995
Retreat + Private Accom $1195
Transformational Tools
Ceremonial Cacao
Cacao supports you to
Calm the nervous system and alleviates stress and depression
Heal heartache and emotional wounds
Receive support and inner guidance
Open your heart to receive unconditional love, self-acceptance and compassion
Increase energetic flow, relaxation, mental clarity and focus
Biodynamic Breathwork
Breathwork supports you to
Heal trauma and core emotional wounds
Release stress and anxiety
Regulate your nervous system, allowing you to flow with your emotions
Experience inner peace and balance
Release limiting beliefs, habits and unhealthy patterns
Increase energy levels, motivation and mental clarity
Reconnect to your authenticity
Sound Healing
Sound healing supports you to
Heal your mental, emotional, physical and energetic bodies
Release stress and anxiety
Take you into deep trance states where you can receive powerful insights
Experience deep states of peace and relaxation
Release limiting beliefs, habits and unhealthy patterns
Cleanse your energy and release energy that is not yours
Reconnect to your intuition and higher self
FAQs
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Check-in Thursday, 21 November from 2pm. Opening ceremony to begin at 4.30pm
Check-out Sunday 24th at 1pm.
Location:
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Weekend Reset is open to all.
This retreat is open to all levels of experience whether you’re completely new to everything we offer (breathwork, cacao, meditation, yoga, spirituality) or whether you have a lifetime of experience. We do our very best to meet you where you are at on your journey.
Everything we offer is an invitation and you can take it at your own pace. If you have any concerns or need additional support, reach out.
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Cancellation Policy
Full refund minus $350 non-refundable deposit will be given up to October 31st, 2024
No refund from November 1st, 2024
