Breath, sound, cold · New Zealand · November

Four hours changed the room.Four days changes the year.

A residential retreat with Freya McKernan and Taylor Sol. Friday to Monday, first weekend in November. The waitlist is open before anything goes public.

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An hour in, I knew

About an hour into our breath and sound journey last Saturday, I looked up. Forty people in the room, completely still.

That is not something you can manufacture. It happens when a group of people decide, together, to stop holding themselves together.

Taylor and I have run this five times now. Sold out every time. And sitting in that stillness, I had this overwhelming certainty that we are not finished. That four hours is not enough.

Because here is what happens. Something genuinely shifts in that room. Then it ends, you drive home, and Monday arrives exactly as it always does.

This retreat is the answer to that Monday.

Why four days

I have invested thousands of dollars going on retreat. Not for a nice weekend away, but because I was looking for something.

What came back with me was not a tan and a few good photos. It changed how I run my businesses. It changed how I am with my children. It changed how I show up for the people I love. And it held, long after I got home.

  • Friday You arrive still checking your phone Settle in, eat together, first breath session as the light goes.
  • Saturday Your shoulders come down Movement, cold, a long afternoon with nothing in it, then sound after dark.
  • Sunday You stop performing The deepest work of the four days, once your system believes it is safe.
  • Monday You leave with it still in you Slow morning, integration, and a plan for carrying it home.

This is the part four hours cannot reach. You cannot get to Sunday in an afternoon.

Everything is included

  • Daily breathworkBuilding across the four days, from gentle regulation through to deeper journeys.
  • Sound journeys with TaylorIncluding one full evening session, the format that has sold out five times running.
  • Ice bathsOptional every time, guided properly, with the breathwork to meet them.
  • Movement and restSlow morning practice, and long unstructured hours. The gaps are part of the design.
  • All mealsFully catered on site for the entire stay.
  • Your roomShared or private, both available.

The details

When
Friday to Monday, first weekend in November
Where
VENUE NAME, REGION
How many
Capped at 30 guests
Experience
None required, ever

Full venue details go to the waitlist first, before anyone else.

Before you ask

Do I need to be fit, flexible or experienced?

No. If you can breathe and lie down, you can do this.

Do I have to do the ice baths?

Never. Everything is an invitation, including that.

I am coming on my own. Is that odd?

Most people do. By Saturday nobody is on their own.

Can I pay in instalments?

Yes. Tell us on the form and we will sort it.

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We are releasing a small number of early bird places to the waitlist first, before general release. There really are only a handful. Your answers below shape what we build.