What to Expect
Life asks a lot of you.
Somewhere in the middle of it, rest becomes something you keep meaning to get to.
Restore is a weekend where you finally do, held in a peaceful, off-grid sanctuary at the foot of the Tararua ranges, with nothing to organise and no one to look after but yourself.
This is the first in the HEAL Retreat series: gentle, grounded weekends built around the science of gut health and the art of doing less.
Mornings are for learning.
Afternoons are for wandering, resting, and letting your thoughts settle.
Throughout, you'll be looked after with food and care designed to remind your body how good calm can feel.
Tara O'Malley
Tara is an Award-Winning Master Health Coach and PREKURE's 2025 Metabolic Nutrition Coach of the Year.
An autoimmune and mental health coach, facilitator and retreat host, she creates spaces where people can slow down, think clearly, and reconnect with what truly matters.
Known for her warm, grounded presence, Tara blends practical wellbeing education with reflection, conversation and connection. Whether she's guiding women through self-care and gut health or supporting coaches to clarify their goals and direction, her work is centred on making big ideas feel simple, achievable and human.
She is passionate about reminding our clever bodies how to heal themselves.
Meet Your Host
What's included
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All retreat sessions and facilitation, led by Tara O'Malley, Award-Winning Master Health Coach
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Guided gut-health teaching at the heart of the weekend
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Dawn bush walks and an optional cold plunge
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Gentle movement and evening meditation in the wharekura
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Time and space for rest, reflection, and integration
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Nourishing, gut-friendly meals and welcome drinks all weekend
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A personal "what next" gut plan and a take-home to keep the weekend with you
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Two nights' on-site accommodation in a beautiful twin-share whare
A small, supportive group, never more than 12 guests
The details
Dates:
Friday 19 – Sunday 21 March 2027.
Arrive from 4pm Friday; depart by 3pm Sunday.
Location:
Arete, Levin, Horowhenua.
A peaceful, off-grid, nature-based sanctuary at the foot of the Tararua ranges.
Accommodation:
Beautiful, comfortable twin-share whare with luxurious linens.
Group size:
An intentionally small group, a maximum of 12 guests.
Getting there:
Self-drive.
Transfers from Wellington or Palmerston North airports available on request.
Your weekend
Friday:
Arrive to welcome drinks and a nourishing dinner, and make labneh together to ease into the weekend.
Saturday:
An optional dawn walk and cold plunge, gut-health teaching in the morning, a free afternoon for rest and nature, then movement and meditation in the wharekura.
Sunday:
A slow morning to turn it all into your own simple gut plan, then a leisurely brunch and unhurried goodbyes.
Nourishment
Throughout the weekend you'll be lovingly fed with delicious, gut-friendly food designed for steady energy and calm digestion: indulgent, satisfying, and never restrictive.
It's a chance to feel how good supportive nourishment really feels, and to leave with simple, realistic ideas for everyday life.
All dietary needs are warmly catered for, just let us know in advance.
This is our one-time founding rate for the very first HEAL Retreat.
Future retreats are $1695
Reserve your place
What guests say
From my Fill Your Cup retreats at Arete, co-hosted with Rosenda Upton.
The next HEAL retreat
REPLENISH
12-14 November 2027 · Arete, Levin