Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre

Stay at KPP was one of the many highlights from our travel to New Zealand. KPP is a beautiful and magical place full of Aroha. From the beauty of the place itself to the delicious food and the great yoga classes, everything was nice and affordable. But the best was the staff, the volunteers welcomed us as family. Specially Inka, who will always bring in our hearts. The kindness and peace that we found at Kawai Purapura was beyond words. Great Yoga, great food, great people, affordable accommodations and the glow worms at night is a plus!

The beautiful unique souls that volunteer at the retreat. ..my loving freinds and staff that have made that amazing living loving sheltering piece of mother earth their home..preach love always and if necessary "use words" Namaste??

I have just done the Amma Silent Retreat at Kawai Purapura and I REALLY loved it. If you want to know where you stand in your life you should definitely do it. It gives a nice starting point and set the rhythm for future meditation. It was so nice to be surrounded by beautiful nature while meditating. Not only the retreat facilitators were amazing but the food prepared by the lovely woofers' team was too delicious to not mention it. It was really well organized and went smooth. I found what I was looking for, which is peace with whatever was going on inside. Silence and chanting have truly nourished and healed my soul. Thank you for organizing events like this one for the community. Love

This five stars is for the children’s holiday programme ‘Little Voices’. My son loves this holiday programme so much. He tells me what makes it special is that the minders are very kind and they don’t yell at children when they tell them off (he has encountered this at other programs). He feels safe at little voices and always comes back happy, relaxed, tired and in good spirits. This hasn’t been the case at regular holiday programmes, so thank you so much for providing such a nurturing environment for children ??

Thanks for creating this wonderful place to live. Love being tucked in the bush and yet so close to the city. Love the gorgeous cafe and all of the beautiful people that make such tasty food and make you feel so at home there. Love Wednesday night dharma classes and Saturday morning meditations with Zac and friends. Love Friday night Sound Healings and Sharmanic journies with Alyse. Love the divine Vegan community dinners onThursday nights. Met so many lovely people here. Super grateful and blessed to live in an environment with access to all these (and so many more) amazing possibilities. Thanks

I went to a Shamanic journey workshop there which said from 11am to 1pm of drums sound meditation experience. The drum that was played was very small and didn't make a powerful sound as it supposed to, it was only played for 15 min and the rest of the "journey" was just listening to the other people's experiences. The majority of people didn't share their journey because they probably had none. It wasn't enough time for that. When the drum stopped playing it was when most of people started to relax. Also felt "big egos" everywhere on this place. What a shame!

Excited to be back at KP working in this beautiful space makes me happy. Wonderful spiritual place for all beings. Can't wait for the Yoga festival to begin Fri 24 followed by Voices festival end March ... Om tat say

A gorgeous location, and so very many inspirational, well organised events.. All unique opportunities to unite with like minded people, learn and grow. My daughter and I look forward to the next Scared Earth Festival! All the best for all the amazing things yet to come.. I'm sure I'll be a regular!

I've just completed the first half of my 200 hour yoga course. The whole experience has been incredible, I have learnt so much, from the tutors, the environment, and my new friends without feeling under pressure. A real sense of looking after each other to further our knowledge cohesively. Thankyou

I've spent the last 3 weeks here volunteering for KP, much longer than intended. The retreat is very special place. Not only do they have a wide variety of classes and workshops but the staff, teachers and residents living here is what really sells the place. Its a proper community of intelligent, open-minded and talented people. They put their heart and soul into the land and its a very palpable feeling to be a part of, even for a short time.