Be Well - isn't it time to look after yourself?

You're so busy looking after everyone else - but who is looking after you?

We do.

We personalise Day Trips or Retreats in Rotorua for singles, couples and small groups.

Nourish mind, body and soul.
Breathe

Stretch

Be

Eat

Nourish

Massage
Play
Walk
Soak
Dream

Rest
Laugh
Shop
Chant
Chat
Soak some more

Stretch some more
Breathe some more
Heal
Sigh
Find peace

Be well.

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Look After Me collaborates with instructors, teachers, tourism operators and venues to bring you a Wellness Experiences, just about every day of the year.

Our 8 Day week runs from Sunday to Sunday. Come for a One Day Wonder or multi-day retreat.

Select the month that suits you best, but we'll personalise Wellness Itinerary for the dates that suit you.

We offer a range of self-care practices and wellness experiences to suit different lifestyles and budgets.

From yoga and meditation to sound healing, addiction support, nutraceuticals, forest bathing, Lakeside walks, beauty therapies, spa and massage, we cater a personalies experiece to foster holistic wellbeing within an inclusive and faith-friendly space.

Whether you're new to self-care, feeling a bit stressed or looking to deepen your practice, there's something here for everyone.

Come for a One Day Wonder Package or Multi-Day retreat.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Every week, we rotate through regular activities that nurture mind, body and soul.

Check the suggested programmes, which include access to our classes and workshops.

In between scheduled classes - we can tailor options for you personally or create special events for groups of 10 or more.

We have used our May 2025 Wellness Week to showcase typical options - but we personalise this according to your preference.

TYPICAL DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMME

Self-care Sunday Options

MEET: 9 am: Welcome, introductions and programme overview with Julia and the Look After Me team
STRETCH: 9.30 am Soulshine Yoga and breathwork with Nilamani Wright
HEAL: 11 am Sound Healing with Philip Chen (Tibetan bowls) or Carol (crystal bowls) - a relaxing, healing treat
EAT: 12.30 Shared lunch - BYO, Buy or Bring a plate
SOAK ME: 2.00 pm onwards with our spa partners. Purchase Spa Pass. Choose 4 star or 5 star options
STRETCH: 3 - 4 pm Beginner's Yoga Option with Bronwyn at Palmers

Look After Me...Me....Me... Monday Options

FLEX: 6 am, or 7 am Pilates with Paige or 8 am Pilates with Cherry
CREATE: 9 am - 2 pm Journal, Write and Doodle: for Arty, Crafties and writers - either BYO or get access to our on-line Writer's Classroom and Book coaches
EAT: 11.30 - 12.30 Mad Hatter Natter Chatter with Platters
LEARN: 2 - 3.30 pm Hormones and Women's Health Circle
STRETCH: 5.30 - 7 pm Yoga with Amy Jozwiak at the Hindu Heritage Centre or Nadine Prinsloo at the Polynesian Spa
STRETCH: 7.30 - 8.45 pm RunYoga with Sarah at St Luke's
SOAK ME: All day - 4 and 5 star options
MASSAGE ME: All day - choice of 7 types of therapeutic massage
HEAL ME: Tell us what you want and we match you with local practioners (eg reiki, mirimiri, energy healing, colour healing, access BARS etc)

NourishMe Tuesday Options

NOURISH: 9 am Breakfast with local chef, JuicePlus and the Community Garden Project
STRETCH: 10.30 - 11.30 am Steady as you go - for 50+ year with Aged Concern
DE-TOX: 12 noon Ionising Foot spas and learn about gentle 10 day programme with Julia & JuicePlus
WALK OR RIDE: 2 - 4 pm Group, Solo guided walks, forest bathing or cycling in the Redwood Forest
FLEX: Either 4.15 pm or 5.30 pm - Beginners Pilates with Cherry, or at 5.30 pm with Barry
STRETCH: 5.30 - 7 pm Hatha Yoga with Nadine at the Polynesian Spa
SOCIAL: from 5 pm at BaseCamp, Secret Spa, Redwood Forest
SOAK ME: All day - 4 and 5 star options
HEAL ME: Tell us what you want and we match you with local practioners (eg reiki, mirimiri, energy healing, colour healing, access BARS etc)
MASSAGE ME: all Day - choice of 7 types of therapeutic massage

Wisdome Wednesday Options

MOVE: 10.30 - 11.30 am For 50+ with Aged Concern
WALK: 12 - 3 pm Art, Lake and Sculpture Walk - Lakefront Rotorua or
WRITE: 12 - 3 pm Wee Write Inn. Story Tellers Tour of the Buried Village - includes access to our on-line Short Story Telling programme and Book Coaches
STRETCH: 5.30 pm - 7 pm Soulshine Yoga and breathwork with Nilamani Wright
SOAK ME: All day with our 4 and 5 star partners
HEAL ME: Tell us what you want and we match you with local practioners (eg reiki, mirimiri, energy healing, colour healing, access BARS etc)
MASSAGE ME: all Day - choice of 7 types of therapeutic massage

Healing Thursday Options

FLEX: 9.15 AM Beginners Pilates with Annie at Reform Pilates
NOURISH: 12 - 1.30 pm Lunch: with our local chef, JuicePlus and the Community Garden Project
DE-TOX: 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm - De-Tox - Ionising Foot spas and learn about our gentle 10 day programme
LAKES: 3 - 5.00 pm 5 Lakes Lunch and Tour
EAT: 5 - 6 pm Night Market
MEDITATE: 6.00 - 7.30 pm Ancient Yogic Wisdom and Meditation for inner peace with Kalaadivi, Barbara and Kavitha
HEALING CIRCLE: From 7.30 pm - around the fire (BYO instruments) - depends on group numbers
SOAK: All day with our spa partners
HEAL ME: Tell us what you want and we match you with local practioners (eg reiki, mirimiri, energy healing, colour healing, access BARS etc)
MASSAGE ME: all Day - choice of 7 types of therapeutic massage

Freedom Friday Options

FREEDOM FRIDAY: We connect you with your choice of practitioners, healers and therapies around Rotorua. Choose from various treatments (reiki, sound healing, energy work, councelling, naturopath, De-Tox, addiction support, beauty therapies and facials, spa and hot pools, hormone and wellness support, Medical Herbalist, rongoa Maori, mirimiri or romiromi (tradtional Maori healing), colour therapy, aromatherapy, flower essences, clairvoyance etc....) - we support you to choose options that are best for you.
FLEX: 9.15 AM OR 10.30 AM Beginners Pilates with Madelyn at Reform Pilates
AQUAFIT: 12.15 PM Aquafit class with Shari (Aquatic Centre)
MEET: 6.30 pm Welcome, introductions for our Weekend Programme, with Julia and the Look After Me team
CACAO HEALING CIRCLE: 7 - 8 pm Cacao, nutrition and Wellbeing circle with Dr Julia Anne
BE: 8.00 pm Stargazing and fireside chats
SOAK: all day with our Spa partners
HEAL ME: Tell us what you want and we match you with local practioners (eg reiki, mirimiri, energy healing, colour healing, access BARS etc)
MASSAGE ME: all Day - choice of 7 types of therapeutic massage

Self-care Saturday Options

FLEX: 8 AM or 9 AM or 10 AM Beginners Pilates with Paige at Reform Pilates
STRETCH: 11.30 am Look After Me Yoga with Amy, Sam or Nadine (depending upon numbers)
LUNCH: 1 pm Nutritious lunch from our community garden - meet locals and other visitors
INNER PEACE: 2 pm Mindfulness and walking meditation with Susannah (depending upon numbers)
LOOK AFTER ME MOMENTS ALL DAY OPTIONS: from 3 pm: We connect you with your choice of practitioners, healers and therapies around Rotorua. Choose from various treatments (reiki, sound healing, energy work, councelling, naturopath, De-Tox, addiction support, beauty therapies and facials, spa and hot pools, hormone and wellness support, Medical Herbalist, rongoa Maori, colour therapy, aromatherapy, flower essences, clairvoyance etc....) - we support you to choose options that are best for you.

Soulful Sunday Options

STRETCH: 9.30 - 11 am Soulshine Yoga and breathwork with Nilamani Wright
HEAL: 11.30 am - 12.30 pm Sound Journey with Carole Song of Sound or Phillip Chen
LOOK AFTER ME MOMENTS: from 11.30 am - Mind, body soul options (see Friday and Saturday for options)
- SOAK: Choose from 4 options
- HEAL: Choose massage and therapy options from our various practitioners
- WALK OR RIDE: Forest bathing, cycling, walking or 3 lake tours
STRETCH: 3 - 4 pm Beginner's Yoga Option with Bronwyn at Palmers
FAREWELL: Closing Ceremony with Look After Me and Wellness Teams

Read more about the launch of Wellness Week.

Why here?

Why now?

You need to make time for your own personal health and wellness journey.

If you don't make time, to look after yourself, then who will?

Treat yourself to a beauty therapy, spa, massage - or try something new.

Come find and be with your tribe, or be by yourself - we personale programmes for intraverts and extraverts.

You come, we look after you, that's what we do.

Who is Look After Me?

Look After Me was founded in 2011, originally as an accommodation network.

With a network of self-contained units, Bed and Breakfasts, holiday houses and Homestay rooms - Look After Me specialises in looking after women, aged 50 and over, travelling as singles, couples and small groups (up to 10 people).

Together with our hosts, we have looked after about 30,000 guests, in over 600 properties around New Zealand.

In 2018, Look After Me expanded to offer Experiences, like retreats, which utilise the accommodation. While our HQ was based in Dunedin, we created small, personal events like The Great Write Inn and the Wee Write Inn.

However, throughout the Covid Years (2020-2025), we re-evaluated how to better serve a changed world. We've moved into the Wellness Industry, specialising in personalised self-care.

With moving our HeadQuarters back to Rotorua at the beginning of 2020, Look After Me now has the privilidge and honour of combining events, retreats and accommodation through the shared use and care of the building that was named The Hindu Heritage Centre.

Here are some photos of recent events.....You'll see we are age, stage and faith friendly.

Photo gallery (above) from our recent full-moon Chakra dance with Nadine Yoga and DJ Twisted Kiwi. We only allow 25 - 40 people in any of our events, to allow the space for everyone to relax and unwind in their own personal space.

MEET OUR 'BE WELL' COLLECTIVE

Rotorua is New Zealand's premiere Wellness Destination with spa, massage and a supportive community of organisations, tourism operators, teachers and healers who collectively believe in preserving life through looking after body, mind and soul.

Our Wellbeing Community enjoys sharing knowledge to help people heal from emotional, physical or mental trauma, grief and stress.

Our Wellness Collective formed to offer effective practices to re-align and re-charge your energetic systems. In turn, this can make you feel healthier and happier.

Nothing beats the energetic uplift from experiencing the lightness and power of a healing community when we come together to share our collective talents.

Where are we?

225 Malfroy Road, Utuhina, Rotorua (not far from New World, on Old Taupo Road).

Nestled right near the heart of Rotorua is a sacred and special building.
It was originally built as a church, it has been a place of respect and worship for over 60 years....
In 2024, it was purchased, restored and redecorated by Guna Magesan, Gurukul Ltd and the Hindu Council of New Zealand, for the purpose of bringing the community together.
It is also the hub of Look After Me Headquarters - a wellness space for us all to enjoy. And since January 2025, we've had a Community Garden project.
It's a place where we promote self-care in nourishing ways proven to be good for mind, body and soul.

Need Accommodation?

Look After Me manages an accommodation network in Rotorua.

Through our selected and trusted partners, we have a collection of homestays, bed and breakfasts, holiday houses, suites, apartments, campervan spots, villas, condos, or whatever suits you and your unique style.
We cater for singles, couples and small groups.

Our 8 Day week runs from Sunday to Sunday. Come for a One Day Wonder or multi-day retreat.

Select the month that suits you best, but we'll personalise Wellness Itinerary for the dates that suit you.

All of our tickets are FREE No Obligation Enquiries. We co-create your ideal Wellness Experience including a decent place to stay, for a fair price.

ACKNOWLEDGING OUR FUNDERS, CO-HOSTS, PARTNERS AND PREFERRED SUPPLIERS

Our Look After Me Wellness Events, Personalised Retreats and Writer's Workshops are only possible because of the work of many people, working right throughout the wellness, tourism, events, creative writing and publishing industries.

We work together to deliver memorable soulfully aligned experiences, in our sacred space.

Our quest is to bring people and healers together.

We are grateful to our healers, teachers, leaders, staff, volunteers, suppliers, organisations, businesses and the unwavering guidance from our Shareholding Team, who support/ed our Look After Me Experiences Company with funding, logistics, risk-management, catering, venues, photography, marketing, either in-kind or as cash contributions or sponsorship.

Thank you to our original Look After Me Shareholders, partners and suppliers.

We are humbled to be working with Guna Magesan and the team at the Hindu Heritage Centre.

Look After Me loves creating, hosting or being involved in memorable, enjoyable events, workshops, wellness circles, personalised retreats and gatherings to promote personal self-care and wellness opportunities. Scroll down to check out our whole range of Experiences for 2025 and 2026.

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