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Journey Essence Retreat & Day Spa
About

You will be guided by Paru

Paru Clarke — whose name means Fire of Love — has spent 30 years helping people find their way home to themselves, one or two guests at a time.

Paru Clarke, founder of Journey Essence retreat and day spa
Paru's story

A lifetime of finding the way home

Paru is a Kiwi who came home after 27 years travelling the world. Her own wake-up call, 20 years ago, set her on a path of healing — and she opened Shunyata because she would have loved a place like it herself.

She has studied deeply in India, Australia and Bali, and brings 30 years of lived experience to every guest. She helped bring The Journey method to New Zealand in 2005. She travels often to stay current with the best in health, healing and spirituality — and what she loves most is simple: helping people find their true selves.

Why live an ordinary life when you can live an extraordinary one?

Paru Clarke
How Paru works
Training & credentials

Qualified, and always learning

Three decades of training across The Journey, Ayurveda, bodywork and counselling.

  1. 2005

    Brought The Journey to New Zealand

    Paru helped establish The Journey method in Aotearoa.

  2. Journey

    Qualified Journey therapist

    Australian trained.

  3. Bodywork

    Cranio-sacral & massage therapist

    Australian and Indian trained.

  4. Ayurveda

    Ayurvedic therapist

    Indian trained.

  5. Yoga

    Yoga teacher

    Indian trained.

  6. Counselling

    Relationship counsellor

    Australian trained.

  7. Energy

    Reiki master & reflexologist

    Reflexology trained in Bali; AromaTouch with doTERRA.

Why live an ordinary life when you can live an extraordinary one?

  1. Just you — one or two guests at a time

    The opposite of a group programme. Every moment is built around you alone.

  2. The root cause, not the symptom

    The Journey method, the Enneagram and Ayurveda go beneath the mind to where real change begins.

  3. 30 years of lived experience

    Paru helped bring The Journey method to New Zealand in 2005, and has guided people one-to-one ever since.

  • 30 years of lived experience
  • 1–2 guests at a time
  • 45 min from Christchurch
  • 2005 The Journey came to NZ

Come and meet Paru

The best way to know if this is right is to talk. Tell Paru a little about what you are seeking.

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