Simple, all-inclusive pricing
Everything at Journey Essence is all-inclusive — therapy, bodywork, yoga, meditation, accommodation and food, in one price. Prices in New Zealand dollars.
Retreat pricing
Three or five days, built entirely around you and fully inclusive.
Ultimate Bliss — Emotional retreat
$1,390 per person · 3 days / 2 nights
The Journey and the Enneagram, for emotional healing.
- Two Journey processes using the Enneagram
- Two ozone saunas
- One cranio-sacral or massage
- One Zyto Compass emotional reading
Ayurveda detox & weight loss
$2,150 5 days / 4 nights · 7 on request
A full panchakarma cleanse, tailored to your body type.
- A gentle fasting day, then panchakarma cleansing
- Meals for your body type, with cooking tips
- A royal treatment each day
- The Journey with the Enneagram, plus a Zyto reading
Couples retreat
$2,580 per couple · 3 days / 2 nights
Healing or pampering, for two. Five days from $3,200.
- Everything in the Ultimate Bliss retreat
- Bath oils and homemade chocolates
- A romantic three-course dinner with champagne
- Counselling on where to go next together
Extra nights $200 per person, including all meals, yoga and meditation. Airport transfer $60 one way. Couples 5-day from $3,200.
Day spa & sessions
For Christchurch locals — a complete reset in a single day, or a single session.
Bookings cancelled within 48 hours are charged a cancellation fee. Prices in NZD.
Questions, answered
You could say wellness, health, healing but the main speciality is emotional healing or emotional intelligence.. Body mind and soul will be attended to so you could say somewhat spiritual but even that has been abused. No matter what is going on – we will get to the core of the issue and you will leave lighter and more authentic in your being. If you know Gabor Mate – he calls his work compassionate enquiry – this is similar.
Anyone who has a serious illness and wants to understand why they got it
anyone going or gone through a relationship breakup
anyone dealing with grief from death of a loved one
anyone who is going through huge changes in life like saturn return or menopause
anyone who truly wants to get to the core of an issue being physical, emotional or spiritual
anyone who wants to know their true self, their higher self, their purpose or gift to the world
anyone who just wants to be cared for pampered and looked after with love and kindness
anyone who has just arrived in New Zealand and wants to see it without the baggage from home in presence, stillness & connection
Journey Essence (formerly Shunyata Retreat and Day Spa) is an intimate, one-to-one wellness retreat and day spa in Diamond Harbour, 45 minutes from Christchurch, led personally by Paru Clarke — with only one or two guests at a time. Essence is the truth of who you truly are – not the unconscious patterns that have been running you. Ask yourself – who are you truly? Here you will find your higher or true self and what you are here for in this lifetime.
We’re in Diamond Harbour, Banks Peninsula — 45 minutes from Christchurch, overlooking the ocean. 10 mins by ferry from Lyttelton where we meet you off the ferry. A hidden untouched paradise where the ocean sparkles like diamonds!
Yes. The Ultimate Healing Day is made for Christchurch locals who want a complete reset in a single day, and you can also come for a single massage or session.
Year-round by arrangement, with a seasonal closure from 1 June to 1 September. Email journeyessence@gmail.com to arrange your dates.
Your journey starts with a conversation
Not sure which is right for you? Tell Paru what you are seeking and she will help you find it.