Shunyata Retreat and Day Spa – for Yoga Retreats
New Zealand Yoga Retreat
Testimonials from Happy Shunyata Retreat and Day Spa clients
I have found that the week doing a yoga retreat with you Paru has truly addressed like never before, my knee issue and I don’t feel I need a cartilage operation anymore. Thank you for the exercises I will keep them up
Paru was trained in India by an amazing teacher who worked with Iyengar’s daughter and whose yoga book was underwritten by the Indian Government, specialising in using yoga to heal body issues like sore knees and backs. When Paru first opened Shunyata 17 years ago, she just wanted to get people to start or restart yoga again for the health benefits as we go into old age – and nearly everyone is taking up yoga.
NZ Yoga Retreat

Meditation
Shunyata means quiet mind and this is what truly happens here. We question the mind as per Byron Katie and then with the enneagram and The Journey method – we get a truly quiet mind with meditation in the evening and Satsang (meeting in truth) in the mornings.
Many people feel they can’t meditate; the western mind finds it hard to be still. Paru started with active meditations, dynamic in the morning, kundalini shaking in the afternoon, and went on to do many dance meditations.
The most important part of meditation is that the mind has some stillness in order to gain clarity. Here at Shunyata, most evenings we will sit with a beautiful guided meditation that truly teaches the mind to be still. Maybe we need to dance before, maybe you need to let go of all that stuck energy in the body and be dynamic – whatever your needs, we will address them. Recently, Paru returned from USA and India with amazing news meditations from world renowned teachers. Osho always said – life can become a meditation when we are present.
There is nothing more peaceful and nourishing than sitting with the birdsong as the sun melts on the mountain behind, Paru cooking a delicious feast in the kitchen as you come to a blissful stillness after a day of true opening.
