Align — Kimi Ora Eco Resort, Kaiteriteri, Nelson Tasman
four days at kimi ora
A Lifestyle Medicine Retreat for Women in Medicine
- Dates
- 29 October – 1 November 2026
- Length
- 4 days
- Group
- Maximum 15
- Price
- $1,750 NZD
- Availability
- Fully booked
What this is
Four days of clinical education and self-care for women in medicine, at Kimi Ora above Kaiteriteri Beach. Fifteen places. The premise is that rest is a treatment, which is easy to tell a patient and much harder to accept yourself.
What we cover
- The science of habit change
- Evidence-based nutrition
- Movement and yoga
- Stress and nervous-system regulation
- Sleep
- Social connection
- Values and purpose coaching
A day, twice over
friday and saturday run the same shape
- 6.00Mindful movement
- 7.30Meditation, breathwork, journaling
- 9.00Hatha yoga
- 10.15Lifestyle medicine workshop and coaching
- 12.30Catered lunch, then free time
- 14.00Lifestyle medicine workshop
- 16.00Yoga Nidra or guided sauna
- EveningDinner and community
The four days
Thursday
Arrival
An evening welcome and nothing else. Most people arrive straight off a shift.
Friday
The first full day
Movement before breakfast, workshops through the middle of the day, Yoga Nidra or sauna before dinner.
Saturday
The same shape again
Repetition is the point. Two days of one rhythm is where the nervous system starts to believe it.
Sunday
Integration and closing
A morning session on carrying this back into a working life, finishing by 12.30 so you can travel.
Included
- Thursday evening welcome session
- All learning sessions and wellbeing workshops, Friday and Saturday
- Sunday morning integration and closing ceremony
- Full access to the spa facilities
- Morning tea and catered lunches
- A curated goody bag
- The 10-week Reboot Your Health online course, valued at $389 NZD, valid until 1 November 2027
Arranged separately
- Accommodation at Kimi Ora, booked directly with the resort
- Dinners at the resort restaurant
- Flights and transport to Nelson
- Travel insurance, which we strongly recommend
Who holds it
both of them still practise
Dr Marissa Kelaher
Medical doctor, co-founder
NZ-trained doctor working in integrative and preventative medicine, and co-founder of Your Lifestyle Medics. Her practice is women’s health, nutrigenomics and longevity.
- Integrative medicine
- Women’s health
- Nutrigenomics
- Longevity medicine
- Preventative care
Dr Morgana Woolhouse-Williams
Rural GP, yoga teacher, coach
Rural GP, trained yoga teacher and mother. She takes the yoga, breathwork, meditation and coaching sessions.
- General practice
- Hatha yoga
- Breathwork
- Meditation
- Nervous-system regulation
How we work
four things we hold to
Science with soul
Lifestyle medicine with an evidence base, taught by people who use it.
Sustainability
Changes that survive a night shift. Nothing that needs you to be perfect.
Integrity
We say what a retreat can do and what it cannot.
Connection
Fifteen women who already know the job.
The place
kimi ora eco resort
“Kimi Ora” means to seek wellness in te reo Māori.
Twelve hectares of native bush above Kaiteriteri Beach, minutes from Abel Tasman National Park. Heated indoor and outdoor pools, spa pools and saunas. Continental breakfast comes with every room.
- 12 hectares of native bush
- Views over Kaiteriteri Beach
- Heated indoor and outdoor pools
- Spa pools and saunas
- Minutes from Abel Tasman National Park
Where you'll stay
Rooms are booked directly with Kimi Ora Eco Resort, not through us. Continental breakfast comes with every room; full spa access is part of the retreat.
Kaiteriteri and the Abel Tasman
Getting there
how you actually arrive
Fly into Nelson, then roughly an hour by road to Kaiteriteri. Flights and transport are not included, and we do not arrange them — book them once your place is confirmed, not before.
Accommodation is booked directly with Kimi Ora Eco Resort and is separate from the retreat fee. Do that as soon as you have a place: the rooms are not held for us.
Travel insurance is strongly recommended. The cancellation terms below are ours; they do not cover your flights.
Before you ask
the questions we get
- Who is it for?
- Women in medicine, and only women in medicine. That is the whole premise — it removes the part of the week you would otherwise spend explaining the job.
- What does $1,750 NZD actually cover?
- The programme: every session Thursday evening through Sunday midday, full spa access, morning tea and catered lunches, a goody bag, and the ten-week Reboot Your Health course. Not accommodation, dinners, or travel.
- Is accommodation included?
- No. Rooms are booked directly with Kimi Ora Eco Resort. Continental breakfast comes with every room.
- What if I have to cancel?
- Cancel 14 or more days before the retreat for a full refund, less a 3% processing fee. Within 14 days of the retreat, bookings are non-refundable. Non-attendance without cancellation is non-refundable.
- Dietary requirements?
- Asked for at booking, along with an emergency contact. Anything you tell us there reaches the kitchen.
- How much of it is compulsory?
- None of it. The schedule is what is offered, not what is required — sleeping through a morning session is a legitimate use of the retreat.
- Does it count toward CPD?
- We are confirming this — emailmarissa@yourlifestylemedics.comand we will tell you straight.
this one is full
All 15 places are taken. We run one retreat a year — the list below is how you hear when the next dates go up, and it is the only thing we use your email for.
Cancellation
- Cancel 14 or more days before the retreat for a full refund, less a 3% processing fee.
- Within 14 days of the retreat, bookings are non-refundable.
- Non-attendance without cancellation is non-refundable.