A healing retreat based in nature is a powerful experience designed for deep rest, recovery, and personal growth. Discover why Maruia River Retreat is the ideal secluded luxury escape for mind and body renewal.

I am one with The Forest, and The Forest is with me.

I find myself chanting like a Jedi as I sit alone in a hot tub, bordered by a stand of native beech trees and the fast-flowing Maruia River. I have discovered forest bathing.

Okay, be honest: how much time do you spend indoors?

This can be a real challenge for people, and increasingly so with our jobs slowly being more and more sedentary; and the pandemic didn’t help. We all know that the outdoors can be revitalising but, why?