Who This Retreat Is For?

This retreat is for you if you are longing for connection that feels real, slow, and grounded, rather than rushed, performative, or outcome-driven.

It is for those who are curious about relating from presence rather than expectation, who value emotional safety, consent, and authenticity, and who are open to meeting others — and themselves — with honesty and care.

This space welcomes people who are comfortable with gentle exploration, shared silence, embodied experience, and conscious connection, whether you come single, curious, open-hearted, or simply wishing to deepen your relationship with yourself.

You do not need to be experienced in spiritual practice, movement, or group work — only willing to arrive as you are.

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Spiritual Slow Dating - A Day Retreat in Conscious Connection - Journeying from “I love you” to “I see you”  is a consciously held space, created from a shared vision and intention.

You are warmly invited and welcomed into this unfolding co-creation, where nothing is required of you, nothing is forced, nothing needs fixing and where there is no need to think or perform.

We acknowledge and honor that choice creates safety, presence invites connection, and wholeness comes first. From this place, you are invited to feel your own presence — your essence — and to allow organic connection and co-creation to arise naturally.

In this space, there are no expectations and no searching for someone. There is nothing to figure out and nothing to judge. Connection between two people is approached as presence meeting presence, without an outcome to reach or a role to play. It is a way of relating that invites authenticity, awareness, and meeting from being rather than from need.

As attention gently turns inward, we reconnect with ourselves first. From this inner awareness, balance and strength can emerge without effort. The space is held in a relaxed and grounded way, allowing intuition to guide the experience and creating safety through as much non-judgement as possible.

Here, connection may arise — or it may not — and both are equally welcome. One of the deeper invitations of this gathering is a subtle shift in perception, from “I love you” to “I see you.” - with your light and shadows, your radiance and their flaws, without needing anything to be different.

For conscious relating and emotional safety, there are no expectations of outcome, no pressure to choose, and no attachment to results. Instead, joyful movement, gentle interaction, and moments of shared silence are woven into the experience, allowing sensation, presence, and awareness to guide what unfolds.

Astrology may be present as a tool rather than a rule, offering reflection without definition. The focus remains on intention and presence, not on what we believe should happen. In this Spiritual Slow Dating space, you are invited to slow down, retreat into your heart and soul, and meet yourself first.

From that place, connection may arise — or it may not — and whatever unfolds is welcomed as it is.

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What to Expect?

This day retreat is gently facilitated and spaciously held, with a focus on presence, safety, and conscious connection. There is no pressure and no awkwardness — everything offered is invitational, and choice is honoured throughout the day.

You can expect a slow, grounded flow that includes:

• A welcoming arrival and opening gathering, with sage cleansing, gentle drumming, and shared agreements around safety, consent, non-judgement, and freedom of choice
  
  

• A guided inner journey to support grounding, steadiness of the heart, and connection with self before connection with another
  
  

• Free, joyful movement as a way of expressing aliveness and embodied presence, without structure, pairing, or observation
  
  

• Guided, then Quiet, shared presence practices in circle, exploring attunement, soft awareness, and sensing others beyond words 

• Nourishing, vegan/vegetarian lunch included
  
  

• An introduction to astrology as a tool for self-awareness in relationships, focusing on themes of love, emotional needs, and partnership — offered as orientation rather than interpretation. You will take home your astrological chart focused on relationships along with your ability to read and interpret it as your life experience unfolds.
  
  

• Intuitive resonance exploration using symbols such as crystals, cards, or objects, inviting noticing without expectation, pairing, or outcome
  
  

• A restful, yet intentional listening space with a recorded Alan Watts offering on conscious relationship, allowing reflection without discussion
  
  

• An open, unstructured connection space, where conversation, silence, movement, or rest can arise naturally
  
  

• A soft closing gathering to complete the day together, with optional sharing, gratitude, and sound
  
  

There is no expectation to perform, impress, pair up, share personal stories, or arrive at any particular outcome. You are welcome to participate at your own pace, step back when needed, and honour your own rhythm.

And again, connection may arise — or it may not — and both are equally welcome.

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Meet your facilitators:

Diana Maties - Life Light NZ

www.lifelight.co.nz

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Diana Maties, founder of Life Light NZ.. her healing work is devoted to creating safe, grounded spaces for reconnection — with self, with the body, and with inner truth.

Diana’s work includes Reiki and Chakra alignment energy work, Usui Reiki Training, Aromatherapy & Reflexology, Intuitive Energy readings, Channeled Guidance, Sound Baths and Sound Healing Journeys, as well as heart-centred group facilitation and conscious ceremony. These practices are woven together intuitively, guided by presence, listening, and respect for each person’s unique rhythm.

Her approach is not about fixing or directing, but about supporting the nervous system to settle, awareness to deepen, and self-trust to return. Through energy work, sound, touch, and gentle guidance, Diana helps create conditions where people can soften out of urgency and into a more embodied, steady state of being.

With 10 years of experience holding both individual healing sessions and group spaces, Diana places strong emphasis on safety, consent, choice, and non-judgement. From this foundation, intuition becomes clearer, boundaries feel more natural, and connection — with self and with others — can unfold without pressure.

This Spiritual Slow Dating retreat reflects the essence of her healing work:
supporting conscious connection through presence, steadiness, and a return to wholeness.

Kirisha Buckman - Venusian Astrology and Reiki

Astrologer • Reiki Healer • Intuitive Reader • Heart-Centred Space Holder

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Kirisha brings a deeply relational, heart-led presence to the space, weaving astrology, awareness, and gentle humour into a grounded and compassionate field of connection. With Venus as her ruling planet, exalted in Pisces, love, empathy, and soulful relating sit at the core of her being. 

As an astrologer, Kirisha approaches astrology as a language of reflection rather than definition. It is offered as a tool for self-awareness in relationships — illuminating emotional needs, patterns of connection, and the ways we love — without prescribing who we should be or how connection must unfold.

Kirisha is a natural space holder, known for her ability to create environments that feel emotionally safe, non-judgemental, and softly held. She brings warmth, sensitivity, and depth, while also allowing room for lightness, laughter, and shared humanity. Seriousness is never forced — sincerity and play are equally welcome.

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Day-Retreat Location:

This retreat takes place at the Life Light NZ space, rural north Auckland, 73 Mick Dillon Rd, 0873 Auckland — a peaceful, nature-held sanctuary nestled within an orchard, just outside the pace of everyday life. Surrounded by open land and mature trees, the space offers a sense of quiet grounding and gentle containment, inviting the nervous system to settle and the breath to slow naturally.

Old, wild trees — birch, willow, magnolia, fig, and plum — stand as quiet guardians of the land, creating an atmosphere that supports presence, reflection, and organic connection through birdsong, fresh air, and open skies.

If the weather invites us indoors, we will gather more closely inside our 10m × 3m tiny home, a warm, intimate space that holds the group together with simplicity and ease. Whether outdoors among the trees or indoors in shared closeness, the environment remains an integral part of the retreat spirit, supporting connection, safety, and a sense of being held.

Again: Nourishing lunch and snacks provided; Please bring yoga mat, pillow and blanket for your comfort.

With much love and gratitude,

Diana & Kirisha