Restore in your element:
energised, capable and authentically you.

In Your Element Ocean & Yoga Retreat, 10-14 March 2027

In Your Element - Ocean Swim & Yoga Retreat

When: Wednesday 10– Sunday 14 March 2027 | Location: Domu Retreat, Abel Tasman, Kaiteriteri

You know that feeling of being in your element: clear, energised, keen to grow, and fully you. You also know how easily the demands of life, the stress of uncertainty and constant change can pull you out of it.

This is your invitation to follow that pull to go deeper. To immerse and recharge in nature, connect with like-minded people, and reconnect with what truly matters to you. 

Hosted by yoga teacher and somatic practitioner Freda Wells alongside ultra-endurance swimmer, speaker and ocean advocate Jono Ridler, In Your Element Retreat brings together yoga, ocean swimming, somatic practices, breathwork, mindset coaching, hot and cold therarpy, and immersive time in nature.

Set in one of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes, this is an opportunity to step away from the noise, come back to yourself, and reconnect with makes you feel most alive.

When we're in our element, we find our flow.

The Experience

  • Air: Yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to slow down and become more present

  • Water: Daily ocean swims in the crystal clear bays of the Abel Tasman

  • Earth: Coastal hiking and grounding somatic practice

  • Fire: Restorative sauna sessions, alongside mindset coaching with Jono to explore what you're capable of and how to meet challenge

  • Space: Guided reflection, meaningful conversation, exceptional food — and real space to simply pause and be.

The Setting - Domu Retreat, Abel Tasman

Domu is an intimate, premium property overlooking the ocean of the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Park— featuring a saltwater and magnesium pool, wood-fired sauna and outdoor cold shower for hot and cold therapy, spa, and yoga studio. Every detail has been considered.

The curated retreat is limited to 12 guests across 6 twin-share rooms, ensuring that the experience, teaching and conversation has the space it needs.

    • Wanting more clarity, energy and connection to your own intution

    • Navigating a transition, need a reset, or want to explore what you're capable of

    • Love ocean swimming

  • Earlybird from NZ$4,900 per person (twin share; private rooms available on request).

    Includes:

    • Accommodation

    • Nourishing brunch and dinner daily

    • All swimming, yoga, breathwork sessions

    • Workshops

    • Domu's facilities (salt water and magnesium pool, wood-fired sauna, spa and outdoor cold shower)

    • Optional group hikes

    • Transfer to and from Nelson Airport (timings TBC, additional costs may apply)

    Does not include:

    • Optional extras (such as massages at Domu)

    • Flights to and from Nelson

  • Jono Ridler

    Jono is an ultra-endurance swimmer, speaker, and ocean advocate. In 2026, Jono swam 1,367km down the length of New Zealand's North Island with a purpose: to raise awareness and mobilise 73,000 signatures to petition Parliament against bottom trawling. Finalist in SBN’s Transformational Leadership Award 2026. Fifteen-plus years of deliberately testing limits across world-leading expeditions, distilled into practical frameworks for building capacity and meeting challenge, in the water and in life.

    Embrace this rare opportunity to spend time with someone who has taken himself to the edge of human endurance — and learn directly from what he discovered there.

    Freda Wells

    Freda is a yoga teacher, Somatic practitioner and wellness coach. As a yoga teacher for over 10 years now, Freda is passionate about empowering people to develop their own yoga practice, a powerful tool to connect with intuition, agency and joy. Freda brings 20 years of experience curating thought-leadership events designed to inspire and inform us on issues that matter. Freda is the founder of non-profit Goodlife Collective.

Expressions of interest

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