Re-energise and re-connect your team through nature.
This full day retreat brings your team together through the mana of the maunga, with a programme to recharge away from the office, develop a strong sense of connection to nature and learn about the abundance that it can offer.
A full day beginning with a wild food foraging workshop, tasting experience and finishing with a mindful hike.
Duration: 7 hours
Group size: 6 - 16 people
$350 - $550pp (plus GST)
Programme overview
Foraging workshop with our expert, Ash Budd, 2 hours: Discover nutrient dense wild plants which help to strengthen your immune system and aid in harmonising our bodies and minds. You will discover the nutritional benefits, culinary, medicinal and survival uses of plants and 'weeds' as you wander.
Morning tea: Sample some foraged fare with some hot herbal tea.
Ancient forest highlights tour, 50 minutes: As we make our way into Maungatautari's Southern Enclosure, hear from Sanctuary Mountain staff about the birds and the bees, the flowers and the trees and what makes the conservation project at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari truly special as the largest mainland ecological island in the world!
Lunch: Buffet style lunch nestled in the bush, with the birds for company.
Mindful hike, 2 hours: Focus on being mindful in nature to destress, tune in to the rhythm of your intuition and reduce cluttered and unproductive thinking. Kylie will give your team all the tools they need to engage all their senses, and tap into the unconscious wilderness of our brain. This is a powerful way to destress, reconnect and promote divergent thinking.
Afternoon tea, 30 minutes: Light refreshments and hot drinks to conclude the day with some shared reflection.
Programme runs from 8.30am or 9am and finishes at 3.30 or 4pm.
NOTE: We are privileged to be able to run our wild food foraging workshops at Maungatautari - we do not harvest from Maungatautari.
What's Included?
2 hour foraging workshop with our expert Ashley Budd, complete with field notebook to take home
2 hour guided mindful hike
50 minute guided Ancient Forest highlights tour, by Sanctuary Mountain's expert volunteers
Morning and afternoon tea immersed in the bush
Buffet lunch with locally and consciously sourced ingredients
Mindful hiking quick tools pdf emailed to your team after the day
Our packages include on average a 15% - 20% conservation contribution to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari from your company
*All prices New Zealand dollars and GST exclusive.
More optional inclusions
Do you have your own external facilitator? Why not suggest a session with them at our bush boardroom following a 'walking primer' - a little more exciting than a four-walled room and whiteboard!
Give back to conservation: Is your team feeling fit and strong? Get hands on with giving back to conservation by lending a hand to the rangers by clearing monitoring tracks.
Testimonial - Cheal Consultants
How often do we take the opportunity to be mindful before racing off to the next meeting? In our world it’s unheard of, so to spend the day in the pristine environment of Sanctuary Mountain was an absolute privilege. A mindful hike and education session about the sanctuary, coming across the hidden #bushboardroom was a real delight. Nestled amongst the trees with the (at times very loud!) sound of native birds all around us, talking about the finances didn’t really compare! Kylie is a great host and passionate about her work and the food was amazing. Finishing the day with a foraging expedition and a unique afternoon tea (no grubs involved …) – we can’t recommend this highly enough.
Rebecca Hawke - CEO
Kylie Rae
Nature & Nosh owner Kylie Rae's love for the outdoors was cemented early in life, being brought up rurally in a tramping-loving family. After a couple of years spent hiking around the world, Kylie and her husband moved back to Aotearoa and set up Nature & Nosh Tours - a tribute to the two things they love most, hiking and food!
Not content to sit a desk day after day, Kylie forged her own path, creating meaningful experiences in the space where nature, science and wellbeing meet. With over a decade of experience in business management, conference and event organising, Kylie is focussed on designing and running corporate experiences for your company like no other; with wellbeing and nature at the core.
Ashley Budd
Elite ex-military operator and foraging expert Ashley Budd will help you understand the language of plants and rediscover edible weeds in your own backyard.
Connect back to nature and discover nutrient dense wild plants which help strengthen your immune system and aid to harmonise our bodies and minds in a busy life.
You will discover the nutritional benefits, culinary, medicinal and survival uses of plants and 'weeds' in town and in the bush; which will nourish your family and can also save on your grocery bill.
Say hello
kylie@bushboardroom.co.nz
Phone: +64 204 130 5060
