The Restore Balance Retreat

During lockdown we wanted to be in the countryside. That's why Isi contacted many hosts on the wwoofing website. Nicky from the Restore Balance Retreat in the Motueka Valley got back to us and said that we could stay at her place for the whole lockdown period. It was really sad to say goodbye to Lynley and Josh but we figured it would be nice to be out of the city on a big property.

All in all we're 10 people here (plus Cora the dog). Nicky, the three of us, 4 Japanese guys (Tomomi, Atsuki, Tatsuki and Kay), Saïda from France and Philipp from Germany. Once a week every couple is cooking for everyone. It's quite fun to cook for everyone but also to eat what different people are cooking.
Four times a week we're getting yoga lessons from Nicky and opposite of the house there's a pretty river where we can relax and go swimming when it's sunny. We're also working a bit on the property to keep us busy during these times.Read more