The Blue Lotus Experience
Kiss The Earth presents
A weekend of presence, serenity and connection at Mana Retreat Centre, Coromandel
27–29 NOVEMBER 2026
Experience the world of Blue Lotus
KISS THE EARTH RETREAT 2026
We’re beyond excited to take you on a journey into the world of Blue Lotus. A journey through meditation, movement, tea, sound, scent, ritual, wellness, music, dance, connection, community and peace.
Surrounded by native bush, mountains and expansive views, we’ll spend three days slowing down, drinking tea, moving, meditating and reconnecting — with ourselves, with nature and with each other.
You’ll learn the world of Blue Lotus and take home a lot of practical tools, meditation techniques and rituals to incorporate into your everyday life.
Join us to experience the magic of Blue Lotus.
Your Retreat Includes:
ACCOMODATION, FOOD, EXPERIENCES & PRODUCTS
✓ 2 nights at Mana Retreat Accommodation
✓ All Retreat Experiences from 27th - 29th
✓ Delicious Vegetarian breakfast, lunch & dinner
✓ Blue Lotus Tea ceremonies
✓ Free flow of Blue Lotus through the weekend.
✓ Blue Lotus education workshop
✓ Sound Journey & Dance ( Dj Set )
✓ Yoga, Meditation & Yoga Nidra
✓ Subconscious reprogramming techniques
✓ Beauty Gua Sha face massage.
✓ Lucid dreaming tips
✓ Visualisation Meditations
✓ Nature walking meditation
✓ Sauna & quiet introspective spaces.
✓ A serene Retreat Space
✓ Expansive views & lush bush walks
✓ Kiss The Earth Product Package valued at $500+
The Journey
learn, experience, move, rest, connect
Learn
Discover the world of Blue Lotus — its history, traditions, symbolism, botanical origins and traditional uses. Explore intention-setting, the subconscious mind, dream awareness and lucid dreaming.
Experience
Experience Blue Lotus through tea, scent, ritual, ceremony, sound and beauty. Explore the plant through your senses and through the rituals woven throughout the weekend.
Move
Reconnect with the body through yoga, intuitive movement, mindful nature walks and dance. Create space to move freely, express yourself and feel present.
Relax
Slow down and create space to simply be. Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Sound Journeys, sauna, bush walks and quiet time invite stillness, reflection and deep rest.
Connect
Come together through shared meals, open conversations, rituals. Meet like-minded people, create new friendships and reconnect with yourself and others.
Signature Experinces
Some of Our Events
THE BLUE LOTUS WORKSHOP
An immersive exploration of Blue Lotus — its origins, history, ancient traditions and use , symbolism, preparation and modern day use.
BLUE LOTUS TEA CEREMONIES
A sensory journey through Blue Lotus, tea, ritual and meditation. Slow down, gather to connect with the plant and yourself.
SOUND JOURNEYS
Beautiful voices and resonant instruments weave together, carrying you into ethereal realms of stillness and deep relaxation.
THE RITUAL OF BEAUTY
A sensory Celestial & Gua Sha beauty ritual through facial massage, scent and self-care.
THE INNER WORLD
Explore intention-setting, the subconscious mind and how to reprogram it, dream awareness through guided practices and meditation.
DANCE OF THE LOTUS
Dance, music and Blue Lotus Elixir — an afternoon to dance, have fun and celebrate.
TARA SANCTUARY
Morning meditation, stillness, mantra and presence in Mana’s private sanctuary.
Free $500 Product Pack
Take Your Ritual Home
Every guest receives a Kiss The Earth Product Pack valued at $500+, included in the retreat price.
- 1x Blue Lotus Euphoric Elixir
- 1x Euphoria Tincture
- 1x Limitless Blue Lotus & Lion's Mane
- 1x Celestial Face Oil
- 1x Lapis Lazuli Gua Sha
- 1x Blue Lotus Meditation Oil
- 1x Blue Lotus & Butterfly Pea Tea
- 1x Blue Lotus Petals
- 1x Blue Lotus Whole Flowers
About Blue Lotus
Awakening, presence, divine wisdom
Blue Lotus has been revered for thousands of years across ancient Egypt, Hinduism and Buddhism, as the flower of rebirth, intuition, spiritual enlightenment.
Across these ancient traditions, the blue lotus has been the symbol of purity, spiritual enlightenment, higher consciousness and divine wisdom.
Blue Lotus helps quiet the mind and bring us into the present moment, creating space to come back to our centre, reconnect with our own purity and remember our own inner wisdom.
Our Retreat Sanctuary
Mana Retreat Coromandel
A place for you to relax & renew
"Mana Retreat Centre is a Sanctuary nestled in the bush covered hills of the Coromandel Ranges. We are a registered charitable trust, established for the exploration and awakening of consciousness, the unfolding of our creative and healing potential and the realisation of our essential unity."
Octagon Workshop
A harmonious space for our workshops, surrounded by native bush and expansive views.
Tara Sanctuary
A peaceful private sanctuary where we’ll gather for meditation, stillness and morning rituals.
Nature & Views
Wander through beautiful bush tracks, breathe in the fresh air and take in the breathtaking views.
Nila Lleshaj
Your Host
Founder of Kiss The Earth
Hi, I am Nila. I am the founder of Kiss The Earth, a wellness and beauty brand inspired by the wisdom of Blue Lotus. I am a Blue Lotus Ceremony facilitator, Yoga Nidra and PSYCH-K® instructor, and designer, with 13 years of study and personal practice in Yogic and Buddhist philosophy, meditation and plant medicines.
My work integrates meditation, Blue Lotus and subconscious reprogramming, bridging mysticism and neuroscience through techniques that support nervous system balance and bring us back to presence.
My inner journey began in India in 2013, where I studied Yoga, Meditation, Yoga Nidra and Ayurveda, later deepening my studies in Buddhist art & philosophy, and Meditation through retreats, monastery practice and travels across India, Nepal and Thailand. Living in Bali opened the door to plant medicines, a path I continued exploring through New Zealand, the Amazon and the Andes. I trained in PSYCH-K® subconscious reprogramming, exploring techniques to change the subconscious mind.
I was drawn to Blue Lotus through my own visionary experiences, and the flower became a profound part of my life and journey. Through the wisdom of Blue Lotus and the pure consciousness it unfolds, I was guided into creating Kiss The Earth, sharing Blue Lotus through products, ceremonies and everyday rituals designed to elevate our daily lives, reset our nervous system and expand our consciousness.
Tsukasa
Retreat Assistant
Hi, I’m Tsukasa. I have been working for Kiss The Earth for about 3 years. I am also a Japanese Zen lifestyle guide and meditation practitioner.
Growing up in Japan, Buddhism, Japanese philosophy, Shinto, and a deep connection with nature were naturally woven into my everyday life.
Through Blue Lotus and meditation, I’ve reconnected with a deeper part of myself and felt my Japanese spirit awaken in a new way.
Inspired by my great-grandmother, Zen, whose name I carry, I hold deep gratitude for my ancestors and the spiritual presence I feel in nature. Through my practice, I share simple Japanese philosophies and rituals that invite us to slow down, be present, and reconnect with ourselves and the natural world.
Karen Hunter
Sound Journeys
Kāren Hunter offers expansive openings for the heart and mind through her exquisite musical gifts. Her sound journeys are delightful, tender and soothing and include medicine songs honed in a variety of ceremonial settings.
Kāren’s primary instruments are Voice, Guitar, Mandolin and Flute and these are complimented with handheld drums, bowls and bells.
As a veteran of the New Zealand music community her lengthy musical history includes over 15 original albums, New Zealand national tours and Festivals as well as international performances in Australia, UK, Europe, South America and the U.S.A.
Kāren has a Masters of Music degree from the University of Auckland where she also held a senior tutor role for several years from 2007-2010.
Begum
Yoga & Movement
Begum is an ICF-accredited Mindset & Wellbeing Coach, yoga and breathwork facilitator, retreat host and long-time explorer of practices that help us slow down, reconnect and come back to ourselves.
With a background in software product development and over a decade in the corporate world, Begum found her way into yoga, mindfulness, breathwork and somatic practices, eventually managing a retreat centre in Thailand and creating retreats and workshops that bring these worlds together.
Her relationship with Blue Lotus began when Nila and Matt introduced her to this beautiful and powerful plant. What started as curiosity quickly grew into a deep personal connection. She became fascinated by its ancient history and traditional use in ritual, relaxation and altered states of consciousness, and over time Blue Lotus became a meaningful part of her own rituals, retreats and workshops.
The Weekend
FRIDAY 4–5 PM → SUNDAY 2 PM DEPARTURE
FRIDAY · ARRIVE & SETTLE
Arrive at Mana from 4:00–5:00 PM, settle in and join us for a few of our opening Blue Lotus experiences.
SATURDAY · EXPLORE & EXPERIENCE
A full day of Blue Lotus workshops, rituals, movement, meditation, nature, dance and connection.
SUNDAY · INTEGRATE & RETURN
A morning of meditation, movement, nature, Blue Lotus rituals and shared experiences, followed by our closing ceremony and final lunch together before departure at 2:00 PM.
The full programme & schedule will be shared with guests privately.
Retreat Cost + Accomodation
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Early Bird Pricing
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Shared Room · Shared Bathroom
$1200 -
Shared Room · Ensuite
$1260 -
Single Room · Shared Bathroom
$1350
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Final Pricing
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Shared Room · Shared Bathroom
$1350 -
Shared Room · Ensuite
$1410 -
Single Room · Shared Bathroom
$1,500
*Early Bird pricing is available until 20 October 2026. After this date, final pricing will apply.
*All prices include the complete retreat experience, accommodation, vegetarian meals and your Kiss The Earth Blue Lotus Ritual Collection valued at $500+
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at support@kisstheearth.nz. We’re here to help and would love to hear from you.
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
Frequently Asked Questions
Mana Retreat Centre is located at 608 Manaia Road, Coromandel, surrounded by 360 acres of native bush. It’s approximately a 2-hour drive from Auckland or 2:20-hour from Bay of Plenty.
Everything is included — your accommodation, vegetarian meals, the full retreat programme, workshops, rituals, meditation, movement, sound journeys, ecstatic dance and all other retreat experiences. You’ll also receive a Kiss The Earth Blue Lotus Product Pack valued at $500+.
Mana serves fresh vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the retreat. Vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options are available with advance notice.
No. Mana is a strictly alcohol-free and drug-free environment.
Bring comfortable clothing for yoga and movement, warm layers for the evenings, walking shoes, swimwear for the sauna and bush bath, toiletries and anything else you personally need for your stay. A journal is also lovely to have.
Not at all. The retreat is open to all levels of experience. Whether you’re completely new or already have a personal practice, you’re invited to explore the experiences at your own pace.
Absolutely. You don’t need to know anyone else attending. The retreat is designed to create a warm, connected environment where you can meet new people and share the experience together.
Arrival is Friday 27 November from 4:00–5:00 PM. The retreat finishes after lunch on Sunday 29 November, with departure by 2:00 PM.
Yes. We'll share the full retreat programme with registered guests before arrival. We intentionally leave some space within the weekend for rest, spontaneity and simply being present.
Yes. If you'd like to share a room with someone specific, simply let us know their name when you register and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Our full cancellation and refund policy can be found in our Retreat Terms & Conditions.
We understand that plans can change. Because we make commitments to the venue, catering, facilitators and suppliers based on confirmed bookings, the following cancellation policy applies.
30 days or more before the retreat
You may cancel your booking and receive a refund of your payment, less a $100 non-refundable administration fee.
7–29 days before the retreat
You will receive a 50% refund of your booking payment.
Within 7 days of the retreat
Bookings are non-refundable.
