Hā Ora Day Retreat: 6 Week Habit Change Challenge

Hā Ora – Quit Smoking Retreat & 6-Week Support Challenge

A free Māori led programme to help you quit smoking and reclaim your wellbeing. We want to show you what’s possible — your value, your worth, and your ability to do new and hard things, even when they feel impossible.

Brought to you by Hā Habit and Hāpai te Hauora.

“You’ve tried before. Now you’re ready for something deeper.”

📍 Key Dates & Locations

1-Day Retreat (Kick-Off):
🗓️ Saturday 31 May | 🕙 9:30am – 5:00pm
📍 Ridge Country Retreat, Tauranga

Keep Going! Midway Motivation Hui:
🗓️ Saturday 21 June | 🕚 10:00am – 11:00am
📍 Pacifica Café, Papamoa

Celebration Event:
🗓️ Saturday 15 July | 🕛 11:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Mocha n More, Toorea Street, Papamoa

💨 What to Expect

This kaupapa is designed to help you reset — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — using breath, wairua, and connection.

This experience unfolds over six weeks, starting with a powerful one-day retreat to set the foundation for lasting change. It’s a welcoming, non-judgemental space where you’ll be supported, pampered, and surrounded by other amazing humans on a similar journey.

We’ll be gathering at local cafés to enjoy delicious kai — with mid-morning tea provided during the midway encouragement hui for connection and motivation, and a celebratory lunch to honour your progress at the final event.

During the 1-day retreat, you’ll experience:

  • Whakawhanaungatanga at Kaiate Falls (weather dependent)

  • Breathwork + nervous system regulation to release stress and cravings

  • Nutritious kai + mineral spa soak to relax and nourish

  • A guided overview of the 6-week challenge and what to expect

  • A free Hā Tool to support you throughout the journey

You’ll leave with a plan, support systems, and tools to begin your transformation.

🧱 The 6-Week Challenge Includes:

  • Weekly emails + text check-ins

  • Habit change resources + reflection guides

  • A free Road Map to Habit Change PDF to complete

  • Peer support + an accountability partner

  • Optional Habit Share app to track wins and progress

  • A mid-point & final celebration to reflect and honour your progress

🙋 What’s Expected of You

This kaupapa is for those who are genuinely ready to try something new. You don’t need to be perfect — just committed to showing up, learning, and giving it a go.

By signing up, you agree to:

✅ Attend the full 1-day retreat and both support events
✅ Complete a simple pre-survey and post-survey
✅ Read the Road Map to Habit Change PDF before the retreat
✅ Participate in weekly check-ins and use the resources provided
✅ Try your best for 6 weeks — even if you slip up

Real change takes courage, consistency, and compassion — not perfection.

Too many people feel like they’ve failed just because they slipped up. That belief — that they’re not strong enough, not disciplined enough — is what stops them from continuing.

We’re here to change that story.

Some of the most powerful breakthroughs happen right after a slip-up. That moment isn’t a reason to give up — it’s an opportunity to pause, reflect, and try again with more clarity and wisdom.

Every time you return to this journey, you’re building strength, trust, and deeper commitment to your hauora.

We're here to support you in rewiring your automatic responses — patterns built for safety and comfort. Smoking may have served a purpose once, but that purpose has passed. Now, you're building something new — a life where you no longer need that old coping mechanism.

“Relapse is not failure — it’s feedback.”

🛫 What You’ll Learn Over the 6 Weeks

The 6-week challenge is more than just a container for change — it's a learning block. When we commit to a challenge, we tend to show up more fully. This format helps us build consistency, stretch our edges, and reflect on what works for us.

These 6 weeks are not the end — they are a starting point. We encourage you to repeat this process again and again, fine-tuning your habits a little at a time, in a way that feels sustainable and true to your lifestyle.

You’ll be guided to see your patterns clearly, build resilience, and practise showing up for yourself, even after a fall. And when you need rest, you’ll rest. This is a beautiful process to carry with you for life — one that evolves as you grow.

This is more than a challenge — it’s a guided journey to help you understand yourself, build resilience, and finally shift the habits that have kept you stuck.

Here’s a glimpse of what we’ll cover in the 6-Week Habit Change Challenge

🙋 This is for you if:

  • You’ve tried to quit before, but it didn’t stick

  • You’re open to learning new tools and giving it a real go

  • You want a calm, culturally safe space to grow

  • You’re ready to be supported, not judged

  • You're ready to quit smoking

📍 Spaces are limited, and we’re taking on those who are truly ready to show up for themselves. Ready to take the first step? Apply here


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