Kate is the owner and founder of Greenstone Retreat which is “THE” West Coast Holistic Healing Retreat. Greenstone Retreat is an enchanting wellness retreat on the edge of Kumara village with a range of therapies, healers and facilitators.

Kate is a qualified personal trainer and sports therapist (Diploma with Premier Training UK in 2000) and yoga teacher. Kate completed a 350 hour level 1 teacher training with My Health Yoga in 2019. In 2021 Kate completed her Yin Yoga Teacher training and in 2023 Level 2 yoga teacher training. Kate has also completed her level 1 reiki.

Kate Hawkins brings over 25 years of experience in holistic health, movement, and healing. With a foundation in personal training, nutrition, sports therapy, and massage, Kate began her career helping people restore physical wellbeing through fitness and bodywork. Over time, her journey led her to explore deeper, more integrative approaches to healing, and she now focuses on yoga, sound healing, and spiritual practices as her primary tools.

A dedicated yoga practitioner for 15 years and teacher for over 7 years, Kate offers a grounded, heart-led approach that blends mindful movement, breathwork, and deep relaxation. Her sessions are accessible, welcoming, and trauma aware—designed to support healing on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Kate’s friendly and intuitive teaching style is enriched by a diverse skill set, allowing her to tailor each experience to the unique needs of the individual or group. Whether supporting someone through stress, illness, chronic pain, injury, emotional overwhelm, or personal transformation, Kate provides a safe and nurturing space to reconnect, restore, and heal.

Based at the tranquil Greenstone Retreat in Kumara, Kate offers private sessions, group classes, workshops, and ceremonial events. Private sessions are usually $80 per hour, with energy exchange or donation available for those in need. She is currently expanding her healing offerings through advanced study in sound and breathwork, and will complete her training in Shamanic Breathwork for trauma release and awakening by the end of 2025.

Support for Those Who Are Unwell

Gentle, holistic offerings to support you through illness, recovery, emotional overwhelm, or life transitions. Each practice is designed to ease stress, improve sleep, calm the nervous system, and reconnect you to your natural healing rhythm.

What Kate Offers for Those Experiencing Illness, Stress, or Recovery

• Physical Yoga Postures (Asana)

Gentle, tailored movement to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, boost lymph and energy flow, and improve sleep. Sessions support strength, flexibility, balance, and vitality—ideal for those with fatigue, chronic illness, stress, or cancer recovery.

• Breathwork (Pranayama)

Breathing techniques to calm or energize the system, supporting oxygenation, detox, and nervous system regulation. Especially helpful for anxiety, trauma, fatigue, insomnia, and emotional overwhelm.

• Meditation & Mindfulness

Practices to quiet the mind, improve sleep, lower cortisol, and enhance emotional resilience. Useful during medical treatment, recovery, or times of grief and uncertainty.

• Spiritual Guidance & Metaphysical Insight

Gentle support to explore the emotional or spiritual roots of illness. May include chakra work, intuitive insight, journaling prompts, or energy balancing to reconnect with inner truth and purpose.

• Sound Healing

Relaxing frequencies from bowls, voice, medicine drum, and chimes help release tension, reduce pain, clear the mind, and regulate the nervous system. A soothing support for stress, insomnia, emotional pain, and cancer care. Great for deepening faith and spiritual connection.

• Ceremonial Cacao & Cacao Sales

Heart-opening cacao is rich in magnesium, antioxidants, and theobromine—supporting mood, circulation, and emotional healing. Available in private or group ceremonies, with ethically sourced cacao for home use and preparation guidance.

More information on the website www.greenstoneretreat.nz

Kate Hawkins
Greenstone Retreat
45 Greenstone Road,
Kumara, West Coast
New Zealand 7832
02108113396
www.greenstoneretreat.nz