03/01/2026
Romiromi & Rongoā Wānanga Tuatoru
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Wānanga kei Ahuriri, mō ngā mokopuna, mō te whānau, mō ngā uri whakatipu. Date: 16 - 18 Jan 2026
The Tohunga of old who travelled on the sacred Takitimu waka, our kuia and koroua, carried these spiritual gifts, passed down from their tūpuna. Together, they travelled across the islands, guided by spirit, in search of the spiritual homeland, Hawai‘i-tua-whakarere, before finally settling at Ahuriri.
Māori and Pasifika people are deeply spiritual, with an inherent ability to sense, feel, see, or know things that many others cannot. Growing up with this reality is lonely, confusing, and frightening, often leading to being misunderstood, as if something was “wrong” with us. Sadly, some were even taken into Crown systems that did not understand our abilities and instead treated them as illness.
With time, we come to understand that nothing was wrong with us. We were born with spiritual gifts, just as our ancestors were.
Now is the time to ignite those inherent spiritual gifts and reconnect with the healing ways of our ancestors, so they can live on through the mokopuna yet to come.
No experience necessary as we work together to awaken and support the abilities you were born with.
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FEEDBACK of Wānanga 2 from Te Oomai Reia Romiromi whānau
Doing the hands on mahi was a great experience, I found it valuable because I could feel the block in one of the ladies on the table and now I know a little bit about how to work that area of someone else I will be able to use it in future.
Perak’s online tangihanga korero touched me deeply. The depth of care and honour their whanau carry for their mama and her wishes was powerful. The way they supported each other through their grief was humbling and so full of mana. It reminded me of what we as a people are remembering again, how strong we are in our natural roles, and how far the pakeha system has strayed with its money centred structures that do not serve our tangata. What Perak shared felt true in my bones.
Perak’s korero was so helpful and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to learn from it. Was a blessing to hear her still raw story. Hearing the journey of her loved one was a reminder that we need to have these discussions on end of life and have a plan of final wishes in the case of our loved ones passing. Understanding what we can and can’t do logistically when travelling/preparation of our loved ones. Perak’s korero was so helpful and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to learn from it.
The work on the puku was profound for me, both spiritually and physically. It took me on a journey through layers of myself.
The mahi on high blood pressure made so much sense and brought clarity to something that can feel complicated. I appreciated how simple and grounded it was made.
The mahi on alkalinity reminded me how far from my own needs I have drifted. I feel acidic. I have not been drinking enough water or nourishing myself. I have been giving to others first. This highlighted exactly where I need to do my mahi, I have been sitting in the depths of te pō for a long time… If I do not care for and love myself first, I am no good to anyone and I will literally fall over.
Privileged to be in this space capturing everybody’s vulnerabilities, but in lots of ways, really beautiful ways of releasing so much stuff that we carry within our bodies and within our hinengaro.
Aunty Pauline Tangiora’s tangihanga korero was another moment of deep connection. For her to share with us while in hospital was incredible. Poison does not belong in us or in our whenua. Anything not from us or our whenua is toxic. Her kōrero about honouring our loved ones bodies and burying them on our own sacred whenua struck me. Many cultures, including my Samoan heritage, bury their loved ones in their own whenua. Honoured, sacred, taonga. There is much to reclaim. Thank you Aunty Pauline and whaea Charlotte for your deep reverence, energy, and aroha.
The romiromi and makutu mahi was interesting to see the people work on their partners, holding pressure on their pressure points, to be as one, breathe as one to feel each other’s energies.
Was so insightful and beautiful that everyone’s so open and I love how there’s so many wahine are in these spaces, but it makes sense as nurturers, carers connection to Papatuanuku.
Thank you Aunty Charlotte for organizing this korero with Nanny Pauline. For me not having any immediate kaumatua and kuia alive, I found it special, humbling and I’m truly grateful for the opportunity.
I thoroughly enjoyed the wānanga and meeting everyone. I enjoyed the conversations around all subjects, looking back over all the mahi we did, it's amazing how much content we were able to cover over one weekend. Looking forward to start the parasite cleanse process to improve my gut health and overall health. Thank you to the Kai mahi, for the delicious and healthy kai. RAWE✨
I am so glad I achieved to be in a beautiful peaceful venue with a group of lovely souls full of positive vibes .. the energy was very uplifting and korero very enlightening. Meeting you all and the nanny's was great,the whole experience took me way out of my comfort zone .. which was good for me too .. so thank you all.
The work on the puku was profound for me, both spiritually and physically. It took me on a journey through layers of myself. I am so grateful for this part of the wananga and for Whaea Charlotte, and all who were so giving in this deeply healing space. Receiving your energy was hard for me. Thank you. I appreciate you all.
The parasite cleansing kaupapa reminded me how little time I have given myself... Since returning and reintegrating after our noho, I have been addressing my hydration first, one step at a time. I have a lot of pain in my tinana from blocking the wairua from flowing, from not wanting to feel in this world.
The kōrero on makutu brought up a lot for me. I believed I should take the energy as my own. I now know energy is never lost, only transformed. I want to go deeper into this kaupapa and understand how to protect my own energy and that of my whānau with more ease. I have been practising staying out of my hinengaro and staying in my whatumanawa. It is ongoing but getting better.
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