Ahi o te Manawa/retreat & regenerative land/Mt Kakaramea, Lake Taupō

“just like the earth, anything can surface here. Your soft tenderness. Your ferocious wildness and anything in between. It is a calling home to yourself.”

(about) ahi o te manawa is Māori for Fire of the Heart.

location

this land sits on the side of Mt Kakaramea on the edge of the volcanic rim of Lake Taupo in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand. To the west the steaming hill of Te Hāpua thermal field and to the north Lake Taupo. The village of little Waihi sits below on the lake edge. Tokaanu is 2 km down windy hill and Turangi is 8 kms away.

the spaces

the original native timber house acts as the central hub, the kitchen, living and outdoor deck provides an indoor connection space. There is a bathroom, toilet and Laundry plus 2 rooms that act as bedrooms or workrooms.

the Healing Heart is a “cabin” that has a mezzanine sleeping floor and a super cosy downstairs including log fire. An outer deck houses a camp kitchen and bathroom.

the workshop provides a place for carving, mechanics..........whatever the creation space needs.

the wood fired hot tub provides a place to soak the bones on a cold day and a night vista of celestial brilliance.

the outdoor fire provides a place for circle. Full moon drumming included.

in Spring and Summer a sweat lodge is present for the alchemical cleanse of the spirit.

the dark volcanic earth along with the north facing land grows abundance.

the grassed areas provide sitting gathering and lying around in the sun places aplenty.

regenerating forest surrounds the property and holds a few secrets.

the people

there is history here. Souls have been passing through this place for nearly 100 years.

nowadays creators, evolutionaries, researchers, earth guardians and archan inhabitors are being called in.

somedays there are travellers here, somedays a man and a dog, somedays cyclists passing by, other days WWOOFers, and upon others, groups of Men and Women opening their hearts and being with themselves, each other and the land.

“I love sitting on the porch in the mornings with a cup of coffee, looking out over the landscape while sorting through my feelings and becoming centered. It is a delicious way to begin the day”.

kaitiaki : guardians

Two hearts holding this land and the spaces that move through it.

notes from the land

stories and updates from Ahi o te Manawa