CALENDAR 2025

CLICK ON THE COURSE FOR INFORMATION, FEES AND BOOKINGS

All prices include food and accommodation for the full course duration.

All prices are inclusive of GST.

Airport transfers and bedding hire is not included in the prices.

SEPTEMBER 2025

  • SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE - Voice Healing, Deep Bone, Belly Massage

    BOOK HERE

    This course is being run at High Spirits Retreat 

    You will have the time to regain your energy and contact your source to heal, to love, to meditate, to work with elements, to cleanse, to release and to be with and in the Aloha Spirit. 

    Price: $1898

    We will be:

    • Using toning and vibration with our voices to heal, use as a laser instrument and speak from our hearts

    • Massaging the skeleton and lymph areas

    • Doing deep belly massage (how to read the navel)

    • Releasing, letting go, adapting and renewing

    • Experiencing breath work and Mana meditations

    • Working with prayer

    • Doing deep full floor massage

    • Learning psychic reading and channeling

    • Finding new challenges, skills and knowledge to change consciously and create a “new you”

    • Nature adventure to beach and sacred places to gain deep healing

  • KAHUNA LEVEL 6&7

    Level 6 (9th-13th)

    In between (Stay at High Spirits - Integrate, practise, share & rest)

    Level 7 (17th-21st)

    SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE -Voice Healing, Deep Bone, Belly Massage and Soul Mastery

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    This course combines Level 6 and Level 7 and is being hosted for 13 days at High Spirits Retreat.

    You will have the time to regain your energy and contact your source to heal, to love, to meditate, to work with elements, to cleanse, to release and to be with and in the Aloha Spirit. 

    Price: $3796

    Early Bird: $3300

    Includes:

    All tuition

    13 days accommodation

    Food provided

    And the Aloha spirit!

    We will be:

    • The Purpose of Prayers 

    • KULIKE (the skill of shapeshifting)

    • KIMANA (the skill of increasing personal energy)

    • KAHOAKA (the skill of magical flight)

    • KAKULU KUMO UHANA (the skill of working with group energy)

    • Using toning and vibration with our voices to heal, use as a laser instrument and speak from our hearts

    • Massaging the skeleton and lymph areas

    • Doing deep belly massage (how to read the navel)

    • Releasing, letting go, adapting and renewing

    • Experiencing breath work and Mana meditations

    • Working with prayer

    • Doing deep full floor massage

    • Learning psychic reading and channelling

    • Finding new challenges, skills and knowledge to change consciously and create a “new you”

    • Nature adventure to beach and sacred places to gain deep healing

  • SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE - Voice Healing, Deep Bone, Belly Massage & Sacred Soul Mastery

    BOOK HERE

    This course is being run at High Spirits Retreat 

    Are you ready to return to your spiritual home, refresh your skills, and connect with Ohana while receiving some well-deserved treatments?

    Join us for this special 6-day, 5-night retreat at High Spirits Retreat, where you'll dive deep into the teachings of KaHuna Level 7 Sarcred Soul Mastery.

    This immersive experience, facilitated by Mette Sorensen and her expert team, is designed to expand your toolbox with new techniques, enhance your KaHuna practice, and provide you with powerful healing tools to transform both yourself and your clients.

     

    Price: $1898

    What does your journey include:

    Here is a snapshot of what we will be covering:

    • Exploring toning and vibration of our voices to heal, use as a laser instrument and speak from our hearts

    • Massaging the skeleton and lymph areas

    • Doing deep belly massage (how to read the navel)

    • Releasing, letting go, adapting, and renewing

    • Experiencing breath work and Mana meditations

    • Working with prayer

    • Doing deep full floor massage

    • Learning psychic reading and channeling

    • Finding new challenges, skills, and knowledge to change consciously and create a “new you”

    • Nature adventure to beach, lake, and sacred places to gain deep healing

    • Self-care, deep healing, and more learning

    • KULIKE (the skill of shapeshifting)

    • KIMANA (the skill of increasing personal energy)

    • KAHOAKA (the skill of magical flight)

    • KAKULU KUMO UHANA (the skill of working with group energy)

    • New Techniques to enhance your healing rituals for your own practice and increase your toolbox 

    • Techniques with Breath, ways to flow more in your KaHuna massage

    • Towel tricks and tools for using a towel in your treatment for cleansing, comfort, and realigning the body

    • Create a prayerful and sacred individual treatment for your clients

OCTOBER 2025

  • POSTPONED TO 2026

    Leadership & Facilitation Weekend Intensive – Special Edition

    Missed the full 8-day training? We heard you.

    Due to overwhelming demand, we’re opening up a special 4-day weekend version of our sold-out Leadership & Facilitation Training. This immersive retreat condenses the heart of the full course into a powerful, transformative long weekend.

    Whether you're refining your skills or just starting your facilitation journey, this intensive is designed to give you the clarity, confidence, and tools you need to lead workshops and retreats with impact.

    What You’ll Walk Away With:

    In this hands-on, experiential training, you’ll learn how to:

    • Create spaces where people feel safe, seen, and empowered

    • Facilitate courageous conversations and hold space during strong emotional experiences

    • Work effectively with group dynamics, including diversity, power, and challenging behaviours

    • Design and deliver engaging, authentic group experiences

    • Bring more ease, confidence and clarity into your leadership presence

    DATES & DETAILS

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin, QLD

    All meals and accommodation included
    BYO bedding (or hire available)
    Airport transfers available from Brisbane (please let us know if you need this)

    A 20% deposit secures your spot – limited spaces available.

    Whether you’re returning for a refresh or joining us for the first time, this weekend is your chance to deepen your practice, expand your toolkit, and reconnect with your leadership path in a powerful way.

    Come with a curious mind and an open heart.

  • HEARTWORKS LOMI LOMI INSTRUCTOR

    Level two

    BOOK HERE

    YOUR INVESTMENT: Normal price $2998. Earlybird until 7th of August $2,498.

    This fee includes all training, food and accommodation.

    Do you want to take your students experience to the next level of transformation and growth? Have they been asking to learn more from you and add new skills to their practice?

    Mette is inviting you to embark on the process and giving you the opportunity to pass on more skills and techniques, to enhance your students' bodywork and their transformational treatments.

    We are excited to offer this opportunity! We invite you to join us for this comprehensive training and gain advanced Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 techniques and knowledge.

    HEARTWORKS LOMI LOMI 2 CURRICULUM

    • Advanced Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 techniques going DEEPER, SOFTER, and HIGHER

    • Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 Retreat Program

    • Introduction of the powerful healing capacity of Hot Stones

    • Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 - 2 Hour Treatment menu

    • 2 on 1 Heartworks Session

    • Heart Breath Diagram

    • Sand Kneading Meditation

    • Ha Breath Meditation

    • The Seven Principles Questions

    • Live Out Sample Program

    • Deep Heart Opening Process

    • The Purpose of Prayer

    • Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 notebooks for your students
      And much more...

    We are proud to give you this opportunity to pass on more healing tools and new skills to your students of Heartworks Lomi Lomi 1.

    PRE-REQUISITES:

    • Heartworks Lomi Lomi level 1 Instructor training

    • Heartworks Lomi Lomi level 2 Practitioner training

    • Mette's Institute Leadership and Facilitation training

    YOUR TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    • Participated in assisting in one Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 training with a Mette's Institute accredited Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 Instructor

    • Having taught 10 Heartworks Lomi Lomi level 1 course or taught a minimum of 60 students

    • Mette's Institute Ka Huna teacher training

    • Other massage teaching experience to be assessed and approved by Mette

    YOUR INVESTMENT...
    Full registration: AUD $2,498

    When you have had 4 students enrol into your own Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 training, you will have recouped your training fee.

    Once booked in and paid, you'll receive a link with access to a series of new demonstration videos to refer to.

    TRANSPORT
    You will need to organise transport to Kin Kin – we do offer Airport transfers from Brisbane, so please let us know if you need this option.

  • HEARTWORKS LOMI LOMI STUDENT

    Level two

    BOOK HERE

    YOUR INVESTMENT: Normal price $1298. 

    Learn Heartworks Lomi Lomi 2 with Mette Sorensen (only once a year) Add Heartworks Lomi Lomi Level 2 to your tool kit and receive some well-deserved Heartworks Lomi Lomi yourself.

    Are you seeking new tools to add to your tool kit? Experience blissfully satisfying treatments and personal transformation...

    Are you longing to retreat, refresh and connect with your industry colleagues?
    Gain CPE points for your industry association. Mette's Institute is IICT accredited training.

    Opportunity to learn directly from Mette and her expert facilitators with a combined experience of more than 40 years. Retreat style learning with HYGGE at High Spirits Retreat.

    Additionally, you will have lots of one-on-one time with Mette and her competent instructor team. At the end of the retreat, you can take your client to the next level of transformation with new techniques.

    Have you been adding your own variations and seeking more learning to add to your treatment options?


    Mette invites you to learn more skills and techniques to enhance your clientele's bodywork and transformational processes.

    More Heartworks Lomi Lomi techniques going deeper, softer, and higher

    • 2 Hour Treatment

    • 2 on 1 Heartworks Lomi Lomi

    • Introduction to Hot Stones

    • Deep Heart Opening Process

    • Ha Breath Meditation

    • Sand Kneading Meditation

    • The Seven Principles Questions

    • The Purpose of Prayer

    • And much more

    TRANSPORT
    You will need to organise transport to Kin Kin – we do offer Airport transfers from Brisbane, so please let us know if you need this option.

  • INTENSIVE BODYWORK -

    Practitioner Level

    In just 6 days you will learn everything you need to know to feel confident giving KaHuna massage to help transform yourself and your life.

    Designed to teach the basic KaHuna bodywork so you leave confident in giving a full body massage. Beyond learning massage, you will be journeying through unique mindfulness and personal development process, that will truly change your life. Never given a massage? No worries. No previous experience is required. We will guide you every step of the way.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Tuesday 28th October, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 2nd November, Lunch 1 pm for 2 pm departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 6 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    • KaHuna 1 & 2 – Intensive Bodywork Instructional Videos included

    • Upon completion you are accredited for professional insurance with IICT and AON associations

    • One-on-one coaching and assessments to boost your confidence and skills

    • All equipment provided

    • Join our post-grad KaHuna Lomi Lomi student network for ongoing support

    • Bonus: Free Access to “7 Steps to a Better Life" on HUNA philosophy online course (valued at $499)

    BOOK HERE

    BOOK LEVEL 1, 2 & 3 PACKAGE DEAL

    Save $300!
    Full 12-day practitioner training — includes Levels 1, 2 & 3 of KaHuna Bodywork.

    Transport

    Airport transfers are not included. However, we support students in connecting for ride shares or carpooling via a pre-arrival online group. Once you register, we’ll invite you to the group chat so you can organise lifts with others.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart

NOVEMBER 2025

  • ADVANCED BODYWORK -

    Advanced Level

    BOOK HERE

    This 6 day training course has been designed to strengthen and enhance the practitioner’s skills, offering a very technical process and getting the practitioner ready for clients with different issues, injuries and problem areas. Subjects which will be studied include:

    • Pregnancy massage; or side lying position to assist any client

    • Polynesian floor work;

    • Body draining systems and under body techniques;

    • Joint and bone massage;

    • Light and heavy pressure massage;

    • How to be professional with healing;

    • Body language and body awareness;

    • Ho’oponopono meditation … helps you make your personal relationships more healthy and rewarding.

    Upon completion you will receive a certificate which is endorsed by the International Institute For Complementary Therapists. This will give you easy access to professional insurance.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Tuesday 4th November, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 9th November, Lunch 1 pm for 2 pm departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 6 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    Transport:

    You will need to organise transport to Kin Kin – we do offer Airport transfers from Brisbane, so please let us know if you need this option.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart!

  • RITES OF PASSAGE

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    This level focuses on deepening the understanding of the connection between body, mind and spirit. It prepares you to deal professionally with clients emotional releases which may occur during massages. The course also offers an opportunity for goal setting and for gaining clarity on a personal level.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Tuesday 25th November, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. First session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Saturday 30th November, 11 am departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 6 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    Transport

    You will need to organise transport to Kin Kin – we do offer Airport transfers from Brisbane, so please let us know if you need this option.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart!

DECEMBER 2025

  • INITIATION & INTEGRATION

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    This 5 day training course is focusing on the integration of previous levels. It offers an understanding of the relationship between our state of mind and the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire and Air.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Wednesday 3rd December, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. First session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 7th December, Lunch 1 pm for 2 pm departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 5 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    Transport:

    You will need to organise transport to Kin Kin – we do offer Airport transfers from Brisbane, so please let us know if you need this option.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart!

  • Are you ready to release, reset, and recharge?

    BOOK HERE

    Join us at High Spirits Retreat for a deeply transformative Magical Cleansing Day - a full-day immersion designed to nurture, heal, and awaken your entire being. This is your invitation to step away from the noise of everyday life and say YES to your wellbeing.

    This is more than a retreat - it’s a reset for your soul.
    You’ll receive 3–5 powerful treatments in just one day, releasing years of built-up tension, stress, and emotional blockages. Our expert bodyworkers - trained in the art of Ka Huna massage and Huna healing therapy - are here to support you through deep, holistic healing.

    What’s Included:

    • Morning movement, yoga, and meditations to awaken body, mind, and spirit
    • Soul-stirring Ka Huna bodywork (sometimes with multiple bodyworkers!)
    • Nourishing juices, smoothies, snacks & soul-warming soup
    • A powerful lecture on Huna philosophy to ground your healing in everyday life
    • Laughter therapy, connection, rest, and rejuvenation
    • A loving space where YOU are held, nurtured, and pampered all day long

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, 297 Sister Tree Creek Rd, Kin Kin
    Time: Arrive by 7:30am | Retreat runs 8am–6pm

    What to Bring: Towel, sarong, swimwear, hat, water bottle & comfy clothes

    This is a unique opportunity to be a practice client for our Level 5 Kahuna massage practitioners under expert supervision - at a fraction of the usual cost.

    SPOTS ARE LIMITED — RSVP NOW to secure your place.


    We recommend eating light and staying hydrated in the days leading up to the retreat for maximum benefit.

    We can't wait to welcome your beautiful energy into the healing embrace of High Spirits Retreat. Come exactly as you are - and let us take care of the rest.

JANUARY 2026

  • INTENSIVE BODYWORK - Practitioner Level

    In just 6 days you will learn everything you need to know to feel confident giving KaHuna massage to help transform yourself and your life.

    Designed to teach the basic KaHuna bodywork so you leave confident in giving a full body massage. Beyond learning massage, you will be journeying through unique mindfulness and personal development process, that will truly change your life. Never given a massage? No worries. No previous experience is required. We will guide you every step of the way.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Tuesday 11th February, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 16th February, Lunch 1 pm for 2 pm departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 6 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    • KaHuna 1 & 2 – Intensive Bodywork Instructional Videos included

    • Upon completion you are accredited for professional insurance with IICT and AON associations

    • One-on-one coaching and assessments to boost your confidence and skills

    • All equipment provided

    • Join our post-grad KaHuna Lomi Lomi student network for ongoing support

    • Bonus: Free Access to “7 Steps to a Better Life" on HUNA philosophy online course (valued at $499)

    BOOK HERE

    BOOK 1, 2 & 3 PACKAGE DEAL

    Save $300!
    Full 12-day practitioner training — includes Levels 1, 2 & 3 of KaHuna Bodywork.

    Transport

    Airport transfers are not included. However, we support students in connecting for ride shares or carpooling via a pre-arrival online group. Once you register, we’ll invite you to the group chat so you can organise lifts with others.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart

  • ADVANCED BODYWORK -

    Advanced Level

    BOOK HERE

    This 6 day training course has been designed to strengthen and enhance the practitioner’s skills, offering a very technical process and getting the practitioner ready for clients with different issues, injuries and problem areas. Subjects which will be studied include:

    • Pregnancy massage; or side lying position to assist any client

    • Polynesian floor work;

    • Body draining systems and under body techniques;

    • Joint and bone massage;

    • Light and heavy pressure massage;

    • How to be professional with healing;

    • Body language and body awareness;

    • Ho’oponopono meditation … helps you make your personal relationships more healthy and rewarding.

    Upon completion you will receive a certificate which is endorsed by the International Institute For Complementary Therapists. This will give you easy access to professional insurance.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    Arrival: Tuesday 4th November, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 9th November, Lunch 1 pm for 2 pm departure

    Your Investment: $1,898 (20% deposit secures your place)

    Details:

    • 6 Days onsite

    • All food and accommodation included

    Transport:

    Airport transfers are not included. However, we support students in connecting for ride shares or carpooling via a pre-arrival online group. Once you register, we’ll invite you to the group chat so you can organise lifts with others.

    You’ll Need:

    • Comfortable clothing to massage in

    • Bedding (you can hire this if you can’t bring it)

    • A desire to learn and an open heart!

JOIN THE WAITLIST

High Spirits is moving through an exciting time of transition, and we’d love you to be part of what’s ahead. As we prepare our 2026 calendar, we’re calling on our community to let us know where your interest lies.

By joining the waitlist, you’re helping us bring the magic of High Spirits to life - ensuring we can support our teachers, create spaces for deep learning, and continue to offer the transformational trainings that make this place so special.

New offerings are on the horizon, including KaHuna Teacher Training, Integrative Release Work (learning to hold space for transformational release, emotional processing and sacred unwinding), along with our beloved bodywork, holistic leadership and facilitation courses.

If High Spirits is calling you, whether it’s to begin your journey, to return, or to step into teaching - we invite you to add your name to the waitlist today. Your commitment helps us shape the future of our trainings and make sure the High Spirits community continues to grow.

  • High Spirits is an amazing place.

    It is set in a beautiful natural environment that welcomes relaxation and nurtures the body. The courses are professionally prepared and executed and take one on a journey of self discovery and growth. Staff are amazingly friendly, well prepared and create and maintain an environment of fun, joy and deep understanding. Embarking on a journey at High Spirits has been transformative. I have met wonderful people. I cannot imagine my life without the gift of KaHuna massage. So grateful to the team and Mette.

  • My experience learning Ka Huna at Mette's institute was literally life changing.

    This is not just a massage course, it's an opportunity to change the way you see yourself and your place in the world. I felt such a sense of community with the group of men and women I trained with. I left my week of training not only with valuable skills, but with a renewed sense of self-confidence like I've never experienced before. I am so grateful for my training, and will be coming back for more! I've recommended this to so many of my friends and hope my amazing massages will encourage them to try it out too! xx Thanks, Mette and the team

  • High Spirit Retreat is not a place it's a home.

    Training in Kahuna Massage with the team at high spirits has been a highlight in my life. So much self development, education, practice and real community. I love going back each year to gain more skills and deepen my connection with myself..

  • A heartfelt, playful and uplifting community inspiring connection, empowerment and joyful living!

    Through Highspirits I have made some deep friendships that will last a lifetime. The bodywork skills taught here are both effective and soulful... they will be welcomed by family and friends, but are also a real opportunity to expand your professional bodywork scope, or change your vocation altogether. I also often recommend people who simply need a retreat or an energetic make-over to go to Highspirits... they offer some of the best trainings and retreats you can get.

  • Mette & her team at High Spirits are truly a divine energetic portal, if you are lead there it is all within higher reason.

    This training has changed my spiritual journey in ways of deeper connection to self & source as well as guiding me further within my calling. KaHuna is such a beautiful practice and offering that is so sacred and special. Thank you High Spirits, I am manifesting the ability to complete all levels with you in time. xx Aloha

  • This work is truly life changing, heart opening and lots of fun!

    I've completed all 7 Levels, several more than once and I continue to keep coming back as I love the space, the learning of both the massage and more importantly of self. Now I'm also getting paid to do what I love with my own Ka Huna Massage business. I can't recommend this any higher! Just do it!! Aloha

  • We simply cannot praise Mette's facilitators at High Spirits Retreat enough.

    Our recent six-day journey to refine our Ka Huna massage techniques under their guidance was nothing short of phenomenal. These extraordinary women didn't just instruct us; they inspired us to transcend our limitations and let go of what no longer benefits us. Their teaching is infused with an abundance of love, presence, joy, and genuine laughter—accompanied by moments of poignant tears. These facilitators possess an intuitive sense of when to offer assistance and when to provide us with the necessary space to explore on our own. They are adept at creating a nurturing environment for personal growth and generating incredible connections among all participants. This experience is truly magical. Our hearts are full of gratitude—Mahalo Nui Loa. We are profoundly thankful.

  • I decided to learn this massage modality to support my journey as a yoga student and teacher.

    It has really deepened my connection with my own body and also taught me so much more! About love, about connection and about living my best life. Thank you for all you do high spirits team.

  • High Spirits Retreat is one of those life time musts...

    along with Sky diving, and a Vipassana 10 day silent meditation course! Like sky diving and meditation, High Spirits offers wonderful highs and incredible stillness, all while learning the incredible art of Kahuna massage. Even if you don't think you want to become a massage therapist, attending a course at High Spirits leaves you feeling more capable and more connected - to yourself and the world around you. And the environment and the food is stunning!! I can't recommend these courses highly enough!

  • High Spirits Retreat is absolutely amazing beyond words.

    The connection, clarity, insight, learnings and empowerment I received changed my life.

    It feels like heaven on earth. My soul feels so free, happy and at home when I am at high spirits retreat. I felt so inspired and business boomed after coming back from my first KaHuna course and continued after attending more Courses and Retreats.

    Highly recommended this magical retreat. Forever grateful x