CALENDAR 2026

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.

JUNE 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 30th June 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 5th July, 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

    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

JULY 2026

  • ADVANCED BODYWORK -

    Advanced Level

    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 7th July, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. The first session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 12th July, 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!

    BOOK HERE

  • Your Ohana Retreat Experience

    Join us for a beautiful opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and be supported within our growing Ohana (family and community) in the heart of the Noosa hinterland.

    A Sanctuary for Connection
    Nestled amongst breathtaking subtropical landscapes, High Spirits Retreat in Kin Kin offers a peaceful sanctuary complete with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, and expansive countryside views. This is your space to slow down, reflect, and simply be.

    Nourishing Meals
    Light and nourishing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided throughout your stay, allowing you to relax and focus on your experience. You're also welcome to explore local dining options if you prefer.

    Personalised Expert Support
    Enhance your retreat experience with optional one-on-one or shared sessions with our carefully selected experts. A menu of available experiences will be sent to you before your arrival, allowing you to tailor your journey to your unique needs.

    Arrival & Welcome
    Check in from 2:00 PM and settle into the tranquil surroundings before joining us for a relaxed welcome dinner and connection with fellow Ohana members.

    Departure & Integration
    Our retreat concludes at 2:00 PM on the final day after lunch, giving you time to integrate your experience and carry the inspiration, connection, and magic home with you.

    BOOK HERE

  • Your Ohana Retreat Experience

    Join us for a beautiful opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and be supported within our growing Ohana (family and community) in the heart of the Noosa hinterland.

    A Sanctuary for Connection
    Nestled amongst breathtaking subtropical landscapes, High Spirits Retreat in Kin Kin offers a peaceful sanctuary complete with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, and expansive countryside views. This is your space to slow down, reflect, and simply be.

    Nourishing Meals
    Light and nourishing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided throughout your stay, allowing you to relax and focus on your experience. You're also welcome to explore local dining options if you prefer.

    Personalised Expert Support
    Enhance your retreat experience with optional one-on-one or shared sessions with our carefully selected experts. A menu of available experiences will be sent to you before your arrival, allowing you to tailor your journey to your unique needs.

    Arrival & Welcome
    Check in from 2:00 PM and settle into the tranquil surroundings before joining us for a relaxed welcome dinner and connection with fellow Ohana members.

    Departure & Integration
    Our retreat concludes at 2:00 PM on the final day after lunch, giving you time to integrate your experience and carry the inspiration, connection, and magic home with you.

    BOOK HERE

  • Your Ohana Retreat Experience

    Join us for a beautiful opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and be supported within our growing Ohana (family and community) in the heart of the Noosa hinterland.

    A Sanctuary for Connection
    Nestled amongst breathtaking subtropical landscapes, High Spirits Retreat in Kin Kin offers a peaceful sanctuary complete with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, and expansive countryside views. This is your space to slow down, reflect, and simply be.

    Nourishing Meals
    Light and nourishing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided throughout your stay, allowing you to relax and focus on your experience. You're also welcome to explore local dining options if you prefer.

    Personalised Expert Support
    Enhance your retreat experience with optional one-on-one or shared sessions with our carefully selected experts. A menu of available experiences will be sent to you before your arrival, allowing you to tailor your journey to your unique needs.

    Arrival & Welcome
    Check in from 2:00 PM and settle into the tranquil surroundings before joining us for a relaxed welcome dinner and connection with fellow Ohana members.

    Departure & Integration
    Our retreat concludes at 2:00 PM on the final day after lunch, giving you time to integrate your experience and carry the inspiration, connection, and magic home with you.

    BOOK HERE

AUGUST 2026

  • Your Ohana Retreat Experience

    Join us for a beautiful opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and be supported within our growing Ohana (family and community) in the heart of the Noosa hinterland.

    A Sanctuary for Connection
    Nestled amongst breathtaking subtropical landscapes, High Spirits Retreat in Kin Kin offers a peaceful sanctuary complete with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, and expansive countryside views. This is your space to slow down, reflect, and simply be.

    Nourishing Meals
    Light and nourishing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided throughout your stay, allowing you to relax and focus on your experience. You're also welcome to explore local dining options if you prefer.

    Personalised Expert Support
    Enhance your retreat experience with optional one-on-one or shared sessions with our carefully selected experts. A menu of available experiences will be sent to you before your arrival, allowing you to tailor your journey to your unique needs.

    Arrival & Welcome
    Check in from 2:00 PM and settle into the tranquil surroundings before joining us for a relaxed welcome dinner and connection with fellow Ohana members.

    Departure & Integration
    Our retreat concludes at 2:00 PM on the final day after lunch, giving you time to integrate your experience and carry the inspiration, connection, and magic home with you.

    BOOK HERE

  • Your Ohana Retreat Experience

    Join us for a beautiful opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and be supported within our growing Ohana (family and community) in the heart of the Noosa hinterland.

    A Sanctuary for Connection
    Nestled amongst breathtaking subtropical landscapes, High Spirits Retreat in Kin Kin offers a peaceful sanctuary complete with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, and expansive countryside views. This is your space to slow down, reflect, and simply be.

    Nourishing Meals
    Light and nourishing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided throughout your stay, allowing you to relax and focus on your experience. You're also welcome to explore local dining options if you prefer.

    Personalised Expert Support
    Enhance your retreat experience with optional one-on-one or shared sessions with our carefully selected experts. A menu of available experiences will be sent to you before your arrival, allowing you to tailor your journey to your unique needs.

    Arrival & Welcome
    Check in from 2:00 PM and settle into the tranquil surroundings before joining us for a relaxed welcome dinner and connection with fellow Ohana members.

    Departure & Integration
    Our retreat concludes at 2:00 PM on the final day after lunch, giving you time to integrate your experience and carry the inspiration, connection, and magic home with you.

    BOOK HERE

  • Join us for a 3-day residential immersion into the ilili Hot Stone Method, a practice rooted in Hawaiian philosophy that honours rhythm, presence and intentional touch.

    This retreat-style training invites massage therapists and bodyworkers to deepen their connection to the work through refined technique, mindful application of heat, and an exploration of the ritual and philosophical aspects that underpin the ilili method.

    Held in the peaceful hinterland setting of High Spirits Retreat, this immersive format allows space for both professional development and personal restoration.

    Includes 2 nights shared accommodation, fully catered meals, and access to sauna and pool facilities. Limited to 18 practitioners. Accredited Training.

    Full details and bookings are available via the ilili website, or by contacting the course organiser directly: Nadine Martens 0411 226 012.

    Location: High Spirits Retreat, Kin Kin QLD

    BOOK HERE

SEPTEMBER 2026

  • RITES OF PASSAGE

    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 1st September, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. First session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 6th September, 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!

    BOOK HERE

  • INITIATION & INTEGRATION

    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 9th September, 11 am for lunch at 12 pm. First session is at 2 pm

    Departure: Sunday 13th September 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!

    BOOK HERE

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

    Join us at High Spirits Retreat for a deeply transformative Magical Cleansing Day 


    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.

    BOOK NOW

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