About Us

First Light Women & Retreats was founded by Carol Neilson, born out of a desire for creating spaces where women could gather to rest, restore, create and simply BE.

This is her dream … bringing like-minded women together; enriching their creative souls and nurturing body . mind . spirit.

Think yoga, internal & external adventuring, lush food, stillness, digital detox, chilling with a book, maybe a spirited conversation or two AND a joyful celebration dinner at our retreat weekends for just being divine women.

There are likely to be belly laughs, delight in the sacred and the profane. You don’t have to be a yoga fiend, nor do you have to wear make-up and have to hold yourself just so. You don’t have to give up coffee OR drink juice and detox. Nor do you have to give up dessert. We’ve got you covered. ALL we ask is that you show up … F U L L Y prepared to surrender to the magic that shows up when you do.

When women gather there is an abundance of honesty, love, trust and alchemy that can transform everyone within their orbit. I L O V E that. I love that we can lean in, carve out time, centre, empower and depart, richer for our collective experience. ~ Carol Neilson

WORKSHOP LEADERS & FRIENDS

Carol regularly invites friends to co-host workshops & retreats. These have included yoga teacher Stacy K Dixon, Leonie Wise, Dyana Valentine and internationally renowned singer Toni Childs.

I like collaborating with like-minded women. To bring together a collective radiant with the desire to light the world up. Women who want to collaborate, have a vision, and are walking their path enlightened by their own embodied experiences.

Let’s make this a beautiful evolution. If this is you, and you are a facilitator, compassionate leader, teacher and you are looking to launch yourself out into the world send us an email  – carol@FirstLightWomen.co.nz

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mapping your body (c) carol neilson

Mapping Feminine Space

  “If I have an intent, it is to open up a crease in language and look at what cannot be articulated – the phenomena of consciousness, the enigma and …