Maravu Plantation Resort & Spa
Nestled on Fiji’s Garden Island of Taveuni



Holistic Holiday Packages
in Fiji for your Body, Mind & Soul
at Maravu Plantation Beach Resort & Spa

Awaiting you at Maravu Plantation Beach Resort and Spa is a new kind of experience, a Holistic Holiday combining the best of an exotic escape and its sublime indulgences, with the latest health therapies and seminars available for the improvement of your overall wellbeing.

We offer a daily framework of activities from which you can choose, but are always flexible so you may join in or do something else, allowing you plenty of free time. Experience the unique freedom to do as much or as little as you like.

Maravu Plantation Beach Resort & Spa is very proud to have been chosen as the Best Luxury Hotel in the South Pacific, and also was listed in the Top 100 Hotels of the World by TripAdvisor® in its 2006 Travelers’ Choice™ awards. Now in its 5th year, the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know them best – real travelers.

Holistic Holiday Package includes:
All treatments mentioned below - All free Resort activities - Airport transfers from the Taveuni airport to Maravu Six (6) or more nights accommodation can be booked on one of our popular Specials (rate is subject to Bure Category, single or double occupancy, on a first-come basis at time of confirmation)
Among the varied and available offerings include:

• Guided meditation - Self Hypnosis Seminar - Self Love Seminar
• Forgiveness Walk at Bouma Waterfalls - Horse Feng Shui - Taro Card Reading -
• Beach Bonfires – Photo Safari - Painting and Planting –
• Daily Massage/Spa Treatment of your choice -
• Creative Writing – Hiking - Yoga – Jogging - Scuba Dive Intro Course -
• “Dolphin Medicine” - Message in a Bottle
• Star gazing - Starlight dinners

Holistic Healing & Rejuvenation Treatments:

The Inner Journey:
Dehypnotize and Self-Hypnosis Seminar (Enjoy learning how hypnosis can provide that bridge between therapy and meditation, giving you new insights into relaxing into being who you really are. Understanding that the self-doubts and judgments we have about ourselves are just a learned program which we can learn to step out of)

Learn to live from a joyous and abundant sense of Self and connection to all of life, knowing that your potential is available to be expressed in supportive ways

Guided meditation (Osho meditation techniques are scientifically designed for the modern women/man to allow them to experience the silence of meditation more easily. "These are the two ways: Either become completely aware so that whatsoever is happening just becomes objective, you are totally cut off from it, you become a witness. Or, get involved completely so that there is no witness at all, you have become whatsoever is happening - if you are dancing you have become the dance, there is no witness to it. Both lead to the same, because deep down the real thing is not whether you get lost or you remain alert. The real thing is to be total - totally lost or totally aware. In both the cases you fulfill the condition of being total. So don't think that they are opposites." Osho)

Self Love Seminar (relax into the peaceful space of your heart; take a break from the constant nagging of your mind - the judgments, criticism, doubts and fears. When we learn to express ourselves simply and honestly, we lose our fear of love and open to new dimensions of intimacy) Moving from the overworking of the mind, to the spaciousness of the heart, and bridging the two so that new dimensions of intimacy and emotional honesty are experienced. Learn the graceful art of heart coherency and compassionate communication.

Taro card reading (the Motherpeace Tarot card created by Vicki Noble are a series of visual images carrying ancient wisdom in the form of secret or esoteric teaching. Hidden in the symbols, this teaching can be deciphered by using the right-brain intuitive mind to 'read' the images on the cards. Through quiet study and meditation, tarot initiates the reader into new realms of psychic knowledge and self-understanding. You may wish to choose only one card a day at first, or you may feel ready to ask a series of questions, some of which will be stimulated by the previous card drawn)

Outdoor/Adventure

Forgiveness walk at Bouma Waterfalls
Rituals allow us to move into sacred space and commune with Creation to assist us in healing. With mindfulness and an open and receptive heart, take each step forward as you consciously release the pain and restrictions of the past, while actively holding forgiveness for yourselves and others. This is an easy and slow paced 15 Minute walk through a tropical paradise to Bouma Waterfall, where we take a ritual of cleansing swim to symbolize the release from past hurt.

Horse Feng Shui
Experience your nurturing side and spend time with the friendly horses by feeding them coconuts, taking them for a swim on the beach and sharing their beautiful energy. In indigenous wisdom teachings the horse symbolizes the expression of unrestricted freedom. Let the medicine of the horse take you into freedom and unbridled joy.

Bonfire on the Beach (An amazing cocktail for all your senses: stargazing, listening to the waves crushing, toes in the sand, marshmallow roasting, story telling, listening to the tropical sounds at night...)

Soak up the landscape of the night sky and the moonlit ocean while you take an inner journey through the cosmos,finding your own North Star.

Creativity-body/mind

Guided Photography safari
to capture the beauty of the tropical light reflecting the lush rainbow of colors from the sky, the gardens and the sea. Natures palette is your canvass and you are the artist who captures it.

Creative writing (even by starting with your travel journal you can be a writer expanding the story in any direction you like and bring characters to life that continue the adventure on each page with endless possibilities)

Painting and planting -pots & seeds (a fun way to be creative with acrylic paints on Italian pottery pots. Spontaneously decide which colors and patterns you want to choose, then plant either herb or flower seeds inside to start the circle of life)

Spa/Massage

Daily Spa Pampering from our extensive spa menu from massages to hot stone therapy (see Spa Menu for further information)

Physical Activities/Hiking/Yoga/Jogging

Spiritual hiking
Connect with the abundance of nature while hiking on Yanuca island to the hilltop with breathtaking views (about an hour boat ride from Taveuni Island is one of the most mysterious little islands with nothing but a perfect beach and a high cliff which can be easily be climbed)

Yoga (for beginners level as well as advanced, we offer daily yoga sessions to improve your breathing techniques, relax body/mind, stretch and release muscle tensions)

Guided jogging to open your inner vision (at either sunrise or sunset, there is no better way to get those endorphins flowing and empty the mind of unnecessary blockages)

Ocean/Boat

One introduction to scuba course to experience firsthand the majesty of the sea

Message in the Bottle (this activates our 'inner child' when we take a boat trip out into the deep blue and throw our very personal message in a bottle into the ocean so it may be found one day)

Dolphin Medicine Guided emotional release session and spinning like playful dolphins in the warm, crystal clear South Pacific Ocean waters.

Gourmet Meals
Starlight dinners and star gazing as per your accommodation package

Your Host : Angela Kiess

The Holistic Spa Holiday will be personally handled by your host Angela. She will consult with you prior to your confirmation, answer any of your questions, and will personally work with you to customize your retreat. Prior to your arrival, a telephone interview will be arranged to ensure that any and all special requirements and requests are covered, as well as a comprehensive discussion about expectations.

Angela was born and raised in Germany, and has spent the past 11 years in Fiji. Having experienced her own lifelong spiritual journey, she is excited to share her knowledge and experience with you. She has studied throughout the world, including a recent visit to a Meditation/Multiversity in Pune, India. Her journey continues today, and the personal time you spend with her will be mutually beneficial in satisfying your spiritual needs while reinforcing Angela’s vision.

The single priority of this retreat is the overall satisfaction you feel, through your mind, body and soul. The beauty that is Taveuni, combined with the inner beauty of the Fijian people will help put you in a place where you can evaluate your life, your goals, and your priorities.

As Angela knows firsthand, the inner peace available at Maravu is the perfect tonic for our troubled world.

About Spa Products, Pure Fiji

For centuries Fiji Islanders have used pure coconut oil and flower extracts to nourish, moisturize and beautify both skin and hair. Pure Fiji brings you the best of these traditional blends for today's natural bath and body care. Discover nourishing body oils, creamy coconut lotions, fresh sugar rubs, coconut crème scrubs, soothing dilo gel and a facial line with powerful plant actives for targeted facial care solutions. Passion spreads with Pure Fiji’s human support network providing cold pressed nut oils and natural packaging materials – generating growing incomes for these communities while keeping alive generations of traditions and skills.

Medical Disclaimer:
None of the methods offered are intended to replace the services of a physician, therapist, or psychiatrist. Nor do they provide an alternative or professional medical treatment. We offer no medical diagnosis of, or treatment for, any specific medical or psychological problem. Some of the meditations and activities include strenuous physical activity - if you have any reason to be concerned about the effects of such activity on your health, you should consult your physician before doing them.

Activities & Trips that are already part of weekly and regular Maravu inclusions as per Activities Menu:

• Weekly cultural Fijian Meke/Dance Night
• Tropical flora recognition and reverence
• Visits to local traditional villages to meet with chiefs, elders and villagers
• Learn the history and importance of kava and take part in a traditional spiritual kava ceremony
• Fijian language lessons
• Fijian cooking lessons
• Learn about the coconut and how to weave
• Dancing every night at the Beach under the stars and enjoying the Beach Bar
• Mountain biking
• horseback riding
• water aerobic
• kayaking
• Guided snorkeling to magnificent soft and hard coral gardens beaming with colorful fish
• Sunset/sunrise cruise and dolphin watching