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TE WHARE ĀURUKU
THE INNERVERSITY
Te Whare Āuruku is a four-day full-immersion training for practitioners and people working across the social sector who are committed to deepening both their personal growth and professional practice.
The wānanga creates space to step away from the demands of holding space for others and become the student. Through Te Whare Āuruku, practitioners explore Ahu Collective's unique frameworks, processes and modalities while strengthening their own wellbeing, awareness and capability.
TWO PATHWAYS | ONE JOURNEY
STEP INWARDS. BECOME THE STUDENT.
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THE INNERVERSITY
A space to slow down, reconnect and nurture yourself, strengthening your own wellbeing before supporting the wellbeing of others.
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TEACHINGS, FRAMEWORKS & MODALITIES
Immerse yourself in Te Whare Āuruku's unique teachings, frameworks and modalities, building deeper understanding and expanding your personal and professional capability.
WHO THIS IS FOR
FOR THOSE WHO HOLD SPACE FOR OTHERS.
Te Whare Āuruku is designed for people working across the social sector who are committed to deepening both their personal growth and professional practice.
This training is designed for people working across a range of roles, including:
• Practitioners
• Clinicians
• Social workers
• Educators
• Counsellors
• Facilitators
• Healers
• Leaders
• Community kaimahi
What you’ll take away
Leave with more than knowledge.
Te Whare Āuruku is designed to deepen your understanding of yourself while expanding the knowledge, practical capability and awareness you bring to your work.
01
Deeper understanding of yourself
Strengthen your awareness, wellbeing and understanding of yourself as a practitioner and holder of space.
02
Expanded capability
Build greater intellectual and practical capability through the teachings, frameworks and modalities of Te Whare Āuruku.
03
Greater capacity to support others
Leave better equipped to nurture and empower the whānau, communities and organisations you serve.
The Wānanga
Four days.
Full immersion.
Te Whare Āuruku is an intimate four-day learning experience designed to create the space for practitioners to step away from the everyday and immerse themselves fully in the journey.
23–26 November 2026
Te Kopi Lodge, Ngawi
4 days
Full-immersion training wānanga
20 practitioners
An intentionally limited inaugural cohort
$1,500 incl. GST
Introductory launch price per participant
Lived experience
Mātauranga shaped by wheako.
Lived experience sits alongside the learning throughout the wānanga, bringing knowledge grounded in real journeys of challenge, transformation and change.
A lived experience panel
A lived experience panel will share mātauranga and wheako with practitioners throughout the training, helping to scaffold the learning and connect the kaupapa to lived reality.
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