Planting Seeds Wānanga
THEME: KNOWING YOUR WHYMay 2-3, 2026 | Otamarakau Marae
Limited to 20 Growth-Minded People Ready to Break Cycles
🌱 THE PLANTING SEEDS JOURNEY
🎧 LISTEN (Free)
Start with the Planting Seeds Podcast
Weekly conversations on purpose, growth, and wairua↓🌱 CONNECT (Online)
Join the Planting Seeds Community
Weekly calls, courses, brotherhood (Skool platform)↓🔥 TRANSFORM (Live)
Experience Planting Seeds Wānanga
Immersive retreats at the maraeYou're here → The Wānanga is where it all comes together.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE
But you don't know exactly what.✗ You're stuck in the same patterns. Same conversations, same results
✗ You start things with enthusiasm but struggle to follow through
✗ You know you're capable of more, but something keeps holding you back
✗ You feel disconnected from your real purpose
✗ You're doing what you "should" do, not what you're meant to do
✗ You're on this journey alone, and it's exhaustingYou've tried:
→ Reading the books
→ Listening to the podcasts
→ Setting the goalsBut nothing sticks.Because you haven't discovered YOUR WHY.
HERE'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALISE.
Your WHY isn't something you create.
It's something you UNCOVER.It's been buried under:
• What your parents expected
• What society told you to want
• What you thought you "should" be doing
• The cycles you inheritedAnd until you excavate it—YOUR authentic WHY—you'll keep:
→ Starting and stopping
→ Seeking external validation
→ Feeling like something's missing
→ Living someone else's version of your lifeThis wānanga isn't about adding more to your plate.It's about CLEARING everything that's not yours.So you can finally see what IS.
WHAT IF YOU COULD:
✓ Know your WHY with absolute clarity (not what you think it should be—what it actually IS)
✓ Break the cycles that have kept you stuck
✓ Leave with a concrete 90-day action plan
✓ Build deep connection with 19 other growth-minded people on the same journey
✓ Finally take the first real step toward the life you're meant to liveNot through another Zoom workshop.
Not through another solo journaling exercise.But through IMMERSION.
PLANTING SEEDS WĀNANGA
An overnight transformational experience at Otamarakau MaraeWhere ancestral grounding meets modern personal development.
Where vulnerability meets community.
Where clarity emerges.This isn't a retreat.
This is a REMEMBRANCE of who you're meant to be.
THE JOURNEY: MAY 2-3, 2026
🌅 Saturday, MAY 29:00am - Arrival & Pōwhiri (Traditional welcome)
9:30am - Kai/Coffee
10.00am - Opening Circle: Whakawhanaungatanga (Building connection)
10.30am - Workshop 1: KNOWING YOUR WHY
→ What drives you?
→ What motivates you when things are hard?
→ Who do you want to become?
→ Small group sharing
12:00pm - Lunch
1.00pm - LIVE PLANTING SEEDS PODCAST RECORDING
3.00pm - Workshop 2: UNCOVERING YOUR PATTERNS
→ What cycles are you repeating?
→ What's been running your life that isn't YOU?
→ Small group sharing
5.00pm - Break
6.00PM - Dinner
7.00PM - Reflctions of the day🌱 SUNDAY, MAY 3
7:00am - Wake up/Karakia
7.30am - Morning Movement & Meditation
9:30am - Breakfast
10:00am - Clean marae
11:00am - Closing Circle & Poroporoaki
12.00pm - DepartureWHAT'S INCLUDED:✓ Overnight accommodation at Otamarakau Marae
✓ All meals (dinner, breakfast, lunch)
✓ Facilitated workshops & group sharing circles
✓ Custom workbook/journal
✓ Live Planting Seeds Podcast recording
✓ Post-wānanga integration resources
✓ Seeds of Self online community access (Tier 2 & 3)
✓ 1:1 coaching sessions (Tier 3 only)
THIS WĀNANGA IS FOR YOU IF:
✓ You're growth-minded and ready to do the inner work
✓ You're willing to be vulnerable in a safe, supportive space
✓ You know something needs to change but don't know WHAT yet
✓ You're ready to break generational cycles
✓ You value community and authentic connection
✓ You're prepared to take action after you leave
✓ You want transformation, not just information
THIS WĀNANGA IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
✗ You're looking for a quick fix or magic solution
✗ You're not willing to be honest with yourself
✗ You want someone to tell you what to do (this is YOUR journey)
✗ You're not ready to make changes in your life
✗ You prefer surface-level workshops over deep transformationWe're creating a container for REAL growth.
That requires REAL commitment.
FACILITATED BY RANIERA
Kia ora,Ko Raniera Rewiri tōku ingoa. I'm a husband, father and a proud Māori tāne who is passionate about growth, fitness and supporting others.I'm the host of Planting Seeds Podcast, founder of Seeds of Self online
community, and someone who knows what it's like to:→ Start strong and fall off
→ Know you're capable of more but feel stuck
→ Search for purpose in all the wrong places
→ Finally breakthrough to clarityI've facilitated multiple wānanga experiences and witnessed the transformation
that happens when people create space to do this work in community.This isn't theory. This is lived experience.I'm not here to be your guru.
I'm here to walk alongside you as you discover YOUR truth.
WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS SAY:
"There's no bad in taking that next step"
Brett talks about finding his own truth. Highlighting the impact of the LIVE podcast session, doing meditations and being around like-minded whānau. Walking away with actionable steps and a full cup.
"I'm grateful for showing UP for myself"
This was Urshula's second wānanga and she speaks about how she recognised her growth, walking away with the highlight of BEING and letting others BE.
CHOOSE YOUR JOURNEYLimited to 20 Total Participants
🌱 TIER 1: FOUNDER
$444 NZD
ONLY 5 SPOTS✓ Full wānanga experience
✓ Overnight marae stay
✓ All meals included
✓ Live podcast recording
✓ All workshops & sharing circles
Perfect for: Early believers ready to commit at founder pricing
🌿 TIER 2: CLARITY
$666 NZD
12 SPOTS AVAILABLE✓ Everything in Tier 1
✓ PLUS Pre-wānanga 30-min 1:1 clarity call
✓ PLUS Custom workbook/journal
✓ PLUS 30-day Seeds of Self online community access
✓ PLUS Post-wānanga integration guide & resources
Perfect for: Those who want extra support and ongoing communityPayment plans available
THE QUESTION ISN'T "AM I READY?"The question is: "What happens if I don't?"Another year of the same patterns.
Another year of wondering "what if?"
Another year living someone else's version of your life.ORYou commit to 48 hours that change the trajectory of your next 48 years.MAY 2-3, 2026
OTAMARAKAU MARAE
20 SPOTS ONLYThis is your moment.