About Antara

Antara Free Natural Health Clinic 

The last 12 months has seen the Clinic continuing to be much needed. There is a wide range of people from all walks of life attending, but more so lately are women from the 20 to 40 year age group. They are feeling lost, hurting both physically and emotionally and this also applies to most clients coming to the clinic. They come with sad and desperate stories and we thank our therapists for being able to help them at the Clinic. 

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The therapies currently offered are: Counselling ,Reiki, Bowen, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Kinesiology, Somatic Psychotherapy, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ) and Cranial Sacral Therapy. 

We currently have a staff of 20 amazing therapists and receptionists working at the Clinic. 

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Antara Retreat 

The Retreat runs regular Nurture Weekends and Oneness Weekends, hosted by Leigh McIntyre and Craig Parker. These long weekends include activities such as yoga, Reiki healing, meditation and ecstatic dance just to name a few. Of course, those attending experience healthy food and enjoy time helping in the organic gardens and orchards. These participants are so grateful and leave the Retreat with new energy, hope and fulfilment. 

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The Retreat has hosted three lots of young helpers throughout the year for two weeks at a time. They come through organisations such as Wwoof, HelpX and WorkAway. They have been invaluable in helping with the labour intensive work on the Retreat land. 

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Interestingly, amongst these helpers there are many who are seeking help and direction in their own personal lives as well. This we offer in terms of our support in living, working and conversing alongside their working and social time during their stay. They leave the retreat having had both a relaxed and a physical working time to continue their journey with a more positive outlook. 

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The donated second-hand garage was re-constructed with the help of a group of seven people, including two builders, over two days. Some of our milled timber was used to 

replace some rotted timber in the walls and roof. The sawmill is still available for Antara to use at any time. 

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There has been a lot of saw milling done over the last twelve months. There are now over 25 stacks of milled wood, drying in readiness for building shepherds' huts and developing the upper level of the main building. The logs milled have been a mixture of macrocarpa, eucalyptus and some natives recovered from an arborist’s work. 

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Planning ahead is exciting and progressing very well. A young German family came for a few weeks to see New Zealand. In that time Michael, the father, spent time helping with the design of upstairs heating opportunities and also offering design options for the Sheppard’s huts to be built in the future. 

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The apples, pears, figs and feijoas have been abundant this season with jam making and fruit preserving seemingly never ending. The winter stocks are now ready for a very busy time ahead. A heart-felt thanks to all our donors for generously supporting the work done at both the Antara Free Natural Health Clinic and Antara Retreat. 

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Grahams Marsden

Chairman

Antara Association Inc