What if lasting change started with understanding yourself,
rather than following another plan?
The Bari-IQ Project is a small-group retreat built around that question - practical, experiential, and deliberately unhurried. A few days to slow down, reflect, and understand what drives your habits and behaviours.
While traditionally for bariatric patients, our retreats are for anyone who is ready to better understand themselves and create meaningful change in their lives.
Our program is built around four core pillars
Behaviour
Our trained facilitators guide you through group work that builds real self-awareness - helping you recognise the emotional triggers and old patterns that hold you back, and giving you practical tools to move forward differently.
Exercise
Movement that meets you where you are. We help you rediscover what your body can do - building regular exercise into your routine in a way that is enjoyable and maintainable, so that you can take this habit home with you.
Nutrition
Food that proves healthy doesn't mean joyless. You'll enjoy delicious, nourishing meals throughout the retreat, and leave knowing how to bring that same approach into everyday life - without rigid rules.
Community
Community isn’t a side benefit of our retreats - it’s the heart of how they work. So much of what holds people back is carried alone, in silence. Being alongside others who understand - without having to explain or justify - is often where the real shift begins. The connections made here don’t end when the retreat does; they often become a source of support and friendship long after you’ve gone home.
Not sure what to expect?
Here’s a short video from David, one of our facilitators, introducing the retreat and giving you an idea of what you can expect when you join us. You can also hear from some of our past participants here.
Bari-IQ Project retreat locations
Ohakune
With a stunning backdrop of Mt Ruapehu, our Lifestyle Lodge in Ohakune is our classic location where we hold retreats most months.
Samoa
Just once or twice a year, we take our retreat further afar, for an unforgettable tropical retreat in gorgeous Samoa.
