Join us for an intimate evening of connection, presence, and sensory exploration at Manawa X Wine Therapy. A beautifully curated experience generously hosted at Club Z3n on K Road, with limited spaces for 15 men and 15 women.
From 6–9pm, you’ll be gently guided through playful connection practices, embodied experiences, and a mindful wine tasting designed to help you drop out of the mind and into the body - connecting more deeply with yourself and others.
With live DJ music woven throughout the evening, the space invites ease, authenticity, and a natural flow of connection.
MAX DESAI brings a refined, progressive energy, weaving melodic layers and hypnotic grooves that gently build and evolve, inviting movement and connection.
JENSEN creates sonic spaces that feel both grounding and expansive, inspired by global, organic sounds, offering slow, textured rhythms that help you soften and tune into your senses.
Together, they’ll guide you through a subtle sound journey, enhancing each sip and every moment of connection.
As the evening unfolds, we move into a guided Wine Therapy experience — a sensory journey through taste, aroma, and presence. This is not just wine tasting, but an invitation to slow down, awaken your senses, and explore connection in a more conscious and embodied way.
This is not your typical wine tasting or dating event. It’s a space to feel, connect, and relate in a way that is natural, relaxed, and real.
Open to those aged 20–35. No wine experience is needed - this is not about being “right,” but about curiosity, exploration, and tuning into your own senses.
Please note, we will be tasting 5 different wines, with a total consumption equivalent to a maximum of 2 glasses. There will also be the option to spit the wine. This is a low-dose, mindful experience focused on savouring each sip with presence.
This event is intentionally facilitated to create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment where everyone feels seen, respected, and able to fully participate. We’ll close the evening in a relaxed and grounded way, sharing reflections, connection, and community.
Come as you are.
Leave feeling more connected, present, and inspired.
Please let us know if you have any dietaries or conditions!
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About the Hosts
Jessie, the founder and host of Manawa Connections, has over four years of experience facilitating community events, Manawa Ecstatic Dance, and women’s circles.
Through her own healing journey, she has discovered the profound power of genuine connection, and helping others experience this has become her true calling.
Since launching in Tāmaki Makaurau, Manawa has held over 50 events in just 1.5 years, creating safe, heart centered spaces for movement, expression, and authentic connection.
Jessie is dedicated to bringing more connection, joy, and embodied presence to the local community.
Jess, founder of Wine Therapy, has over a decade in the wine industry and hosting more than 80 private tastings, Jess has adapted the traditional tasting experience through her signature offering, Wine Therapy.
Blending sensory exploration with mindfulness, Jess creates immersive experiences, inviting guests into a more intuitive relationship with wine. Through the exploration of aroma, taste, texture, and feeling, She gently guides people to slow down, awaken their senses, and connect more deeply with themselves and others.
Her work centres on presence, connection, and the power of shared experience, transforming wine into a vessel for self awareness and genuine human connection.
Join us for an intimate evening of connection, presence, and sensory exploration at Manawa X Wine Therapy. A beautifully curated experience generously hosted at Club Z3n on K Road, with limited spaces for 15 men and 15 women.
From 6–9pm, you’ll be gently guided through playful connection practices, embodied experiences, and a mindful wine tasting designed to help you drop out of the mind and into the body - connecting more deeply with yourself and others.
With live DJ music woven throughout the evening, the space invites ease, authenticity, and a natural flow of connection.
MAX DESAI brings a refined, progressive energy, weaving melodic layers and hypnotic grooves that gently build and evolve, inviting movement and connection.
JENSEN creates sonic spaces that feel both grounding and expansive, inspired by global, organic sounds, offering slow, textured rhythms that help you soften and tune into your senses.
Together, they’ll guide you through a subtle sound journey, enhancing each sip and every moment of connection.
As the evening unfolds, we move into a guided Wine Therapy experience — a sensory journey through taste, aroma, and presence. This is not just wine tasting, but an invitation to slow down, awaken your senses, and explore connection in a more conscious and embodied way.
This is not your typical wine tasting or dating event. It’s a space to feel, connect, and relate in a way that is natural, relaxed, and real.
Open to those aged 20–35. No wine experience is needed - this is not about being “right,” but about curiosity, exploration, and tuning into your own senses.
Please note, we will be tasting 5 different wines, with a total consumption equivalent to a maximum of 2 glasses. There will also be the option to spit the wine. This is a low-dose, mindful experience focused on savouring each sip with presence.
This event is intentionally facilitated to create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment where everyone feels seen, respected, and able to fully participate. We’ll close the evening in a relaxed and grounded way, sharing reflections, connection, and community.
Come as you are.
Leave feeling more connected, present, and inspired.
Please let us know if you have any dietaries or conditions!
—————————————————————————————————
About the Hosts
Jessie, the founder and host of Manawa Connections, has over four years of experience facilitating community events, Manawa Ecstatic Dance, and women’s circles.
Through her own healing journey, she has discovered the profound power of genuine connection, and helping others experience this has become her true calling.
Since launching in Tāmaki Makaurau, Manawa has held over 50 events in just 1.5 years, creating safe, heart centered spaces for movement, expression, and authentic connection.
Jessie is dedicated to bringing more connection, joy, and embodied presence to the local community.
Jess, founder of Wine Therapy, has over a decade in the wine industry and hosting more than 80 private tastings, Jess has adapted the traditional tasting experience through her signature offering, Wine Therapy.
Blending sensory exploration with mindfulness, Jess creates immersive experiences, inviting guests into a more intuitive relationship with wine. Through the exploration of aroma, taste, texture, and feeling, She gently guides people to slow down, awaken their senses, and connect more deeply with themselves and others.
Her work centres on presence, connection, and the power of shared experience, transforming wine into a vessel for self awareness and genuine human connection.
