Koukoulee

Koukoulee Koukoulee is a health and wellness destination based on Waiheke island. It’s an easy-going break to meet you where you are at and regain your mojo.
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Koukoulee offers private luxury yoga retreats on Waiheke, events and corporate wellness at some of the island’s most stunning locations. Every little detail is thoughtfully tailored to your intentions and planned to help you focus on the important stuff - your wellness. Rather than pressuring people into impossible stereotypes, our retreats celebrate authenticity. Our whole reason-to-be is about sharing a gentle, balanced and optimistic break from the norm. We thoughtfully and intentionally slow-down and break the pattern by feeding the body and soul, so you get some sanctuary and leave feeling inspired and better than before. Think boutique accommodation rather resort or retreat complex. We have a range of self-contained luxury accommodation for your group with spa/swimming-pool, private lounge, dining, kitchen, bedrooms with luxury linen and toiletries. Think delicious, gut-loving recipes that are big of flavour and light on your digestion. Our filling and creative menu of balanced vegan meals, will have you inspired to take a few recipes home. Think totally bespoke. No two breaks are the same. Our ‘triage’ approach diagnoses exactly what you wish-for and tailors a made-to-order event. We’ll curate a personalised accommodation, staff, menu and activity package to meet your group dynamics and needs. Koukoulee was founded by Vassia Simou. As a ‘burn-out’ survivor, Vassia’s wellness philosophy is that every once in a while, we need to reset so we can see the big picture. Taking time-out to ‘find your happy’ is a joyful and fun experience. Vassia has spent the last three years building a large team of hand-picked, incredible individuals who are experts in their fields of yoga, Pilates, chefs, PTs, beauty therapists, and masseurs. These passionate specialists put their soul into their craft. What they do is more than a job to them. Vassia has worked in marketing and events for over 12 years but she gets a real kick when bringing people together, creating beautiful experiences and seeing the smiles on their faces. In Greece - where she comes from - it’s called ‘filoxenia’.

🥰 Behind Koukoulee is a group of incredible women.✨ The teachers and therapists who show up week after week to hold spac...
06/03/2026

🥰 Behind Koukoulee is a group of incredible women.

✨ The teachers and therapists who show up week after week to hold space for our community with knowledge, care, humour and heart. Each of them brings something unique — different paths, different strengths, different ways of supporting the people who walk through our doors.

🍃Running a small business can sometimes feel like a solo journey, but the truth is that spaces like Koukoulee are built by the people within them. These women have supported the studio — and me — through all the ups and downs of the past few years.

Watching them grow, share their gifts and become part of this community has been one of the most rewarding parts of this journey.

As International Women’s Day approaches, I’m feeling especially grateful for this team and I’d love you to get to know them too 🤍

Gather your favourite people and step into a slower, more beautiful way to celebrate 🤍Our private classes are designed a...
20/02/2026

Gather your favourite people and step into a slower, more beautiful way to celebrate 🤍

Our private classes are designed around you — whether you’re planning a hens do, a birthday, a special occasion, or simply wanting to move together at a time that suits your group. In our light-filled studio overlooking the ocean, we tailor the style, pace and focus to match your energy on the day: grounding and restorative, gently strengthening, or softly flowing.

After class, linger a little longer with tea, conversation, and that unmistakable post-practice glow — unhurried, connected, and calm.

A thoughtful way to mark a milestone… or simply to be together.

DM us about private bookings 🌿

The Melt is back.After popular demand, Yuna returns with a 2-hour yin journey designed to completely slow you down.Long,...
18/02/2026

The Melt is back.

After popular demand, Yuna returns with a 2-hour yin journey designed to completely slow you down.

Long, supported holds.
Deep fascia release.
A nervous system reset.

If your weeks feel full…
This is your exhale.

🗓 2 March
⏰ 6.30 pm
📍 Koukoulee, Oneroa

Spots are limited. Book it here: https://studiotimetable.as.me/?appointmentType=75800135

Pause for Valentine's Day 🥰One last slot left for Sunday at 11 am 🤍If you haven't made plans yet, this is your sign - 90...
13/02/2026

Pause for Valentine's Day 🥰
One last slot left for Sunday at 11 am 🤍

If you haven't made plans yet, this is your sign - 90 minutes of pure bliss designed to slow down, unwind and impress your other half (or your bestie, your sister, your mum... up to you!)

DM us to book it x

Introducing our Prenatal Calm Ritual - a gentle cocoon of care for mums-to-be 🤍Created especially for your changing body...
11/02/2026

Introducing our Prenatal Calm Ritual - a gentle cocoon of care for mums-to-be 🤍

Created especially for your changing body, this 60-minute ritual begins with soothing work through the head, neck and shoulders to release tension and settle your nervous system. It then flows into a slow, restorative facial massage using clean botanicals, finishing with a nurturing foot and leg massage to ease heaviness and support circulation.

This is not just a treatment - it’s time to be held, breathe deeply, and arrive back into yourself.

Bookings are open now.
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Thank you to everyone who has already booked Pause for Saturday — your interest has been such a beautiful affirmation of...
11/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who has already booked Pause for Saturday — your interest has been such a beautiful affirmation of this quieter way of celebrating Valentine’s weekend. 🤍

Because a few of you shared that Sunday might feel more spacious, we’ve opened two additional shared sessions on Sunday so more of you can experience it.

Pause — a 75-minute shared massage experience for two
(beginning with a warm foot soak, tea and dark chocolate, followed by an unhurried massage in candlelight)

Now available:
Saturday: 1:00pm
Sunday: 11 am · 1:30pm

$390 for two

We’re keeping numbers small so the weekend can remain calm, intentional, and unhurried — just like the experience itself.

If you were hoping for Sunday, these are the only two additional slots we’ll be opening.

DM us to book your slots

Summer is beautiful — but it can leave our skin feeling dehydrated, congested, and a little overworked.Our Summer Glow S...
09/02/2026

Summer is beautiful — but it can leave our skin feeling dehydrated, congested, and a little overworked.

Our Summer Glow Series was created for exactly this moment: a gentle, results-focused facial that combines mindful massage, lymphatic drainage, and LED to restore hydration, clarity, and radiance — while deeply settling your nervous system.

Available until 31 March. If you’ve been thinking about it, this is your sign ✨

Book the facial here: https://studiotimetable.as.me/?appointmentType=85589044
Buy the series here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=19181886&action=addCart&clear=1&id=2089048

Every year instead of intentions I set a word to guide me, something to come back to when I feel I’m loosing my directio...
28/01/2026

Every year instead of intentions I set a word to guide me, something to come back to when I feel I’m loosing my direction 🤍

This year, my word is Steady.

Not in a “slow down” way.
More in a rooted way.

For a long time, I’ve been learning about balance - how to hold a lot, how to give without emptying myself, how to move between ambition and rest without tipping too far either way. That work mattered. It still does.

But this year feels different.

Steady feels like trusting the ground I’m standing on.
Letting things grow at a pace my nervous system can actually hold.
Choosing consistency over intensity, depth over urgency.

Steady also brings clarity.
Clearer boundaries.
Quieter ones.
The kind that don’t need explaining or defending - they’re simply there because they’re right.

And from that place, balance stops being something I chase. It becomes something that emerges naturally, because I’m not constantly pulling myself in opposite directions.

So this year, I’m choosing Steady.
In how I work.
In how I show up.
In how I care for myself and the spaces I hold.

Less forcing.
More trust.
Strong roots, gentle growth.

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120 Ocean View Road
Auckland
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Why we do what we do

Greek word for silkworm cocoon

We offer wellness retreats and morning yoga events at some of Waiheke’s most stunning locations. Our yoga studio in Oneroa is open for daily classes and one-off events and workshops. Looking for a private session for your group? We can organise yoga & brunch (or just yoga) at your space for your group.

We have created an extensive yoga teachers network on the island and work with some of the best accommodation providers. Get in touch :)

Koukoulee was founded by Vassia Simou. After a long and tiresome period, she realised that stopping to take a breath is more important than chasing goals - for the mind, the soul, the people around us and even work. Yet we barely do it.