About Us.

Vibrant Wellness Academy is part of the umbrella company called Vibrant Living Ltd. This company owns Vibrant Living Retreat & Mountain View Massage Day Spa all located in Hanmer Springs. New Zealand. 

Vibrant Living Ltd 
​Established 2014

Vibrant Living is co-directed and co-created by wife and husband team Mary Jo & Steve Halligan originally from Ireland. 
The couple settled in Hanmer Springs in 2008. After reading a book called " integrity is everything ", the couple got inspired to explore personal development to empower themselves with the life tools and understanding to create there heart centred dream life style and visions for humanity. 

Our Goal and Intentions

We are an exciting new paradigm business & education model intend on supporting a balanced holistic and intuitive approach to learning and up-skilling in the field of wellness. Our aim is to nurture and grow confidence in our students as quickly as possible by simplify the seemingly complex and restoring trust in oneself and ones heart centred, creative and caring nature. We believe that with a natural passion, trust and openness to new ways of thinking, learning styles and looking at things that anyone can become a great masseuse & empowered healer running a thriving wellness business in these new times.
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Our Team

Mary Jo Halligan 
​Co-Director & Creative Visionary 

Mary Jo wellness enthusiasm is build on a strong foundation of personal experience that made her determined to discover the keys to heal and transform her own life after a challenging childhood. This ushered her to follow her heart which lead to her training as a Yoga Teacher in India in 2004 / 2006 and exploring many healing art modalities over the last 13 years. 
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"with experience comes much wisdom" and Mary Jo is recognised as a caring intuitive mentor and compassionate teacher poised to be of uplifting support during these transitioning years upon earth. 

Steve Halligan
Co-director & all round ' get the job done guy' . 

Steve is a Builder by trade and wellness chef and talented gardener by practice.

​He is a endurance mountain bike enthusiast and in between the 'daily do' at Vibrant Living he is off riding the mountain trails around Hanmer Springs. 

Steve has a kind and gentle way of making everyone feel welcomed and taking care of at Vibrant Living Retreat. 

Magica ​​The Dog Therapist 

Magica has a way of opening the hearts and relaxing the minds of all whom crosses her path at Vibrant Living Retreat. She is truly a magical little dog with a special presence. 

Magica brings a added specialness to everyone experience at Vibrant Living Retreat. 

We're Here  To support your natural well being and passionate wellness career. " Caring for you helps you to truly care for others" . 

We believe that it does not need to be hard or difficult to learn and gain confidence in new skills if one truly is passionate about the topic. We encourage continuous learning for personal growth, evolution, discovery, open mindedness and new development. After all life is an experience ! 

We are living in very special times on earth where science and spiritual wisdom are beginning to complement one another more and more with the latest discoveries and thus helping to support the balancing of our humanities left and right brain hemispheres known as the Heart - Mind Coherence. 

At Vibrant Living we welcome the return of previous trainees on a  'work stay' experience to advance the training experience and grow confidence quickly. Trainees will also have access to individual mentoring and training in other holistic day spa modalities and yoga sessions offered at Vibrant Living over longer stays. ​