Te Rau Aroha Alignment

What Is Te Rau Aroha Alignment?

Te Rau Aroha Alignment®, founded by Marama Mata in 2020, is a healing modality grounded in the Māori health framework Te Whare Tapa Whā (developed by Sir Mason Durie), which recognises the interconnectedness of physical, emotional, spiritual, and whānau wellbeing.

The programme guides students to:

• Explore their life timelines and release past trauma, emotional blockages, and limiting beliefs

• Deepen connection to the spiritual self, ancestral wisdom, and the energy of IO

• Work with kawakawa, a sacred healing rākau central to the modality

Training is delivered through House of Rehua, an approved training provider with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT). Graduates become certified Te Rau Aroha Alignment® practitioners, recognised to deliver this healing modality professionally.

Is This Programme For You?

This is suitable for wāhine who:

• Feel called to learn Rongoā Māori healing practices
• Wish to support the wellbeing of whānau and community
• Are committed to learning within a tikanga Māori framework
• Are open to personal and spiritual growth
• Are Rongoā Māori practitioners, nurses, midwives, GPs, allied health professionals, or mental health support workers.

Students are mothers, professionals, and practitioners of other modalities who want to build their own clinic practice, run workshops, and add traditional knowledge to their expertise — while doing their own inner healing work at the same time.

How the Programme Is Delivered?

Te Rau Aroha Alignment is taught through online learning combined with in-person wānanga, including:

• Wānanga-based group learning
• Hands-on practice sessions
• Cultural teachings and kōrero
• Guided practitioner development
• Mentorship from experienced Rongoā practitioners

Facilitators: Marama Mata and Maria Rooney, supported throughout by guidance and mentorship to help students develop safe, ethical, and confident practitioner skills.

The Student Journey

Stage 1 — Foundation: Strengthening the healer within — mauri, energy alignment, personal healing, and tikanga foundations.

Stage 2 — Practitioner: Advanced alignment techniques, working with energetic imbalance, client care and ethics, supervised practice.

Stage 3 — Community Practitioner: Graduates begin offering services to whānau and community, integrating the modality into their own practice.

What Graduates Receive

Upon successful completion, students receive endorsement of their practice through House of Rehua Limited, an approved IICT training provider.

Graduates may:

• Practise as Te Rau Aroha Alignment® practitioners
• Integrate the modality into existing healing practices
• Offer services to whānau and community
• Continue developing their Rongoā knowledge
• Be endorsed toward the ACC Vendor Pathway once graduated

What's Expected of Students

To graduate, students must:

• Attend all scheduled training sessions and participate fully
• Demonstrate competency through supervised practice and assessments
• Reflect on their personal learning journey
• Show respect for tikanga Māori and cultural responsibilities of practicing Rongoā Māori
• Complete required training hours (online support/assessments + in-person wānanga)

Practitioners are also expected to uphold a Code of Ethics: respect for clients, confidentiality, informed consent, working within scope of practice, cultural integrity, and ongoing learning.

Venue

Te Hiku Rongoā Māori Collective

155 commerce street, Kaitaia, 0410

Funding now available for Students please inquire below to find out more!

Sustainability

Sustainably Sourced. We honor Papatūānuku by harvesting native botanicals using traditional Tikanga, ensuring our forests thrive for generations.

Whānau Owned

Crafted with Love Since 2018. A family-owned business rooted in the Far North, bringing authentic Māori medicine from our home to yours.

Tikanga Māori

Cultural Integrity. Every product is made with karakia and respect for the rongoā plants, preserving the mauri (life force) in every bottle.

Graduate Voices (Testimonials)

These are a few of the voices of wāhine who have walked this journey. They are now practitioners, leaders, and community healers — carrying this kaupapa into their hapū, iwi, and communities across Aotearoa.

Our mahi began long before I was born — passed down and guided through generations. Over the years, we have worked alongside Māori health organisations, on marae, in Māori-owned clinics, within our communities, and from our own homes. Every person who comes to us carries their own story. Some experience physical pain within their body, while others carry deep hurt within their mind or spirit. Throughout the years, we have supported people experiencing pain in all parts of the body. Many have also been under the care of doctors and hospital specialists. Some have told us they experienced significant relief from pain and greater clarity of mind following their mirimiri sessions. Becoming ACC accredited has been an important milestone. It provides recognition for the work we do and helps make these services more accessible for people who may not otherwise be able to afford them. Time and time again I have witnessed people leave with renewed hope, reduced pain, greater peace, and a stronger sense of well-being. The outcomes we have witnessed have changed lives.

Vivienne Rawiri-Pukeroa
Te Rau Aroha Alignmen® Practitioner | ACC Registered Wairua Mirimiri Practitioner | Private
Clinic/Te Tai Tokerau

This next stage of my learning took Te Rau Aroha Alignment to another level — teaching me a new discipline that I could first utilise for myself and then pass on to others. I would describe this journey as transformational. The learning of the three heart centres has become an intrinsic part of my life. It has enabled me to navigate my own emotions and model this practice with others. I model the three heart centres in my workplace and with the people I serve - hapū māmā and pēpi up to 3 years old - in my role as a Te Ara Tauawhi whānau support worker. I utilise the same process within the community through a wānanga I created called Te Mauri o te Kawakawa. The people I serve have described this wānanga as inspirational, empowering, healing, connecting, and motivational.

Nenehu Hughes
Te Ara Tauawhi Whānau Support Worker | Community Wānanga Facilitator/Rāhui Pōkeka

Since completing Te Rau Aroha Alignment®, I have experienced significant personal and professional growth. It has strengthened my confidence to stand firmly in my own mātauranga, trust my intuition, and carry Rongoā Māori with integrity, humility and aroha. Te Rau Aroha Alignment® gave me the confidence to lead with authenticity while remaining grounded in who I am. It reminded me that healing is not simply about treating people - it is about restoring whakapapa, identity, wairua and hope. Thank you for creating a kaupapa that empowers wāhine Māori to lead from a place of authenticity, mātauranga and aroha. Your belief in us extends far beyond the training itself - it creates a ripple effect that reaches our whānau, hapū, iwi and future generations.

Wai-Sharne Raynes
Founder — HQ Maiden Tāmaki | Co-Chair, Te Kāhui Rongoā Trust | Tāmaki Makaurau