Peaks & Practice Immersion
Know Your Own Body. Then Help Your Patients Know Theirs.
When: 11-13 November 2027
Where: QT, Queenstown, New Zealand
Host: Naturopathic Futures
ABOUT
You spend your career trying to do your best for your patients. When did you last do your best for yourself?
Peaks & Practice is a 2.5-day retreat-conference hybrid in Queenstown, New Zealand -- designed exclusively for naturopaths, integrative GPs, herbalists, nutritionists, and purpose-driven allied health practitioners who are ready to go deeper. Into the science… And into themselves.
Before you arrive, you'll complete four world-class functional tests. When you get there, you'll learn to read them from the scientists who helped build them. Then you'll spend 2.5 days in one of the most beautiful places on earth, surrounded by 80-100 of the most switched-on practitioners in Australia and New Zealand.
This isn't a conference. It's a transformation.
Imagine a healthcare conference focused on practitioners taking better care of themselves, so they can take better care of their patients.
Functional testing is one of the most powerful tools in a practitioner's toolkit. But most of us were never properly taught how to read it, use it, or integrate it into practice.
And here's the other thing us practitioners ignore: You can't pour from an empty cup.
Arriving at this immersion you will have completed your own functional tests (included with ticket), then you will be learning to interpret and optimise your own health, as well as your patients.
When you understand your own biology… your own microbiome, your own neurotransmitters, your own genetic blueprint… you become a better practitioner. Full stop.
Peaks & Practice was built on the primary belief: practitioners who take care of themselves take better care of their patients.
Our secondary mission is to curate an evidence-based, level playing field, in a beautiful environment, to bring together practitioners from all walks of life, to deepen our understanding and trusted networks.
Along with education and practice based learning, this immersion invites you to experience longevity tools on site, including yoga, sauna, cold plunge, curated plant passionate dinner experiences, stargazing and fireside conversations with your new conference colleagues turned friends.
This is the foundation of WELL CARE
W - Whole Person Care
E - Evidence-informed practice
L - Lifestyle as medicine
L - Long-term health strategy
📍IMMERSION INCLUSIONS
› 4 functional tests (valued at ~$1,800 AUD) completed before you arrive:
▸ Microbiome analysis
▸ Genetic testing
▸ Organic acids / neurotransmitter testing (OMX)
▸ PH360 precision health profiling
› 4 x 1.5-hour deep-dive workshops -- one per test -- led by the scientists and educators behind each platform. You'll learn to read YOUR results, not a textbook case study.
› 2 x 1 hour interactive sessions on cutting edge AI and business practices to support functional testing analysis in modern day practice
› 1:1 consultation time with testing company experts in intimate lounge-room sessions
› Longevity experiences: cold plunge, yoga, sauna
› Welcome dinner + themed cocktail evening on the banks of Lake Wakatipu
› Curated Aotearoa dining experiences taking in the Remarkables vista
› Stargazing in the Southern Alps
› 2.5 days of curated short-format conference sessions
› Networking with Australia and NZ's most progressive practitioners
This event is for you if:
- You're a naturopath, nutritionist, integrative GP, herbalist, or functional medicine practitioner
- You've been in practice for a few years and you're ready to go deeper into functional testing
- You want to actually understand your own health -- not just your patients'
- You're craving a community of peers who think the way you do
- You want CPD that actually changes how you practice
- You want a brilliant conference experience that borders on a holiday that your business pays for
This event is NOT for you if you're looking for a passive sit-and-listen conference. This is immersive. You'll be doing the ‘work’.
📍 THE VENUE
QT Queenstown, New Zealand.
Nestled in the Southern Alps, surrounded by Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown is one of the most breathtaking locations on earth. QT is the perfect backdrop, boutique, design-forward, and built for experiences.
November in Queenstown: crisp mountain air, long golden evenings, and a landscape that reminds you why you got into health in the first place.
📍THE PROGRAM
Day 1:
› Arrive + welcome dinner
› PH360 opening session: understand yourself first
Day 2:
› Morning yoga + cold plunge
› Deep-dive testing workshops (microbiome + genetics)
› Afternoon: 1:1 lounge sessions with testing experts
› Dinner: curated Aotearoa dining and stargazing
Day 3:
› Morning sauna + yoga
› Deep-dive testing workshops (OMX + AI integration)
› Afternoon: 1:1 lounge sessions + networking
› Sessions close 4pm
📍TICKETS
$2,500 AUD ~ Payment plan available.
Includes all 4 functional tests (valued at ~$1,800), all workshops, welcome dinner, cocktail evening, and all conference sessions.
⚠️ Ticket sales close October 1, 2027 -- testing must be completed before you arrive, so we can't accept late registrations.
Only 80-100 places available. This will sell out.
Ticket Does NOT Include:
- Accommodation
- Travel costs
- Additional food/drink
- Additional events, massage, extras
- Insurance/Medical
Please note: Accommodation can be booked at the venue for approx AUD$350/night, subject to availability. Contact the venue for more info.
Re: Functional Testing
Upon receiving payment, we will email you specific instructions for each test included with your ticket. It is important that you complete this testing before September 2027 so that the results can be ready for the relevant event workshops.
Even if you have completed these tests before, we recommend retesting using our immersion partners so that you can interpret the results effectively during the workshops.
Please note that NONE of your submissions or results are shared with us, nor can we enquire about them on your behalf; therefore, you must bring your test results with you to the Immersion.
❓ FAQ
Q: Do I need to have experience with functional testing?
A: No. This event is designed to meet you where you are and take you further.
Q: What if I can't make it to Queenstown?
A: This is an in-person only event. The immersive format only works when you're in the room.
Q: Why do I need to complete the tests before I arrive?
A: Because the workshops are built around YOUR results. You're not learning theory -- you're learning your own biology.
Q: Is accommodation included?
A: Accommodation is not included in the ticket price but we'll share special conference rates at QT Queenstown for attendees. If these rooms are not available, we also have a list of nearby accommodation providers.
Q: Is this CPD accredited?
A: We're working on CPD accreditation depending on your association. There is 9 hours of hands on clinical education in the agenda.
Q: I cant make these dates, will Peaks & Practice be run again?
A: Due to the unique collaboration we have curated with our testing partners, it is unlikely the Peaks & Practice will be run again. If you have the curiosity now, we invite you to jump on this opportunity.
Your patients deserve a practitioner who knows their own body and is up to date with cutting edge clinical tools in practice.
Secure your place at Peaks & Practice 2027.