Sundari Ritual Wellness is a boutique wellness studio on Heta Road in Highlands Park, New Plymouth, led by practitioner Jade. The studio's approach is rooted in Ayurveda, blending hands-on bodywork with holistic therapies and a strong focus on the nervous system. It holds a 5.0/5.0 'Excellent' rating from 15 client reviews, with people describing the space as caring, positive and deeply relaxing.
The treatment menu centres on a handful of focused rituals: lymphatic drainage massage (LDM) in 60- and 90-minute flow state concessions, a Midline Nervous System Reset, a 60-minute Warm Copper Wand Meridian Line Clearing Massage, and collagen induction skin needling with a hyaluronic vitamin infusion serum. Jade also offers Ayurveda-informed skincare guidance, examining the skin on your face and recommending all-natural products for at-home routines.
Clients book in for many reasons — recovery after surgery, a frazzled nervous system, or skin that needs gentle, informed attention. Reviews mention lymphatic massage after breast surgery reconstruction and after gastric sleeve surgery, nervous system and trigger-point work that leaves people feeling uplifted, and Jade's breadth of knowledge spanning body somatics and fascia, holistic therapies and counselling skills.
Appointments can be booked online with secure payment, or with cash on arrival. Each appointment is thoughtfully prepared for in advance to ensure personalised care, and gift vouchers can be redeemed through the booking page.
Sundari Ritual Wellness is a small, personal wellness studio on Heta Road in Highlands Park, New Plymouth, where everything begins with one practitioner: Jade. Clients describe her space as caring, positive and deeply relaxing, and the studio holds a perfect 5.0 out of 5.0 rating from 15 reviews. What sets it apart is its foundation in Ayurveda — the ancient Indian system of wellness — which shapes how Jade assesses, treats and guides every person who books in.
Rather than a long menu of interchangeable massages, Sundari Ritual Wellness is built around a handful of focused rituals: lymphatic drainage massage, nervous system resets, meridian line clearing and natural skin care. Each appointment is thoughtfully prepared for in advance, so sessions are tailored to the individual rather than templated.
The heart of the studio is lymphatic drainage massage, offered in 60- and 90-minute flow state concessions. It has become a specialty for clients recovering from surgery. One reviewer booked her first lymphatic massage after a double mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction, arriving with post-surgery issues around her transplant area, and continues to return for the expertise and care Jade brings to her health journey. Another client, after gastric sleeve surgery overseas, was told lymphatic drainage would help — and left feeling a lot better than before. For anyone navigating recovery, that kind of experienced, unhurried support is the reason people keep coming back.
For something different, the 60-minute Warm Copper Wand Meridian Line Clearing Massage uses warmed copper wands worked along the body's meridian lines — a slow, grounding way to clear and rebalance. The Midline Nervous System Reset goes deeper still: reviewers credit Jade's work with trigger points, body somatics and fascia for helping them leave each session feeling better and uplifted for the rest of the day. Her toolkit is broad, drawing on body somatics and fascia, holistic therapies and counselling skills, and clients say that range really shows.
Sundari's skin work follows the same Ayurvedic instincts. New clients are often struck by how thoroughly Jade examines the skin on their face and asks questions before recommending anything; the products she suggests are all natural, and reviewers describe them as heavenly. For those wanting an in-studio treatment, the Collagen Induction Treatment pairs skin needling with a hyaluronic vitamin infusion serum to support the skin's own collagen response. Between visits, Jade helps clients build natural skincare routines they can maintain at home.
Appointments can be reserved online through the studio's booking page, with the option to pay securely online or choose cash on arrival. Because each appointment is prepared for in advance, the studio kindly asks clients to reschedule with as much notice as possible, and to get in touch as soon as possible if they're running late — that way the time set aside can be honoured, or offered to another client waiting for an appointment.
If you'd rather give the experience, gift vouchers can be redeemed through the booking page, and regulars can book multi-session concessions for both 60- and 90-minute lymphatic work. You can also follow the studio on Instagram and Facebook for updates.
Whether you arrive with a specific recovery goal, a frazzled nervous system or skin that needs gentle, informed attention, Sundari Ritual Wellness offers the kind of one-practitioner care that's hard to find — and, going by its reviews, easy to recommend.