Retreats – Kamala Karoo

We go on retreat to find the place where inner and outer landscapes merge.
Where silence leads us home.

“All is known in the sacredness of silence.” – Rumi

Hosting your own retreat

The magical venue is perfect for you to come and host your own retreat in the tranquility of the Klein Karoo, South Africa.

Host or co-host with Terry, or incorporate some of Terry’s experiences in your retreat. Eight luxury rooms can accommodate up to 16 people, sharing. Amenities on the 5500 square meter property with lots of trees, an oasis of a garden and an abundance of birds include a yoga studio, huge deck with outside tables and chairs, 11-circuit rose quartz labyrinth, fire pit, saltwater swimming pool, outdoor infrared sauna and shower, esoteric library and kitchen garden. Kamala Karoo has a fully equipped kitchen and can provide healthy, nutritious, locally sourced vegetarian meals, or you can bring your own chef. Note: a minimum of 10 people needed to book the whole property.

Private retreats

Gift yourself (and friends) some quality time and space for rest, inspiration, catching up or focused work.

Tailor-make your own retreat for yourself or a group of friends. Choose some of the experiences, decide how much time you need to rest or catch up and let the magic of Kamala Karoo Sanctuary spoil you.

If you want to dive deep into your heart to shift that stubborn pattern, consider a one-on-one retreat.

Or, if you want to do focused work, like writing your book or finishing your thesis, choose a supported self-retreat with daily yoga and meditation, a guided labyrinth walk and nutritious vegetarian meals.

Corporate wellness

The health and wellbeing of your employees are of the utmost importance if you want your business to thrive.

Kamala Karoo Sanctuary offers the perfect retreat space to invest in the physical and mental health of your employees. It also offers meaningful year-end function ideas.

You can choose a day workshop (maximum 30 people) or a 2-, 3- or 5-night retreat (maximum 16 people sharing).

Different experiences to choose from

using labyrinth walking as a tool, employees will get to know their co-workers, learn trust, how to work together, find solutions to problems in the office, help formulate a vision for the future of the business/upcoming project, get new ideas for marketing, or enhance their productivity
nature medicine walks will teach employees how to see differently, read the messages from nature and apply the insights in their daily lives
daily yoga and meditation will address and release stress, anxiety and depression
powerful breathwork will help to energize, heal and shift trauma stored in the body
cold water swimming in wild mountain pools will address fears and infuse a love of life
mandala art will boost creativity
bliss dancing to let go of stress, tension and tiredness
Native American sweat lodge to deeply release and surrender
sound therapy to heal on the physical, emotional and mental levels
cooking lessons to enjoy the senses

Pilgrimage to the heart

Find your heart song, be more present in your life and listen deeply to the inner stirrings of your intuition and creativity.

A labyrinth is a sacred path, a path that leads you to the inner wisdom of your heart. This walking meditation helps you to get out of your head into the present moment where all your senses are alive.

During this weekend retreat we will explore and experience

walking to release the past year and what does not serve you anymore
walking with a question
walking to connect with your inner creativity
walking to connect with your heart’s desires
a cacao ceremony to open the heart
mandala art
walking different types of labyrinths, on the property and around Barrydale

Arrive from 12h on the Friday (starting at 16h), leave after lunch on the Sunday.

Moving into stillness

Silence. Stillness. Solitude. Sacred space. For it is in our emptiness that we are most whole. In our quietness that we can restore and renew.

To hear the silent language of your soul it is necessary to retreat from the busyness of daily life, and listen to the quiet voice of your own heart. Take time off from your crazy busy life or time out to recuperate and heal. Pause, reflect, recharge. Slow down, relax. Go within.

During this 4 day, 3 night retreat we will explore and experience

slow nourishing yin yoga
yoga nidra (relaxation) to help heal the nervous system
pranayama (breathing) to let go of toxins
noble silence to go deeper within
walking the labyrinth after a cacao ceremony to open the heart
meditating while listening to the sound of the birds
sound healing bath with singing bowls, monochord and Terry’s magical voice
swimming in a mountain pool
journal to write or draw your insights
plenty of time to rest, reflect and integrate

Arrive from 11h on the first day, leave after 16h on the last day.

Exhale

Let go. It is as simple as breathing. Exploring different types of breathwork to release, let go and empty yourself so that you can begin anew.

Give yourself a fresh start. With your breath you can shift your awareness. It can help you to dissolve stress, habits and old trauma. Once you have learnt the different types of breathwork, you can take that home and practice in your own time. During this 2 night retreat we will explore and experience breathwork

to still your mind and help meditation
to shift your awareness
to let go of stress
during yoga
consciously while walking a labyrinth

Arrive from 14h on the first day, leave after lunch on the last day.

Be here now

Experience being in the moment with yoga, breath, sound, meditation and nature. How to return to presence and be here now.

Experience how simple sounds can deepen your meditations; listen to the magical soothing sounds of Tibetan singing bowls bringing the healing vibrations deep into your body; use your breath to come in the present moment.

During this 2 night retreat we will do

yoga
meditation
sound healing journey
transformational breathing
find a sit-spot in the garden
guided nature walk

Arrive from 14h on the first day, leave after lunch on the last day.

Dream the divine feminine

A fun long weekend creating, singing, dancing, writing, painting, eating, swimming, praying, exploring our creative energy.

During this 4 day, 3 night retreat we will explore and experience

daily yoga and meditation sessions
mandala art (on paper and in nature)
sweat your prayers dance
chanting/kirtan singing
writing a poem
sound healing bath
guided labyrinth walk with cacao ceremony

Arrive from 11h on the first day, leave after 15h on the last day.

Conversations with nature

Nature speaks to us all the time. It reflects back wisdom and guidance if you allow the experience to reveal the insight you need.

Learn how outer nature serves as a clear and beautiful mirror for your own inner nature by working with the four-fold way of cultural anthropologist Angeles Arien.

Offered over two weekends, we will explore and experience

the four directions to open to our inner universal archetypes of the warrior, healer, visionary and teacher
learning how to see, communicate and interpret the messages of the natural world
accessing the healing power of Qi with daily energy exercises, yoga, pranayama and meditations
working with our intuition and creativity to deepen our connection with nature
earth, water, fire and air ceremonies
guided group and/or solo nature medicine walks for some solitary time in the natural world, with mirroring afterwards so you can understand the gifts and medicine of the walk
stargazing, relaxing in therapeutic hot springs, swimming in cold mountain streams, hiking beautiful mountain pathways

Arrive from 14h on the Friday, leave after lunch on the Sunday.