My Vision
Nature is my medicine. It helps me to bring myself back towards myself, and allows me to live with gratitude and an open heart. Spending time in Nature, is grounding & humbling. We can learn so much from observing its’ cycles, patterns, resilience and ease at adapting, accepting and letting go. Ever since I lived in the forest ashram, I realized that bring deeply immersed in Nature is my happy place. My dream is to build a Wellness Retreat Centre, deep in the heart of Nature, to create a healing Sanctuary..
In 2007, I found myself living in a magical little community in the north of Thailand called Pai. Here, I stayed in a tall treehouse on the river while I reflected on my life and took a moment to be still. I started to wonder about the deeper purpose of my life. I started practicing yoga, and began studying meditation and other alternative holistic therapies as my consciousness started to expand. I grew dreadlocks, met interesting people from all cultures and walks of life, and changed my diet to Vegetarian.
As I continued to travel through Thailand & Laos, I was hugely inspired by the rustic beach bungalows, simple peaceful way of life, yogic lifestyle and conscious healthy way of eating and being. It was here that my vision was born, and ever since then, I have slowly but surely been taking steps to research, experiment, network and explore to make my dream a reality.
Through my extensive travels and work as a Tour-guide through South East Asia, India , Indonesia, Nepal, New Zealand and East Africa, I have been privileged to stay in some very special and remote wilderness locations. I have taken notes, and gathered diverse inspiration, life experience, knowledge, problem solving techniques, and people skills along the way.
I began to love the feeling of arriving at a special destination- just knowing that I would be safely held and nurtured by the healing energy of the space. I dreamed of a time when I could be the Host, not the traveller just passing through.
I started to add some tools into my kit- I studied Yoga, meditation, sound healing, Nature guiding, mindfulness, philosophy, Reiki and soon began to run regular classes, workshops, retreats and ceremonies, combining all these powerful modalities.
I started running half-day retreats from The Sanctuary. as well as longer retreats in the Western Cape, Zanzibar and India! I am learning and growing, stumbling and falling, feeling into it all, and keeping the faith that I too, one day, will own my own Retreat Centre amongst the Trees.
Treehouses for me, are magical, and create a sense of adventure, fun, and Joy. In my vision, I imagine cozy and comfortable treehouse accommodation, interlinked with boardwalks, perched on sturdy stilts above the ground. A large communal Yoga shala space where the healing magic happens, and an open kitchen, with a nearby garden full of organic veg and herbs. A huge big firepit and boma area and a refreshing waterfall and flowing river to swim in. The whole centre would need to be in alignment with the environment, with respect towards Nature, and run on off-the-grid independent power and water.
And so my vision continues to grow… to create this Healing Wellness Retreat Centre for body, mind, and soul rejuvenation. A peaceful Sanctuary in a beautiful Nature location, for people to ground, reflect, gain clarity, process, heal and transform. A place where I can share my offerings, as well as allow space for collaboration with others to share their healing medicines too. A safe and nurturing container where people can come and reconnect to nature and themselves. A space to host and hold retreats, workshops, and special sacred ceremonies and events.
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