£1895 GBP (twin room/double sharing)
Early bird, if paid in full by February 28th, £1795
Deposit: £666, non refundable
Dolphin Dream Time Luxury Rewilding Retreat
26 October – 5 November 2019
10-Night Inspirational Dolphin Adventure in Mozambique
Facilitated by Mags Mackean and Courtney Ward
Vision
Dream big and dive deep into the oceanic depths of your creativity. Be inspired by the guardians of the dreamtime, the Bottlenose Dolphins, and anchor your vision for you, the world, and generations to come. Immerse in sacred lands, reefs and waters of the Indian Ocean in Southern Mozambique.
Drop everyday distraction to listen deeply, your heart wide open – to receive your soul’s vision calling to be lived…
Let the dolphins guide you, as you explore: What is my unique song I long to express, and gift this world? What is the change I dare to make, live and see?
- Experience a 10-night immersion at the amphibious temple of Malongane – “where heaven and earth meet”
- Meet the resident dolphin pods in respectful encounters, including 5 wild swims.
- Witness the last of the migrating Humpback Whales en route to their Antartica base; the turtles, the ocean’s most ancient residents swimming vast distances back to their native beach to lay eggs
- Be guided with simple transformative tools to make the bold steps of change in your everyday life…
- Take part in plastic beach sweeps, and co-create a sculpture with local schoolchildren to celebrate our oceans
- Experience the vast starry African sky by the fire as dozens of indigenous instruments sound you into hidden dimensions.
- This is a life-changing opportunity to connect with the ocean’s most magnificent beings. A briefest look into the eyes of a dolphin will change you forever.
- This is a time to reconnect with our creative force, our intent, our sexual essence, our passion, our desire, our spontaneity – and everything holding these hostage
Embodied visioning practices
The re-imagining of who we are happens in a space of ceremony, meditation, inquiry, subtle movement – exploring through guided drum journeys, breath work and dance. Tracking the subtle wisdom of our bodies, we open up to the intelligence of the dolphins and the body of the ocean.
As we listen deeply to ourselves, we attune to the messages held on the land, the dunes and trees, the song of the wild water, encounters with those around us, and our reflection in the eye of dolphin. We learn to recognise and trust this language of the dreamtime, the journeys they invite us to make, moving from form to formless and back again, exploring new forms, new ways of being.
On a typical day, will have three circle meets (as well as our group feasts twice a day); on ocean-faring days, two. There will also be many hours each day to roam and rest.
Mags MacKean
Mags MacKean is an author, storyteller and guide. She has drawn inspiration from wild places – quitting her career as a BBC journalist to scale some of the remotest peaks in the world. Her first book, ‘Meetings On The Edge, A High Level Escape From Office Routine’ charts her hapless adventures, a crippling fear of heights – and the realisation how lasting change can’t be external. ‘The Upside Down Mountain’ explores the opposite direction: earth-bound and what the journey of descent means for a fulfilling life.Mags has immersed with shamans in the Amazon, Andes and South Africa. An inspirational storyteller, she supports individuals to embody their creative voice and vision, and guides transformative journeys, including to Peru’s ancient heartland: “I believe in the One Soul: life continually whispering to us in the subtle nudges of our bodies, the reflections of land, people and Mother Nature, leading us ever more deeply into the mystery of ourselves…”
Courtney Ward
Essentially a performer in the great arts of the divine’, Courtney is a talented artist, actor and musician. She is especially gifted in her spontaneous ability to apply her artistic gifts and musical talents to a group dynamic in aid of personal transformation and creativity. Since 1999 Courtney has worked passionately and intensively with the resident pod of Inshore Bottle Nose dolphins of Southern Mozambique as Halo Gaia’s owner, Ponta Malongane`s Ocean Safari guide, leading Dolphin Swim Facilitator and data collector. Through her intimate relations with the dolphins, her love of people and her love of the ocean, Courtney offers an extraordinary Ocean Awareness programme.
Tartaruga Luxury Beach Forest Camp
Tucked away in the forest canopy right on the beach, the lodge offers total privacy. With a maximum capacity of 16 guests, we can now offer you an exclusive and luxurious dolphin swim getaway.
Built on wooden platforms all tents are spacious and airy, fully fitted with en-suite bathrooms, hot water, tea/coffee making facilities, electric fans, linen and comfortable beds with ‘walk-in’ mosquito nets.
£1895 GBP (twin room/double sharing)
Early bird, if paid in full by February 28th, £1795
Deposit: £666, non refundable
Includes
- 10 nights’ accommodation in luxury tented lodge (twin share)
- 10 x catered brunch – A generous 2 course brunch is served after the launches each day
- 7 x Three Course Dinners ( x 3 Dinner at own expense in the village)
- 5 x Dolphin Swim Launches: Educational, respectful and awareness-based dolphin swims guided by Courtney and Mags
- 4×4 Transfers from the border to camp (return)
- 10 days of Dolphin Dreaming with Mags and Courtney
- Shamanic practises, dream techniques, breathwork facilitation, circle sharing, (guided by Mags)
- 2 x Indigenous and Shamanic sound journeys and interactive drumming (guided by Courtney)
- Snorkelling course, code-of-conduct, boat safety briefings. Professional snorkelling equipment
- Photographs of your ocean experiences
Excludes
- International flights
- Transport to the Mozambique border
- 3 x evening meals for own expense in the village
- All drinks except TEA and COFFEE are for your personal account
- Visa (ONLY for non-South African passport holders)
Working with Mags is always a joy, she uses simple tools with such incredible skill that her facilitation appears effortless. Mags’ work has enabled real and tangible results to unfold naturally, absolute genius!
We were so lucky and happened to swim with a huge superpod of dolphins – not only was that mind blowing, the reefs were alive with schools of fish – what a privilege to witness – thank you Courtney for the magic you also found us the most wonderful accommodation. We could not have asked for a better or more relaxing holiday.
From almost immediately after our session, I felt a shift. I feel more capable than I did and not so stuck in a loop of anxiety like before. I have been more focused and positive – I got onto my dream course, I am freelancing in a job I like and don’t find incredibly stressful (!) and things are progressing with my other project. I doubt I would have managed all this before, so thank you.