R9 600 per person sharing
Re-Wild Yourself
A Wild Dolphin – Wild Woman Retreat
16 – 20 August 2023 **New Dates**
4 Night Semi-Luxury Retreat
With Sandy Hughes & Courtney Ward
The wilderness of the open ocean is calling YOU! Step out of the city & into your SOUL!
You are invited to consciously embrace this salty opportunity to have the wind in your hair & the raw earth beneath your feet. Immerse yourself in these turquoise waters where the sheer delight of these Wild Bottlenose dolphins inspires radical freedom.
What does it mean to be a Wild Woman?
- Living with a vibrant sense of freedom and life curiosity.
- Connected to the very pulse of nature and her changing seasons.
- Trusting your innate intuition and primal earthiness.
- Loving your body, your mind, loving yourself.
- Unashamedly able to celebrate your riveting and unique self.
- Knowing the power found when woman gather together.
Come and explore your wild connected self in this majestic terrain
Join us on this prodigious retreat designed by women for women & embrace that which roots you to the very heartbeat of this mother planet.
Soul medicine we will indulge on this juicy retreat
- Morning Yoga & Meditation.
- Wild Dolphin Swims & ocean exploration.
- Lifestyle & Wellness Coaching – Based in Functional Medicine.
- Indigenous Medicine Song & Sound Journey.
- Bonfire Circles & expressive dance.
- Delicious Meals.
- A Community of Women.
This ocean infused retreat will be held at the spectacular, remote paradise of Ponta Malongane.
Sandy Hughes
Functional Medicine Coach
I have always been deeply passionate about the magnificent functioning of the human body and the role healthy lifestyle plays on our quality of life. My studies into health and wellness began in 1998 at the Institute of Natural Health in Johannesburg with many courses and modalities following over the years. I entered the world of design in 2004 and have had a successful business in this space for the past 10 years.
I graduated from The Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (USA) in 2019.
I am thrilled to find myself back in this exciting field at this time! I believe that health is true wealth and that by living in a “healthful” way in tune with the cycles and rhythm of nature and by knowing our own unique bio data and how to work with it that we can create vibrant health, abundance of energy and the clarity of mind required to achieve our greatest dreams and truly live as the best version of ourselves.
Courtney Ward
Mermaid
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 program.
Sea View Semi-Luxury Beach House
This beautiful sea side cottage is right on the beach, situated in the coastal forest Mar Azul Estate in the paradise that is Ponta Malongane. Watching the sun rise out of the ocean from the deck of this home that has stunning sea views.
The house boats 5 bedrooms – but can comfortable sleep 12 persons. There is a quaint and well equipped open plan kitchen with gorgeous sea views for both our catered and self catered meals.
R9 600 per person sharing
Includes
- 4 nights’ accommodation in semi-luxury sea view beach villa (twin share)
- 4 generous brunches served after launches
- 2 Two 3-course dinners
- Teas and coffees
- 2 Dolphin Swim Launches: Educational, respectful, and awareness-based Dolphin swims guided by Courtney
- Snorkeling course, Code-of-conduct, Boat safety briefings
- Professional Snorkeling Equipment
- 4×4 Transfers from the border to camp (return)
- Wild Woman engagement with Courtney & Sandy
- Morning Yoga & meditation
- Lifestyle health & Wellness – Functional medicine with Sandy
- Medicine Song & Sound journey with Courtney
- Photographs of your ocean experiences
- Lots of decadent beach time
Excludes
- Transport to the Mozambique border
- 2 evening meals for own expense in the village
- All Drinks except TEA and COFFEE
- Visa (ONLY for non-South African passport holders)
- Moz entry only – Rapid Covid tests at border or PCR tests
She Lived
She never smoothed her wild edges.
She never stopped writing new chapters.
She fell.
She rose.
She danced.
She unraveled.
She let go.
She evolved.
She was a tangled mess.
She was strong.
She was fierce.
She was brave.
She was a badass.
The ocean was her therapy.
Grace was her religion.
Imperfection was her backbone.
Forgiveness was her freedom.
She lived like there would never be enough time.
She lived like there was fire in her veins.
~ Katie Yackley Moore ~
The Women’s Rewilding Retreat was precisely this – a chance to let our hair down and engage with the elements – grounding in the earth, swimming in lakes, harnessing light in our sun salutations, journeying into sound, dancing around a fire, sharing insights, experiences, dreams, and spectacularly divine food. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Sandy and Courtney.
I would highly recommend that any women attend this retreat. The facilitation is gentle, firm and spot on. The functional medicine, yoga and sound journey sessions are perfectly balanced with enough free time to rest and restore to your core. The ultimate highlights are the feasts – food made with so much love, attention and the freshest ingredients, and the wild swimming… The dances under the stars, the connection to each other and nature, and the beautiful lodge space to do it make this retreat a simple must-do. It was a high value for money exchange, and I will do it again in a heartbeat, and take more women with me to share the experience.
I’ve never delved so deeply into an experience holding such authentic, loving, joyful & compassionate Truth. Showing up exactly as I am, and being embraced with unconditionally loving support – opened up the most massive internal space for healing to express itself through grace. There was not a moment that went by where I tried to (even subconsciously) avoid deep presence, every second held such power. And, not only did the space provide light to be anchored at a given point in time but it has served as an eternal flame, and an everlasting love.
Thank you deeply to everyone involved.
This is a beautiful part of the world – the breath taking views and peaceful tranquility have stolen my heart. Sandy and Courtney are both incredible women and hold a magical space. Wellness and music combine effortlessly to create this incredible retreat experience.
GET IN TOUCH
explore@halogaia.com
SA: 073 544 1485
Mozambique: 00258 84 455 4319
