2026 Mindfulness Retreat

Written By Gugu Bengu

It’s that time again!

After an incredibly powerful retreat in February 2025, I have decided to make this an annual opportunity.

Those who attended had an experience that is hard to put into words. But we definitely left the retreat changed and are still feeling the impact of the weekend. Want to see what you missed? See the video below of the space that became the Temenos and which held us with such gentleness.

The retreat is located in Yzerfontein on Cape West Coast an hour from the Cape Town International airport. Yet, it feels far from the madding crowd, the busyness of life. This is land holds an ancient almost-forgotten memory of the First People, that once lay deep below the ocean. Yet, it is filled with light and spaciousness.

Our home for the weekend is right on the beach, giving us plenty of opportunities to be one with the natural world. As one of the activities in the past retreat, we took a cold plunge in the Atlantic ocean. The feeling has to be experienced - complete exhiliration in facing our fears. We closed off the weekend with a visit to the nearby !Khwa ttu San Culture & Education Centre - a perfect way to round off and ground our weekend of our inner explorations.

Bookings are now open for the 2026 Retreat. Spaces are limited to 8 as we intend to keep the intimacy of the experience.

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