Grounding Yoga Retreat South Africa
2-5 March | Stellenbosch
If you want to know the end, look at the beginning.
It is tempting to create a stark dichotomy between the material world and the metaphysical–to polarize one as bad, the other as good, real and unreal. We are human– physical beings living in a vibrant and physical world. Space, bodies, the environment, our senses…our unique and individual connection to it all is what defines our experience as human beings. This connection determines the vibrancy of our understanding of our own purpose and place in the world.
So how do we connect to the material world? And what is the quality of this connection? Do we have daily practices, rituals, or any means to connect to our source energy, the memory of our souls? How do we relate to the passage of time? Modernity has blessed us with much, but has simultaneously created an amnesia, a distancing, a sense of alienation from our past and our truest form. How do we get back? How did our ancestors converse with the world, the land, its fruits in a way that perpetuated connectedness and created a sense of spiritual fulfillment? How do we come back down to earth, grounded?
This project is meant to provide the space, environment, spiritual practices, community, and cultural enrichments to distill down to our truest selves and remember who we are and from where we come. Embedded within one of the most culturally and environmentally fertile lands, for three days we will join in collective process through daily practices, rituals, and cultural traditions, in order to become grounded once again. With the vast and potent landscape of Stellenbosch as our bedrock and the wisdom and rites of some of South Africa’s longest standing cultural foundations as our guides, point of references, and source of enrichment, the environment becomes a supportive and steady reflection of the internal world we yearn to get back to–one of tranquility, wisdom, and solace.
Whats INCLUDED
Daily Dharma asana practice for focus
Daily Kauit asana practice for deep listening
Sunrise pranayama & meditation
Sunset yoga nidra
Collective runs + walks through the landscape
Optional access to massage therapy
Local farmer engagement (microdairy)
Space + time for decompression
Journal + reflection time
Ceremonial food
Fire pit braai for community building
Daily catered lunch + dinner
Gift bags outfitted by Sans Provisions
Investment: R18 500 (South Africa Rate)
For bookings or enquiries, contact julia@juliabiango.com
About your hosts:
Julia Biango
Julia has been practicing yoga for over ten years, teaching for over four. As a practitioner, she sees Yoga and its aims as the ultimate self-study from which one finds their true purpose, happiness, and understanding of the world. As a part of her practice, she hopes to curate events such as this in order to connect the ancient practice of Yoga with other ancient cultural practices around the world, re-establishing long lost connections between people, ideas, and places. This experience is not meant to be a typical retreat–it is meant to be a concentrated respite from the distractions of our daily life that is filled with time, space, and practices that help us remember who we truly are. She is grateful for the opportunity to lead such an experience.
Debbie Field
Growing up with a mother as a yoga teacher, Debbie has literally been practicing since her first class at 8 years old!
She has explored many different styles over the years. Throughout her life, yoga has been her true anchor. Through studying and teaching a wide range of creative disciplines in her working career, alongside consistent yoga practice, Debbie has gained a deep understanding of the necessity for bringing mind and body together in order to enrich all aspects of life.
Kaiut Yoga brings everything together for her - both as a person and as a teacher. Teaching Kaiut Yoga for the past two years, she is inspired to share this beautiful, profound method of yoga.