Retreats

What: SOULFUL RHYTHMS – a Balu Nivison and Claudia Batschari Collaboration

Where: McGregor (2 hours from Cape Town)

When: Wednesday 19th – Sunday 23rd March 2025 (Equinox)

“It only takes a reminder to breathe,
a moment to be still, and just like that,
something in me settles, softens…”

*Danna Faulds

Balu Nivison and Claudia Batschari will combine Dance and Ayurveda (Science of Life) to create a space of joy, movement and wellness. Through dance and letting our bodies speak, we access parts of ourselves which we can’t access with our intellect.

Balu will do daily yoga and dance sessions through which we get into deep process work. Claudia will incorporate daily informative and practical Ayurveda Routines and Rituals. We will do Abhyanga massage together, an Ayurvedic cooking session will be offered, and more..

Ayurveda is all about living an embodied and intuitive life and the modality of dance is therefor so complimenting. To understand Ayurveda we need to drop our intellectual mind, in order to feel- and sense into- and remember our innate needs.

Cost:

R8100,- sharing a twin room at Chalcedony Guest House (4)
R9920,– single accommodation at Lucky Crane in a 3 bedroom House (6)
R11 620,- single accommodation at Lucky Crane in a 2 bedroom House (with Sauna) (2)
R11 920,- single accommodation at Lucky Crane in a 2 bedroom House (2)
R14 000,- single accommodation at Lucky Crane in a 1 bedroom House (1)

included:

  • 3 nourishing Ayurvedic lunches
  • 4 Ayurvedic dinners
  • 4 nights accommodation (options see above)
  • Workshop sessions (starting on 19th March at 14h00 until the afternoon of 23rd March)

excluded:

  • Lunch on the 23rd
  • Extra’s like massages, drum circle etc.

This retreat is for you if you want to:

Get into your body through movement
Learn – and get to know yourself better through Ayurveda
Find joy and connection
(All ages welcome, and no previous dance experience needed)

This retreat is not for you if:

You are looking for silence and solitude (there are pockets of reflection time, but as a whole it is more a social retreat)

For more information and bookings please contact:
Balu: balu@balu.co.za
Claudia: claudia@claudiabatschari.com

Chalcedony Guest House, where this retreat will be based…

Lucky Crane Villa’s – additional accommodation


About My Retreats


My Ayurvedic retreats are about receiving this ancient elemental wisdom, connecting with nature, holding each other in love and acceptance, and remembering what we already know – and have always known.

We will flow together in a beautiful rhythm of:

  • sitting in circle
  • receiving guided meditations
  • learning about Ayurveda
  • sharing & supporting from our innate feminine wisdom
  • swimming | resting | cooking |
  • eating simple nourishing vegetarian Ayurvedic meals
  • silent walks
  • movement in the form of yoga and dance

The Space is our old farmhouse De Vrede in the Klein Karoo village of McGregor. There are 3 different room types with different prices. Additionally, there is a more budget-friendly option of camping in the extensive gardens – or a more private option of staying in one of the many self-catering places close by.

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