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

Where: McGregor (2 hours from Cape Town)

When: Wednesday 22nd – 26th October 2025

“This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready
to break my heart
as the sun rises,
as the sun strokes them with his old, buttery fingers and they open —
pools of lace,
white and pink…”
*MARY OLIVER

Balu Nivison and Claudia Batschari will combine Dance and Ayurveda 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. Dance is the vehicle through which we dive into deep intuitive process work. There will be daily yoga and dance sessions and through a threat of themes we will weave our stories into a collective one. Connecting with ourselves and each other through the process work. We will incorporate daily Ayurveda Routines and Rituals, like Abhyanga massage an Ayurvedic cooking session, 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.

included:

• 4 nourishing Ayurvedic lunches
• 4 Ayurvedic dinners
• 4 nights accommodation
• Workshop sessions (starting on 22nd October at 14h00 until the afternoon of 26th October)

excluded:

• 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.