Workshops
Ayurvedic Skin Care Immersion
♥︎ Date: to be confirmed
♥︎ Time: 09h00 – 13h00
♥︎ Place: Studio Muse, Kalk Bay
A wonderful morning of gentle self-care, fun, and hands-on learning with the emphasis on cleansing (our Ayurvedic Cleanse starts on the 23rd of March!)
The immersion will be facilitated by myself and Tharien Pieterse, a fellow Ayurvedic practitioner and massage therapist.
We will start our morning with movement and gentle breathwork to activate energy flow, followed by a grounding meditation to deepen inner listening and the potential for self-healing.
Next, we will learn about the wisdom of the lymph and fascia and the techniques to work with them, discovering how these gentle practices can restore calm, ground your morning, and support a deeper cleanse.
Then we will immerse ourselves in the calming benefits of facial cleansing grains, dry brushing or a soft Abhyanga massage, followed by a nourishing face mask with natural ingredients (mostly edible) which will give us glowing skin!
An Ayurvedic moisturising Kitchari brunch and herbal teas will be offered.
A PDF with recipes, ingredients, and self-care guidance will be sent via email and you will receive a skin care gift.
Gift this immersion to a dear friend… or it is also perfect for mother and daughter time.
Cost: R900,-
(bring a friend and you both pay R800,-)
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Nourish: An Ayurvedic Food Journey
♥︎ Date: to be confirmed
♥︎ Time: 17h00 – 21h00
♥︎ Place: De Vrede, McGregor
An Evening of presence, connection, and mindful nourishment
Join me and Tharien Pieterse for a soulfully curated 4-hour workshop designed to deepen your relationship with food — from how you cook it, to how you eat it… and how it makes you feel.
In an intimate group we’ll slow down together with a grounding meditation and gentle movement to arrive fully in our bodies. From there, we’ll explore the emotional and psychological layers of our relationship with food, in an interactive way, getting into food psychology.
Then, hands-on in the kitchen, we’ll prepare a seasonal Ayurvedic meal together — infused with intention and the wisdom of ancient healing traditions. We’ll end the evening by enjoying the meal in a mindful way, reconnecting with the simple joy of eating as a sacred act.
This workshop is for you if you’re longing to:
- Reconnect with your body’s wisdom around food
- Explore how your emotions, habits, and history shape your eating
- Learn to cook a delicious Ayurvedic meal from scratch
- Experience the power of mindful eating in community
Cost: R450
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More about my Workshops
In my workshops we focus on bite-size chunks of Ayurveda, which will be interesting stepping-stones for you to explore the different aspects of Ayurveda:
- Establishing a good Ayurvedic Routine
- The Doshas and the Elements
- Ayurveda Inside and Out – Food & Food as Skin Care
- Ayurvedic Eating & Food Psychology
- Understanding the Elements and Qualities in Nature and in us
These workshops will give you an insight into the fundamentals of Ayurveda. This ancient science is more relevant than ever, and can give us a beautiful framework from which to understand ourselves better – and to live our lives in greater harmony and balance.
Ayurveda is best learned through an in-depth immersion by way of retreats, workshops – or a 1:1 consultation journey of at least 3 sessions.
Ayurveda is not a quick fix, but a rewarding lifelong path. It takes time to create a good foundation!
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Testimonials
“Thank you SO so much for the fantastically interesting talk over the weekend (crikey, it already feels like a lifetime ago doesn’t it!)
On Sunday I came home so enthused by what you had spoken about and did our weekly mealprep with renewed excitement (even knowing that the freezing process of our weeks meals wasn’t the greatest idea) and then on Monday evening I made a quick chutney (I was blooooooown away by yours – SO much flavour in such a small amount of ingredients) of Coriander leaves, mint leaves, coconut flake, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper and a sliver of a very hot chili pepper that my husband inadvertently chomped and got the fright of his life) – it has made SUCH a difference in the taste of our thawed meals, and I will be replicating and experimenting with chutneys and slowly start incorporating the info!
I’ve already stopped doing big frozen smoothies for breakfast each day, and eating my thawed meals warmer than I normally would, and most importantly actually being present while eating!
Thank you SO much for your wisdom and I am excited to slowly incorporate more of this into our daily lives!”
xxx Blaise (from Ayurvedic Cooking Masterclass @ Retreat Yourself Festival ’26)
