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  • Slowly. Deeply. Nourish: A Sensory Journey Of Reconnection

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean and Minnelie Minnaar
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    nicholas mcleanWhat if life's deepest nourishment begins by simply slowing down? In a world that constantly asks us to do more, move faster, and consume without awareness, this retreat offers something beautifully different: the opportunity to pause, soften, and return to yourself.

    Join Nicholas McLean and Minnelie Minnaar for a playful yet deeply intentional weekend celebrating self-care with beautiful food and tranquil natural setting of the Buddhist Retreat Centre. Guided by the philosophies of FeedMeSlowly™️ and Heartbeat™️, this immersive experience gently weaves together mindful nourishment, somatic awareness, sensory movement, creativity, nature connection, and authentic human connection. Together, these practices invite you to slow down, awaken presence, restore your inner rhythm, and rediscover what it truly means to be nourished.

    During the retreat you will experience:

    FeedMeSlowly™️

    Discover mindful nourishment through slow eating and embodied food experiences that invite a deeper relationship with yourself.

    Heartbeat™️

    An embodied sensory movement journey weaving together breath, music, movement, aromatherapy, nature, and authentic expression.

    Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, seeking greater balance, longing to reconnect with yourself, or simply craving a nourishing weekend immersed in nature, this retreat offers a welcoming space to breathe deeply, move gently and eat consciously. and remember the quiet wisdom that has always lived within you.

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    Nicholas McLean is the founder of FeedMeGreen, creator of FeedMeSlowly, and a guide in The Slow Way. Through immersive retreats, Slow Feasts, Slow Way Trails, and transformational experiences, he inspires people to slow down, awaken their senses, and cultivate a more conscious relationship with food, nature, and themselves.

    His work brings together somatic awareness, mindful nourishment, nature connection, and community, grounded in the belief that slowing down opens the doorway to deeper health, greater presence, and a richer experience of life.

    Minnelie Minnaar is the founder of Minnelie Natural Wellness and creator of Heartbeat™️. With over sixteen years of experience spanning the pharmaceutical, nutritional, wellness, and creative industries, she brings a deeply integrative approach to personal wellbeing.

    A qualified Somatologist, Aromatherapist, Movement Facilitator, and Joy Catalyst, she creates immersive experiences that nurture resilience, authentic self-expression, joyful movement, and meaningful human connection.

  • Feedme Slowly - Holistic Gut Healing Retreat

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean
    Cost: 3 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    nicholas mcleanThe Slow Way Retreat Part 2: Feed Me Slowly - Holistic Gut Healing Retreat

    This extended retreat offers a deeper journey into The Slow Way building on from the weekend retreat. A holistic yogic retreat uniting nutrition and gut health with nervous-system awareness, and embodied mindfulness. Nicholas McLean of FeedmeGreen will be your guide within - through SomaSensing movement, presence in nature, and immersive Slow Feasts, exploring somatic eating as a tool for deeper nourishment, awareness, and restoration. By slowing down and tuning in, we restore vitality, balance digestion, and open to feel life's immense energy.

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    Nicholas McLean is a Somatic Health guide and the Founder of FeedmeGreen. He creates immersive experiences that help people slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and explore presence through movement, nature, and Slow Feasts — a practice of somatic eating that celebrates life and nourishes on all levels. Through his retreats and programs, Nicholas invites participants into heightened awareness, restored vitality, and joyful connection, fostering a deeper sense of aliveness and harmony with self, others, and the natural world.

     

  • A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week

    Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk Lamprecht
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    15% discount ends 31 August 2026
    Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pm 

    robynkeelandirk lamprechtJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation.  Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.

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    Robyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.

    Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.

    Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.