Our Retreats are designed to connect people to the sea and leave them feeling inspired.
The first Salt Escape was held at Umzumbe Surf House and although the sun didn’t shine, the participants left smiling! As the they arrived, we hit the water for a quick surf lesson. Loads of laughs and even more wipe outs, the two yogis put the rest of us to shame as first timers. Popping straight up into warrior one, riding the small break all the way to the beach. After a warm shower and as the sun started to set, we were led into a light meditation with Mags from Just Breathe Yoga Shala. After dinner, we watched Sonic Sea, a documentary about understanding and protecting the vast symphony of life in our waters. We then shared an open discussion on how we can reduce the impacts of ocean noise.
We cancelled the rest of the beach activities when we woke up to wind. Instead, we took a walk to St Elmos. St Elmos was built between 1918 and 1939 as a Catholic convent. The Convent was forced to close in 1994 because of government cuts. Although abandoned, the local grounds keeper keeps a watchful eye. Later that afternoon, while some napped, we pulled out some watercolours (keeping to theme) and I have a mini introduction to watercolour painting.
Waking up on Sunday, ready to go home… the sun finally decided to come out and play!
We made the most of the morning and headed down to the beach for some salt water dips in the cool ocean water. Even though it didn’t all go according to plan, the deep conversations and human connections were a beautiful thing to witness. Sometimes life happens, things change and so does the weather. The itinerary is a guide and not a guarantee.
My intention for each Salt Escape is for those who take part to leave feeling inspired. For them to escape from every day stress and come back to the practice of being intentionally present. Try something different, out of your comfort zone. I wanted everyone to leave having learnt at least one new thing.
If you want to join us for 2022, follow us on Instagram or send us a message. With every retreat, we choose an Non Profit Organization to partner with, for a portion of your ticket to go towards the work they do for ocean conservation. This is our small way to give back to the sea. We chose The Litterboom Project who received a donation from this event.
Each participant was spoilt with a goodie bag, filled with local brands we love.
