IF YOU ARE READY TO EMBRACE POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN YOURSELF
AND
​BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD
​
THEN THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU!

Be the change!
Take a sneak peek...
THE THEME OF THE RETEAT:

SAWUBONA-
a Zulu term that means, “I see you.” Not just your face, but your hopes, your dreams, where you came from and where you’re going. 
​
UBUNTU LEADERSHIP-
 an African Philosophy which literally means that a person is a person through other people.  Where the idea of community is one of the building blocks of society.
There is a saying that when we change our world within, the world magically responds differently to us.
At the  Sawubona Ubuntu Retreat, we believe in the magic of connectedness and connection. 
This Retreat will re-introduce you to your kind and compassionate self through the healing power of nature and the African spirit of Ubuntu.

Together, we will co-create a more loving, caring and connected world!

CONNECT TO YOUR SELF
Bringing Mindfulness into Everyday Life…
​strategies and tools 

Emotional Intelligence...

Time to Think....
How to listen to ignite people's best thinking

Thriving in turbulent times

​​and so much more...

Includes optional:
one on one coaching 
​​
CONNECT TO YOUR BODY
Transformational massage
​(the best you've ever experienced!)

Yin Yoga
(suitable for beginners and advanced)
​
Meditation

​Qigong
CONNECT TO NATURE
Connect to the healing power of Nature

Big 5 Wildlife Safari Drives

Intimate Elephant Experience - a bucket list experience where you get up close and personal with elephants

Connecting to the wisdom of horses
CONNECT TO HUMANITY
Learn & Experience The Ubuntu Way Of Being
​
Visit ​Home of Hope for Girls
where you will meet Mum Khanyisile Motsa,
​2022 Global Citizen award winner
​
Explore & Connect to South Africa -Apartheid Museum
Soweto Experience
Curio Shopping

DETAILS:

7 DAY 6 NIGHT RETREAT IN THE BUSH OF SOUTH AFRICA.
2-8 Oct 2023
Includes:
  • 5 Star Luxury Accommodation (2-8 Oct) at a safari bush lodge - with your own private pool
  • All meals
  • Retreat sessions
  • Excursions
  • Shuttle to and from the OR Tambo airport to the hotel and to the retreat and back 
  • Accommodation at a Hotel near OR Tambo airport on 1 Oct to give you time to travel, settle and get over any jet lag.
  • Accommodation at a Hotel near OR Tambo on 26 March8 Oct to give you a place to stay before moving on from our retreat.
Excludes:
  • Flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Medical & Covid Insurance
  • Tips
  • ​Alcohol

 Investment:
CAD 5500  p.p. sharing
(if you want to share with another retreat participant or
bring a partner) 
​CAD 6500 (p.p. single room)
*$500 deposit to secure your booking 
BOOK TODAY!
This retreat is small and intimate.
There are only 12 spaces...
First come... First serve with room selection
***These are approximate prices based on November 2022 exchange rate. ***Prices will be calculated on the exchange rate on the day of payment
​*** Accredited for EDI and CPD hours by the LSO.

Meet The Hosts & Facilitators

​Nicolle Kopping-Pavars

​Nicolle Kopping-Pavars has been a lawyer and mediator for 25 years (South Africa and Canada) and now advocates for Mental health within the legal profession by providing programming that enhances skills and delivers balance, diversity and inner peacemaking opportunities. Nicolle is a certified Mindfulness Instructor as well as being a teacher on Insight Timer-a global meditation app with over one million subscribers.

Dina Cramer

Dina Cramer has an Honours Degree in Psychology, is an internationally qualified professional coach and intuitive healer. Dina has successfully integrated her psychological and spiritual healing knowledge in order to create dynamic personal development programs aimed at bringing about healing and empowerment. Over the past 25 years she has worked with executives at some of the top multinational companies in South Africa in the field of personal and leadership development. She is a published author and has written articles for various newspapers and magazines. She has also been a guest on various television and radio stations.

Janine Sigurdsson

​Janine studied as a Holistic Health Practitioner at IPSB College in San Diego. California. She continued her education studying Reiki, Jin Shin Acutouch, Aromatherapy Massage; Yin Yoga; Restorative Yoga & Meditation. Her passion is health; living a more conscious life and sharing what works in her life with her clients.

MEET OUR SPEC IAL GUEST SPEAKER: KHANYISILE MOTSA
​(Winner of the 2022 Global Citizen Award)

Khanyisile Motsa, affectionately known as Mam’Khanyi, founded Home of Hope for Girls (HoH) in Johannesburg over 20 years ago after opening her home to young girls fleeing prostitution and trafficking. 

​HoH provides shelter for seventy-five girls and has helped thousands by working with the South African police and social services. 

Khanyisile lives the ethos that a girl’s background doesn't define her future and, given the chance, she can lead her community.

She is a living, breathing example of Ubuntu.

​We will have the privilege of spending time with Mam, visiting Home of Hope, and learning how we can bring the principles of Ubuntu into our lives and our work.

For more information on Mam and her organization, go to:
Awards - Home of Hope for Girls