Soulful sea-view yoga adventures and fun, Cape Town, South Africa
Eat, sleep, surf and do yoga with the ocean on your doorstep, and the majestic Table mountain range behind you. A rejuvenating, energising experience at the Southern tip of Africa with 3-4 hours of daily yoga classes, workshops, individual sessions and learning about mindfulness and yoga philosophy. Surf, rest, and enjoy delicious healthy food and a bit of exploring some of Cape Town’s many famous delights.
DUE TO COVID THIS FEATURE OFFER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE!
● No 2018 dates confirmed – please see the Cape Town Surf Yoga 3 – 5 Days Surf Yoga Camp or the individual custom offers.
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Retreat highlights
● Small group, maximum 12
● Daily yoga and meditation sessions in our Sea-view studio
● and, weather permitting,
sunrise beach class
● mountain forest class
● panoramic roof terrace class
● Fresh juices,
● Daily brunch and five evening meals
● A themed yoga and health philosophy program with:
● Evening talks (Satsang)
● A daily workshop
● Daily surf lessons / free-surf time
● Scenic guided-walk on Table Mountain
● Ocean kayaking includes visit to penguins colony
● Mouthwatering vegetarian meals
● Unlimited Table Mountain reputable spring water
● 6 nights accommodation
● 7 day(s) with instruction
An exceptional yoga and surf program
Have fun, relax and explore a quest for health and wisdom through the practice of yoga, and its integration into modern living. Participants can choose from a daily Easy Flow or Power Flow session, or do both. Daily workshops explores aspects of surf yoga, basics of yoga, advanced practices, further explored in evening talks, seamlessly blending into a unique opportunity for beginners, or an excellent opportunity for more advanced practitioners to experience a week of high quality instruction in a great location as part of enjoying a yoga vacation.
All sessions are 1 hour except the 30 minute morning meditations.
Monday
Arrivals
● 10 am Easy Flow Class
● 11am Brunch
● 11.30am – 4.30pm Individual interviews (20 minutes each)
● Free time to settle in and acclimatise
● 5 pm Welcome & Opening Ceremony
● Set Intentions
● Rejuvenation Class
● 7pm Dinner
● 8 pm Evening Talk: A Philosophy of Understanding Self
Tuesday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow Class
● 9.30 – 10.30 am Workshop: Essentials of Effective Yoga (Basics for Beginners)
● 11am Brunch
● 12 – 4pm Excursion : Surf / Beach Trip to Atlantic coast
● 4 pm Power Flow Class
● 5 – 7 pm Free time
● 7 pm Dinner
● 8 pm Evening Talk Diet & Health
Wednesday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow Class
● 9.30 – 10.30 am Workshop: Elements – Air, Fire, Earth, Water, Spirit
● 11am Brunch
● 12 – 4pm Individual sessions & Surf or Relax time
● 4 pm Power Flow (Forest Class & Excursion)
● 5 – 7 pm Free time
● 7 pm Dinner
● 8 pm Evening Talk Advanced Yoga
Thursday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow (Beach class)
● 9.30 – 10.30 am Workshop: Surf Yoga
● 11am Brunch
● 1-3 pm Excursion: Table Mountain scenic walk
● 4 p.m. Power Flow
● 5 – 7 pm Free time
● 7 pm Dinner
● 8 pm Evening Talk Mindfulness Yoga in Daily Life
Friday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow
● 9.30 – 10.30 am Workshop Advanced Yoga
● 12 – 4pm Individual sessions & Surf or Relax time
● 4 pm Power Flow
● 7pm Dinner
● 8 pm Evening Talk: Life Lessons from a Soul Surfer (download free eBook)
Saturday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow
● 9.30 – 10.30 am Workshop Mindfulness
● 11 – 12.30 Free time / Surfing
● 1 – 3 pm Excursion: Kayak trip with the penguins
● 4 pm Rejuvenation Class
● 6 pm Dinner at Local Restaurant
● 8 pm Feedback on course (debrief)/ Going back to the world
● Closing Ceremony
Sunday
● 7 am – 9 am Juices
● Meditation (30 min)
● Easy Flow Class
● Departures
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About the Yoga, Meditation & Workshops
Easy Flow
Gentle early morning yoga classes in a simple, effective vinyassa flow hatha.
Power Flow
A strong vinyassa flow hatha class for the afternoon.
Rejuvenation
Restorative, deep relaxation, deep healing yoga and nidra for opening and closing of the program.
Meditation
Daily. A simple, accessible sitting every morning, in line with the retreat program.
Workshops
The workshop program will lead participants through a series of aspects specific to the retreat. This will help ground your vacation in a practical, simple, extraordinary experience of the life transforming potential of yoga.
Personal Evaluation
A brief evaluation of each individual’s ability, intentions and expectations helps a lot with assisting each course participant to make the best of the retreat opportunities.
1 on 1 Instruction
Personal training, to maximise each participant’s individual opportunities for increased performance skills or remedial (yoga therapy) from the retreat. Attention to such detail is a vital component in the pursuit of health and excellence.
Evening Satsang (Talks & Discourse)
Seeking wisdom through Satsang is as much at the heart of yoga as asana practice, pranayama and meditation. A themed series of evening talks to guide participants to reach a clear, open ended, undogmatic understanding of how the yogic philosophy of “understanding self” leads to richer, healthier, more life affirming living.
Your instructor & guide
Johann Kotze is a yoga teacher, musician and soul surfer (download his free eBook 10 Life Lessons from a Soul Surfer). He has practiced, studied and shared yoga since 1990. His book Essentials of Effective Yoga is all about the importance of a strong basic understanding of holistic yoga. It forms the basis of a practical, easy going style that is equally accessible for beginners as it is useful for advanced practitioners. Johann is a qualified Sivananda instructor with a varied range of eclectic and straight-down-the-line influences, with healing as a prime component.
Jamie Nye Is the retreat founder and a life-long surfer with a passion for yoga. He has, and continues to travel the world extensively with an inquisitive eye and open mind. Whilst home in his beloved Cape Town he enjoys nothing more than sharing the joy of a life filled with surfing, yoga and nature.
Mandla Ndlovu is head Surf Coach and highly regarded for his upbeat style and permanent good mood. Whilst being a qualified Level 3 ISA Surf Instructor, he is also a professional Judge on the local Pro Surfing Circuit, so knows a thing or two about good surfing!
Surfing
The retreat is situated on the edge of the mile long golden sands of Muizenberg beach, which is known to be one of the best beaches in the entire world to learn to surf. This is due to the Its gradual curve of the ocean floor that forms the gentle peaks that roll in forfrom up to 300m, allowing maximum time to surf the face of the wave. The bottom is free of rocks and there are no dangerous rip currents. April to September is the best season for surfing this coastline, with average conditions of moderate light winds and 2-3ft high surf, perfect for learning, and excellent for longboarding for those with experience in this style. The water temperature is mild, ranging from 60-65 F (16-18 C).
We provide all equipment and qualified instructors to give a daily 1.5 hour lesson. Experienced surfers can use this time to free-surf.
One of the days we will take you on a half-day surf trip to the other side of the Cape Peninsula (Cape Town peninsula feature two awesome coastlines!) to experience a different beach and surf scene.
Location
Cape Town Surf Yoga is set in a historical building right on the beach, at the iconic Surfer’s Corner in Muizenberg, a coastal suburb 20 minutes drive from the City Centre. The area is wedged in between the evergreen slopes of the Table Mountain belt, with a wide variety of plant and animal life and great hiking trails, and tThe temperate Southern Atlantic ocean with boasts some of the most perfect learn-to-surf waves in the world. All rooms are sea-facing so you can wake-up to the sound of the sea and the sun rising out over of the ocean every day. Quaint seaside villages are within walking distance and offer coffee shops, restaurants, galleries and points of interest. There is also a train service with regular departures to the City Centre.
All rooms are sea-facing, you wake-up to the sound of the sea, with the sun rising over of the ocean every day.
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