Swim with Wild Dolphins
Have you ever wanted to swim with wild dolphins? The magic of connecting with dolphins in the open sea on a genuine wild dolphin swim is a life-changing experience.
Dolphins are gentle creatures, so when we say wild dolphins, what we really mean is to swim and interact with them in the wild, rather than in captivity. You will have an opportunity to visit dolphins in their own natural habitat.
Research has found that 80% of people who swim with dolphins have a change in brain wave patterns from beta to theta states of consciousness. This is a deeply meaningful state of consciousness - a powerful creative state from which to manifest your life. This explains why many participants experience states of bliss, ecstasy, deep peace, and a sense of well being. Many people say that the effects of interacting with dolphins is long lasting - long after the physical experience.
Dolphin brains are always synchronized between left and right hemispheres. Human brains are not - but are found to become synchronized after swimming with dolphins. This phenomena has been known to support altered states of consciousness, and even out of body experiences.
It is believed that dolphins see holographically and so experience themselves as part of a whole, rather than in an individuated state like humans. That means they also see us in our wholeness which has a powerfully positive impact on us.
You will interact with these sublimely playful and mystical creatures in their own environment. However we must emphasize that these are wild free dolphins and interactions happens on the dolphins terms. They are not confined, so sometimes it happens that we don't see dolphins in which case we will still go snorkeling on a shallow reef.
Ponta Malongane
Take time away from world to connect with the dolphins and indeed with the deeper parts of yourself. You will completely detoxify your body and your mind, release old emotions that are weighing you down and connect with your essence.
Our retreat takes place in Mozambique in the magical Ponta Malongane. We have exclusive use of a 7 bedroom sea view semil luxurious beach house. Closer to the beach, you cannot get.
Juice Fasting
Fasting has long been practiced by so many who have come before us who have fasted as a tool to access their deeper selves, to cleanse the body and purify the mind. This has a strong effect on us as we open to a deeper connection within and without. The result is that we start looking at our lives and where we are with a fresh and clear vision. With this clarity it becomes easier to guide and direct our lives into the lives of our own choosing.
This is a deep level detox. In order for you to access the emotional and mental levels it is really important for you to first detoxify your body. You do not have to have practiced yoga before, nor do you need any special skills to be able to swim with the dolphins - we will teach you everything you need to know. All you need is an open mind and to give yourself over to the process.
Slow down, come to rest...
Ponta Malongane is the perfect environment for total relaxation and rest and you can look forward to coming away inspired towards a healthy lifestyle with a base of clarity, health and vitality. On this retreat, we will slow down and come to rest. We will take all that is not essential out of our experience and nourish our minds and bodies at a deep level using juicing nutrition, nature, movement therapy, mindful yoga, meditation, bodywork and of course swimming with wild dolphins.
Four Pillar Movement Therapy
The Four Pillar Movement Therapy was specifically designed for helping us during our fasting process. We get to work out our stresses and tensions somatically, and this allows our bodies to help reset our nervous system. The process was created to help us integrate whatever emotions may come up for us as we cleanse our bodies. The mind, body and emotions are all part of a whole and as we cleanse many layers of emotions can arise. This process helps us deal with this is a gentle and loving way.
Yoga
While yoga is a useful tool for exercising and stretching our physical body as well as nourishing and tonifying our organs and assisting with the detoxification process, our yoga practice is for the mind. It helps to calm and balance our mind utilising the breath as our primary focus. You do not need to have practiced yoga before, our classical Indian yoga is suitable for beginners as well as intermediate practitioners.
Includes:
Return border transfer / Ponta transfers
5 nights’ accommodation in Semi - LUXURY Beach Villa / sharing
Herbal Teas
Snorkeling course, Code-of-conduct, Boat safety
2 Educational, respect and awareness based Dolphin Swims guided by Courtney
Marine Reserve reef tax
1 Sacred Medicine Song & Sound Journey with Courtney
Personal guide and facilitation with Courtney
Personal guide and facilitation with Sonica & therapist - Yoga - Dance
Photographs of your ocean experiences
Professional Snorkeling Equipment for x 2 Ocean Launches
Plenty of wonderful beach time
2 x Massages
Getting there
Make your way to the border between South Africa and Mozambique, we will collect you at the border or if you prefer to fly in, we will help arrange your airport pickup for a fee.
Sound Journey
A Sound Journey is a powerful modality which requires nothing but an open mind and open heart. Ethnic and indigenous instruments from all over the world along with vocal melodies and percussive rhythms guide the participant onto a meandering musical journey.
The experience is made by simply lying down, warmly covered and comfortable and closing your eyes.
A journey of story telling in song
You are encouraged to simply breathe and to allow the sounds to evoke self connection, sensation , reflection and rest. The Sound Journey is inspired by a deep love of nature and the diversity of this planet; it assimilates the sounds of nature, and the feeling of being close to the earth encouraging healing with music.
Sounds that evoke landscapes, oceans, animals and the many different indigenous cultures are created . All Sound is frequency and vibration and these constitute our world, it is the interplay of our very cellular nature thus harmonious sound and song made with positive intention is a medicine, an ancient part of our life on earth.
Today, we are in a constant state of over stimulation. Many of us assume this to be the norm and manage to filter or numb much of this stimulus to maintain our daily activities. If we are highly stressed or emotionally strung we will find that our whole body – mind – spirit system is affected. A Sound Journey creates a space for the outside world “ too many worries” to slip away and creates the possibility to find a sense of deep peace and relaxation.
Courtney Ward facilitates this journey and space with the use of both ethnic and indigenous instruments including vocal melodies and percussive rhythms at a rustic venue at a rustic venue in Ponta Malongane.
Courtney Ward
Essentially a performer in the great arts of the divine’, Courtney is a talented artist, actor and musician. She is especially gifted in her spontaneous ability to apply her artistic gifts and musical talents to a group dynamic in aid of personal transformation and creativity. Since 1999 Courtney has worked passionately and intensively with the resident pod of Inshore Bottle Nose dolphins of Southern Mozambique, Ponta Malongane`s Ocean Safari guide, leading Dolphin Swim Facilitator and data collector.
Sonica Kirsten
Sonica has been a healer and massage therapist for over 20 years. Her work incorporates Accupressure, Shiatsu, Hawaiian massage, Reiki, Reflexology, fasting, Dance Therapy and traditional Swedish massage. This work has led her on a journey of deep self discovery and transformation as she learned what it means to be truly healthy at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Sonica began incorporating juice fasting, clean diet, bodywork, dance, spending time in nature and yoga into her work in order to help others on their own healing journey.
Sonica has been a devout student of yoga for many years and feels that yoga is one of the most profound ways to help the body build and maintain strength and vitality while also allowing the mind to rest in peace and calm.
Sonica believes in the power of dance for the physical and subtle body. She has developed her own transformational process for our Deep Cleansing Juice Detox Retreats, incorporating shaking medicine which helps release deep set beliefs, traumas, pain, anxiety, stress and the need to control. In turn she helps us learn to love ourselves and trust our intuition.
Package
Private Room (1 person) - R24995 per person
Shared Room (2 people) - R16995 per person (Women only)
(You can come alone and we will place you in a room with another woman or you can come as a couple of friends)