For several months, I submerge myself in the magical symphony of the wilderness that surrounds me—the chittering of the vervet monkeys, the roaring of the lion, the laughing of the hyenas. When the beauty of the land and the indescribable presence of animals meets the wild landscape of my own heart, a deep sense of homecoming is awakened in me.
I want to invite you to join me here at Londolozi for a very special gathering. We will come together for a 5-day, 4-night retreat to restore the mind, body, and heart. In this intimate setting, in one of the wildest places on the planet, we will expand our understanding of the original language of the heart, learning directly from wild elephants herds.
Through my work in Equus Coaching, I’ve often spoken on the importance for each of us to become more aware of our internal feeling states and the primary relationship we are always having with how we treat ourselves. Certainly, horses are wonderful at helping us to viscerally experience the power of our internal dialogue and our emotional feeling states.
In turns out that if we’re willing to become curious and listen, elephants are also truly remarkable in their ability to model for us what life can feel like if we choose to place a connection to ourselves and others at the center of our focus. For me, spending time with and observing wild animals—most especially elephants— is an incredible way to witness the patterns we’ve adopted from our cultural, social, and familial systems that are no longer serving us. I’ve found that returning our awareness to the universal language of the heart invites us to reconnect with our essential nature so that we can once again create a life that serves the heart.
Join me for a unique adventure to beautiful South Africa. This is a very intimate event and space is limited to only seven people.
During our time together, you will…
- Rest and restore your mind, body, and spirit.
- Enjoy coming together in a small community.
- Submerge yourself into the frequency of our essential nature.
- Learn directly from the wisdom of the elephant herds.
- Delight in morning and evening game drives, up close and personal with the land and its animals.
- Take your awareness for the universal language of emotion to a next level.
- Luxuriate in the beauty of your environment AND your accommodations. Londolozi is the only luxury game lodge in the world of its kind. This is not your usual holiday trip.
- Come to partner with the land and animals to re-wild the human spirit.
- Treat yourself to incredible culinary delights, fine wines, lots of laughter, camp fires under the stars, animal tracking, and soulful connections with one another.
- Warm yourself with the vibrancy of the bush veld, active animal life, and Londolozi’s Healing House treatments.
- Enjoy pampering your body with a bit of divine decadence – massage, yoga and an afternoon nap by the pool.
With gratitude,
Koelle Simpson”
** Please note this is a partnered retreat with Koelle Simpson. All rates are subject to change based on the fluctuation in the exchange rate
Your Adventure Begins...
Day 1 Noticing the Call of the Heart
Introductions
13:00Lunch on arrival at Londolozi
Taste the world-class cuisine on the deck at Varty Camp
14:00Retreat introductions
Sharing of personal intentions
15:30Afternoon game drive
Get into the Land Rover, out into the wilderness, and allow the animals to help us begin noticing our inner landscape.
19:00Dinner
Dinner with laughter, and the sharing of stories
Day 2 Relationship to Our Body & Emotions
Wellness
06:00Morning Game Drive
Dawn departure for the morning game drive to greet the elephants
10:00Breakfast
Breakfast, group coaching, and debrief the session with the elephants
12:00Lunch
Lunch, rest, yoga, and private coaching sessions upon request
15:00Afternoon Game Drive
Afternoon game drive to be with elephants and to track our patterns of seeking connection
18:00Dinner
Dinner, campfire, and connecting
Day 3 Communication Through the Language of The Heart
Tracking
06:00Morning Game Drive
Dawn departure for morning game drive to greet the elephants
10:00Breakfast
Breakfast, group coaching, and debrief the session with the elephants
12:00Lunch
Lunch, rest, yoga, and private coaching sessions upon request
15:00Afternoon Game Drive
Afternoon tracking session and evening game drive
18:00Dinner
Dinner, campfire, and connecting
Day 4 Integrating a More Authentic Connection to Ourselves
Debrief
06:00Morning Game Drive
Dawn departure for morning game drive to greet the elephants
10:00Breakfast
Breakfast, group coaching, and debrief the session with the elephants
12:00Lunch
Lunch, rest, yoga, and private coaching sessions upon request
15:00Afternoon Game Drive
Afternoon tracking session and evening game drives
18:00Dinner
Dinner, campfire, and connecting
Day 5 The Forming of Your Herd
Closing
06:00Morning Game Drive
Dawn departure for morning game drive
10:00Breakfast
Breakfast and closing discussion
12:00Departure
You've reached the end of your adventure
FAQ
Through our wilderness retreats we have partnered with the world’s leading wellness experts, life coaches, wisdom keepers and shamans to craft experiential learning spaces that accelerate awakening and allow people to radically shift towards a mission orientated life. Koelle Simpson is one of our signature partners.
There’s nothing you need to do ahead of time to prepare for the retreat. We offer a few suggestions on book you may enjoy reading leading up to our gathering together but aside from his we welcome you to come exactly as you are.
We may venture out for an occasional short walk on foot in open clearings but otherwise we will remain in the open-top Land Rovers to view the animals. This is one to mimics and stress to the animals as well as to ensure your safety and wellbeing. Several of our game drives will be a focused, silent mediation while visiting with herds of elephants. When we return to the lodge we will take time to share and process as a group some of the insights may be surfacing for you.
