Elemental Origins

During this 5-day summer retreat, guests are invited to meet the world exactly as it is, immersing themselves in the elemental power of an untouched wilderness setting while discovering balance and insight through the same forces within.

The journey is grounded in an exploration of the five elements, creating a return to the basics of being. By stepping back from the pressures and distractions of modern life, participants can experience deep nourishment, healing, and joy through simple living and a closer relationship with the earth.

This retreat also reawakens an intimate connection with the planet, restoring a sense of reciprocity. In a time of environmental turmoil shaped by humanity’s ongoing neglect, offering true presence, reverence, and celebration to the natural world becomes a meaningful contribution to future harmony.

Over 5 days, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discover your body’s vibrant state of being through a programme of physical cleansing and natural nutrition
• Bring new energy to daily life with simple tools that support nourishment, breathing, movement, and healing, building a strong foundation for holistic wellbeing
• Honour creative expression, which is essential and alive within the human experience
• Connect with natural confidence, wisdom, and compassion through meditation and true presence
• Experience the transformative power of ceremony, intention, and gratitude
• Realign with the deep intelligence of your own life force, the natural world, and universal consciousness

Included in the cost of this retreat:

• 4 nights accommodation at Crystal Kloof
• 2 days of exquisite organic raw food meals
• 3 day cleansing fast
• Herbal therapeutic treatments and herbal teas
• Daily yoga sessions suitable for all levels of experience
• Meditation and breathwork instruction, plus daily group practice

Optional extras:

• Alternative health therapies, with choices including massage, bodywork, reflexology, bio-energy balance, reiki, organic facial, and therapeutic yoga
• Shuttle service to Bodhi Khaya from Cape Town International Airport

The Whole Truth Retreat focuses on spiritual retreats designed to support people through periods of transformation, healing, and awakening. Its distinctive programme combines physical cleansing, herbal treatments, meditation and yoga, creative process, nature immersion, and the exploration of expanded states of consciousness, creating a strong container for awareness to deepen.

Venue:

Crystal Kloof is an untouched paradise of mossy forest, waterfall, and mountain majesty, with off-the-grid, earth-built accommodation. Weather permitting, some nights may be spent sleeping in other tented or open-air locations on the conservancy.

Menu:

The retreat begins and ends with a raw food menu to gently support the 3-day cleansing fast. Raw food meals and juices are prepared with care and creativity, offering delicious flavour and variety while inspiring a new way of nourishing yourself and your family.

Locally sourced, organically grown fruit and vegetables are used throughout, as fresh, high-quality produce is believed to provide the deepest cleanse and help restore the body to a balanced, satisfied state of nourishment.

The team also grows its own wheatgrass and microgreens, rich in life force and phytonutrients, for fresh plant power at harvest. Natural-source supplements are preferred, and South African Aloe ferox is wild-harvested for juicing, alongside a house-made alkalising apple cider vinegar tonic.

Eating cleanly, lightly, and naturally offers the chance to experience your body in a state of wellness that may feel entirely new.

Lisa Rae Tarr is the retreat’s passionate raw food chef and juice master, and also brings expertise in nutrition and natural health.