Wellness Retreat
SHEFFIELD BEACH
Rest. Reconnect. Realign.
DATE: 26 – 28 SEPTEMBER 2025
COST: R5800 per person sharing or R7000 own room
• Yoga, Meditation & Tre
• Ayurvedic Cooking & Conscious Food
• Art Therapy & Storytelling
• Sacred Cacao Ceremony & Sound Healing
• Sunrise Beach Walks & Kundalini Yoga
NB: Just 5 minutes from the beach – Luxurious private home setting – All Meals Included!
Meet Chrisna Ashforth:
Chrisna is an experienced healer, teacher, and founder of Eagles View Yoga Studio in Gillitts, KwaZulu-Natal. Her journey began with a powerful vision quest in 2008, inspiring her to create a sanctuary for healing and connection. Today, she brings over a decade of experience in guiding others through transformative practices.
She is a qualified Kinesiologist, International Kundalini and Restorative Yoga Instructor, Body Spin Facilitator, Bio-Energy Therapist, and Bach Remedy Practitioner. Her teachings are deeply intuitive, combining movement, energy work, and spiritual insight.
At the retreat, Chrisna will lead Kundalini Yoga, restorative sessions, The Artist’s Way creativity workshop, and conscious healing practices including sound healing, TRE, and Ayurvedic cooking. Her gentle yet powerful approach creates a safe and nurturing space for deep release, inner connection, and transformation.
About Traci French:
Traci French is the founder of Body and Mind, a respected platform that has supported health and wellness professionals across South Africa for over 25 years. With a deep passion for holistic healing and conscious living, Traci has dedicated her career to connecting communities through meaningful events and marketing solutions. As a seasoned marketing specialist and wellness show organiser, she has successfully hosted numerous festivals, and events—creating spaces where healers, teachers, and seekers can come together in authentic connection.
Traci brings warmth, creativity, and a strong sense of purpose to every project she touches. At this retreat, she holds the vision and the flow, ensuring every detail supports the healing journey for all who attend.
Schedule for the Weekend
✨ A weekend of deep rest, reconnection, and radiant self-discovery by the sea.
🌿 Friday: Arrival & Grounding
8:30am – 9:00am | 🌸 Welcome Circle
Arrive, settle into your new sacred space, and set intentions for the journey ahead.
9:00am – 12:30pm | 🥕 Ayurvedic Talk & Cooking Class
Learn the healing principles of Ayurveda and prepare a wholesome, balanced meal using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
12:30pm – 1:30pm | 🍲 Lunch: Ayurvedic Meal
2:00pm – 3:30pm | 🏖 Beach Time
Relax and reconnect with the elements on a gentle walk or swim at the nearby beach (just 5 minutes away).
4:00pm – 5:00pm | 🎨 The Artist’s Way & Body Talk
Explore creativity, movement, and body awareness in a gentle, intuitive session.
5:30pm – 6:30pm | 🧘♀ Restorative Yoga
Sink into deep relaxation through calming, nurturing yoga postures.
6:45pm – 7:30pm | 🥣 Dinner: Homemade Veggie Soup & Bread
7:30pm – 8:30pm | 🎶 Sound Healing Journey
End the day with soothing frequencies and deep vibrational healing under the stars.
🌞 Saturday: Activate & Release
6:30am – 8:00am | 🌅 Sunrise Beach Walk & Yoga
Start the day with movement and mindfulness by the ocean, welcoming the new light.
9:00am – 10:00am | 🥞 Breakfast
– Fruit bowls, oats with dates, pancakes, muffins & warm drinks
10:30am – 12:00pm | ✨ TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises)
A gentle, guided practice to release stored stress and tension safely and effectively.
12:30pm – 1:30pm | 🍛 Lunch: Thai Curry & Jasmine Rice
2:30pm – 5:00pm | 🍫 Sacred Cacao Ceremony & Holotropic Breathwork
Open the heart and deepen inner connection through cacao and conscious breathing techniques.
6:30pm – 7:30pm | 🥣 Light Dinner & Integration
Simple nourishing soup and quiet time to reflect and integrate.
🌅 Sunday: Reflect & Reconnect
6:30am – 8:00am | ☀ Sunrise Beach Walk & Kundalini Yoga
Awaken your energy with an uplifting Kundalini flow and breathwork.
8:45am – 9:45am | 🍓 Breakfast
10:00am – 11:30am | 💬 Conscious Communication Circle
Practice honest, mindful sharing and deep listening in a heart-centered space.
12:00pm – 1:00pm | 🥗 Final Lunch & Closing Circle
Share a light and loving lunch together, followed by reflections and heartfelt goodbyes.
🌿 3-Day Wellness Retreat Menu
✨ Nourishing, wholesome, and soul-filled meals prepared with love and fresh ingredients.
Friday – Arrival Day
Welcome Snack
🧁 Homemade welcome muffins (vegan & gluten-free options available)
Lunch – Cooking Together
👩🍳 Ayurvedic-Inspired Cooking Class
🍛 Fresh, seasonal ingredients used to prepare a light and healing Ayurvedic lunch
– Mixed vegetable curry
– Cumin basmati rice
– Cooling cucumber & mint raita
– Fresh coriander chutney
Dinner
🥣 Hearty homemade veggie soup (made at Chrisna’s kitchen – x2 variety)
🍞 Rustic homemade bread (prepared together)
🌿 Herbal teas and warm lemon water
Saturday – Deep Dive & Connection
Breakfast
🍇 Fresh fruit bowl with seasonal berries
🥣 Creamy oats topped with chopped dates, coconut and cinnamon
🥞 Fluffy pancakes with local honey & nut butter
☕ Herbal coffee, chai or tea
🧁 Morning muffins
Lunch
🍛 Creamy Thai green veggie curry
🍚 Jasmine rice
🍨 Make-your-own Dessert Workshop
– Vegan banana & coconut ice cream OR date & nut energy balls
Dinner
🥣 Nourishing soup of the evening
🍫 Sacred Medicinal Cacao Ceremony
– Served warm with a hint of cinnamon and love
Sunday – Integration & Farewell
Breakfast
🍇 Fruit & berry bowl
🥣 Spiced oats with dates and almond milk
🥞 Pancakes with chia jam and nut butter
☕ Herbal teas & coffee
Lunch
🍠 Roasted sweet potato with cashew butter drizzle
🥗 Beetroot & orange salad with sunflower seeds
🥬 Garden-fresh green salad with lemon vinaigrette
🌿 Herbal tea & fresh spring water
All meals are:
– Plant-based 🌱
– Organic where possible
– Prepared with mindfulness and love
– Gluten-free options available
Kundalini Yoga:
Kundalini Yoga is known as the yoga of awareness. It uses a dynamic blend of breathwork (pranayama), movement (asanas), meditation, and chanting to awaken your inner energy, balance the nervous system, and promote emotional clarity. It’s a powerful practice that supports deep healing, spiritual growth, and self-discovery.
Cacao Ceremony:
Kundalini Yoga is known as the yoga of awareness. It uses a dynamic blend of breathwork (pranayama), movement (asanas), meditation, and chanting to awaken your inner energy, balance the nervous system, and promote emotional clarity. It’s a powerful practice that supports deep healing, spiritual growth, and self-discovery.
Ayurvedic Cooking:
Rooted in ancient Indian wisdom, Ayurvedic cooking focuses on using seasonal, fresh ingredients tailored to your unique body type (dosha). This mindful approach to food not only nourishes the body but also supports digestion, mental clarity, and overall balance. Meals are prepared with love, intention, and healing spices to restore harmony from within.
Sound Healing:
Sound healing works through the power of vibration and frequency. Using instruments like singing bowls, gongs, and chimes, it guides the body into deep relaxation, releasing energetic blockages and calming the mind. This ancient practice helps restore natural balance, promoting emotional release and inner peace.