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Warm oil on skin, the hum of bees overhead, and the mountains all around you. Join us at Boschendal on Sunday 22 November.

Remembering Softness is an Ayurvedic Day Immersion for women, held at Be Hive beneath an old oak that is home to a colony of bees. Claudia Batschari ( @ayurveda_with_claudiabatschari ) and Tharien Pieterse ( @mindfulmotioncommunity ) have shaped the day around simple things.

We begin the Ayurvedic way, with warm oil and a self-oiling ritual called Abhyanga. It calms the nervous system and brings you back into your body, and it is yours to take home and return to each morning.

From there we move into Restorative Yoga and breathwork on the Old Oak Deck, walk through a living permaculture food forest, and explore movement inspired by the five Ayurvedic elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space. Later, we gather in a circle of women to listen and be witnessed.

Throughout the day, Ayurveda offers a compassionate way of understanding your body and its changing needs, with practical ideas to carry into daily life. Lunch is a seasonal forest-to-fork meal, with herbal teas to settle you into the afternoon.

You're welcome just as you are, whatever your experience with yoga or Ayurveda. Bring your own mat, comfortable clothing, and an open heart. We keep the group small so that each woman is seen and heard.

Sunday 22 November 2026, 10:00 to 16:00
Be Hive, Boschendal Farm, Cape Winelands
R1,350, including food forest walk, lunch and herbal teas

If this speaks to you, send a WhatsApp message to +27647572173 or follow the link in our bio to book online!

#RememberingSoftness #Ayurveda #RestorativeYoga #CapeWinelands by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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A sacred ritual of gratitude, inspired by the ancient wisdom of the Q'ero people, born high in the Andean mountains of Peru. This ceremony honours one of life's most profound life stages for women: the passage from woman to mother.

In this ritual, we create harmony between three sacred forces.

The Mother, the vessel of all beginnings
The Daughter, the new soul arriving into this world
Mother Earth, who holds you both

This is an offering of gratitude to ensure that the exchange of life between mother and child is balanced, healthy, and supported by the living intelligence of nature. We work with elements that symbolise strength, nourishment, and her role as the vessel.

The despacho ritual has been practised for centuries by the Q'ero and other indigenous highland communities of Peru. It is a sacred act of love, prayer, and reciprocity, offered to Pachamama (Mother Earth) and the Apus, the mountain spirits who guide and protect all living beings.

#DespachoRitual #AncientWisdom #Pachamama #WomanToMother #AndeanTradition #AncientRituals #EarthMedicine #SacredFeminine #WomenCircles by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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Remembering Softness: An Ayurvedic Day Immersion for Women

📆 Sunday 22 November, 10AM-4PM

📍 Be Hive Cape Winelands, Boschendal Farm, Franschhoek, SA

🎟️ R1,350

🙏 With @ayurveda_with_claudiabatschari and Tharien Pieterse

Beneath an old oak humming with bees, with mountains rising on every side, there is a place where the mind can rest, the body can soften, and the soul can remember what it needs.

Remembering Softness is made of simple things: warm oil on skin, gentle movement and breath flowing through the body; nourishing food, the Earth underfoot.

You’ll have space to pause, to listen more closely to your body’s own wisdom and to sit in circle with women who listen, witness and remind you that you don’t have to carry everything alone. Ayurveda gives the day its shape, offering embodied practices to explore the elements and your own natural rhythm.

You don’t need any experience with Ayurveda or yoga. Just come as you are, with comfortable clothing, and be willing to slow down.

Includes: morning oiling ritual, yoga and element-based movement, circle of women, Ayurvedic teachings, seasonal forest-to-fork lunch and herbal teas

👉 TICKET LINK IN BIO 💛 taken in Boschendal by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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When women come together in spaciousness, nature and softness, moving to their own internal time, something magical happens…
Space opens to hear herself, to hear the whispers of her body which she so often neglects and doesn’t really inhabit due to attending to all the information coming at her and all the rushing we ask from her body and mind.

So when we retreat, we can allow things to surface, it might be pain, sadness, memories…
and through tending to ourselves and being in a group holding each other, healing can take place, acceptance and the inner wisdom can be felt and heard and most important our intuition can come alive again and with it a deep inner knowing which gets often almost crushed by all the external noise and voices.

Our next ‘Remembering Softness Retreat will be from the 18 - 21 of February 2027 at the Wildpod at Bodhi Khaya

#ayurveda #retreat #pause #nature #bodhikhaya taken in Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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🌿 Remember Your Body's Inner Wisdom - Restore inner balance through restorative and resonant vibration with Mark (Sounds Divine) & Tharien (@mindfulmotioncommunity).

A partner-based experience weaving restorative postures, sound, and relational presence into one seamless journey of healing and remembrance. One partner rests in restorative yoga positions, calming the nervous system and opening the body's natural pathways for energy flow. The other applies weighted tuning forks or sound bowls, letting vibration penetrate the body and its subtle energy centres, both humming and toning together as breath, presence, and awareness align.

The session moves through the body's energy centres, from base to crown, encouraging grounding, openness, and renewal. Then roles exchange, a circle of giving and receiving.

Touch without touch. Intimacy without intrusion. Restoration through harmonic resonance.

This space is for anyone who longs to:

🌾 Release deep tension and stress
🌾 Feel held, seen, and heard in vibration
🌾 Move beyond the mind into somatic resonance
🌾 Expand connection and presence beyond physical touch
🌾 Integrate body, energy, and voice into one harmonic field

No equipment, musical, or movement experience required. Just bring openness, curiosity. Your voice and body will know how to respond.

Private Sessions in McGregor. Book your session with Tharien and Mark via WhatsApp at +27647572173

#SoundHealing #RestorativeYoga #VibrationalHealing #McGregorWisdomSchool #SomaticHealing #InnerWisdom by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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In the Ayurvedic tradition, the preparation of the parents, body, mind, and consciousness, is the first and most lasting gift given to a soul. This passage is called Prasava, the sacred journey of bringing forth life, and it is understood as one of the most significant events in a human life. Ayurveda gives this wisdom its practical form through nutrition, herbs, daily rhythms, and physical care. Ayurveda honours the mother as a sacred vessel, the father as a steady grounding presence, and the child as a conscious being from the very beginning.

We walk alongside expecting parents through the natural and home birth journey, offering guidance, preparation, ceremony, and continuing support into the recovery window.

Before Birth: Preparation

- Ayurvedic nutritional guidelines
- Prenatal yoga practise
- Practise the breath, massage, and other techniques
- Ceremonies to honour the sacredness of the natural birth journey
- Guidance on how to create your sensory environment for birth
- Support to clarify the birth plan with your doula or midwife

After Birth: Postpartum Care

- Week 1: Foundational nourishment
- Week 2: Tender transition & herbal support
- Week 3: Gentle movement & mindful restoration
- Week 4: Sustained balance & vitality

Book a consultation via WhatsApp at +27647572173

#ayurveda #prenatalcare #postpartumcare by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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🐚 The Shell as Sacred Vessel - In the Peruvian despacho tradition, the shell holds a quiet, powerful symbolism, a vessel shaped by the sea, carrying the memory of water, depth, and origin. Just as the shell protects what grows within it, it becomes an offering that honours the womb: the first sacred space, where life is held, nourished, and prepared to enter the world.

To place a shell in the despacho is to speak to creation itself, to ask for protection, fertility, and the quiet strength of things unseen, growing beneath the surface.

We are all, in some way, still carried by the sea.
#Despacho #SacredFeminine #WombWisdom #AndeanTradition #EarthOfferings by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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More Ayurvedic Skin Care Immersions coming soon!

Rediscover your natural glow with Claudia and Tharien in this hands-on day of ritual and restoration. Glow from the Inside is a different kind of spa experience, where we'll explore Ayurvedic rituals for healthy, radiant skin, with a special focus on cleansing routines, a lovely complement to Claudia's Ayurvedic online cleanse.

Receive a beautiful gift, including handmade Kraalbos soap and hand cream by the Beauty School in McGregor (@beautyschoolmcgregor).

#ayurveda #skincare #immersions #workshops #capetown by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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Remembering Softness Retreat @bodhikhaya

There are so many beautiful retreats.

Places to rest.
To slow down.
To reconnect.

What we hope makes ‘Remembering Softness’ different is that it isn’t simply about taking time away.

It’s about returning home with a different relationship to yourself.

For me, Ayurveda has never been a list of rules or another wellness practice to master.
It has always been a way of listening.
Listening to the subtle language of the body.
To the seasons we move through as women.
To the places where we’ve been holding too much for too long.

Together with Tharien @mindfulmotioncommunity
we’ll spend four days at the beautiful Wild Pod at Bodhi Khaya, exploring Ayurveda, embodied movement, nourishing food, sauna, swimming, women’s circles, silence, nature and the simple practice of remembering the wisdom that has always lived within us.

If, as you watched this reel, something quietly whispered “I need this,” perhaps that’s worth listening to.

Remembering Softness
10–13 September 2026
Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat

We would love to welcome you.

(Link in bio)

#rememberingsoftness #ayurveda #women #retreat #bodhikhaya taken in Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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🌸Ayurvedic Prenatal Massage (Garbhini Abhyanga) - A gentle, nurturing massage designed to release tension and support your changing body. Through soft, intentional touch, this session helps soften and prepare the pelvic floor for birth, while easing the physical and emotional weight of pregnancy.

Give yourself permission to be held, too.

⏳ 60 minutes
💫 R750 per person
📍 Mindful Motion, 13 Voortrekker Street, McGregor

Book your session with Tharien via WhatsApp +27647572173. 🤍
#PrenatalMassage #AyurvedicWellness #PregnancySupport #NurturingTouch #MamaCare by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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✨Setting Intentions - Before anything begins, we pause. We gather what's needed, flowers, sweetness, stones, or shells, and we build it into something sacred. A despacho is a conversation with Mother Earth: here is what I carry, here is what I release, here is what I'm asking to grow.

Every intention deserves a vessel and reverence.

What are you weaving into your despacho this season?
#SettingIntentions #Despacho #SacredPractice by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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In the Ayurvedic tradition, preparing the parents, body, mind, and consciousness, is the first and most lasting gift given to a soul. This sacred journey of bringing forth life is called Prasava, honoured as one of the most significant passages in a human life. Ayurveda offers practical wisdom for this journey through nutrition, herbs, daily rhythms, and physical care.

We walk alongside expecting parents through the natural and home birth journey, offering guidance, preparation, ceremony, and continued support into the recovery window.

Before Birth: Preparation
🌿 Ayurvedic nutritional guidelines through each trimester
🌿 Yoga to support the body and soften the pelvic floor for birth
🌿 Breath, massage, and coping techniques practiced in advance, so they're available to you in the intensity of labour
🌿 Ceremony to honour the sacredness of your birth journey
🌿 Guidance on creating your sensory environment: lighting, oils, music, sacred objects, and your nourishment station
🌿 Support to clarify your birth plan with your doula or midwife, including logistics like the birth pool and placenta storage

After Birth: Postpartum Care
🌿A 4-week online guide to nourishment, healing, and gentle restoration for the fourth trimester covering warming foods and tonics, herbal support and sitz baths, gentle movement and breathwork, and ongoing guidance to help you find lasting balance and vitality.

Ayurveda honours the mother as a sacred vessel, the father as a steady grounding presence, and the child as a conscious being from the very beginning. 🤍

Ready to prepare for this journey with care and ancient wisdom? Book a consultation with Tharien via WhatsApp at +27647572173.

#PrenatalCare #PostpartumCare #Ayurveda #Prasava #MindfulMotion #FourthTrimester #ConsciousBirth by @mindfulmotioncommunity

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