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SAWA| Southern Africa’s wellness ecosystem🧘🏽‍♀️
Bridging movement, nutrition, skincare, creativity & retreats. Honouring regional healing & business ✨

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Full festival program is LIVE! 🌸✨
Everything you need to map out your experience is now available. Pack your yoga mats, bring your journals, and come with open hearts.
Let’s land softly tomorrow. See you on the mat! 🧘🏾‍♀️

Thank you to all our partners and facilitators, it’s about to be a perfect close to women’s month 🧚🏾‍♀️

A very big thank you for the vibrant creative direction & pattern illustrations by @99perspective

#innercitywellnessfest #joburgwellness #movement #thingstodoinjoburg #wellnesscommunity 🧚🏾‍♀️ by @sa.wellness.association

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TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE 🎟️✨

The wait is over. Space for the Inner City Wellness Fest is officially open. Two days. Three distinct experiences. One transformational weekend in the heart of Newtown.

Day 1 (By Day): Softness, Skin & Sisterhood with @kushbeautybox

Day 1 (By Night): Listen First Sound & Release with @7thmantra presented by @namsthehuman

Day 2: Self-Care Sunday with @lolaandcoorganics

Because these sessions are deeply intentional, capacity is strictly limited to keep the experience intimate.

Gather your sisters, tap the link in our bio, and secure your spot today x

🗓️ 29 & 30 August 2026

📍 The Mills, 66 Carr Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

🔗 Tickets available now via the link in bio.

TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE 🎟️✨

Patterns by @99perspective

#SAWA #InnerCityWellnessFest #WomensMonth2026 #JoburgEvents by @sa.wellness.association

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✨ INNER CITY WELLNESS FESTIVAL — DAY 1: PART 2 ✨

We are continuing the journey through Softness, Skin & Sisterhood. 💜

We moved with @ivine_alignments through yoga, created space for deeper connection and reflection during @rantadesiree_mystic womb healing talk and ended the day with the beautiful combination of tea ceremony + clay play with @heirloom_apothecary. ✨

A day of slowing down, coming back to ourselves, connecting with our bodies and simply being present.

Thank you to our incredible facilitators, collaborators, sponsors and to everyone who showed up and shared their energy with us.

And to those who couldn’t make it this time…we can’t wait to have you at the next one! 🫶

#KushBeautyBox #InnerCityWellnessFestival #Yoga #SelfCare #johannesburgevents taken in 66 Carr Street (The Mills) by @sa.wellness.association

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20 days ago

✨ INNER CITY WELLNESS FESTIVAL — DAY 1 | PART 1 ✨

A little recap of Softness, Skin & Sisterhood with Kush Beauty Box. 💜

We welcomed everyone with a beautiful hand scrub wash by @lolaandcoorganics, kept hydrated at the @bosworld hydration station, moved our bodies with Capoeira led by @gryant_ and explored the art of skincare in a hands-on class with Kush Beauty Box founder, Irene. 🧴

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, our incredible facilitators, collaborators and sponsors who helped make this day possible. Your energy, support and presence made it so special. ✨

Stay tuned for part 2...🔥

#flashbackfriday #kushbeautybox #JohannesburgEvents #InnerCityWellnessFestival #selfcare taken in 66 Carr Street (The Mills) by @sa.wellness.association

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25 days ago

🥋 IT’S TIME TO EQUIP OURSELVES 🥋

SAWA will be hosting a FREE Self-Defence Class for Women 💜

We believe safety is a right and we also believe in equipping ourselves with the knowledge, skills and confidence to better protect ourselves and the women around us.

Join us for a practical 3 hour session covering self-defence fundamentals, situational awareness, practical techniques and what to do before, during and after an attack.

📅 Sunday, 4 October 2026
⏰ 10:00 –13:00
📍 The Mills, 66 Carr Street, Newtown

The class is FREE but REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY. Only registered participants will be permitted entry. No walk-ins.

Want to bring your children? You can indicate this when registering. Please note that children's participation in the practical class will be subject to the instructor's guidance and the suitability of the activities.

🔗 Register via the link in our bio.

Come ready to learn. Come ready to move. Come ready to protect yourself.

#JohannesburgEvents #SelfDefence #WomensSafety #WomensEmpowerment #SelfDefenceForWomen by @sa.wellness.association

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✨ THROWBACK THURSDAY ✨

Still thinking about our beautiful Self-Care Sunday at the Inner City Wellness Festival. 🌿🤍

Hosted by Lola & Co Organics in collaboration with @sa.wellness.association , our final day was all about slowing down, reconnecting and exploring the different ways we can care for our minds, bodies and overall wellbeing.

🧘🏾‍♀️ We started with movement and mindfulness through a beautiful yoga session with @yogawithdrake , giving our bodies the chance to stretch, breathe and reset.

🧠 Dr @dr.terry_oliphant then took us into the world of @neuro_self_mastery , sharing practical insights on understanding ourselves better, shifting our thinking and creating healthier habits for personal growth.

✨ Together with @glam__diary_ and Lola & Co Organics, we brought self-care home with an interactive skincare session, learning how to create simple at-home rituals and even making our own face mask, infused with nourishing moringa powder from @bioleafmoringa_by_ilihamia . 🌿

🥗 And because wellness is also about what we put into our bodies, our chef from @mt_pantry treated us to a nutritious lunch while teaching us about incorporating more whole foods, vegetables, lentils and legumes into our everyday meals, showing us that healthy eating can still be colourful, delicious and enjoyable.

From movement, to mindset, skincare and nutrition, the day reminded us that wellness isn’t just one thing, it’s the little choices we make to care for ourselves every day. 💚

Thank you to every facilitator, partner and beautiful woman who shared this experience with us.

Here’s to more spaces where we can move, learn, nourish, connect and simply take care of ourselves. ✨

#throwbackthursday #innercitywellnessfestival #selfcaresundays #SAWA #lolaandcoorganics by @sa.wellness.association

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Nestled into this festival was an experience that cannot be measured in words or pictures. Here are just a few moments from the nighttime segment of the Inner City Wellness Fest, brought to life by a creative hub dedicated to making a real impact in the world.
@namsthehuman has been working tirelessly to build spaces and places that hold creative expression safely and sacredly 💜

We want to extend a massive thank you to every face, every soul, and every person who made the First Listen experience so incredibly special. The energy was filled with pure warmth, and we are eternally grateful to everyone who showed up, danced, and kept Namakau’s secret album listening session protected💫

A very special thank you to our performers @dnemas_ , @ms.erikanotbadoo, our host @ashleighkuetche —as well as the beautiful @sa.wellness.association team for making this vision come alive. Thank you to the @aurifoundation for creating access and spaces for creatives to bring their creativity to life 💗
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#innercitywellnessfestival by @sa.wellness.association

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💛 World Suicide Prevention Day | 10 September 💛

Today, as we recognise World Suicide Prevention Day, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) for supporting our recent SAWA Wellness Festival. 🌿

SADAG generously provided us with an incredible
mental-health resource pack to share with our guests, filled with informative pamphlets covering anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, postnatal depression and anxiety, as well as affirmation cards, bracelets and other resources that became part of our wellness goodie bags. 💚

These weren’t simply goodies , they were tools, information and reminders that support is available.

At the Southern African Wellness Association, we believe wellness includes the mind just as much as the body. Today is an important reminder to check in with ourselves, check in with the people around us, have the conversations that may feel difficult, and know where to turn when support is needed.

A huge THANK YOU to the SADAG team for helping us put valuable mental-health information directly into the hands of our community. 🤍

For mental-health resources, support groups and helpline information, visit SADAG⁠.

You matter. Your story matters. There is support. 💛

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD2026 #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthMatters #SADAG SAWA by @sa.wellness.association

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💛 World Suicide Prevention Day | 10 September

Today, we remind each other that wellness is not only about caring for our bodies , it is also about caring for our minds, our emotions and one another.

Some struggles are visible. Others are carried quietly.

At the Southern African Wellness Association (SAWA), we believe in creating communities where people feel safe to speak, supported enough to seek help, and reminded that they do not have to carry difficult moments alone.

Check in on someone today. Listen without judgement. Be gentle with the people around you, you may never know what someone is navigating behind closed doors.

And if today feels particularly heavy, please reach out to someone you trust or seek professional support. Asking for help is an act of courage. 💛

Start the conversation. Create hope through action.

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD2026 #SAWA #SouthernAfricanWellnessAssociation MentalHealthAwareness by @sa.wellness.association

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✨ IF YOU MISSED US LIVE YESTERDAY…✨

The Inner City Wellness Festival was featured on SABC Trendz Live! 📺

Catch the full segment for a little glimpse into the community, wellness, movement and magic we created together.

A huge thank you to everyone who showed up and supported us, and to our incredible facilitators for sharing their knowledge, energy and gifts and helping us hold space.

We are so grateful for everyone who made this possible.

This is SAWA and we’re only getting started! 🔥

#InnerCityWellnessFestival #sabctrendzlive #JoburgEvents #WomensMonth #CommunityWellness by @sa.wellness.association

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🌿 A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT FOR SAWA 🌿

What started as a shared vision became something truly special. ❤️

The Southern African Wellness Association (SAWA) was created to bring wellness closer to our communities, creating spaces where we can come together to move, learn, nourish, heal, connect and discover the incredible wellness practitioners, entrepreneurs and brands within our community.

Last weekend, that vision came to life at our Inner City Wellness Festival. ✨

From yoga, meditation and wellness coaching to skincare, self-care, nutrition, meaningful conversations and beautiful moments of connection, we are incredibly proud of what we created together.

To every facilitator, wellness practitioner, partner and sponsor who believed in our vision and contributed their time, products, expertise and resources: THANK YOU. 🤍

And most importantly, THANK YOU to every single person who bought a ticket, walked through our doors, participated, supported our businesses and shared this experience with us. You made this festival possible.

And now we get to share a little piece of that journey with the rest of South Africa! 🇿🇦📺

Catch SAWA and highlights from the Inner City Wellness Festival on SABC News Channel 404, tomorrow at 8PM. ❤️

This may have been our first festival, but it certainly won’t be our last. We are already dreaming about the next spaces where we can gather, connect and celebrate wellness together.

More SAWA experiences are coming soon. 🌿

Until then, tune in tomorrow night and celebrate this beautiful milestone with us.

We did it! 🥹❤️ #sawa #wellness #innercitywelllnessfeatival by @sa.wellness.association

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