Dreaming is a Birthright
Dreaming is your birthright is a journey of remembering ourselves as ancestral beings, listening to the dreams that have been calling us, and allowing the dream world to guide us back into relationship with our bodies, our lineages, our powers and the futures we are here to imagine.
Dreaming is not passive. It is an active dialogue with ancestors, spirit and self. It is our birthright to be guided and helped by our dreams. Join us for a transformative experience that honours African spirituality and our bodies' wisdom.
We invite you to come home to your dreaming — to gather with us in this sacred space and remember what your soul has always known.
Retreat Highlights
African somatic movement
Dream space meditations
Yoga
Nature walks
Journaling
Nourishing, plant based meals
Time to rest, reflect, replenish
About Your Guides
Nomzamo Mji
My work as an advocate, yoga educator and restorative justice consultant is based on a deep commitment to repair. I am the co founder of The Toolbox, a wellness centre established in 2016 with the mission of sharing tools for self and social repair. Rooted in the wisdom of Ubuntu, we recognise that personal and collective wellbeing are deeply interconnected. We support the process of repair by sharing accessible tools that demystify healing and balance mental, emotional and physical health. We offer pathways for self repair through yoga instruction and holistic health coaching.
As a restorative justice consultant, I support individuals and organisations to navigate conflict as an opportunity for growth. In all my roles, I support people to feel, heal and deal.
Nomfundo Zama
I am uNomfundo wakwaZama, uMkabayi kaGcugcwa, The Zulu Soul Doula, an African ancestral indigenous healer, herbalist, and founder of Initiate Africa, a healing and learning space rooted in African indigenous wisdom, ancestral remembrance, and embodied transformation.
My work moves through ancestral wisdom, plant medicine, movement, dreamwork, family healing, community care, and liberatory imagination. Rooted in calling, I walk as a companion to lineages, families, and the land, holding spaces that support people to remember what survival, silence, and disconnection may have interrupted, but never erased.
I move through three braided embodiments: uMkabayi kaGcugcwa, the ancestral source of my knowing; Nomfundo, the human vessel, builder and facilitator; and The Zulu Soul Doula, the bridge between spirit and structure. Through my practice, I support people to meet themselves with honesty, dignity and power, remembering themselves as living ancestors while staying present to the futures asking to be born.
Phumla Shongwe
Phumla is a seasoned mindfulness teacher, initiated healer, and yoga guide. As an initiated healer, her gift lies in creating inclusive, heart centred spaces where people feel safe to face their growth edges and allow for transformation. With over 20 years of practice, she brings depth, grounded wisdom, and an intuitive ability to support transformation through body, breath and lineage practices.
Costs
R 5800 Single ensuite
R 5400 Single room with shared bathroom
R 4800 Shared room with shared bathroom
Teaching on this retreat is offered freely in the spirit of dana. We welcome contributions in exchange to support the teachers on this retreat. Suggested teacher dana: R600 – R2000
*Partial Scholarships are available. Please email office@dharmagiri.org for further information.