Surrender and Soar unfolds in a rare celestial window — the two weeks between a solar and a lunar eclipse. During this time, the heavens move through a perfect cycle of concealment and revelation: the Sun’s light softens, the Moon’s light returns. It is a natural mirror for our own transformation — releasing what no longer serves, restoring what is true, and rising renewed. As the sky resets its rhythm, so too do we, using these energies to support us through our own eclipse and illumination so that we too may soar with majesty and freedom.
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Alkira Lodge
Knysna
South Africa
11 - 15 February 2027

Through mindful morning movement, you realign with presence — preparing your heart to receive the day in grounded openness.

Allow the vibrational frequencies to intergrate deep into your cells & savour the reset.

With fire in our bellies and the African night sky keeping watch over us - drumming, crying and laughing. We entrain our heartbeat and breath to become one. Our sound becomes our unity.

As you walk alongside the matriarch of the herd, something ancient within you stirs — a remembrance of how to lead with love, have strength through grace, wisdom through stillness and protect your spirit with compassion

With the ocean supporting you and the sun witnessing you - you let go, you release and you surrender. As the sun slips beneath the horizon, you honour what you’ve released — a gentle toast to freedom, and to the sweetness of new beginnings.

The Architecture of Happiness invites you to explore the inner design of joy — discovering the science of happiness and some tools you can use right away to stay centered in happiness.
The Gift of Forgiveness guides you to release the past with compassion, freeing your heart to expand. Creating space to move through life with grace and ease.

As your muscles soften, your breath deepens, and your nervous system finds its rhythm again.

Supporting your body to mirror the freedom your heart is discovering.

Every Surrender and Soar retreat is designed not only to empower the women who attend — but also to empower the women who protect and nurture the world around them.

After a full day of deep inner work, our sunrise Sister Circle invites you to rise into your radiance together, held by the first light of a new day.

Our female chef lovingly prepares nourishing, plant-based meals designed to support your energy, ease, and emotional clarity throughout the retreat. If you have any allergies or dietary sensitivities, simply let us know when booking.

We gather around the fire for an African drumming circle, where rhythm, heartbeat, and sisterhood weave us into one shared pulse under the night sky.

Spend your time where the African Fish Eagles Soar

Feast your eyes as soon as they open

Transformation and release doesn't have to be uncomfortable
Surrender & Soar Itinerary (pdf)
DownloadAs you arrive and settle into the beauty of Alkira, the day opens gently with our Opening Circle, where we set intentions and attune together as a sisterhood. A soft yoga session helps your body unwind from travel and drop into presence before we share a nourishing dinner overlooking the Knysna landscape. We end the evening around the fire in a drumming circle, letting rhythm, connection, and the African night sky welcome you into the retreat field.
We begin the day with morning yoga to ground into the body before journeying to the Knysna Elephants where meeting these gentle giants awakens ancestral memory and the nurturing strength of the feminine. After lunch and spacious free time, we gather for the Architecture of Happiness Workshop, exploring the inner foundations of joy. The evening unfolds softly with a sound bath, followed by dinner and African storytelling around the fire, allowing the wisdom of the land to settle into your heart.
We begin gently with light fruit and tea as we arrive back into our bodies, opening the day with The Gift of Forgiveness—a deeply immersive quantum-perspective workshop that softens the heart and clears the emotional waters within. A Sound Bath Integration follows, allowing the teachings to settle and harmonize through your entire system before we gather for a nourishing full breakfast. Light snacks will be available throughout the day as you rest, reflect, or simply float in your own inner stillness. As the sun begins her descent, we board a catamaran for a sunset cruise and water ceremony—a moving ritual of release and surrender—before returning home to share a grounding, soulful dinner.
The day begins in the quiet pre-dawn stillness with warm tea and a light snack before we gather for our Sunrise Sister Circle, rising with the first light to meet the day in shared radiance. Morning yoga follows, inviting breath and body to soften and open in the spaciousness created by the day before. After breakfast, the rest of the morning and early afternoon unfold in gentle integration — a perfect window for your inclusive massage, ozone therapy, 1:1 coaching, or private sound healing, or simply resting into the beauty of the land. A nourishing lunch is served, the afternoon remains open for reflection, and we reconvene in the evening for dinner before closing the night with a deeply restorative sound bath that settles the entire journey into your field.
Our final morning opens with a gentle yoga session, inviting you to breathe into the new space you’ve created within yourself. After a little free time to pack, reflect, or simply soak in the last views of Alkira’s endless sky & gorgeous views, we gather for a nourishing brunch shared in connection and gratitude. We then move into our Closing Circle, honouring your journey, your release, your rising, and the sisterhood formed over these five transformative days. At noon, we part ways—carrying the lightness, clarity, and freedom you’ve reclaimed, ready to step back into life with wings renewed. You SOAR.

*excludes one lunch on elephant excursion


Whether you choose the deep solitude of your own space or the intimacy of sharing, both options are designed to hold you in comfort, care, and connection
Our onsite female chef will be preparing fresh wholesome vegan/vegetarian meals with gluten free options. Please let us know of any allergies on booking.
Your journey will officially start on your transfer from George Airport to Alkira and end on your transfer from Alkira to George Airport.
Serabi Travel will arrange all your flights and transfers to & from George Airport, South Africa. Everything after that is all included in your package.
This is an intimate gathering — spaces are limited to around 8–16 women to ensure depth and connection
Yes, it is compulsory to have comprehensive travel insurance to cover unforeseen events, flights, or cancellations.
Not at all. The yoga, breath and movement practices are accessible for all levels, including complete beginners. A jot form will be sent out closer to the time to register any injuries or issues we should be aware of.
Yes, absolutely. Many women come solo. You can choose a private room (Solo Journey) or share with another sister. If you bring a friend, you can room together (please mention this on booking).
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