Past and recurring events:
Sacred Sensual Sisterhood Retreat
​
ǀ Exploring Divinity through the sense portals ǀ
​
Sisters, come retreat yourself for a New Moon weekend away in pristine nature - a rustic experience of rewilding ourselves through our sensory gateways! We will be exploring what it means to be an authentic and sovereign womxn, true to our ancient lineages, within a modern context. Activities will include a New Moon ceremony at the medicine wheel, teachings around the mysteries of the senses, including the (6th sense) indwelling oracular power, a luxurious bush bath, edible sensorial treats, ecstatic dance with sacred plant medicine allies, star gazing, stillness nature walks and meditation, morning yoga, fire making and elemental alchemy, and story-telling & Chai tea around the fire. Last but not least, there will be a fire dance performance by Evolve Fire Nam.
​
In relation to the Garden of Eden, so often we as womxn have been told to negate/repress our senses, as they lead us into “temptation”, or, that we are the proverbial temptresses leading men astray via their senses – blaming it on the apple-presenting snake. But…what if we can all partake in the bounty of paradise, where, according to tantric tradition, the kundalini serpent lays coiled up at the base of our spines, ready to rise up the chakra system and bring forth enlightenment and bliss, by engaging our senses in a conscious way…? With this intention and some basic practices, one can then cultivate an ever-increasing capacity to experience sacred pleasure, and ensure the same for our partners, as we guide them into sacred sensuality though our embodiment thereof. This is in stark contrast to our large capacities to endure pain due to past trauma: through sensuality and sensual experiences, we can get to know our True Selves and Divinity.
​
Dates: 26 until 28 August
Arrival time, meet and greet: 3pm on Friday
Venue: Simply Bee, a privately owned game farm situated just outside Okahandja
Investment: NAD1800 (price includes accommodation, sensual treats, sacred plant medicine allies, and a manual with content covered)
What to bring: Bedding, towels, a torch, yoga mat, blanket for outside, sarong, a hat, takkies/hiking shoes, swimsuit, elixirs to drink and ready-made meals, finger foods and snacks for Friday evening until Sunday afternoon (there will be borehole water, fridges, stoves, cooking utensils, bathroom facilities and beds available).
Bookings: Contact Dr Monet at monet.khandroma@outlook.com, or +264815830893
No persons under the age of 14 please
Carpooling is encouraged and will be facilitated
Schedule outline:
Friday 26 August (public holiday)
​
12-3pm: Arrival time, meet and greet, nesting into rooms
4pm: Solo stillness river walks/meditation and Nature entrainment
6pm: Supper
7pm: Altar building
8pm: New Moon ceremony at the medicine wheel
9-10pm: Informal evening:
-
Fire dance performance by Evolve Fire Nam
-
Story-telling & Chai tea around the fire
-
Star gazing
Saturday 28 August (New Moon)
​
10am: Yoga and pranayama
11h30am: Brunch
12h30pm: Face painting and sacred adornment
1pm: Alchemical fire making ritual and Paradise practice
1h30pm: Teachings around the mysteries of the senses
2h30pm: Late lunch
3h30pm: Sanctification and ingestion of sacred plant medicine allies
4pm: Taking turns with luxurious bush bath while others engage with content discussions
6pm: Snack time with edible sensorial treats, ecstatic dance
8pm: Informal evening:
-
Fire dance performance by Evolve Fire Nam
-
Late supper
-
Party!
Sunday 29 August
​
10am: Stillness Nature walk
11am: Brunch, Face painting and sacred adornment
1pm: Guided meditation; talk on restoration of virginity and the archetype of Aphrodite
2pm: Yoga and pranayama
4pm: Closing of circle and packing up
If you are just in survival mode, feeling depleted, afraid, spun-out, insecure, overwhelmed and like life is just coming way to close and right on top of you, the last thing you feel like you have access to is pleasure, right? But I would like to invite you to explore, with the support of sisters, that connection to your secret inner garden which needs regular tending so that it can come to fruition and you can also share the fruits with others. With this retreat, we will learn how to raise our own fire and move our own energy so that we can be sovereign, regardless of circumstances. To allow for your need for beauty, nourishment and comfort, in the moment, to lead the way towards fulfillment: this is what is means to follow your pleasure. It is like taking a tonic which you make yourself, specific to your present needs/desires.
​
We are moving away from old, outdated conditioning from the over culture, to learn and grow not through suffering anymore, not by responding to pain, but by following our pleasure, our Divine Birth right! This is not escapism, but a deconditioning of ourselves from relying on something/someone external to meet our needs of feeling beautiful, valued and to feel pleasure, arousal and excitement. Whatever you are facing and whatever the world is going through, you can have the confidence that you are able to self-source and fill your cup on the daily. And what better place to explore this, than in the paradise of Mother Nature herself…
About Dr Monet:
​
Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment, anxiety proneness and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for holistic, indigenous-rooted womb wellness as well as interventions stemming from the ancient wisdom traditions of the East: yoga and mindfulness, Vedic philosophy, and classical tantra. Her exploration also included a nine-month long course in the arts of priestess-hood, with Jumana Sophia, from Her Mystery School. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she now specialises in ritual theatre and tribal fusion temple belly dance.
​
Spurred on by her own journey with childhood trauma, hormonal imbalances and burnout, Monet combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal paradigm, in coaching on holistic yoni/womb wellness and hormonal vitality. Monet completed a yoga teacher training course, and trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). Monet also extensively explored the role of mythology, symbolism and goddess archetypes in the context of facilitating shadow work and she curated a tailored therapy approach by combining depth psychology with her training in trauma treatment, with modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-based somatic healing.
Instagram: monetkhandroma
Flowing with polar opposites
​
ǀ A yoga/dance workshop ǀ
​
Join Dr Monet for a Jivamukti-inspired yoga class with exploration of both yin and yang in postures and movement, including the use of theory, mindfulness, locks, breath control, and assists. This exploration will be continued through various forms of dance movements, and climax with an alchemical manifestation practice.
​
Given Monet’s personal journey with balancing and union of opposites and broad dance background in ballet, pole fitness, burlesque, belly dance, and temple dance, you are in for a treat! Open to both men and women, couples and singles.
​
Venue: The Yoga Shala, Windhoek, Namibia
Date: 7 August 2022
Time: 11am until 1h30pm
Investment: NAD 400
Bookings: monet.khandroma@outlook.com, or +264815830893
Sacred Moon Cycle Ceremony
​
​
Rewilding ǀ Goddess ǀ Arts
​
Sisters, join us for an evening gathered in sacred circle with the upcoming New Moon, where we celebrate the life/death/life cycles, Sovereignty and each other! The invitation is to support one another in letting go of personal and collective trauma, to re-member and experience the art of what it means to be an authentic, untamed, and liberated womxn in a modern world and to steward our sacred bliss/pleasure in practical ways: walking of The Beauty Way, for the good of all and harm to none.
​
We will open with a guided meditation and incantation, followed by a sensual yoni yoga flow and healing restorative yoga. This ceremony includes ritual with intention setting and burning what no longer serves, ecstatic dance and sharing. At the end there will even be the opportunity for those who yearn to perform/showcase their expression of their souls in a safe space, to perform an item, be it dance, poetry, spoken word, singing, or playing of a musical instrument.
​
Venue: The Yoga Shala
Date: 28 July 2022
Time: 7pm
To bring: Healthy vegetarian snacks to share and your elixir of choice for afterwards, 2 cushions/pillows, yoga mat, blanket, paper and pen, musical instruments (optional). Tea will be provided.
Investment: NAD 350
Bookings: Contact Dr Monet at monet.khandroma@outlook.com, or +264815830893
Facilitators: Dr Monet @monetkhandroma; Conny-Lee Barnard @unframed_wellness
About Dr Monet:
​
Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment, anxiety proneness and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for holistic, indigenous-rooted womb wellness as well as interventions stemming from the ancient wisdom traditions of the East: yoga and mindfulness, Vedic philosophy, and classical tantra. Her exploration also included a nine-month long course in the arts of priestess-hood, with Jumana Sophia, from Her Mystery School. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she now specialises in ritual theatre and tribal fusion temple belly dance.
​
Spurred on by her own journey with childhood trauma, hormonal imbalances and burnout, Monet combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal paradigm, in coaching on holistic yoni/womb wellness and hormonal vitality. Monet completed a yoga teacher training course, and trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). Monet also extensively explored the role of mythology, symbolism and goddess archetypes in the context of facilitating shadow work and she curated a tailored therapy approach by combining depth psychology with her training in trauma treatment, with modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-based somatic healing.
Instagram: monetkhandroma
About Conny:
​
Conny is a Wellness Consultant, passionate about stirring women towards more balance, empowerment and optimal health. Her holistic approach to Tailored Wellness stems from her own journey and the need for healing, hence teaching/guiding from a place of deep understanding and compassion:
​
In response to some debilitating major life events, including a serious car accident, as well as other past trauma, and because of unsuccessful treatment by conventional western fields, Conny embarked on a holistic, healing journey by means of exploring various alternative modalities. She subsequently received training in sexual healing, Cognitive Behavoural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), as well as Homeopathy. She further obtained qualifications as a Certified Yoga Teacher, Meditation Practitioner and Face Yoga Practitioner.
​
Conny personally embraces as well as teaches the Mind-Body connection in practical ways, focusing on achieving wholesome wellness in life. She is confident that her personal transformation journey (still ever continuous and expanding) will inspire and guide women to their own alchemy.
​
Instagram: unframed_wellness
Mysteries of Embodied Alchemy
​
​
Workshop Content:
This process of alchemy engages participants in a transformative journey on multiple levels - the body, heart and mind. Our offering weaves together non-dual taoist and tantrik yoga, dance, Jungian depth psychology, decolonial critique and deep ecology.
Discourse/Dharshan
​
To liberate and empower our minds, we will explore key concepts and psychological processes in discussions and group processes. We will also learn how to subjugate sexual energy to higher expressions thereof in our daily lives, through our bodies, and root insights and revelations into direct felt experience. We will engage in solitary, partnered and group embodiment practices and kriyas steeped in Shamanic, Taoist and Tantrik traditions. Workshop content will be covering the following:
​
-
Essential principles of non-dual spirituality: Polarity, Desire, Union, Transformation, Inner Alchemy, Integration
-
Understanding how patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism have suppressed and twisted sexuality and embodiment
-
Deconstructing gender roles and binary restrictions in conscious relating
-
Decolonising sexuality in the Namibian context and historical backdrop
-
Jungian perspectives on the elementals and their roles in sacred alchemy, and encounters with mythological archetypes as primal blueprints of gender and sexuality
-
Mapping the landscape of the sacred body: prana, nadis, chakras, bindus, koshas
-
Armouring and de-armouring the physical and energy bodies
-
Intimacy, consent, and trauma: establishing safety for partnered yoga
-
Solitary yoga: Yoga, Sacred movement practices, guided meditations, and sound journeys using the breath, voice, visualization and intention
-
Partnered yoga: Introducing energetic and touch-based exchanges with fellow participants
-
Sound Journeys by Namib Yaantu and Medicine Drum Meditation by Flo
-
Facilitated and free dance around the fire
​
​
When: 10 – 12 June 2022
​
Who: couples and singles including any sexual orientation & gender identification
​
Investment: N$ 4900, payable in two installments (includes sound journeys by Namib Yaantu, activities in pristine nature, a manual & veggie meals):
​
Refundable only in the event of cancellation. Registration closes by 25 May. Scholarships available for select applicants. Register before 15 April for an early bird discount of N$ 500. Space is limited.
​
Where: a secluded game farm close to Windhoek
​
Contact Dr Monet at monet.khandroma@outlook.com, or at +27 76 774 9876
About Dr Monet:
Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment, anxiety proneness and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for the ancient traditions of yoga, Vedic philosophy, Taoist tantra, womb wisdom and Buddhist mindfulness practices. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she now specialises in ritual theatre and tribal fusion belly dance. She also extensively explored the role of mythology, symbolism and specific archetypes in the psyche, within the scope of Jungian depth psychology. Monet also combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal paradigm, as well as ancient tantric lineages, in coaching on hormone balancing, using diet, sacred self-care, life-style recommendations and practices that are in accordance with the lunar and menstrual cycles. Monet completed a yoga teacher training course, and trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). Under the guidance of leading anxiety and trauma experts around the world, Monet completed two certified courses, one being a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) Training course in eliminating anxiety, panic and worry, the other, a course concerned with today's most effective interventions for deep healing in the context of trauma treatment.
​
​
About Florian Kroll, aka Dancing Dragon:
Flo works as social researcher activist and pursues a spiritual path steeped in taoist, tantrik and shamanic methods and philosophies. He offers insights and practices derived from 30 years of qigong, yoga and dance experience, combining this with a scholarly approach that seeks to integrate the ancient wisdom teachings with contemporary insights from critical anthropology and the neurobiology of desire, pleasure, trauma, healing and consciousness. His interest and expertise are focused on the cultivation of subtle life force energy to promote wellbeing, awakening and spontaneity. Flo is a registered member of intimacy coaching international and follows its ethical guidelines to hold a safe space for clients seeking to access the creative and expansive power of their sexuality and life force to blossom.
​
Find us:
www.shadowilluminationyoga.com
@monetkhandroma
@dancingdragonyogi
Living life as mythos
​
This is for you if:
​
-
You have been or are adversely affected by the current pandemic and are struggling to cope with the unknown, great change, loss, financial strain, grief, added stressors, trauma, and/or helplessness;
-
You want to cognitively integrate childhood trauma, which we have all experienced, especially if not being able to authentically express ourselves, as well as to release this trauma on a cellular level;
-
You want to discover what gifts, as well as which limiting beliefs are hidden in your unconscious mind (shadow self);
-
You want to create your reality from the inside out, in full Sovereignty, by rewriting your original wounding and your limiting beliefs, by being the Self-author of your life's narrative, and by using the magical "looking glass": viewing life through the lens of it being one big and Divine stage show production. On this metaphorical stage, and by using specific mythology, you can tap into the power of your archetypes of choice (prototype images such as goddesses, fairy tale characters and folklore heroes/heroines, role models and super heroes) and embody these at will;
-
You want the tools to help you in moments where you are being triggered by another person, a situation or your life circumstances, so that you do not get derailed in the moment and repeat the same dysfunctional patterns of behaviour or thought processes over and over again;
-
You are afflicted by anxiety and/or depression, you find yourself repeatedly and detrimentally attracted to the same type of romantic partner, co-depending relationships, circumstances and situations, where the undesirable overarching themes always stay the same, even when the context or the people involved change; you feel powerless to manifesting the life partner or financial and other abundance you desire; you feel like you do not even know who you really are, as you have had to abide your life by the prescriptions of parents, family, society, religion, or culture.
​
About this workshop series: With respect to both light and dark aspects of Greek god and goddess archetypes, Dr Monet teaches a curated 5-step "Life as mythical stage show practice", whereby one’s unconscious limiting beliefs/stories/schemas are systematically rewritten to create one’s reality from a space of love, in line with one's values and life purpose. This method draws on the modalities of Acceptance Commitment therapy, Somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy and Depth and Jungian analytical psychology. The aim is to both deal effectively with one's emotional triggers as well as use the trigger to tap important information locked away in the unconscious mind, essentially digging for the gold in an alchemical/transformative process. By consciously writing the script of your life and transforming your inner world, your outer world will naturally follow suit.
​
​
Sessions include:
​
- The theory behind complex trauma, Jungian psychology, shadow work and other relevant modalities, which will be applied in the six sessions.
​
- The identification of a recurring, emotional trigger or projection (introduced by people you have an intimate relationship with, situations, and/or events in your life), to which you respond with a disproportionate reaction (an overreaction), which we will be working with throughout the entire six sessions.
​
- Tools to defuse a trigger scenario.
​
- Discovering the limiting core beliefs which underlie your trigger scenario, as well as the antidote replacement beliefs and values-directed bahaviours which are line with your "antidote" archetype of choice. By the end of the 6th session, the limiting belief will have been transformed to that of the antidote belief, on psychological, neuro-physiological and behavioural levels.
​
- For women, there will be an exploration of seven Greek Goddess archetypes by means of a questionnaire which establishes to what extent each archetypes is operating, active and dominant/non-dominant in your life, in both healthy and unhealthy ways, and the harnessing of their beneficial aspects in your trigger scenario. Women will receive a goddess manual which includes the genealogy, mythology, characteristics, and shadow qualities of the seven Greek goddesses. Men will receive personal guidance in the selection of an "antidote" archetype, as well as an e-book on seven Greek god archetypes.
​
- Working with the central- and autonomic nervous system, in moving from freeze/dissociation, fight/flight, or socialization (people pleasing), to a state of increased vagal tone, when you have been triggered.
​
- Somatic and embodiment work, integrating and releasing childhood trauma, and using active imagination.
​
- Identifying the sacred needs of all of your parts in your psyche, including that of your inner exiled child's.
​​
- Weaving the Greek story of Psyche and Eros, as well as the Greek myth "Who get the golden apple", into your daily life, where you will be embarking on your own heroic journey. In mythological terms: a journey of ease and grace, moving back and forth between the underworld (personal and collective unconscious) and the upperworld (conscious mind and the mundane, every-day living), so as to integrate the unconscious with the conscious.
​
- A WhatsApp support group offering support and guidance throughout the six weeks and beyond.
​
- A guided meditation, which constitutes the 5-step practice taught.
​
Investment:
400 ZAR per session = 2400 ZAR for all six sessions.
To be paid up front, or in two instalments of 1200 ZAR each.
(this price is 30% off of the usual price for Namibians and South Africans for this first workshop series by Dr Monet)
60USD/ 52 Euro per session = 360USD/ 315Euro for international participants online or in person.
Signing up for all six sessions is essential, as each session follows on from the previous.
This investment includes a guided meditation and two manuals, one with theory and breakdown of the practice, the other encompassing everything about the sever Greek gods/goddesses dealt with.
​
Dates and times:
Every Thursday evening, 7-8h30pm, from 11 November to 16 December 2021
​
In person and online:
In person sessions available at The Yoga Shala, Windhoek, and online live Zoom sessions simultaneously available to those based in other countries.
Recordings are also available if you cannot make the session live and you will have lifelong access to these recordings!
​
​
For bookings:
Contact Dr Monet at monet.khandroma@outlook.com, or at +27 76 774 9876
​
Currently visiting Namibia:
Monet Viljoen, PhD, Neurophysiologist, trauma and anxiety expert, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) - based Integrative life coach.
​
About Dr Monet: Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment, anxiety proneness and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for the ancient traditions of yoga, Vedic philosophy, Taoist tantra, womb wisdom and Buddhist mindfulness practices. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she now specialises in ritual theatre and tribal fusion belly dance. Within the scope of Jungian depth psychology, she also extensively explored how the unconscious mind works and influences the way we perceive reality, our beliefs, the choices we make, and the way we behave: by investigating the roles of mythology, symbolism and specific archetypes in the psyche. Furthermore, Monet also combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal system as well as ancient tantric lineages, in coaching on hormone balancing, using diet, sacred self-care and life-style recommendations that are in accordance with the lunar and menstrual cycles. Monet also completed a yoga teacher training course, and trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-and-values-based cognitive behaviour therapy. Under the guidance of leading anxiety and trauma experts around the world, Monet completed two certified courses, one being a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) Training course in eliminating anxiety, panic and worry, the other, a course concerned with today's most effective interventions for deep healing in the context of trauma treatment.
​
Blog series: If you would like to get more of a sense of what "living life as mythos" is about, in the context of Dr Monet's personal life story and her initiatory heroine's journey of the past year, follow the links below to her six-part blog series:
​
Part 1: Dancing with the cycle of death and resurrection – a scholarly and a personal take. Click HERE
Part 2: The vision, the descent, the dying…Click HERE
Part 3: The hero/heroine’s journey – no fire, no alchemy Click HERE
Part 4: The hero/heroine’s journey - no cauldron, no alchemy Click HERE
​
Part 5: Born and baptised again – the great flood! Click HERE
Part 6a: Resurrection - what remains after the stripping away…? (My story) Click HERE
​
Part 6b: Resurrection - what remains after the stripping away… (Initiatory themes) Click HERE
​
Women are influenced by powerful inner forces/archetypes, which can be personified by goddesses, shaping their behaviour and influencing their emotions. Outer forces/stereotypes - the roles to which society expects woman to conform - reinforce some goddess patterns and repress others. Once a woman becomes aware of these unconscious, archetypally driven impulses, she can then become a steward of these forces in that she can consciously side-step the shadow and sabotaging aspects of these archetypes, as well as know when to employ which archetype under different circumstances and in various situations. In doing so, she acquires a sense of sovereignty and radical self-authority, sometimes by making choices others might not encourage.
Every woman cannot resist living out a pattern determined by an underlying goddess archetype until she is conscious that such a pattern exists and seeks to fulfil itself through her. To read more about a personal account of embodying the archetypes of goddesses Aphrodite, versus Artemis, within the context of the forest retreat venue, follow this link HERE. What sets a heroine apart from a victim, is, the heroine is aware of how she is shaping her reality based on the choices she makes and creates, whereas the victim shifts responsibility onto others or remain at cross roads forever.
Come embrace your inner Wild Woman with this intensive workshop-based retreat! It will require of you to embrace a rustic lifestyle of camping in a forest and immersing yourself in the indigenous land around - step away from the seemingly sheltered life of the city, then take the medicine back to your family and friends, where you have learned how to be the primary narrator/choreographer of your heroine’s life story. This is an invitation to become aware of and to give authentic expression to your innate goddess (and other) archetypes, on the backdrop of working with the elementals, where the forest-dwelling conditions will entice you to re-wild your inborn wolf or feline nature…
-
To secure your spot (refundable only in the event of retreat postponement, due to unforeseen circumstances), please make payment by latest Tuesday 8 june, by contacting Monet: monet.khandroma@outlook.com/076 774 9876. Once POP has been received, a Greek Goddess Archetype questionnaire will be emailed to you, to be filled in and emailed back.
-
Venue: Pachamama Forest Retreat, close to Knysna (directions will be provided upon payment).
-
Dates: 11 – 13 May.
-
Investment: R1800. Includes a comprehensive manual, with the genealogy, mythology, characteristics, and shadow qualities of seven Greek goddesses, the use of the communal kitchen area and bathrooms, as well as four main vegetarian meals (please specify for vegan options). The investment EXCLUDES accommodation: Camping in your own tent - R100/person/night. Cabins - R400/person/night; R200 for 2 women sharing.
-
What to bring: Please bring enough food for two breakfasts, one lunch and snacks in between, your camping gear, warm clothes, a yoga mat and/or meditation “nest”, a backpack and hiking shoes. More details on what to bring and expect will be provided to those who will be attending.
-
Schedule for the weekend, hosted by Monet and Maridi, and co-facilitated by selected community residents:
​
Friday:
- Arrival and settling in: 12pm till 5pm
- Gathering and dinner: 5pm
- Fire ceremony, guided meditation, sisterhood circle and dancing with Monet : 8pm till 10pm
Saturday:
- Yoga with Monet: 8am till 9am
- Breakfast (self-catering): 9am to 10am
- One-on-one selection of antidote goddess archetype with Monet: 10 am till 1pm
-Lunch: 1pm till 2pm
- Constellation therapy with Maridi: 2pm till 5pm
- Leisure time: 5pm till 7pm
- Dinner: 7pm till 8pm
- Dancing with your archetype with Maridi: 8pm till 11pm
Sunday:
- Breakfast (self-catering): 7 am till 9am
- Hiking along the river (weather-permitting): 9am till 11am
- Shadow Illumination process with Monet: 11am till 1pm
- Lunch and leisure time in the forest: 1pm till 4pm
- Walking back: 4pm till 5pm
About Dr Monet: Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for the ancient traditions of yoga, Vedic philosophy, Taoist tantra, womb wisdom and Buddhist mindfulness practices. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she now specialises in ritual theatre and tribal fusion belly dance. Within the scope of Jungian depth psychology, she also extensively explored how the unconscious mind works and influences the way we perceive reality, our beliefs, the choices we make, and the way we behave: by investigating the roles of mythology, symbolism and specific archetypes in the psyche. Furthermore, Monet also combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal system as well as ancient tantric lineages, in coaching on hormone balancing, using diet, sacred self-care and life-style recommendations that are in accordance with the lunar and menstrual cycles. Monet also completed a yoga teacher training course, and trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-and-values-based cognitive behaviour therapy.
By combining the modalities of ACT, Internal Family Systems, somatic therapy and Depth Psychology, she curated a 5-practice shadow work process which will be explored in the context of the retreat presented: with respect to both light and dark aspects of the goddess archetypes, Monet will guide you through the "Life as mythical stage show practice", whereby one’s unconscious limiting beliefs/stories/schemas are systematically rewritten to create one’s reality from a space of love, in line with one's values and life purpose. You will learn how to both deal effectively with your emotional triggers as well as use a trigger to tap important information locked away in the unconscious mind, essentially engaging in an alchemical process of integrating your shadow self. By consciously writing the script of your life and transforming your inner world, your outer world will naturally follow suit.
About Maridi: Maridi is a Women Empowerment Coach, Soul Guide, Systemic Constellations facilitator (SCASA) and Kundalini Meditation Teacher (KRI). Maridi believes that every individual holds the intuitive knowledge to heal themselves and she offers guidance on this journey towards self-empowerment. She works with private clients as well as intimate partner abuse survivors in the NGO sector. Maridi’s education includes post-graduate degrees in Psychology, Creative Writing and Management Coaching (USB).
Within the scope of this retreat, Maridi suggests that every individual has deep subconscious (and/or unconscious) soul yearnings. Maridi will guide you to access your primary Soul Archetype and uncover its purpose. She will also guide you in the process of working through the shadow sides that keep this purpose from flourishing.
Cultivating Connection: Self, Other and the Elementals
​
Beloved women of Cape Town!
Come drop into your body and connect with the energetic currents within and without at our alchemical workshop intensive:
​
Sister, if you are feeling overwhelmed with your endless to-do lists, with work and household demands, relationship stress, a dry romantic life and perhaps even health problems, you are not alone. In the modern-day era, women are in a constant state of sympathetic nervous system hyper-arousal, where it becomes very difficult to stay present with one's own truth, with one's loved ones and connecting with one's sexual pleasure and manifesting one's sacred desires. In this workshop intensive, Dr Monet and Toby Maggs are teaming up with backgrounds in Toaist tantra and ancient Mystery schools, for you to experience and learn how to get the monkey mind to quiet down and bring yourself into your body, how to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (how to self-sooth), how to remove stagnant energy (energy blockages) in the body and how to bring balance to polar opposite currents, using your body and the elementals (the yin and yang, the in-breath and out-breath, the Earth and the Sky, fire and water). You will also receive tools to use in partnership (lover, partner, friend, child) to deeply connect with your beloved as well as tools used to liberate sexual energy into more refined "higher"spiritual energy.
The workshop will take place in the pristine Newlands forest, so as to "earth", to facilitate working with the elementals, as well as to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Brainwave "entrainment" is a concept describing how our brains' activity essentially begins to mirror and become that which we surround ourselves with and are focused upon. This phenomena can be witnessed in the collective angst of the fans of a losing sport's team leading to rioting and looting, or what happens when we spend time at a service in a church, or a classical concert. The best surrounding to entrain yourself to when wanting to sooth the nervous system is that of Mother Nature, as She functions on a much slower pace than us in city life: studies have shown that when our bodies are reminded of this pace, our breathing slows down and our physiology functions much better, with sustained (one week later) decreased cortisol levels, and increased Natural Killer cell activation.
​
​
Schedule for the day:
​
-
A brief introduction to "White" tantra: how to combat depression and anxiety and weave passion into your life.​
-
Smudging with sage, and Shinto water and salt purification ritual.
-
Guided meditation.
-
Introducing different types of touch and experimenting with this on self and partners (hands and arms).
-
A Touch Connection practice (partner work).
-
An Eye gazing practice (partner work).
-
Break for lunch.
-
Guided womb meditation using shamanic principles and breathing techniques.
-
A brief introduction to the Tao and yoni eggs.
-
A stress-release shaking exercise
-
Womb/yoni yoga
-
A modified Taoist tantra practice (The Deer practice)
-
A simplified microcosmic orbit practice.
​
​
Workshop details:
​
-
Date: March 2020.
-
Venue: Newlands forest.
-
Investment: R1000 (includes an e-manual of all the rituals and practices). Please bring cash on the day for optional purchasing of yoni eggs.
-
Time: 10 am till 5 pm.
-
What to bring: Yoga mat, cushion to sit on, blanket, water/tea and a healthy light lunch.
-
This is a woman-only event and all practices are performed fully clothed.
-
To book your seat, RSVP for one of the two dates at monet.khandroma@outlook.com. A non-refundable deposit of R500 is required via electronic payment, upon booking.
​
​
Bio section:
About Dr Monet: Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for the ancient traditions of yoga, Vedic philosophy, Taoist tantra, womb wisdom and Buddhist mindfulness practices. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she most resonates with the feminine art of pelvic floor–rooted dancing, especially in tribal fusion belly dancing. Within the scope of Jungian depth psychology, in her own personal so-called descent to the underworld, she also extensively explored how the unconscious mind works and influences the way we perceive reality, our beliefs, the choices we make, and the way we behave. This level of understanding was obtained by investigating the roles of mythology, symbolism and specific archetypes in the psyche. With the aim of helping others to heal, based on Monet's own healing journey involving trauma, Monet completed a yoga teacher training course, and also trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-and-values-based cognitive behaviour therapy. By combining the modalities of ACT, Internal Family Systems, yoga, Jungian psychology and myth, she curated a 5-practice shadow work process whereby one’s unconscious limiting beliefs are systematically rewritten to create one’s reality from a place of love, awareness and power. Furthermore, aimed specifically at women, Monet also combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal system (i.e., more than 5000 years ago) and Taoist tantra, in coaching on hormone balancing, using diet, sacred self-care and life-style recommendations that are in accordance with the lunar and menstrual cycles.
​
About Toby Maggs: With over 20 years in spiritual studies, from Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Western esoteric sciences, including Kabbalah, and having a curiosity as too what is at the forefront of human development, Toby mixed aspects of Western science and psychology with the Eastern healing arts to create a system that helps people live a different lifestyle - one that is more harmonious and healing and in alignment with oneself . When one's energy is aligned and one is focused with a clear goal, it ultimately helps one achieve one's highest potential: living the life that you dream of. This system of white tantra is a mix of spirituality and sacred sexuality, focusing on simple and practical techniques that help one unlock one's mind to living in a state of what the Buddhists call "Nirvana" or "Heavenly Place". It is a place of peace and calm for the mind . With this system, the aim is to transform your life into one with a positive and unblocked flow of energy, by getting to know yourself on all levels and sending energy to where you might have not done so before, so as to unlock your fullest potential.
​
May we be loved, nourished and supported by ourselves, Nature and our sisters, and teach our bodies to open up to healing and to pleasure!
A R500 non-refundable deposit will secure your booking:
​
Past recurring events:
Sunday sisterhood circles:
​
​
This is for you, if you are you interested in:
• strengthening the pelvic floor, preventing pelvic organ prolapse and loss of bladder control;
• preparing for, or recovering from childbirth;
• balancing hormones and reducing symptoms of PMS;
• healing from sexual or other trauma;
• increasing creativity, passion, libido, as well as yoni lubrication;
• increasing the scope of orgasm for both partners;
• cultivating womb awareness and the embodiment of sexual/sensual sovereignty, where sexuality becomes Soul Custodianship in the reclamation of your female sexuality.
​
Western mind/body split: In the words of Eric Yudelove: “Western psychology looks almost exclusively at the brain as the control center of our emotions. The Taoists have known for thousands of years that our internal organs play a key role as well” …. Fortunately, in the last 70 years, due to advances made in quantum physics and holistic health research, the limited view of the mind and body as being separate, is changing!
Scientific research playing catch-up: We know form quantum physics that at the subatomic level, matter and energy/spirit are two side of the same coin, where matter is the densest form of spirit, and essentially lies on one end of the mind/body continuum, and spirit on the other. In “Women's bodies women's wisdom”, Dr Christiane Northrup shares the following: “The mind and the body are intimately linked via the immune, endocrine, and central nervous systems. Today, mind/body research is confirming what ancient healing traditions have always known: that the body and the mind are a unity. There is no disease that is not mental and emotional as well as physical. “This holistic view of mind/matter is extending to sexuality/spirituality: Dr. Gina Ogden, a researcher who conducted the ISIS (Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality) survey of over 3800 people, concluded that there exists a link between sexuality and spirituality (as a measure of, for example, love, oneness and transcendence). The experience of sexuality as being transcendental, is also available to all of us. In one of Dr Jenny Wade’s studies of nearly 100 participants’ spontaneous spiritual awakenings through transcendent sex, results showed that transcendent sexual states were achieved by novice (untrained in meditation or sexual techniques such as Tantric, Taoist and Native American sexual practices) participants which led them to experience transformation on physical, psychological and spiritual levels, and they could use the sexual experience as a means for connecting with the spiritual. Taoist tantra consists of a system of practices based on the understanding that sexual energy is a resource for developing spiritual energy.
Taoist tantra: 6000 years ago, in ancient China, the Yellow Emperor wished for longevity and to extend the length of his rule. Accordingly, after extensive training and education form three female Taoist sages, the Emperor wrote the Shu Nu Ching text (The Tao of Sex Wisdom), drawing on the wisdom of the feminine to attain great health and harmony through cultivating sexuality. Modern Toaist teachers have translated this text into systems that are more conducive to the needs of today, one of which was created by Taoist Master Mantak Chia. One of these practices for women is that of the yoni egg, which used to be a secret known only to royalty and the highest classes of society in ancient China. With the yoni egg practice, the Empress, wives and concubines were able to connect fully with their sensual energy and experience full orgasmic bliss during sex – and ensure the same for their partners. It also ensured that they remained youthful, radiant and vital as well as powerfully sexually-active well into old age. Now, is available to you too!
​
Event details:
​
In the sisterhood gathering of 27 October, Dr Monet will be gifting you with a yoni egg, which she will be guiding you to infuse with reverence and to insert, while being covered with a blanket. You will be in a safe space, surrounded by sisters, going on the same initiatory journey. If you already have a yoni egg, you can bring it along and save the gifted egg as a present for a friend. Dr Monet will also be introducing the yoni egg practice within the context of the Tao, along with simple and fun practices you will be doing together as a group, which you can continue doing in your solo practice at home. With these practices, you will be able to feel juicy and delicious in your body, call in more sensuality, pleasure, and creativity and hone the craft of manifestation of your sacred desires.
Smudging, ceremony, and vulnerable yet supported sharing is part of every event.
​
-
Date: Once a month, on a Sunday, starting 4 August, ending 1 December. Current date: 27 October
-
Venue: To be announced to those who book.
-
Investment: R200 (this inculdes the yoni egg).
-
Time: 11am till 2pm.
-
What to bring: Yoga mat, cushion to sit on, blanket, socks, your favourate yoni lubrication such as organic coconut oil, and healthy snacks to share. Tea and spring water will be provided.
-
This is a woman-only event.
-
Please wear a skirt or dress, or bring a sarong with for easy access to your lovely lady bits.
-
To book your seat, RSVP at monet.khandroma@outlook.com
​
​
About Dr Monet: Monet spent more than a decade in the world of the academia, where she obtained a doctorate in researching how childhood trauma/maltreatment and psychological illness manifest in the brain and the endocrine- and immune-systems. Alongside her studies, she pursued a persistent passion for the ancient traditions of yoga, Vedic philosophy, Taoist tantra, womb wisdom and Buddhist mindfulness practices. In addition, she explored many dance forms, where she most resonates with the feminine art of pelvic floor–rooted dancing, especially in tribal fusion belly dancing. Within the scope of Jungian depth psychology, in her own personal so-called descent to the underworld, she also extensively explored how the unconscious mind works and influences the way we perceive reality, our beliefs, the choices we make, and the way we behave. This level of understanding was obtained by investigating the roles of mythology, symbolism and specific archetypes in the psyche. With the aim of helping others to heal, based on Monet's own healing journey involving trauma, Monet completed a yoga teacher training course, and also trained in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-and-values-based cognitive behaviour therapy. By combining the modalities of ACT, Internal Family Systems, yoga, Jungian psychology and myth, she curated a 5-practice shadow work process whereby one’s unconscious limiting beliefs are systematically rewritten to create one’s reality from a place of love, awareness and power. Furthermore, aimed specifically at women, Monet also combined her knowledge of chronobiology (how every system in the body has its own rhythm) with preserved womb wisdom predating the Patriarchal system (i.e., more than 5000 years ago) and Taoist tantra, in coaching on hormone balancing, using diet, sacred self-care and life-style recommendations that are in accordance with the lunar and menstrual cycles.
​
May we be loved, nourished and supported by ourselves and our sisters, and teach our bodies to open up to healing and to pleasure!
Full payment will secure your booking, cash on the day or eft.
Womb Care and Moon Cycle Attunement Workshop (Cape Town):
​
Women of the 21st century are experiencing more gynaecological issues than ever before. For example, just twenty years ago, only three in 100 pregnancies in the U.S. had complications. When there are pregnancy complications, it suggests that both mom and/or child is at significant increased risk of serious health issues further down their lives. Presently, twenty-five percent pregnancies in the U.S. are having some kind of serious problem. Scientists and physicians are recognizing that these issues are caused by exposures to hormone-altering chemicals.
​
Not to mention the present-day, high incidence of women's health issues ranging from polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibroids, endometriosis, difficult periods and thyroid and adrenal issues, to premature aging, weight problems, difficult menopause, infertility and low libido. Then there is the ever rising occurrence of depression and anxiety in women, and an overall lack of passion for life we have come to view as ‘normal’. The conventional Western method of treating these conditions mainly focuses on administration of hormones and anti-depressants, which, in essence, just act as bandaids to mask the underlying causes of dis-ease.
Unlike our earth-wise ancestors of many hundreds of years ago, women of today a) live under enormous amounts of stress, driven by the need to perform/achieve (with an unbalanced masculine energy), b) are exposed to artificial light (not moon and fire light) as well as hormone-disruptive cosmetics, water and household products, and c) consider the menstrual cycle, especially menstruation, as a curse, as we have no knowledge of the ancient mysteries of the womb. However, the divine feminine is stronger than this: we CAN take charge of our own bodies, emotions and lives, even under Patriarchal influence.
With this 4-hour long workshop gathering, you will:
1) Receive practical guidance to hormone balancing and how to work with the four phases of the physical moon cycle, in relation to your own cycle, by means of diet, herbs, and lifestyle
2) Be introduced to natural and non-hormonal contraception and alternative menstrual products
3) Be shown how to take loving care of your yoni (the Sanskrit term for the female genitalia, including the vulva, vagina, womb and ovaries)
4) Be introduced to practices that can be weaved into your busy life to establish a connection with your womb and its feminine creative force, and,
5) Receive keys on how to release trauma from the womb
Let us heal and reclaim our sacred womb spaces and get intuitively in touch with the feminine wisdom contained in our wombs. Even within the confines of a fast-paced modern life, this illuminated way of being and living, and these practices, support the cultivation of heightened creative energy and restores wellness on a very deep and intimate level. By remembering how to practice and embody supreme self-love, you are opening the doors for creating the life that you desire.
Investment: R500 including a comprehensive womb care manual with practical dietary, lifestyle and self-care recommendations, specific to the four phases of the menstrual/lunar cycle.
Bookings: monet.khandroma@outlook.com
Full payment will secure your booking, cash or eft. No refunds.
Please bring a picnic basket to share and a blanket or meditation cushion of choice. Coffee and tea will be provided. Participants have the opportunity to purchase yoni eggs and wands and herbal medicine for the womb – please bring cash along.
​
Sisterhood circle:
Monthly gatherings in homes and Mother Nature in Cape Town:
Studies have shown that unlike our male counterparts, women's cortisol (stress hormone) levels are regulated by being in the presence of other women. In ancient times, women were always in the company of other women, gathering food, washing clothes, tending to the small and the sick, cooking and meeting in "Red Tent" fashion during moon time. In modern-day Western context however, this daily immersion of female companionship is amiss to most of us. By gathering in regular sisterhood circles, this gap of not being able to receive and give nurturing feminine energy in the company of a number of women, can be bridged to a large extend.
Therefore, once a month, I am facilitating circle gathering for sisters in Cape Town, which includes: singing sacred songs, invocation, altar building, sharing intimate experiences according to the current monthly theme, guided belly dance and free dance, womb meditation, and journaling.
​
These gatherings are donation-based: any financial or non monetary contributions are welcome, serving as energy to fill my cup so that I may hold space and prepare content from a saturated place.
Please inbox me if you would like to join the circle at : monet.khandroma@outlook.com
Om Parashaktyai Namah!
(“I bow to the Goddess of Immortality")
