Kamala Karoo Sanctuary

Kamala Karoo Sanctuary Join me on a pilgrimage to the heart. Come reset your nervous system.

Dive into transformative practices like Yoga, wander through Labyrinths, immerse in the vibrations of Sound Baths, Cacao Ceremonies, Nature walks and Wild Karoo Swimming.

Hold a crystal against your head and feel how everything begins to quiet down.It is not magic. It is presence.The cool w...
04/12/2025

Hold a crystal against your head and feel how everything begins to quiet down.
It is not magic. It is presence.
The cool weight helps your mind slow down and your breath return to rhythm.

Crystals remind us to pause, to connect, to listen to what is happening inside.
They bring you back to your body, back to calm, back to now.

A garden only blooms when it is tended to.It needs water, light, care, and patience.So do you.When you rest, nourish you...
03/12/2025

A garden only blooms when it is tended to.
It needs water, light, care, and patience.

So do you.

When you rest, nourish yourself, and give your mind stillness, you begin to flourish.
Growth happens quietly, just like in the garden.

At Kamala Karoo Sanctuary we believe your inner world deserves the same gentle care as the one that blooms around you.

Dopamine burnout happens when your brain is overstimulated and tired from constant reward chasing.You feel restless, dis...
02/12/2025

Dopamine burnout happens when your brain is overstimulated and tired from constant reward chasing.

You feel restless, distracted, anxious, and never fully satisfied.

Even rest feels uncomfortable.

Stillness and deep rest allow your nervous system to reset.

When you slow down, breathe, and stop reaching for stimulation, your brain begins to find balance again.

At Kamala Karoo Sanctuary we invite you to rest until your body remembers calm.

We’re wired for hurry.Notifications. Lists. Endless motion.But here everything moves differently.The Karoo slows you dow...
01/12/2025

We’re wired for hurry.

Notifications. Lists. Endless motion.

But here everything moves differently.

The Karoo slows you down.

Stay a little longer and feel your body exhale.

At Kamala Karoo Sanctuary you can detox from it all.

From your phone.
From work.
From heartbreak.
From stress, dopamine addictions, and constant stimulation.

You can rest from the noise and remember what stillness feels like.

Here even time takes a deep breath.

All two night stays from now until end of January 2026 enjoy 10% off if booked online.

Stay a little longer and let the Karoo move you in slow time.

Book your stay at kamalakaroo.com

Meditation helps rewire the brain.It lowers the constant need for quick dopamine hits that come from scrolling, multitas...
30/11/2025

Meditation helps rewire the brain.
It lowers the constant need for quick dopamine hits that come from scrolling, multitasking, or chasing stimulation.

For people with ADHD, meditation strengthens focus and emotional regulation.
It trains the mind to pause before reacting and helps the nervous system settle.

Even a few minutes a day can begin to restore balance. Come meditate with us, at kamalakaroo.com

Come stoep sit with me, Terry, at Kamala.It is something we do here often. We pause. We breathe. We watch the light move...
27/11/2025

Come stoep sit with me, Terry, at Kamala.

It is something we do here often. We pause. We breathe. We watch the light move across the mountains and listen to the stillness. We watch the birds in the garden.

Stoep sitting quiets the mind and softens the heart. It reminds you that peace is not something to find. It is already here.

Your soul doesn’t shout — it whispers.You hear it in the quiet moments, between thoughts, between breaths.When you becom...
26/11/2025

Your soul doesn’t shout — it whispers.
You hear it in the quiet moments, between thoughts, between breaths.

When you become still, you begin to listen.
And in that listening, you remember who you are. 🌸

Laughter is its own kind of prayer, a sound that lifts the spirit and loosens the heart.It reminds us not to take life s...
25/11/2025

Laughter is its own kind of prayer, a sound that lifts the spirit and loosens the heart.

It reminds us not to take life so seriously, to breathe between the heavy moments, to let joy move freely again.

Even in the quiet, sacred spaces, laughter belongs.
It heals, softens, and reconnects us to the simple truth, we are meant to feel light sometimes. 🌿

Laughter is the best medicine there is! - Terry de Vries

SAVE THIS DATE!Plant Immersion Retreat with Yvette Anderson6 - 8 February 2026Kamala Karoo SanctuaryAt the beginning of ...
24/11/2025

SAVE THIS DATE!
Plant Immersion Retreat with Yvette Anderson
6 - 8 February 2026
Kamala Karoo Sanctuary

At the beginning of a powerful new year we are invited to release what is stagnant, awaken our inner creativity and step into a more grounded, luminous version of ourselves.

This retreat is a deep immersion with mugwort, the Divine feminine Mother of all Herbs. With Yvette as your guide you will begin working with the plant before you arrive through a mugwort tincture and tea that will be sent to you.

Over the weekend we explore
• the nervous system, where mugwort helps surface unconscious patterns
• the womb space in women and men, supporting creative energy
• the stomach and gut, where it helps reset and rebalance the microbes

You will meet the plant through teas, tinctures, aura brushing, moxibustion, smoke medicine, essential oil ceremony and guided dream work.

Rates
Sharing R7 150 per person
Single R9 350
A 50 percent deposit secures your space

Inclusions
Luxury accommodation, all facilitation, healthy vegetarian brunch and dinner daily, and full use of all amenities at Kamala Karoo Sanctuary.

To book, whatsapp Yvette on 076 966 0046 or Terry on 082 442 5623.

When you roll out your mat, you’re not showing up to perform, you’re arriving to listen.Some days the body flows with ea...
24/11/2025

When you roll out your mat, you’re not showing up to perform, you’re arriving to listen.

Some days the body flows with ease.

Other days, it trembles, resists, pauses.

Both are perfect.

Yoga isn’t about flexibility.
It’s about awareness, the gentle practice of meeting yourself, exactly as you are, and breathing through it.

Show up. Breathe. Begin again.

Terry de Vries

Kamala Karoo Sanctuary - Barrydale

SAVE THE DATE!Plant Immersion Retreat with Yvette Anderson30 January to 1 February 2026Kamala Karoo SanctuaryAt the begi...
21/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE!
Plant Immersion Retreat with Yvette Anderson
30 January to 1 February 2026
Kamala Karoo Sanctuary

At the beginning of a powerful new year we are invited to release what is stagnant, awaken our inner creativity and step into a more grounded, luminous version of ourselves.

This retreat is a deep immersion with mugwort, the Divine feminine Mother of all Herbs. With Yvette as your guide you will begin working with the plant before you arrive through a mugwort tincture and tea that will be sent to you.

Over the weekend we explore
• the nervous system, where mugwort helps surface unconscious patterns
• the womb space in women and men, supporting creative energy
• the stomach and gut, where it helps reset and rebalance the microbes

You will meet the plant through teas, tinctures, aura brushing, moxibustion, smoke medicine, essential oil ceremony and guided dream work.

Rates
Sharing R7 150 per person
Single R9 350
A 50 percent deposit secures your space.

Inclusions
Luxury accommodation, all facilitation, healthy vegetarian brunch and dinner daily, and full use of all amenities at Kamala Karoo Sanctuary.

To book, whatsapp Yvette on 076 966 0046 or Terry on 082 442 5623.

Becoming still isn’t about stopping the world, it’s about softening your hold on it.When you let go, of the noise, the s...
20/11/2025

Becoming still isn’t about stopping the world, it’s about softening your hold on it.

When you let go, of the noise, the striving, the stories, something sacred begins to rise.

The breath slows.

The body remembers.

And what’s left is presence — quiet, whole, enough.

There is a space within you that has never been rushed, wounded, or broken.

It waits beneath the noise — calm, luminous, eternal.

When you become still, you meet it again.

That is the sacred space.

Terry de Vries - Kamala Karoo Sanctuary

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33 Bain Street
Barrydale
6750

Telephone

+278244256

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