RETREATS
FOR EMBODIMENT, NOURISHMENT & RENEWAL
Explore upcoming and personalized nature-based, somatically guided retreats to help you come home to your body, and
reconnect to the Earth and the wise medicine within.
In a world that moves fast and demands more, there comes a moment when the body whispers slow down.
These retreats are an invitation to listen, to return to the body as home, to rest in nature’s rhythm, and to remember the innate wisdom that lives within you.
Whether through a personalized one-on-one immersion or a small group gathering, each retreat offers a pause: space to land, feel, and rediscover what truly nourishes you.
Each retreat recognizes both the nuances of healing and the simple depth of your longing for freedom and wholeness.
Whether you’re seeking to reconnect and remember, release old patterns, or explore visionary states for healing, each retreat is designed to meet you where you are at, weaving together embodiment practices, nature connection, creative expression, and guided medicine journey work.
Here, your body’s wisdom is welcomed, your healing is honoured, and your aliveness is nurtured. Join me on an upcoming intimate group retreat or contact me to personalize your own.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
The intention for each retreat is to support those who are craving to step away from urgent distractions of daily life and to soften in an environment that supports restoration, renewal, and remembrance.
You crave to feel the spark of inspiration, the warmth of belonging, and the surrender of trust
You’re navigating eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, or body image struggles
You long to feel safe in your body, attuned to your inner cues, and alive in your creative expression
You want to explore nature, movement, and altered states as pathways to holistic and sustainable healing
You’re seeking a one-on-one or small group experience that is private, personalized, and intentional
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCEAll retreats thread together a combination of:
Trauma-informed somatic practices
Intuitive dance and contact improvisation
Meditation, yoga, and breathwork
Nature immersion and solo questing
Ceremony, ritual, and guided journey work with sacred earth medicines
Creative integration through journaling, collaging, and land art
Sound healing
Time for rest and reflection
Optional preparation and integration sessions for those exploring expanded or visionary states
Optional coaching focused on eating disorder recovery, disordered eating recovery, or body image
TWO PATHS TO CHOOSE FROMPERSONALIZED RETREATS: A JOURNEY BACK TO YOUR BODY
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(For individuals and small groups, flexible location)
Bespoke immersions designed around your unique needs and the geographical landscapes that call you.
Since each retreat is personalized, every one carries its own special flavour, with yours having your unique signature woven through.
These retreats are ideal for anyone seeking to deepen into embodiment, heal their relationship with food or the body, explore ceremonial work, or reconnect with creativity and purpose. Preparation and integration sessions are included regardless if you choose to include a sacred ceremony.
Together, we will co-create and shape every aspect of your retreat—from location to practices—ensuring your experience reflects your needs, rhythm, readiness, and vision for healing.
Length: Flexible, however 3-4 nights / 4-5 days is recommended for depth and spaciousness
Participants: 1–4
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These retreats are location-flexible and designed around the landscapes that inspire you most. At present, I hold retreats in the wild beauty of the Western Cape, South Africa: a place of ancient mountains, untamed coastline, and vibrant plant life. If another destination calls to you, we can explore options together.
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For those who feel called, your retreat can include guidance and support for exploring expanded states of consciousness through ceremonial practices. These journeys are approached with respect, detailed preparation, and careful integration, ensuring that the insights and openings you experience can be woven into your daily life and healing path. You always remain the guide of your own process. I am here to hold the container with you, provide tools for navigation, and support you before, during, and after the experience.
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All meals are co-created to be recovery-supportive and nourishing, with space to explore new foods, release food fears, and experience pleasure in eating. We’ll discuss your preferences, dietary restrictions, and goals in advance.
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Inquiry — Book a free Retreat Visioning Call
Preparation and Design — We co-create your retreat content, location, and flow, and establish the foundations to get you ready
Immersion — Your retreat experience
Integration — Post-retreat support to anchor the shifts
Let’s Begin the Conversation
Every retreat starts with a free Retreat Visioning Call so we can explore your needs, answer your questions, and see if this is the right fit.
Availability is limited, so reach out early to start shaping your retreat.
MEDICINE WITHIN: A RETREAT FOR CEREMONY, MOVEMENT & RENEWAL
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2026 Dated TBD| Phakalane Retreat, Hout Bay, Cape Town
Set in the tranquil forests of Phakalane Retreat, at the foothills of the Hout Bay mountains, Medicine Within brings together guided microdosing and cacao ceremony, somatic movement, sound healing, and creative reflection.
You are invited to explore how ceremony, nature, and embodied practice can restore clarity, compassion, and creativity—the medicine that already exists within you.
Medicine Within is ideal for those who:
- Feel called to slow down and integrate the year in nature and commuity
- Are exploring ceremonial or psychedelic practices such as microdosing
- Crave embodied ways to reconnect with creativity, belonging, and purpose
Whether you’re travelling from South Africa, Europe, or the US, this weekend retreat offers a sanctuary for introspection and renewal.
HOW TO JOIN:
Because Medicine Within includes ceremonial work, all participants are asked to book a free 30-minute preparation call with me before attending.
Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate, supportive experience.
Check out Phakalane Retreat
I am a trauma-informed somatic practitioner specialising in nervous system health, microdosing and psychedelic integration, disordered eating and body image, and intuitive movement practices.
I am your guide and space holder here to create a safe, nourishing, and inspiring container for your process. My work is somatically-integrative, relationally-oriented, and rooted in sacred reciprocity with the natural world.
I weave together an animist worldview with frameworks like Polyvagal Theory, IFS, and attachment theory, creating spaces where participants can safely reconnect with their bodies and rediscover trust in their own inner wisdom.
These retreats are designed for people who are ready for deep, intentional work in a safe and supported container. They are not suitable for those currently in inpatient treatment, those who have recently been discharged from inpatient care, are taking certain medications such as lithium, or who do not yet have a therapist, doctor, or personal support network in place.
I work in collaboration, never in isolation, so you will be supported not only by me, but by the wider circle of care you already have in your life.
I believe your body is the ultimate guide, and have come to see that the most profound healing comes from remembering the body is always on our side as an ally on our path of transformation.
Your Facilitator
FRANCESCA ROSE
Past Group Retreat Offerings:
Medicine Within (Dec. 2025):
A sacred pause to acknowledge endings, beginnings, clarity and choice. Blending ceremony, movement medicine, sound healing, ritual, and creative process to help you step into 2026 with alignment.
Contact-In (June 2025):
Where movement meets mystery. Weaving together contact improvisation, ceremony, and Earth-honouring rituals.