Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat

Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat Sanctuary for retreat and renewal near Stanford, Western Cape, 2.5hrs outside of Cape Town. Meditation, yoga, trails, and vegetarian meals.
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Personal stays, retreats, and venue hire. Bodhi Khaya is a quiet retreat space in the Overberg, near Stanford. We offer personal retreats, facilitated retreats, and venue hire for teachers and facilitators. Guests come for meditation, beginner-friendly yoga, nourishing vegetarian meals, forest and mountain trails, and time to rest. Our work is rooted in care for people and care for land, including restoration partnerships in the Uilenkraal Valley.

04/09/2026

Stanford in Bloom celebrates the incredible botanical diversity of the Overberg. Bodhi Forest lets you sleep in it.

Wake up amongst indigenous fynbos and forest at Bodhi Forest, just 15km from Stanford.

During Stanford in Bloom and Chelsea Flowers, spend your days wandering through gardens, flowers and the village - then return in the evenings to quiet trails, forest air, sauna and star-filled skies. A place to experience the Overberg from a little closer to the ground.

Families are welcome at Bodhi Forest for Stanford in Bloom, with children invited to explore the fynbos, forest trails and natural swimming dam. Children remain the responsibility of their accompanying adults at all times.

Explore by day. Retreat by night. Accommodation at Bodhi Forest is available throughout Stanford in Bloom.
🌿 19–27 September 2026
📍 Bodhi Forest, 15km from Stanford
✨ Book your stay via our website (https://www.bodhikhaya.com/facilitated-retreats-1 #/event/4060/stanford-in-bloom-accommodation-at-bodhi-forest-19-27-september-2026



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A seed does not need to know how quickly it should grow.The forest changes with the seasons, responding to what is aroun...
03/09/2026

A seed does not need to know how quickly it should grow.

The forest changes with the seasons, responding to what is around it. Nothing is forced into happening before its time.

Expand begins with this same idea of paying attention.

Over three days at The Wild Pod, there is time to explore medicinal plants, conscious breathwork, yoga, meditation and the natural landscape around you.

There is time to notice what happens when the pace changes. To listen to the body. To observe the breath. To spend time outdoors. To look at some of the patterns that shape how we live.

Explore what becomes possible when you create space to listen more closely.

Expand takes place from 24–27 September 2026.

For full retreat details and the early-bird offering, visit our website: https://www.bodhikhaya.com/facilitated-retreats-1 #/event/3998/expand-microdosing-retreat-at-the-wild-pod-5
🌿For any questions, please email [email protected]

Are you a fan of Bodhi Khaya’s delicious food? Join us this 1 - 4 October for a weekend of creative and nourishing plant...
31/08/2026

Are you a fan of Bodhi Khaya’s delicious food? Join us this 1 - 4 October for a weekend of creative and nourishing plant-based cooking at Bodhi Forest, with our in-house Chef Kate Gerrard Kate Gerrard and guest facilitator, Tina Bester Tina Bester. Be taken on a journey through your senses with a combination of both fundamental and creative plant-based cooking techniques, all within the incredible setting of Bodhi Khaya’s new venue, Bodhi Forest, and the exquisite natural surrounds.

Kate and Tina’s approach to cooking is infused with mindfulness and love. This retreat offers not only exciting and delicious new recipes and techniques, but also invites a new way of looking at the art of cooking. Experience chopping, frying, steaming, charring, roasting, whizzing or drizzling in a whole new way!

“Cooking, by its very nature, is elemental. It invites us to embark on a beautiful food journey, delving into the poetry of slow, mindful preparation while forging a deep connection between the soul and the food crafted with care.” – Tina Bester

In addition to cooking, enjoy nature walks, yoga and meditation, as well as plenty of time to relax, rest and recharge.

All included:

🍽️ Cooking Demos
🍽️ Take-home Recipes
🍽️ 3 Delicious and nourishing vegetarian meals per day
🍽️ Morning Meditation and Yoga (optional)
🍽️ Access to walking and hiking trails
🍽️ Swimming ponds and dams
🍽️ Plenty of time to rest and recharge
🍽️ Complimentary Notebook
🍽️ Opportunity to connect with like-minded foodies

Due to the nature of this retreat, numbers are limited to a maximum of 12.

Please email [email protected] for further info, or book now directly via our website.

29/08/2026

Walk slowly enough through the fynbos and forest and the landscape starts to reveal more of itself.

A plant you have passed before becomes something worth stopping for.

You begin to notice which species belong here, which appear after fire and which only emerge at certain times of the year. Someone points out a plant, shares its name or explains what has changed since the last season.

The forest is no longer simply somewhere you are walking through.

You are paying attention to what is growing, changing and returning around you.

Time spent learning about the land is part of the experience of being here.

And through that quiet attention, you learn the art of listening to the land.

Come for the blooms. Stay in the fynbos. This September, as Stanford comes alive for Stanford in Bloom and Chelsea Flowe...
28/08/2026

Come for the blooms. Stay in the fynbos.

This September, as Stanford comes alive for Stanford in Bloom and Chelsea Flowers, make a little more space for the landscape itself.

Stay amongst indigenous fynbos and forest at Bodhi Forest, where the days can be spent wandering through gardens, flowers and the village - and the evenings return you to quiet trails, forest air, sauna and star-filled skies.

A place to experience the Overberg from a little closer to the ground.

Accommodation at Bodhi Forest is available throughout Stanford in Bloom.

🌿 19 – 27 September 2026
📍 Bodhi Forest, 15km away from Stanford
✨ Book your stay via our website: https://www.bodhikhaya.com/facilitated-retreats-1 #/event/4060/stanford-in-bloom-accommodation-at-bodhi-forest-19-27-september-2026



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There comes a point during a fast when the usual rhythm of eating simply falls away.For 72 hours, Revive participants dr...
25/08/2026

There comes a point during a fast when the usual rhythm of eating simply falls away.

For 72 hours, Revive participants drink water and herbal tea, with daily electrolytes, while being supported by medical guidance throughout the programme.

The days are deliberately simple.

There is time to rest and be quiet. Time to walk beneath the trees, take part in qi gong, somatic release and yoga, and attend daily check-in circles. There are open hours for solitude, and on the final morning, everyone comes together for a shared kitchari meal.

Set at The Wild Pod, the retreat combines a guided water fast with movement, medical oversight and time outdoors.

Revive – Guided Water Fast Retreat takes place from 17–20 September 2026.
Book now via our website: https://www.bodhikhaya.com/facilitated-retreats-1 #/event/4008/revive-guided-water-fast-retreat-at-the-wild-pod-3

🌿For any questions, please email [email protected]

21/08/2026

The fire is lit and the sauna begins to warm.

Outside, the forest is cold.

One by one, our guests move between the heat of the sauna, cold water and the trees. There is no need to rush from one to the next. You notice the heat building, the first shock of the cold water, the change in your breathing as you step back into the forest.

It is a very physical way of being outdoors in winter.

Fire, water and forest each bring something different. Warmth. Cold. Stillness. Movement.

At Bodhi Khaya and Bodhi Forest, these practices form part of several retreats this winter, creating space to experience the changing season in a very direct way.

20/08/2026

There is something about sitting down together at the end of a morning of practice.

At Bodhi Khaya, meals are part of the rhythm of the retreat. Food is prepared in the kitchen and brought to the long tables, where our guests enjoy meals together.

There is time to notice what is on the plate and where the ingredients have come from. Time to eat without rushing. When the programme allows, there is conversation. At other times, the table is quiet.

The pace of the meal follows the pace of the retreat. Nothing needs to be hurried.

A simple meal, shared with others, becomes part of the day.

Many women become skilled at carrying what needs to be carried.Work. Family. Responsibilities.Over time, the body can be...
18/08/2026

Many women become skilled at carrying what needs to be carried.
Work. Family. Responsibilities.

Over time, the body can become the quietest voice in the room.

Remembering Softness offers space to notice it again. Through Ayurveda, women's circles, breathwork and time outdoors, the retreat invites a slower rhythm and practical ways of understanding the body's changing needs.

There is no expectation to become someone different. Only time to listen, rest and spend time among the forests of Bodhi Khaya.

Remembering Softness, 10 – 13 September 2026, is a four-day women's retreat held at The Wild Pod with Claudia Batschari and Tharien Pieterse, offering Ayurvedic teachings, nourishing meals, embodied movement, meditation, women's circles, and time in nature.

🌿 Book now via our website: https://www.bodhikhaya.com/facilitated-retreats-1 #/event/3817/remembering-softness-retreat

For any questions, please email [email protected]

15/08/2026

There is a special kind of stillness that occurs just before the day begins. That moment in time when even the birds have not yet awoken.

Just as the sun starts rising, the morning gong sounds, calling us to meditation to mirror the outer stillness within ourselves.

It is in this peaceful hour that many guests prefer to take a moment to themselves, sipping on warm tea as they witness the landscape awakening.

A rare moment in life where nothing is asked of you. Morning bliss!

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Grootbos Road
Overstrand
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