“Bhakti Yoga Isn’t Something
You Join. It’s Love.
It Means Falling In Love.”
Krishna Das
Join Just Breathe Founder, Melissa Mukaiwa, for 5 days of cracking your whole Heart wide, wide open.
YOUR TEACHER
AS SEEN ON:
Melissa Mukaiwa
is a Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation & Shamanic-Egyptian Reiki Master Teacher.
She’s a Transformational Life Coach, Sacred Sexuality, Cacao Ceremony & Breathwork Facilitator; A Host, International Speaker & Speaker Trainer; A Narrative4 Story Exchange Facilitator as well as a Trauma Release Through Dance Practitioner.
Melissa is a 300 hour Bhakti Yoga Teacher (Harmonium, Mantra Chanting & Kirtan) as well as an Advanced Cathartic Breathwork Practitioner with the only Triple Board Certified Academy in the world.
She also holds an honours degree in Business Science from the University Of Cape Town with a specialisation in Marketing.
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Mel began her work as an educator in 2012. Since then her coaching and mentorship footprint has spread to 8 countries across the globe, where she’s trained thousands in person and online. She has also trained 30 mindfulness and meditation teachers as well as attuned 34 master energy healers.
Melissa’s passion for wellness and personal empowerment took root in the founding of a local community development initiative called “Just Breathe”. Since 2017, they have served more than 3000 people at their free LIVE in person community events.
In 2019 her community development work saw Melissa being invited to travel to Rutgers University in the United States as a Mandela Washington Fellow.
She is also the Founder and CEO of PR, Marketing & Creative Solutions Company, Nica Creative.
Melissa describes herself as an irreverent optimist and student-teacher to the core whose work is geared toward a singular goal:
“The Activation of Human Potential to the Betterment of Us All.”
In Addition to the LIVE Calls you will get access to our Sense Of The Sacred Membership Site Where You’ll Have Access To Audio Recordings Of:
A simple, daily vocal exercise practice to open you up from your lower to upper range
A guided Sanskrit syllable pronunciation audio to help you embody devotional energy more profoundly
The melody for each mantra - with Mel’s voice AND the harmonium
The melody for each mantra - with ONLY the harmonium so you can practice singing it your way
Extended mantra melodies (5 - 20 minutes of harmonium ONLY) so you can practice dropping into the bhav, singing each mantra your way and see what happens (this is where the real healing and magic is)
A pre-recorded 1 hour Bhakti Yoga Flow class (includes asana to open the meridians even more)
A pre-recorded throat chakra activation to help open your voice and creativity
Quarterly prompts and contemplations around our theme
Access to an ASOS (A Sense Of The Sacred) WhatsApp Group where you can ask questions between our LIVES
All audios and videos are available for you to download, keep and reuse as much as you like. All the additional content is optional.
You will also have access to recordings of all of our Online LIVES.
“Sound is So Much More Important than The Word and it’s Meaning. If you Touch a Word you're going into a Human’s Psychological Structure.
If you Touch the Sound, You're Touching Creation.
- SADHGURU.
With the Breathtaking Bushscapes of the Bwabwata National Park as our backdrop; together we’ll be using the power of Kirtan, Chanting, Story-telling, Art, Poetry, Dance, Ritual and Sacred Sound to train our Subtle Senses to pierce the fabric of the Daily Divine.
Our ASOS Retreat Will Be Hosted At Nambwa - A 5-Star Luxury Lodge in the Heart of KAZA - The Largest Wildlife Conservation Area In The World.
Video: African Monarch Lodges | Nambwa Tented Lodge
THE PROGRAM
The ASOS Retreat Will Take Place From 2 - 7 December 2022.
Given our incredible location, the retreat will be deliberately spacious, with participants having the option to join in daily activities at their discretion. View a Mock Daily Program below.
SAMPLE DAILY PROGRAM
06:30 - 09:00: Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30: Morning Meditation & Movement – Stretch, Dance, Hike, Bhakti Yin-Vinyasa-Hatha-Kundalini (Attendance Optional)
09:30 - 11:00: Bhakti Philosophy, Chanting & Embodied Practice (Attendance Optional)
11:00 - 11:30: Break
11:30 - 13:00: Vocal Training & Embodied Practice (Attendance Optional)
13:00 - 14:30: Lunch
14:30 - 16:00: Free Time with Optional Retreat Activities (Attendance Optional)
16:00-17:30: Evening Meditation, Kirtan & Bhakti Ceremony (Attendance Optional)
18:00 - 20:00: Dinner
19:30: Special Evening Activity (Attendance Optional)
You don’t need any musical or Bhakti Yoga experience to attend.
Bringing an instrument (any instrument) and completing my ASOS Mentorship is encouraged though.
“Kirtan is for all people.
There are no experts & no beginners. The practice itself is the teacher, guiding us to ourselves. Kirtan allows us to enter into a mystery world - a world where all the logic of our minds, all the conditions and learnings are left outside. And in this mystery, we create a temple inside of our hearts, a place of refuge, a place of love, a place of just being.
Jai Uttal
Retreat Participants Will Also Receive Exclusive Offerings For Our Sense Of The Sacred Online Mentorship.
YOUR FACILITATOR
AS SEEN ON:
Melissa Mukaiwa
is a Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation & Shamanic-Egyptian Reiki Master Teacher.
She’s a Transformational Life Coach, Sacred Sexuality, Cacao Ceremony & Breathwork Facilitator; A Host, International Speaker & Speaker Trainer; A Narrative4 Story Exchange Facilitator as well as a Trauma Release Through Dance Practitioner.
Melissa is a Bhakti Yoga Teacher (Harmonium, Mantra Chanting & Kirtan) as well as an Advanced Cathartic Breathwork Practitioner with the only Triple Board Certified Academy in the world.
She also holds an honours degree in Business Science from the University Of Cape Town with a specialisation in Marketing.
***
Mel began her work as an educator in 2012. Since then her coaching and mentorship footprint has spread to 8 countries across the globe, where she’s trained thousands in person and online. She has also trained 30 mindfulness and meditation teachers as well as attuned 34 master energy healers.
Melissa’s passion for wellness and personal empowerment took root in the founding of a local community development initiative called “Just Breathe”. Since 2017, they have served more than 3000 people at their free LIVE in person community events.
In 2019 her community development work saw Melissa being invited to travel to Rutgers University in the United States as a Mandela Washington Fellow.
She is also the Founder and CEO of PR, Marketing & Creative Solutions Company, Nica Creative.
Melissa describes herself as an irreverent optimist and student-teacher to the core whose work is geared toward a singular goal:
“The Activation of Human Potential to the Betterment of Us All.”
The Retreat Includes:
5 Days and Nights at Nambwa, an exclusive Luxury Resort in the Bwabwata National Park
All Park Fees & Levies
Transfers from the Airport to Nambwa and Back Again
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner for all 5 Days
Daily Movement, Rituals, Philosophy, Ceremony & Special Activities
An ASOS Retreat Digital Workbook To Reflect On & Revist Key Bhakti Concepts From the Retreat
The Retreat Does NOT Include:
Internatinal Flights & Flights To Katima (Registered Participants will be sent route options)
Visas & other travel expenses (Namibia Does Not Require A Quarantine Period)
Let us know if you have any questions. We'd be happy to work out a way to make this happen for you.
CONTACT
Justbreathenamibia@Gmail.com.
Looking Forward to Opening Your Heart with You.
Your Investment For The Retreat Is As Follows.
TIER 1: EARLY EARLY BIRD
AVAILABLE ON OR BEFORE 28 JUNE 2022 - 3 SLOTS AVAILABLE
Namibia/South Africa: N$45 000 (N$7850 p/m for 6 months)
Rest Of The World: 2777 Euros (511 Euros p/m for 6 months)
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TIER 2: EARLY BIRD
AVAILABLE ON OR BEFORE 25 JUly 2022 - 3 SLOTS AVAILABLE
Namibia/South Africa: N$52 200 (N$9100 p/m for 6 months)
Rest of the world: 3111 Euros (577 Euros p/m for 6 months)
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TIER 3: STandard
AVAILABLE AS from 26 JULY 2022
Namibia/South Africa: N$55 500 (N$9600 p/m for 6 months)
Rest of the world: 3333 Euros (607 Euros p/m for 6 months)
Custom Payment Plans Available on Request.
All Images: African Monarch Lodges | Nambwa Tented Lodge
YOUR FACILITATOR
AS SEEN ON:
Melissa Mukaiwa
is a Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation & Shamanic-Egyptian Reiki Master Teacher.
She’s a Transformational Life Coach, Sacred Sexuality, Cacao Ceremony & Breathwork Facilitator; A Host, International Speaker & Speaker Trainer; A Narrative4 Story Exchange Facilitator as well as a Trauma Release Through Dance Practitioner.
Melissa is a Bhakti Yoga Teacher (Harmonium, Mantra Chanting & Kirtan) as well as an Advanced Cathartic Breathwork Practitioner with the only Triple Board Certified Academy in the world.
She also holds an honours degree in Business Science from the University Of Cape Town with a specialisation in Marketing.
***
Mel began her work as an educator in 2012. Since then her coaching and mentorship footprint has spread to 8 countries across the globe, where she’s trained thousands in person and online. She has also trained 30 mindfulness and meditation teachers as well as attuned 34 master energy healers.
Melissa’s passion for wellness and personal empowerment took root in the founding of a local community development initiative called “Just Breathe”. Since 2017, they have served more than 3000 people at their free LIVE in person community events.
In 2019 her community development work saw Melissa being invited to travel to Rutgers University in the United States as a Mandela Washington Fellow.
She is also the Founder and CEO of PR, Marketing & Creative Solutions Company, Nica Creative.
Melissa describes herself as an irreverent optimist and student-teacher to the core whose work is geared toward a singular goal:
“The Activation of Human Potential to the Betterment of Us All.”
Healing Meals
Nambwa prides itself on creating experiences that are deeply nourishing on all levels. As such the lodge offers a range of healing meal plans which include:
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pegan
Fasting
Keto
& Sattvic Menus
Though meals are mostly plant-based, they also provide sustainably and ethically sourced animal-based products as well.
Nambwa’s fresh ingredients are sourced from The Sijwa Project, their sustainable conservation initiative which is located along the banks of the Kwando river. The project follows strict Permaculture principles from planting to harvesting, while simultanously empowering the local community.
Healing Meals
Nambwa prides itself on creating experiences that are deeply nourishing on all levels. As such the lodge offers a range of healing meal plans which include:
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pegan
Fasting
Keto
& Sattvic Menus
Though meals are mostly plant-based, they also provide sustainably and ethically sourced animal-based products as well.
Nambwa’s fresh ingredients are sourced from The Sijwa Project, their sustainable conservation initiative which is located along the banks of the Kwando river. The project follows strict Permaculture principles from planting to harvesting, while simultanously empowering the local community.
All Images: African Monarch Lodges | Nambwa Tented Lodge
The Science & Magic Of Sanskrit:
Key Points:
00:20 - The Power & Importance of Sanskrit
1:30 - The Difference between Representation and Embodiment
03:30 - Why The Meaning Of Mantras Don’t Matter
07:00 - Why You Might Feel Resistance To Chanting & Singing The Things You Need Most
08:18 - The Importance Of Lineage: Why Mantras & Affirmations Are NOT The Same
12:30 - How Mantra Clears Stuck Energy
13:50 - How To Practice When You’re New
Lakshmi Mantra
If you’ve never heard kirtan before, you can watch the video below. Our video & sound setup has upgraded considerably since this video was shot, but just so you have an idea. ;)
Watching and listening you’ll never understand. Close your eyes, connect to your heart and to sing along with me. How you sound doesn’t matter. How you feel will heal your whole life.
You’ll find a description of the mantra I’m singing below this video. Join me.
LAKSHMI
Background:
Lakshmi is known as the goddess of abundance and good fortune.
Call on Lakshmi when you are seeking success, wealth, health or prosperity in both the spiritual and material sense.
Lakshmi is also associated with beauty, gratitude and grace. She helps you release the negative by reconnecting to all that is simple, delightful and undeniably beautiful about the here and now.
mantra:
Om Shri Lakshmi
Maha Devi
Namah
[repeat 4 times]
I sing like the birds
I grow like the trees
I choose to live in love
I am joy, I am ease.
[repeat 2 times]
Listen to the mantra audio above — See if you can feel the energy of the mantra vibrating through your body.
Relisten to the mantra audio; try to sing along, notice how that changes your experience.
Close your eyes, soften your body, relisten to the mantra audio; try to sing along, notice how that changes your experience.
Play around with tone, pitch, volume and harmonies.
Once you’ve got this melody, make up your own, see what arises naturally.
Forget about trying to remember anything or sing each mantra perfectly. Come clumsy. Come softly with an open heart.
Open. Surrender. And you’ll attune.
All Images: African Monarch Lodges | Nambwa Tented Lodge