Australian Yoga Journal – July 2019

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19.KENYA

DeborahCalmeyer,theZimbabwe-

bornfounderoftravelcompanyRoar

Africa,lastyearlauncheda new

seriesofself-discoveryretreatscalled

Roar&Restore,incorporatingTED

Talk–worthyspeakers

(conservationistLauraTurnerSeydel

andworld-renownedSouthAfrican

artistDylanLewis)withyoga,

meditation,andsafaridrives.The

conservation-mindedSegeraRetreat

Centre,setwithin50,000acresof

protectedlandontheLaikipia

Plateau,offersa raw-foodmenuand

garden-shadedyogadecksdeveloped

withyogisinmind.

21.NAMIBIA

Thecountry’ssublimescenery—

red-sanddunesanda desolatecoast

riddledwithshipwrecks—and

commitmenttoconservationhave

madeit Africa’snewsafari

superstar.It’snowonderzeitgeisty

yogacompaniesEscapetoShape

andNamasteYogaSafariare

alreadyofferingretreatshere.

EscapetoShapefounderErica

Graggboasts“oneepicexperience

afteranother:Rhinosata drinking

holemayserveasourdrishtiin

VirabhadrasanaII whilewaveslull

usintoSavasanaafterclassonthe

beach.”

20.TAGHAZOUT,MOROCCO

Overthepasttwodecades,a booming

surf-and-yogascenehassprungupin

thissleepyfishingvillagefivehours

southofCasablanca.Takeholiday

withSurfMaroc(oneofthearea’sfirst

surf-yogaretreatcompanies)fordaily

“creativevinyasa,powerfulpranayama,

laughteryoga,restorative,yin,yogani-

dra,andmeditation.”Betweenyogases-

sions,surfinstructorsprovidehands-on

coachingwhetheryou’rea first-timer

ora seasonedrider.Fora tasteofthe

locale,theproperty’sneighbouring

rooftopyogastudioofferspublicclasses

anda chancetominglewiththelocal

yogacommunity.

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