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Held by Nature, Healed by Breath
Deep renewal yoga and wellness retreats on the outskirts of the Knysna forest

WINTER SPECIAL!
Book a retreat for May, June or July and get a 15% discount!

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About Us

Vala House is a creative wellness centre on the outskirts of Knysna, South Africa. A beautiful, expansive garden provides the ideal backdrop for a relaxing getaway filled with yoga and a variety of creative and healing activities. A wellness centre, yoga centre and mental health haven.

"What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.” 

Haruki Murakami

Our Wellness and Yoga Retreats

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Burnout recovery

Our Burnout Recovery Retreats and Wellness Retreats are designed to treat the physical, psychological and emotional impact brought about by stress and burnout.

​These wellness retreats are completely bespoke and you can come for as long as you like, whenever you like.

Yoga retreat for beginners

Our Yoga Retreats for Beginners are designed give you a broad introduction to yoga asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation and yoga philosophy in a relaxing and beautiful setting.

Release your inner creativity

Join us for a retreat offering deep yoga practice, relaxation, and creative expression. We will delve into how creative expression can balance us, free us and help us discover the beauty that surrounds us. 

Testimonials

Thank you all for an unforgettable week of peace, power, inspirations, challenges, movements, the big and little adventures in nature and all the various experiences. Thank you for giving me such a lovely home and place to rest, recover and restart. Hope to see you soon. Take care and thank you for taking care of us!

What a week! Thank you for the love and breakthrough that I received here at Vala House. I'm going to take the lessons with me. You're amazing people. Peter, Amy, Nelson, Alex - blessings to you!

Nohbo Macheke

Vala is for everyone! Here you can heal, rest, relax, as well as grow. There is no judgement and no pressure, and you're always helped with a friendly smile and an open heart. Farewell, but not goodbye. Will see you again.

Schalk Wentzel

A respite from a busy world, the surroundings are peaceful and invite calm. Treatments, highly recommended. A wonderful group of hosts try everything, leave with spirit, restored difficulties like darkness lifted a wonderful, nourishing retreat.

Shanaaz

Lidya

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