Wild Alive
Art of Her Retreat
Kruger, South Africa
With Claudia Whitney
October 1-6, 2026
RESERVE YOUR space
MESSAGE CLAUDIA to apply
You know how much writing, movement, nature, and creating make you feel like yourself. But life keeps filling up — and it keeps getting pushed to the back.
You’re the one people come to. The coach, the healer, the entrepreneur, the mama, the leader, the one holding space. You know how to pour into others — and you know this is how you pour back into yourself.
You've done the inner work. You're not starting from scratch. You're standing at a threshold, sensing something bigger wanting to come through — and you need space for it to land.
You can see her clearly — the ignited, sovereign version of you. Your creativity, your knowing, your full expression. You're ready to live as her all the time.
You feel the pull to go deeper — into your intuition, your creativity, your connection to something larger than your to-do list. And you know that pull is worth following.
This retreat is for the woman who feels the pull and is ready to follow it.
A recalibration. A reorientation. A return to resonance.
"The biggest shift I walked away with was a deep sense of permission. I no longer feel blocked or tangled in self-doubt. Instead of pushing, I feel a grounded spaciousness to bring my ideas to life. This energy feels like home — like I finally returned to the woman I was always meant to be."
Melissa · Woman Unleashed Retreat
A recalibration.
Most retreats promise you'll find yourself. This one works differently. You're not searching for anything. You're coming back into contact with what you already carry — your wild, your wisdom, your creative power. We use art, nature, and hypnotherapy to bypass the part of you that argues, manages, and edits — and let the truth come through.
Writing, painting, drawing, journaling — not to produce something beautiful, but to access something true. Creativity bypasses the mind and lets your deeper knowing speak. You'll leave with practices you actually use.
Creative Expression as a Portal
01
You cannot intellectualize a lion. You cannot manage a sunset. Being in the presence of something that doesn't answer to anyone's schedule does something to you — it reminds you what it feels like to just be. Each safari is a transmission.
The Wild as Your Mirror
02
You spend your life holding space for others. Here, you get to put it down. Claudia, the sisterhood, the land — they hold you. Your nervous system softens. The parts you usually keep polished get to rest. And in that space, something opens that couldn't open any other way.
Being Held So You Can Open
03
You leave not just rested — you leave reoriented. Tuned back into your own signal. That changes how you lead, how you love, how you create, how you make decisions. Because you've been held by something bigger than your to-do list.
Returning Recalibrated
04
"I didn't realize how much I needed this until I got there. I left feeling lighter, stronger, and full of creative energy I hadn't felt in years."
Marissa · Escape to Bali Retreat
There's a wildness in you that got tamed somewhere along the way. By being good. By being needed. By making yourself a little smaller so others could feel comfortable. By dimming just enough to avoid the stretch — to stay in the safe zone where you're liked, where you're easy, where you don't risk being too much.
And there's a wisdom in you that rarely gets your full attention. Not because it's gone — but because real life keeps filling the space. You already have your practices, your tools, your self-awareness. And yet there's something that only happens when you step fully away. When the obligations fall away and you finally have space to go all the way in.
Six days in the wild is where your wisdom is felt and your wildness gets welcomed back.
Each day you get to sit back and receive — safari drives, creative workshops, embodied and somatic work. Every evening ends under a sky so full of stars it puts things into perspective.
Secure your spot
Rachel · Woman Unleashed Retreat & ART OF HER MEXIO
"The more resistance you feel, the more you need to lean in. You'll be amazed at what's waiting for you on the other side."
Tucked along the banks of the Olifants River, deep in the Greater Kruger Biosphere — where elephants roam freely, stars stretch endlessly across the sky, and stillness takes root. The lodge is beautiful in the way that only wild places can be — elegant, grounded, completely surrounded by nature. You wake to birdsong. You fall asleep to the sounds of the wild.
The lodge was born from Koru Camp — a community-based initiative connecting youth from local villages with nature, conservation, and sustainable living. Every retreat held here directly supports that mission. You're not just investing in yourself — you're investing in the land and the community that holds you
Where we gather
Greater Kruger, South Africa
Big Five territory, experienced guides, and a front-row seat to the river where animals come to drink at dawn. The wild as your daily teacher.
Daily Safari Drives & Wilderness Walks
A fully equipped space for painting, drawing, collage, and art journaling. All supplies included. No art experience needed — just an open hand and a willing heart.
Creative Studio
Sunrise yoga over the Olifants River. Sundowners as the African sky turns gold. Lying under the Southern Hemisphere stars at night.
River Deck, Sunset Deck & Stargazing
Sacred spaces for movement, breathwork, somatic work, hypnotherapy, and ceremony.
Yoga Sanctuary & Circular Meditation Room
Three seasonal, soul-nourishing meals daily. A permaculture garden on site. Food as medicine and art.
Plant-Based Nourishment
Garden suites and luxury riverfront suites — each a sanctuary with private deck, rain shower, and views into the wild.
Private Suites
+ Accommodation // 6 Days & 5 Nights
Private suite at Sashwa River of Stars, October 2–7, 2026. Garden or Luxury Riverfront, depending on your selection.
+ Nourishment // All Meals Included
3 wholesome plant-based meals daily on full days, plus welcome dinner and farewell breakfast. All-day snacks and beverages including Painted Wolf conservation wines.
+ The Wild // Daily Safari Experiences
Guided safari drives and wilderness walks each day in the Greater Kruger Biosphere. This is your daily medicine.
+ The Work // Claudia's Creative Alchemy
Daily creative workshops, hypnotherapy, somatic breathwork, sacred circles, intuitive activations, and real-time coaching.
+ Movement & Stillness // Daily Yoga & Embodiment
Sunrise yoga on the river deck, guided meditation, movement and nervous system practices woven through each day.
+ The Integration // Post-Retreat Integration Call
A group call with Claudia after you return home. So what moved through you in the wild gets to land fully in your real life.
+ The extras // Full access to all on-site amenities
Including pool, sauna, gym, movement spaces, creative studio, and lounge areas, plus daily housekeeping and laundry service
+ Round-Trip Airport Transportation // From Hoedspruit Airport (HDS)
Not included:
International flights · Travel insurance (required) · Massage & spa treatments (available to book on-site) · Personal expenses and gratuities
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
This retreat is fully all-inclusive so you arrive and simply receive. No planning, no decisions, no tending to anything but yourself.
RESERVE YOUR space
"I came to the retreat completely depleted. I left clear, inspired, and full. Within weeks of returning, I launched my program and had the highest enrollment yet — from 3 women to 12."
CJ · Embodied Entrepreneur Retreat
This is an intentionally intimate retreat — limited to a small group of women. Spaces are genuinely limited, and this is the lowest this retreat will ever be priced.
Your Space at the
Art of Her Retreat
How to Secure Your Space
Apply by June 30th to hold your spot with just a $950 deposit — locking in your early-bird rate. Once your application is in, Claudia will connect with you personally to confirm your space, choose your room, and set up a payment plan that works for you.
Want the pay-in-full bonus? Reach out to Claudia, and she will send you the link.
Questions? Send a message on WhatsApp, and let’s have a real conversation
APPLY FOR YOUR SPOT
garden suite
garden suite
Shared
Private
$4,495
$5,995
shared with one woman
the suite is all yours
Your suite is tucked into the garden, surrounded by nature, birdsong, and the sounds of the bush. Beautifully appointed with everything you need to rest deeply between sessions.
Shared: Thoughtfully matched with one other woman. You can request to room with someone you know on your application.
TIER 1
Luxury GARDEN Suite
Luxury GARDEN Suite
Shared
Private
$5,195
$6,495
shared with one woman
the suite is all yours
Also nestled in the garden, these suites have two bathrooms — one shower, one freestanding bath. If you're sharing with a friend, you each have your own bathroom and your own morning ritual.
Shared: Thoughtfully matched with one other woman. You can request to room with someone you know on your application.
TIER 2
Luxury RIVERfront Suite
Luxury RIVERfront Suite
Shared
Private
$5,395
$6,995
shared with one woman
the suite is all yours
Your private deck looks out over the Olifants River and the floodplain beyond. This is as close to the water as you can be — and there is only one shared room available at this tier.
Shared: If the river is calling you and you're thinking of sharing, don't wait.
Private: The suite is entirely yours — river views, complete solitude, everything.
TIER 3
Early Bird Pricing — Now Open
Save up to $500 off full price. Early bird pricing closes June 30th.
MESSAGE CLAUDIA ON WHATSAPP
$4,245
$5,495
$4,845
$6,295
$5,145
$6,795
save $250· early bird price
save $500 · early bird price
save $350 · early bird price
save $200 · early bird price
save $250 · early bird price
save $200 · early bird price
+ Most guests will first fly into Johannesburg and then take a short connecting flight to Hoedspruit.
+ Airport transfers will be arranged for you...From Hoedspruit, it’s about a 1–1.5 hour drive to the lodge.
+ U.S. citizens do not need a visa for stays under 90 days.
+ Please wait to book flights until we send final travel details.
+ The drive from Hoedspruit through the Kruger gate is part of the experience. You’ll start seeing wildlife on the way in.
TRAVEL NOTES
Getting There
I have spent 24 years — thousands of hours — studying, practicing, and living this work. Not dabbling in it. Committing my life to it. From yoga and somatic breathwork to hypnotherapy, from personal transformation to business mentorship, from leading retreats in Bali, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Maldives, Spain, California, and Mexico — to building programs that have guided hundreds of women back to themselves.
I've lived all over the world. I've sat with women in the deepest moments of their unraveling and their becoming. I've supported women in bringing their gifts and creative expression out into the world. I've developed my own methodology — weaving creativity, subconscious reprogramming, nervous system work, and feminine leadership into a body of work that is entirely my own. Art of Her was born through years of devotion to this path.
Art of Her in Mexico was the moment it all crystallized — creativity, subconscious work, nervous system, sisterhood, the land — in one intentional container. It came through me as a download. It transformed the women who came, and it transformed me. South Africa called in the same way. The wild, the sky, the river, the animals that live by instinct — it's the perfect mirror for the women I'm here to serve.
I built this retreat for the woman who knows. Who has always known. Who just needs six days in the wild to hear herself again.
I can't wait to be with you there.
Hypnotherapist · Somatic Breathwork Facilitator · Life Coach · Business Mentor · Yoga & Meditation Teacher · Sound Healer · Retreat Leader · Founder of Art of Her & Alchemy of Her · 24 Years · Hundreds of Women · Retreats Worldwide
xo Claudia
Hi, I'm
Claudia
Maybe your heart is doing that little pitter-patter. Maybe you’re just leaning in a little closer. Maybe it’s a full-body knowing that you’re meant to be here. Either way — that’s worth listening to.
Spaces are limited, and early-bird rates close on June 30. A $950 deposit is all it takes to hold your space and lock in your rate — from there, we’ll set up a payment plan that feels right for you, or you can pay in full. Either way, I’ll be in touch personally once your application is in.
You've made it this far.
APPLY FOR YOUR SPOT
MESSAGE CLAUDIA ON WHATSAPP
Claudia Whitney
Art of Her · South Africa · October 2–7, 2026
RESERVE YOUR space
MESSAGE CLAUDIA ON WHATSAPP