Anassa
TO INSPIRE
Anassa was born out of a dream to create sanctuary from our busy lives to transform, heal and feel inspired. We help you unlock the physical, mental & emotional blockages that prevent you from reaching full vitality and optimal health, guiding you back to a state of flow.
Qualified Integrative Medical practitioner and psychiatrist, Dr.Siobhan Dawson and Corporate Visionary Megan Abbott, host immersive retreats and workshops in idyllic locations in and around Cape Town.
We combine insights from Neuroscience and Functional medicine with evidenced-based healing practices. Cocooned in nature and spa like facilities, we support your discovery through gentle detox; resetting the nervous system; movement medicine; sound bathing; deep inquiry & playfulness.
In our demanding, over connected lives, we can lose perspective and our sense of inner happiness and meaning. Anassa inspires to tap into your innate resources, empowering you to master your life.
VENUE
Anassa’s Getaway Retreats are hosted at the idyllic Angala Hotel which is nestled in the Franschhoek/Stellenbosch winelands of South Africa. Encapsulated by mountains and rich biodiversity, the peace is only splintered with bird song. Angala offers our clients the perfect respite to unwind, reflect, heal & rebalance.
Angala’s 5-star facilities include an Eco pool naturally filtered by medicinal plants; an infrared sauna & steam room for deep detoxification; a heated Ozone swimming pool for cell rejuvenation and a cold plunge pool.
The luxurious rooms offer indoor and outdoor showers; small private gardens and some of the latest amenities. This is the ideal hideaway from your busy life.
An in-house chef personalises a nutritious menu plan for the retreats. This completes the enriching and holistic mind-body-soul experience offered by Anassa.
Meet the team…
OUR STORY
Dr. Siobhan Dawson
MBChB (Medical Degree UCT); MRCPsych (Psychiatry Specialisation London) Integrative Medicine Diploma ( Cape Town 2014) Functional Medicine AFMCP ( Cape Town 2014) Functional Medicine (Institute...
Megan Abbott
BEcon (Stellenbosch); Bcom Hons (UNISA); Metaphysical Healing (Katharine Lee’s School of Holistic Healing)
THERAPIES
Interested to know more about the therapies offered on our courses?
NLP/THETA Healing
NLP is a multi-dimensional process that involves development of behavioural competence, flexibility and understanding cognitive processes behind...
Movement Medicine
Movement Medicine in an embodied practice of consciousness in motion. It allows one to move out of the head-space, regaining innate primal...
Sound Bathing
The most luxurious of experiences, it has been described as a “car wash for the soul”. The sounds of gongs, bells, crystal and Tibetan bowls...
Trauma Release Therapy
TRE is an innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep neural patterns of stress, tension and trauma. The exercises...
Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork (HB) provides a non-pharmacologic means of attaining non-ordinary states of consciousness. It is a powerful approach to...
We offer the following therapies that can be booked alongside our retreats:
Psychotherapy
Dr. Dawson offers individual assessments and therapeutic sessions. “My clients have a desire to attain full recovery, and are motivated to use their illness as a catalyst to re-establish health, balance and connection in their lives. Mental...
Functional Medicine
Functional / Integrative medicine is a science-based, comprehensive, holistic approach to health. It focuses less on dis-ease states and symptom control, but aims to understand why the dysfunction has established itself in the body in the first...
MAKE A BOOKING
“I AM” RETREAT
3 Day Retreats:
Friday 12 October – Sunday 14 October 2018
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 April 2019
Friday 3 – Sunday 5 May 2019
Friday 13 – Sunday 15 September 2019
Please email us for more information: megan@anassaretreats.com
IKIGAI RETREAT
THIS RETREAT IS FULLY BOOKED FOR 2018.
2019 DATES COMING SOON
We can curate corporate retreats/ workshops to meet your business development needs.
Please call us to discuss.
PAST RETREATS
TESTIMONIALS
Thanks for a truly life-changing experience this past weekend. It has catapulted me into a more positive mindset and adequately geared me for my journey of healing ahead. You should be proud of your beautiful venture. – NIKE