7-Nights Śakti Sphere Rwanda • Seeing Hands Gorilla Trek Retreat - Feb 2027
The Art of Human Connection
Into the Wild. Into Yourself. Into Connection.

A transformative journey into the art of human connection, bringing together the inspiring work of Seeing Hands Rwanda and the extraordinary experience of gorilla trekking at Volcanoes, exploring the power of touch, inclusion, nature and meaningful human exchange.

Join us between Saturday 20th to Friday 26th February 2027 for a 7-Nights Śakti Sphere Rwanda • Seeing Hands Gorilla Trek Retreat. Founded in 2017 by massage therapist and beautician Beth Gatonye, Seeing Hands Rwanda was created to provide professional employment and greater economic independence for women with visual impairments - a community facing significant barriers to employment and opportunity in Rwanda.

Retreat Highlights

• Seeing Hands Rwanda - four specialised African massage therapies supporting women with visual impairments

• Gorilla & Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

• 6 nights of curated accommodation - 4 nights at YO ki GA li, with full-board dining, daily yoga and dedicated group space, followed by 2 nights Farm House Rwanda immersed in the breathtaking surroundings of Volcanoes Gorilla Park.

• Nyamirambo Cooking Class & Rwandan cultural immersion

• Gorilla Doctor’s Talk

• Full-board meals, daily yoga, airport transfers & private transport

• Guided by Bav Tailor, the retreat includes the Art of Human Mastery sessions - practices for self-awareness, embodied wellbeing and conscious connection

  • Diamond Fēng Shuî Alchemy

  • Human Design Mechanics

  • Shaolin Temple Europe Arts

  • Yogic Pranayama Breathwork

  • Somatic Intelligence

  • Sacred Life Audit Paths insights

  • Śakti-Shiva /YinYang Relationship Balance

  • Moon Compass Alchemy

All retreat bookings and package itinerary has been organised in conscious collaboration with Tamara Britten at Karibu Kenya.

Founded in 2017 by massage therapist and beautician Beth Gatonye, Seeing Hands Rwanda was created to provide professional employment and greater economic independence for women with visual impairments — a community facing significant barriers to employment and opportunity in Rwanda.

Through extensive massage training and their highly developed tactile awareness, the Seeing Hands therapists offer guests a unique opportunity to experience the intelligence of touch in its most intuitive form. As part of the retreat, you will receive four specialised African-inspired therapies, creating a deeply restorative sensory experience while directly supporting a meaningful social-impact initiative.

The journey then extends from human connection to connection with the natural world, with an immersive gorilla trekking experience in the extraordinary landscapes of Volcanoes National Park, alongside golden monkey trekking and opportunities to discover Rwandan culture and community.

Woven throughout is the Śakti Mandala Awakening Journey, creating space for self-awareness, embodied wellbeing, conscious connection and inner transformation.

This is a retreat about seeing beyond the surface - learning to connect through touch, presence, nature and shared humanity.

SEEING HANDS RWANDA

• Immersive experience with Seeing Hands Rwanda

• Meet and receive treatments from professionally trained women with visual impairments

• Support a social-impact initiative creating meaningful employment and economic independence

• Experience the transformative intelligence of touch

• Four specialised therapies:

  • African Traditional Rungu Massage

  • Cupping Therapy or Four Hands Massage

  • African Foot Massage

  • African Face Massage

GORILLA & NATURE EXPERIENCE

• Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park

• Golden monkey trekking

A journey from human touch to wild nature - exploring what it means to truly see, feel and connect.

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More than a retreat, this is a rite of passage.

A remembering. A return. A rebirth. 🦋

in conscious partnership