Enhance Your Stay
“Temenos offers you a great opportunity to come and gently nurture yourself”
Slow down and breathe in deeply the fresh, clean air of McGregor. During your stay, we can arrange gentle early morning walks, a yoga class, or a massage. We have a wide range of body and healing therapies for you to indulge in which you can book on arrival or prior to your visit. Within the gardens is an extensive library of Health and Healing books for you to choose from and to enjoy either reading in front of a log fire in your cottage or in summer, relaxing at our lap pool.
OUR HEALING THERAPIES
From massage to energy work, treat yourself to a deeply restorative session with our practitioners.
NATURE & VILLAGE WALKS
Book an accompanied nature or village walk, or a hike in the mountains.
ENJOY MORNING YOGA SESSIONS
Start your morning with a gentle stretch and mindful movement surrounded by nature.
QUALITY TIME IN OUR GARDENS
Wander the lush pathways, sit by the pond, and let the beauty of nature slow you down.
SILENT SPACES FOR REFLECTION
Explore our quiet libraries, peaceful chapels, and The Well—special spots reserved for meditation and reflection.
SPLASH AND RELAX AT THE POOL
Cool off on a hot McGregor day. Our beautiful outdoor lap pool is the perfect spot to take a refreshing dip and soak up the sun.
Beauty and Massage
Indulge in a soothing massage or a refreshing beauty treatment. Our carefully selected therapists are on hand to help you relax, recharge, and feel your absolute best during your stay at Temenos.
Estética by Minette
Minette
A sanctuary of calm and conscious care, Estética by Minette is an intimate boutique salon designed in a refined boho-chic style to evoke tranquility, comfort, and soulful relaxation. Every detail is curated to help you unwind deeply as you surrender to the healing experience of our professional treatments. Minette, an internationally qualified therapist with over 22 years of expertise in massage and facial therapies, offers treatments rooted in skill, intuition, and holistic well-being. Haylee, a highly trained nail technician with over 3 years of experience, brings artistry and precision to each service, ensuring you receive the finest treatments McGregor has to offer. To reserve your time of renewal or enquire about pricing, please send a WhatsApp +27 721 052 658. Advance booking is essential, as our sacred space is frequently fully booked.
Massage
Katja
Welcome! I’m Katja, a trained aromatherapist with over 20 years of experience. I’m excited to be offering massages at Temenos and invite you to join me for a revitalising treatment in Merton, the serene on-site therapy room. Book a 60-minute massage for R600 My Journey: I’ve had the privilege of working on Sue Cooper’s Stillmind Silent Retreats for11 years and have two years’ experience in paediatric massage at Red Cross Children’s Hospital. I’ve also provided treatments at Stillness Manor Spa in Tokai and e Spa at e Twelve Apostles in Cape Town. My training includes a two-year diploma completed under Moyra Metcalfe at the Cape Institute for Allied Health Studies, with a focus on Swedish massage, lymphatic drainage, and pregnancy massage. In addition, I am certified in the M-technique, a light-touch therapy commonly used in palliative care. I’m passionate about enhancing wellbeing through therapeutic touch and would love to help you relax and recharge during your visit. Please WhatsApp me on 072 442 4527 to make a booking.I will meet you at Reception 15 minutes before your treatment starts.
Beauty School
Skoonheidswerk is Geneeswerk
​The women of Beauty School train in the healing arts of plant knowledge, the language of touch ad massage, beauty care and business skills. Our products are handmade with plants from this land & locally sourced ingredients. We offer out treatments from Temenos Retreat.
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Holistic Massage
Atholl is an experienced massage practitioner and qualified counsellor who has been providing deeply relaxing and healing treatments for Temenos guests since 2012.
Treatments are approximately 80 minutes in duration and are tailored to the client’s physical and emotional requirements.
Cost: R750
Please note that Atholl’s treatments are at The Sanctuary, 24 Mill St.
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Healing Massage
René
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René is a dedicated healing practitioner offering deeply restorative holistic massage sessions that go beyond the physical. Her work blends traditional massage techniques with—Reiki—creating a unique and powerful-approach to wellness.
At the heart of each session is the intention to relax, release, and realign. These healing massages are designed to relieve stress, ease muscular tension, and open the flow of vital life-force energy. Working in a calm, nurturing space, René helps clients reconnect with themselves, facilitating transformation from within.
This is more than just massage—it’s an invitation to step into wholeness; harmony, and deep well-being.
Counselling
A safe space to pause, reflect, and find clarity. Whether you’re seeking personal coaching, support with chronic pain, or spiritual companionship, our trusted practitioners are here to guide you on your journey.
Personal Coaching
Alex Van Oostveen
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I welcome you to a space of reflection and transformation. Using the Gestalt empty chair method, I gently guide clients to voice feelings or perceptions which have been internalised. These may relate to self, others, or even an abstract experience of life (emotions, decisions, struggles). You as client are in control of the process throughout.
The experience opens the way to resolve relationship challenges and emotional difficulties, explore inner conflicts, and discover new perspectives.
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Chronic Pain Coach
I am a trauma-informed mind-body health and wellbeing coach, neurodiversity-affirming mental health counsellor, health researcher, and practitioner in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET). My work integrates neuroscience education, brain rewiring and neuroplasticity, nervous system regulation, and depth-oriented emotional work to support people living with chronic pain, persistent symptoms, stress-related conditions, and emotional distress.
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Spiritual Companionship
As a ‘spiritual companion’ I undertake to come alongside and ‘keep you company’ for a while on your own spiritual path.
​The qualities of a spiritual companionship that I value are a sense of shared pilgrimage, of spiritual friendship and of working with you in kind of soul ‘midwifery’.
Energy Work
Restore your balance and renew your energy. Our skilled practitioners offer a range of holistic treatments—from healing rituals to detoxifying and anti-aging facials—designed to leave you feeling refreshed inside and out.
Healing Rituals with Kate
Holistic facial treatments and reiki with chakra balancing rituals to take a moment from everyday life to rest, recalibrate and regenerate
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Energy / Body Detox & Anti-Aging Facial
Maryke van Vlaanderen Basson
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Maryke invites you to spoil yourself with a 2-in-1 Special!
R750 for 90 minutes that includes: an anti-aging facial (using Restion – South African all-natural, vegan, no alcohol or perfume products, suitable for all skin types) and a relaxing, rejuvenating energy/body detox, de-stress and rebalance (using Reiki, Bio Energy, Jin Shin Jyutsu and Bio-kinesiology, among others). I also offer each individually R550 for 60 mins Facial OR Energy work
​Maryke’s treatments are offered off-site
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Movement
Find your flow and reconnect with your body. From morning Bowspring yoga to guided walks in the McGregor countryside, discover gentle ways to move, stretch, and breathe in nature.
Yoga classes and Bowspring
Yoga classes at Temenos with Charmaine Horsburgh Yoga and Bowspring Teacher
REGULAR CLASSES IN THE TEMENOS LIBRARY
Morning Yoga that focus on conscious movement and mindful breathing. Hatha Yoga and the Bowspring Yoga alignment classes that take into account the importance of healthy joints and fascial (connective tissue) release.
Suitable for all ages. Beginners welcome.
Private classes by arrangement.
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Guided walks with Derek Watling
Derek Watling
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For all McGregor guests who want to explore the surrounding area of McGregor join Derek on a tour exploring Village life, the Dams and peaceful tranquillity of nature and for the more adventurous Derek will guide you on a walk to the waterfalls.
​Derek has been involved in the Sports business all his life as a player and a coach. Has played cricket and badminton locally and in England, Bulgaria and Mauritius. Coached at various institution and schools. Sport teaches you about life; through the rivalries and friendships. Unity in sports applies in life.
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Poetry – Therapeutic Songwriting
Find your voice and nurture your soul. Whether you are looking to explore poetry or discover the healing power of songwriting, our gentle facilitators offer a creative, supportive space to help you express yourself.
Poetry to meet you on your path
So many people have been saved by a poem, transformed by a poem, or simply touched by a poem. So many of us have felt less alone, when we have read a poem that captures just how we feel.
This is your opportunity to explore one-to-one the power of the poetic word, which is totally life-affirming. It may reveal diagnosis, remedy or guidance. You may be looking for insight regarding a question or issue, or simply like to engage with the medium of poetry to enhance your inner world.
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Therapeutic Songwriting
Writing a song from your deepest truth can be a deeply healing and satisfying experience. There is a transformative element to the process which can lead to a state of redemption and bliss, carrying you through and releasing you from painful feelings of hardship and loss. It offers a beautiful way to connect with your Divine Self and to move past emotional stumbling blocks.
Léan has over 20 years experience of songwriting as a way of emotional healing and inner transformation. She is now inviting you to come and explore songwriting with her in a safe and nurturing emotional space. With careful and expert guidance she will create a pathway for you to express yourself musically and let your healing song come to life.
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Reading & Divination
Gain a fresh perspective and connect with your intuition. Explore personal mythology, tarot, and the wisdom of fairytales through insightful, one-on-one sessions designed to offer clarity and guidance.
Finding New Perspectives: Personal Mythology Sessions / with Tarot and Fairytales.
Tarot readings are traditionally used for divination, to predict future happenings. It is also a powerful tool to take us to inner places where spirit and psych meet, a guideline or sort of treasure map that directs us to explore the presenting images in our lives. These readings can offer helpful insights and shine a light into the vast matrix of Self. These sessions remind us that our stories are colorful and complex and that the answers to our dilemmas and desires are within reach. It tempers our expectations and brings relief as we broaden our viewpoints through imaginative work. It also connects us with collective and universal themes. Liny uses the images of tarot as an entry point to the sessions. A touch of divination, intuitive guidance and elements of archetypal psychology are at play. Book your session with Liny at 082 464 1926. Fee: R450 per hour or R600 for 90 minutes.
Instagram: @the_oracles_of_ducks.
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Crystal Soul Readings & Stone Tarot Divination
Rubi
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These modalities assist one in challenging times to tap into their innate wisdom and open windows of opportunity to new horizons. Fee: R750
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Traditional Healing
Reconnect with ancient wisdom and your roots. Explore creative arts, indigenous knowledge, and ancestral practices designed to bring deep healing and balance to your life.
Creative arts expression, indigenous knowledge, family systems constellations and ancestral healing practices.
I work with nature, dreams, creative arts, family systems constellations and ancestral healing practices. I have a background in Communications and Executive management, am a graduate of African Constellations and the dreamweaver of the Beauty School in McGregor. I offer guided pilgrimage, retreats and processes for individuals, groups and organisations. Working with the land, I support people and projects to align to purpose, stay whole, connected and moving in the direction of love.
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Trauma Release Exercise (TRE)
A gentle, powerful way to let go of deep-seated tension. Through simple, guided exercises, TRE helps your body naturally release stress and restore a sense of calm and well-being.
TRE® is a powerful and yet very simple way to access the body’s ability to shake off tension and stress.
It is a physical practice, in which we trigger the natural neurogenic tremoring process through simple stretches and muscle stress exercises, then by lying on a mat and allowing the body to release, in a sustained, yet controlled and gentle way.
Many clients describe it as feeling like a massage from the inside out.
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Cancellation Policy For Therapists
A cancellation fee of up to 100% (of the cost of the treatment) may be charged on bookings canceled less than 24 hours before the appointment time.