Dreams & Tracking Retreat
With Sangoma John Lockley and tracker Alwyn Myburgh
15–22 February or 1–8 March 2026
Kalahari Desert, Botswana, Africa

Join Shamans Directory Ambassador and Member John Lockley for a one of two life-changing 7-day masterclass retreats with tracker Alwyn Myburgh and San Bushmen Elders in Botswana’s sacred Kalahari Desert. This is Africa’s only retreat of its kind, seamlessly weaving traditional African shamanic teachings with modern purpose.

Your days begin in a vibrant bush lodge, nestled near a watering hole, where sanctuary meets ceremony. At dawn, learn inner tracking from John—balancing ancestral storytelling, rhythmic chanting, and dream journeying inspired by his teachings in Leopard Warrior and Way of the Leopard. Alwyn, a seasoned safari guide, offers outer tracking skills: animal communication, tracking, learning bird language, and honoring plant spirit medicine.

Together, you will walk in the footsteps of your ancestors, listening deeply to nature’s rhythms and your own inner guidance. Evenings close with meditation at sundown, surrounded by stillness and stars of the African night sky.

For deeper immersion, extend your journey with a 3-day safari into the Okavango Delta — roaming with elephants, rare birds, and more untamed beauty.

Guided by leaders rooted in lineage, this retreat is a return to soul and nature, and a window into an indigenous worldview centered in the heart and spirit. It is both a remembrance and an initiation — where desert sands meet dream-time, calling you to reclaim your own wild wisdom.

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