Be the Calm, Ocean-side Morning Retreat, 28 November 2026

Be the Calm

Ocean-side Morning Retreat · Yoga · Surf · Breakfast
DateSat 28 Nov2026
Time6:00amArrive 5:45 to settle in
WhereDurban Beach ClubBrowns Road · Map
  • Sunrise-ish yoga and breathwork on the deck with the ocean as backdrop.
  • Introduction to surfing and learning to read the ocean.
  • No experience needed. Wetsuit & surf board included.
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Here's the thing about waves: we can't stop them. But we can learn to surf them. And that applies to so much more than just the ocean.

Yoga teaches you to be still. To breathe through discomfort, find calm in your body, anchor yourself in the present.

Surfing asks you to go with the flow, read the moment, stay balanced when everything's moving.

Yoga on the deck at sunrise, ocean behind
Be still
A Be the Calm group with their surfboards on the beach
Go with the flow

Put them together and you are creating magic.

This is not about becoming an expert in one morning. It's about doing something that scares you a little and feels good in your body anyway. Something that reminds you what you're actually capable of. And just perhaps you learn something about yourself: that you can do the uncomfortable thing and still have fun doing it.

Let's go!

Programme

Programme for the morning.

Saturday 28 November · 6:00am
Durban Beach Club, Browns Road · Map
  • Warm showers
  • Safe, undercover parking
  • Wetsuit & surf board included
  • No experience needed
  • 6:00YogaPlan to arrive 5:45 to settle in
  • 7:00Surf & safety briefing
  • 7:30In the water
  • 8:30Shower & get warm
  • 9:00Breakfast
Choose your morning

Three ways to join us.

Come for the full morning, or just the part that's calling you.

Downward dog on the deck facing the ocean

Yoga

6:00 to 7:00am
  • Sunrise-ish yoga & breathwork on the deck
  • The ocean as your backdrop
  • All levels welcome
R200pp
Most popular
The yoga deck above the beach at sunrise

Full Experience

Yoga + Surf + Breakfast
  • Sunrise-ish yoga & breathwork
  • Surf & safety briefing, then into the water
  • Wetsuit & surf board included
  • Warm shower, then breakfast
R680pp
Getting fitted for wetsuits before the surf lesson

Surf

7:00 to 8:30am
  • Introduction to surfing & reading the ocean
  • Surf & safety briefing first
  • Wetsuit & surf board included
  • No experience needed
R365pp
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Your guides

Meet your guides for the morning.

Magdarie van Staden

Magdarie van Staden

Yoga

Magdarie has been teaching yoga for over 10 years and holds her 500hr Yoga Alliance certification. Her classes are warm and easy to drop into, whatever your experience. It's less about getting the posture right, more about feeling good in your body.

Tash Whittaker

Tash Whittaker

Surf

Tash's life runs on the rhythm of the waves. She's an accredited surf coach and qualified lifeguard, but for her, catching a wave is really just the byproduct of something bigger. Rather than drilling technique, she helps surfers build an actual relationship with the ocean, one that lasts well past the lesson. Patient, encouraging, and genuinely stoked to share it with you.

Ready to be the calm?

Saturday 28 November · 6:00am · Durban Beach Club.

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Sat 28 Nov · 6:00amFrom R200 · Durban Beach Club
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