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A Destination for Well-being

Between ocean and fynbos, earth and open sky, between vision and action, thought and manifestation, lies The Space Between. An escape within a wild natural setting; a mini-retreat on the doorstep of central Plettenberg Bay; it is a place in which to pause, play, immerse yourself and take a deep breath.

 

Our concept was born from the need to create a dedicated home for various creative and wellness modalities. Here, each individual is supported to connect to your inner knowing— your deep self. It is a space that nurtures teachers, therapists and students alike, while igniting the sparks of connection between a growing community of people, and with the surrounding landscape.

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Our Journey So Far

2017

THE SPACE BETWEEN FOUNDERS

The envisioning process of creating a wellness space began, with talks between Jean, Tina and Eve. They began to search for the right venue.

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When the devastating Plett fires burnt the invasive alien growth to ashes on a coastal farm near the airport, the potential of the land was revealed.

2018

FIRST YEAR

Jean purchased that property, which is now Tanamoya Farm, home of The Space Between in October.

During the summer solstice of 2018, Tina curated the first Blissfest – a yoga festival on the land, offering yoga classes, movement, therapies and live music in a taste of things to come.

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OUR SERVICES

Redefining Wellness

Delve deeper into new pathways of learning at our workshops, retreats and courses, hosted by local and visiting facilitators. Transform yourself through breathwork, dance as you create art, soak up the healing vibrations of sound or enter the liminal space of dreams…

 

Or melt into blissful serenity to ease aches and pains as you experience a therapy of your choice.

Meet the team

Jean More

MANAGING

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Jean’s love of life and connection to people, places, nature and the magic of the world around us is what lead and inspired the creation of The Space Between.

Together with Tina, Eve and Janine, Jean loves interacting with all who visit TSB as well as collaborating with teachers and facilitators worldwide to bring fun, creative, inspiring classes, events and workshops to The Space Between for all to enjoy.

Tina Hopff 

MANAGING, KUNDALINI YOGA & HOLISTIC THERAPIST

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Tina Hopff also known under her spiritual name Sanjeet Prakash Kaur, is a yogi, a seeker of truth, a Kundalini Yoga teacher.

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On her 2014 pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, under the wings of Yogi and mystic Sadhguru, Tina keenly felt her calling to become a Kundalini Yoga teacher.

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This journey led her to the Mother Ashram of Yogi Bhajan in Española, New Mexico, where she trained to become a KRI qualified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Among her mentors and teachers were Nirvair Singh Khalsa, Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa, Sat Kaur Khalsa and Jai Dev Singh. Before Tina turned to Kundalini Yoga she was an avid Hatha Yoga practitioner with over 20 years of experience.

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In 2018 Tina founded the BlissFest, which is an annual yoga festival in Plettenberg Bay on the farm of The Space Between.

Janine Richter

MANAGING

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Janine’s influence at The Space Between is all about taste and attention to detail. She is a qualified executive chef with 30 years of hospitality experience and the mother of two boys. Her personal passion is learning about the spirituality the world teaches us, while supporting others to achieve the best that they can. She has worked for twelve years in the bush, eight in the city and now three at the coast. In 2020, Janine created the fi·ka health food brand, promoting a sustainable wellness lifestyle. Adventure and time with her family make Janine love each day, despite any challenges and obstacles that might come her way.

Eve Cunard

HATHA YOGA & AERIAL YOGA

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Eve began attending yoga classes at age 19. While at university in Brighton, England, she was swept up by the inspirational yoga of Vanda Scaravelli.

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This led Eve to complete her BTEC Yoga Teacher Training at Morley College in London in 2003. After returning to South Africa in 2005, Eve taught regular yoga classes in Storms River and then in Plettenberg Bay.

She has facilitated various workshops and retreats and has worked therapeutically one-on-one with students of all ages. In recent years Eve has been influenced by the Feldenkrais Method and her own anatomy studies, practice and experimentation.

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In 2016 Eve completed her Aerial Yoga teacher training and continues to turn her students’ worlds upside-down with her new passion. She remains entranced by the harmony of science and creativity that is yoga and has now been teaching for almost 20 years.

Richi Lubner

SACRED SUNDAYS &Qi GONG

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In 1994 Richi moved to Australia after pursuing a professional tennis career on the ATP World tour. As destiny would have it, in that same year he discovered his teacher Master Xie Shoude from the Academy of Chi Advancement. This was to become the beginning of an incredible journey of almost 20 years of extensive training and discovery in the ancient alchemy, energy and self-mastery of Tai Chi, Qigong and Ying Yang Bhaguazhan.

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Richi is not a self-proclaimed guru or master, but simply a fellow spiritual aspirant who loves to share his experiences and grow together with others, for their benefit.

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Richi shares a holistic program (mind, body and spirit) that is focused around his personal journey, the challenges of learning to let go on many levels and yield to “what is”. This starts at body level and aims at empowering YOU to discover what may be blocking or inhibiting your natural flow. Then, through self-awareness and letting go, the release/relief can be found. The movements are purposefully gentle and slow, so as to invite you to go deep within, while at the same time increasing your vital force (chi) and energetic shield. Whilst this practice is a martial art, the focus is not on fighting skills but rather on leaning towards the cultivation of your inherent energy and life force.

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“Learn to use the softness to overcome the firmness”.

Emma Brown

PILATES

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Emma fell in love with movement in the form of ballet and modern dance from the age of 5. Throughout school and university she played a variety of sports, and discovered a passion for Pilates and yoga in her early twenties.

 

In 2019 Emma completed the Merrithew (STOTT) Pilates Intensive Mat and Total Barre Level 1 Foundation courses. She loves teaching much more than she expected to, and especially loves seeing positive changes in people.

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Her classes alternate between athletic for strength and mobility, cardio- pilates – fusion for fitness and fun!

Anja Bock

MOVEMENT MEDICINE

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Anja is a mother and a passionate lover of music, dance, and ceremony. With a background in the healing arts, she weaves her life experiences into heart-centered, grounded facilitation, sharing her magic through embodied practices.


Her deep reverence for the Earth and all beings inspires her to bring people together from diverse backgrounds. Anja is a qualified Movement Medicine apprentice teacher and a cacao kuchina, leveraging her expertise to guide others on their journey.


For over a decade, Anja has been facilitating conscious dance and co-creating transformative retreats at Holistic Horse Farm. She also organizes large outdoor events along the garden route and is frequently invited as a guest teacher at various retreats, workshops, and festivals.

Sarah Lock

SPORTS & THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

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Sarah Lock graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic and Sports Massage in New Zealand in 2013. Her studies focused on finding the root cause of pain or dysfunction in the musculoskeletal system. This increases the chance of resolving the issue rather than continually treating symptoms.

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Sarah enjoys helping anyone who is in any kind of discomfort, be it athletes in training or clients with stress-related tension. The session begins with an initial assessment, followed by a treatment combining trigger point therapy, Swedish and sports massage techniques. Stretching and strengthening exercises may also be given if required to aid the recovery process.

Lizl Pretorius

NIA DANCE

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Having trained under the Royal Academy of Dance from the age of 5 and matriculating from the National School of Arts in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Lizl still took to the stage as performing artist in her 40’s. However, at age 44, she hung up her ballet shoes, devastated by the thought that her body was no longer willing or able to dance due to pain.

 

Nevertheless, after Lizl was introduced to the Nia Technique in Cape Town, she blissfully took the leap over to training and completing her White Belt in 2021 under the founder of Studio Kairos, and 2nd Degree Black Belt teacher, Susan Sloan. Lizl has been facilitating Classic Nia classes collectively for two years in Hout Bay, Observatory and Knysna, and is excited to be teaching pop-up classes at The Space Between.

 

Lizl says, ‘Your reason for NOT moving might be a lack of confidence, energy, pain, trauma, age, weight —the list goes on, and on. I have learnt through Nia that our bodies want to move in uninhibited, holistic ways….one barefoot step at a time, with absolutely no previous experience required. Come as you are, co- ordinated or not; your entire being will thank you for it.’

Cecile Sasman

NIA DANCE

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Cecile Sasman founded LeCielStudio (Pty) Ltd in her hometown, Stellenbosch, during April 2015. She is a wife, a mom of 2 boys and an enthusiastic entrepreneur, passionate about mindful health and movement. Cecile is passionate about NIA, Ballet, Pilates, being active, and social & cultural activities.

 

After completing her studies at Stellenbosch University she lived in South Korea for 6 years, where she taught English. In 2014, she attended the BASI Mat Pilates Instructors course in Seoul and completed her exams in Cape Town in March 2015.(BASI is an International Pilates Company, priding itself in its various professional instructor courses.)

 

Cecile and her family relocated to Knysna in 2018 and she opened her boutique studio in Knysna in April 2019.

 

During 2022 Cecile qualified as a Face Yoga teacher, with the Danielle Collins Face Yoga School in the UK.

 

Cecile qualified as a NIA White Belt instructor, with the guidance of Mia Steyn in March 2023 at The Space Between. She is massively excited to share NIA with everyone in the Garden Route.

 

Cecile's mission is to add value, with a true and loving connection, to your healthy lifestyle path!

Odette Livni

ACUYOGA AND VINYASA

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Having always enjoyed both dynamic and still practice, Odette has been following the yogic path for the past 25 years, continually learning through her own experience and that shared with others.

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She completed her Vinyasa yoga teacher training at Ananda Sanga in Stellenbosch in 2004. Odette then expanded her skills to include Aerial Yoga, training as a teacher with the International Aerial Yoga Academy in 2017. Odette combines bodywork and Aerial Yoga by offering Aerial Yoga Massage.

Leandra Besters

HYPNO AND RELAXATION THERAPIST

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Leandra Besters a certified Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT), Clinical Hypnotherapist, Amen Clinics Brain Health Professional, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Sound Bath Facilitator, and Scrum Master, Leandra combines her diverse expertise to guide individuals on their transformative journeys.

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What sets Leandra apart is her unique ability to offer a tailored blend of techniques designed exclusively for you. Her approach harmoniously combines a well-honed skill set with intuitive guidance. Based in Muizenberg Cape Town, she offers both in-person and remote services.

Natalie Zeid

YIN AND HATHA YOGA 

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Natalie has been a practicing yogi since the late 1990s. She took the step to follow her passion for the practice by completing her first yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India, in 2018. Since then, she has furthered her studies in the field of Yoga Therapy, Meditation, Breathwork Practitioner, and many other areas.  

 

In 2019, she completed her advanced Breathwork practitioner training with Breathwork Africa. The in-depth training she has undertaken with Breathwork Africa has transformed her yoga practice and life in many ways. It is now her mission to bring this healing modality to those who are experiencing the stresses of living in the 21st century.

Polina Venter

FACE YOGA 

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Polina Poplavscaia Venter specialises in Face Yoga, offering her expertise to clients seeking natural methods for beauty, health, and well-being. Originally from East Europe, she relocated to South Africa in 2007.                                                                                                                    

Driven by a passion for aesthetics and holistic wellness, Polina embarked on a journey to explore techniques that promote natural beauty. She completed a comprehensive course in Aesthetic Cosmetology at the International Academy of Aesthetic Cosmetology in Moscow. Additionally, she gained expertise in aesthetic Kinesio taping. 

 

Taking her commitment to holistic beauty further, Polina pursued training as a Dakshesha Face Yoga Instructor. By integrating various methods and techniques into her practice, she helps clients maintain youthful, radiant appearances or address existing wrinkles and facial contours.

Lisa Came

PILATES

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Lisa Came is a STOTT qualified Pilates instructor. Her passion is about guiding others toward their fitness aspirations. Her journey in fitness started with her own adolescent injuries, leading her to discover the healing power of correct movement and postural techniques through collaboration with a biokineticist. This experience sparked her love for movement and exercise, propelling her to become a certified instructor.    

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Lisa obtained her Stott Pilates Matwork certification in 2014 and expanded her expertise with qualifications in Stott Reformer, Personal Training through ETA, and Yoga Instruction. Grounded in functional movement principles and proper alignment, her approach prioritizes injury prevention and overall physical wellness.

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