Xtraordinary Women Magazine February 2015 | Page 52

Magic Moment Retreats & Getaways is a partnership of sisters, Rene and Jillian Lambert. Rene and Jillian are both based in Cape Town, South Africa. They are known for their natural way of holding and creating space for participants to unfold in mind, body and spirit. Rene completed her Yoga Teachers training at Ananda Kutir Ashram in Cape Town, South Africa in 1999. She continued studying Remedial Yoga Therapy and Ayuveda for another 3 years and attained a Diploma. In addition, Rene has studied various healing modalities which she incorporates in full body massages and reflexology treatments. Jillian spent 20 years in Corporate business in various Human Resources positions. Since 2003 Jillian has continued to offer Human Resources Management consulting services in addition to having created Women’s Worth Workshops. In 2009 she completed her Nia White Belt training, started teaching and has recently completed her Brown Belt in Nia Technique. Magic Moment Retreats & Getaways was created as a result of their mutual desire to provide a space for participants to reconnect to themselves, their lives and the beauty of Life. They select venues that support their natural passion of creating spaces where participants feel safe, held and able to InJoy their private time, nature and the gift of community. They hold strong relationships with the owners of the venues that they create in and love the benefits of co-creating with wonderful, magical others. Magic Moments Retreats & Getaways has become known for their signature Greece trip. The 14 night, Nia & Yoga Greece Getaway was launched in 2010 and has since, organically, become a women’s only retreat offering a Time-Out from the daily chores and responsibilities that most women face. The village of Molyvos, on the island of Lesvos, offers a gorgeous sanctuary were the women who arrive leave as Goddesses, who have stepped back into their truth and magnificence.