
2024: It’s been a year of ups and downs, twists and turns for many. With the year-end hurtling towards us, there’s a solution in sight for you to catch your breath as 2025 begins!
January 2025 – The internationally renowned OYNS (Optimise Your Nervous System) team is heading our way from Europe to offer their transformational workshops and immersive retreats in Johannesburg and Cape Town for the first time!
Start 2025 with a nervous system reset by joining the knowledgeable, experienced, compassionate, and playful facilitators Torunn Avelsgaard Lien and Robbin van der Crussen from Norway. Their immersive retreats will take place:
- 13–17 January at Melody Hill (1 hour from Johannesburg)
- 23–27 January at Fynbos Estate (1 hour from Cape Town).
This retreat promises:
- 4 days free from phones and outside distractions
- 4 sessions each day alternating between high activation and deep relaxation
- Relational games and practices that reveal the depth of connection a safe nervous system allows
- High-quality lectures on the nervous system
- Morning and evening silent hours, live music, and light-hearted activities
Gain a thorough understanding and practical skills to use your breath and body awareness to turn life’s challenges into opportunities to heal, love, laugh, lead, connect, and create.
Limited to just 18 participants per retreat, each with a personal call with Robbin and Torunn before and after the retreat, your transformation is facilitated in a safe and grounded environment.

About OYNS
Optimise Your Nervous System (OYNS) offers retreats and workshops designed to provide a complete nervous system reset, reviving the inherent joy of simply being alive.
The retreat is led by radical, intuitive medical doctor Torunn Lien and world-renowned breathworker and music specialist Robbin van der Crussen.
For six years, they’ve shared a fascination with self-explorative work inspired by ancient healing traditions and modern scientific methods for health and well-being. Together, they support each other in discovering what a human life can truly be, with the intention of aiding the evolution of human consciousness.
Join them in serene countryside venues near Johannesburg and Cape Town, where you’ll reconnect with yourself in nature’s tranquillity.

Why South Africa?
Robbin explains, “We’re thrilled to bring OYNS to the African continent, the Mother Continent and Earth’s oldest inhabited land. Since our work centres around experiencing the essence of who we are, we’re excited to explore humanity’s connection to this special place.”
Torunn adds, “Our retreats in Norway draw people from all over the world, and now we feel called to bring our work to other parts of the world. The stunning nature of South Africa makes it a perfect choice.”
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU RETREATS
JOHANNESBURG
📍 13–17 January
📍 Melody Hill, Magaliesburg (1 hour from Johannesburg)
CAPE TOWN
📍 23–27 January
📍 Fynbos Lifestyle Estate (1 hour from Cape Town)
Price: R14,900
Early Bird Price: R12,900 (if booked before December 1)
Includes food, accommodation, and the 4-day retreat programme (excludes travel).
With only 18 spaces per retreat, book now to avoid disappointment.
For more information and to sign up, visit: www.oyns.no/south-africa
Questions? Email: optimizeyournervoussystem@gmail.com