My Beloved is the mountains, And the lonely wooded valleys, Strange islands, And resounding rivers, The whistling of love-stirring breezes, The tranquil night At the time of rising dawn, Silent music, Sounding solitude, The supper that refreshes and deepens love. - John of the Cross
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.