Reflections from the Recovery Bench
Turning off my phone for ten days did more than disconnect me from noise – it reconnected me to my body, my creativity, and the quiet wisdom of place.
Entries by Julie Robinson
The ‘Call of the Karoo’ Collection
A story of unexpected connection, creative roots, and a return to the Karoo – where art, place, and memory meet.
Awe is the Antidote to Despair
In a world marked by urgency and despair, awe becomes a quiet act of resistance. When we slow down and truly notice, we remember that joy and beauty have been waiting for us all along.
Why Men Return to Inventure
Men may hesitate to say yes, but once they do, they return. In the wide silence of the Karoo, an Inventure creates space for men to lay down the weight they carry and rediscover connection – with themselves and with others.
Interview: Inventure experiences in the Karoo
“The Upside” on Channel Africa interviewed Julie Robinson about the inaugural Inventure Experience for women, set in the heart of the breathtaking Karoo.
A return to simplicity
Choice is both a privilege and a distraction. We tend to become preoccupied with a multitude of options and fatigue ourselves in a vortex of decision making. The plight of modern privilege.
Saying yes is the first courageous act
An acceptance to enter voluntarily into the unknown. When we are humbled by the elements – earth, air, fire and water – we are eased into our vulnerability and invited to explore the undiscovered parts of our story.
Primal playfulness. Rugged Softness.
Most of us live in our heads, processing our human experience cognitively and finding space for its expression through language…
Four days. Zero technology.
When was the last time you were offline for a prolonged period? How would you feel about placing these items into a box and having them returned to you in 4-days?
