Tracking Aliveness at Londolozi – Londolozi Blog

What are the first few thoughts that flicker across the screen of your mind as your eyes first open after a night’s sleep?

It is an important indicator of where your day will lead. Are you trapped in thoughts of yesterday or are you anxiously worrying about future events?

If you are awakening here at Londolozi, those anxious patterns may still be felt, but there is a real opportunity to interrupt those well-worn roads of thought and allow yourself to awaken. 

Let the dawn chorus awaken you to the pure wonder of nature’s song and greeting to a brand new day. The gentle but insistent sound of the ever-flowing river, the distant grunts of the hippos, whilst the sun warms up the earth. 

Life at Londolozi buzzes. Life here is consciously awake and embracing the present.

The leopards wake with no thought of yesterday’s failed hunts. They rest and simply begin again.

Neuroscience covers the study of our nervous system with a primary emphasis on the brain which defines who we are. This science teaches us about neural pathways and that we can interrupt them and redirect them. Understanding neuroplasticity can revolutionize your understanding of your own potential. 

The Huberman lab explains it as follows: 

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to stimuli over time. On a cellular level, it involves modifying existing synapses, building new connections between neurons, and generating entirely new neurons and neural networks through a process rightly called neurogenesis. Contrary to what was previously believed, brain development does not only occur in childhood — in fact, the adult brain is still capable of self-directed synaptic growth. 

There is a very real opportunity to change body vibration when you truly experience Londolozi. To start this new pathway of thought.

At best you may realise the potential of a new day when you wake at dawn. Realise that there can be a different pace to life as you experience game drives, time with wild animals, surrounded by trees or perhaps the practice of breathwork and meditation at the Healing House, even intentional authentic bodywork that calms and heals the nervous system or gratitude for your body as you practice movement in our daily yoga class. Each one can be a gateway or a reset to track back to a new state of aliveness. 

Witness village consciousness if you choose to take the village walk and understand that your stay here affects not only you but many lives in the neighbouring communities around Londolozi. An introduction to our ripple fund may awaken you to the thought of how your life affects your own community back home. That all your actions have a ripple effect on your personal communities.

And even if all you choose to do is immerse yourself in the magnificent wildlife sightings and beautiful surroundings far removed from urban life enjoying luxurious meals, authentic hospitality and accommodation.

There is still the opportunity to rest from a routine that may not be serving you and awaken to the thought that maybe you can change some tiny part of your waking routine at home to enrich and open your life to something more spacious.

“Beauty awakens the soul to act” – Dante Alighieri

Our hope is that the beauty you experience at Londolozi will help your soul to act for the greater good of all beings. We invite you to awaken with us, for there is no better place for it.