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Wilderness adventure just for mums
Do you dream of relighting your independent, adventurous soul… that's lurking somewhere beneath the dirty-washing pile?
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Meet wanderluster, mother and founder of Maverick Mums, Rhiannon Swannell. After the sudden death of her father and frustrated with the balancing act of family responsibility and a desire to reconnect with her authentic self, she has joined forces with Catherine Edsell; expedition leader and founder of The Matriarch Adventure™ to provide an African adventure that supports mums’ to step away from their ordinary lives.
As you finish up another domestic chore, crammed between working for a living, speedcooking a meal and arranging another school pick-up, do you ever dream of a future when you can relight your slightly lost, independent, adventurous soul?
This transformative, empowering and fully supported ‘Maverick Mums Matriarch Adventure’ is for mums, step mums, foster mums and grandmas who have an adventurous spirit, care about the environment and want to spend time in the company of other women who feel the same. It runs from 12th-21st June 2020 and embraces the ultimate in ‘me time’ with a total digital detox.
Think ten days and a group of maverick mums in the Namibian wilderness, tracking elusive desert elephants (the most iconic matriarchs there are). Have an adventure, enjoy dawn yoga under huge flame-red skies, daily journaling, inspiration around a camp fire, sleeping out under a myriad of stars, meeting with Namibian mums and hearing their stories... and all else that expedition life has to offer.
The adventure is built around a sustainable low-impact model and is facilitated by conservation group EHRA (ElephantHuman Relations Aid), an NGO promoting coexistence between local people and elephants in the growing competition for access to water in Namibia.
The EHRA Peace Project leader is also head elephant-tracker for the Maverick Mums making this search for the elusive African matriarchs steeped in education as well as beauty. A minimum £850 from each fee goes to EHRA.
Rhiannon tells us "The hardest part is deciding to put yourself first and step from the front door into the wilderness of Namibia. I have now let go of the ‘mum guilt’ and know that the example I am setting my daughter is that of happy, strong mothers who can live and love for themselves, not just for their children."
> Read the full itinery and find out more about the ‘Maverick Mums Matriarch Adventure’ at www.maverickmums.com
