About Thanda Wena
A return to what matters
Where wellbeing, nature, and meaning meet
Thanda Wena Wellbeing Resets were born from a very real need, the need to pause.
Like many of the people who are drawn to this work, I reached a point where responsibility, pace, and constant mental load left little room to simply be. Running a wellbeing business, supporting others through pain, stress, and recovery, I came to recognise something deeply important: even those who understand wellbeing most need space to step away, reset, and be held themselves. Thanda Wena is my answer to that need.
I am Naomi the founder of NP Therapies, a well-established wellbeing practice rooted in nervous-system support, body-based work, and deeply respectful, person-centred care. For years, my work has focused on helping people feel safe enough in their bodies to release what they have been carrying – physically, emotionally, and energetically.
Alongside this, I have always held a deep connection to nature, wildlife, conservation and travel. There is something profoundly regulating about the natural world – its rhythms, its stillness, its honesty. In nature, the nervous system softens. Perspective returns. The noise quietens.
Thanda Wena brings these worlds together.
Reset. Restore. Reconnect.
Thanda Wena Wellbeing Resets are premium, boutique experiences designed for high-net-worth individuals, leaders, and executives seeking restoration, clarity, and reconnection.
They are intentionally small, discreet, and carefully curated – offering space away from constant demand, expectation, and performance.
Unlike conventional retreats, Thanda Wena does not rely on intensive schedules, performance-based wellness, or promises of transformation. This is why it is a reset rather than a retreat. There is nothing to fix and nothing to force.
Instead, these experiences create the conditions for:
Reset
Restore
Reconnect
Disconnect from the rat race. Reconnect with yourself.
These experiences are designed to gently guide each guest back to a place of self-love and self-leadership - mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
The name Thanda Wena was chosen with intention, rooted in my past and love for Africa and more specifically the Zululand area where I grew up: in Zulu, Thanda means “love”, and Thanda Wena translates to “love yourself.”( something we could all do with doing more of) Amid the stillness of the South African wilderness, guests are invited to step away from busy minds, external noise, and long-held pressures. Here, compassion for self can return.
Clarity can re-emerge. Space opens for rest, reflection, and reconnection — without agenda or expectation.
A held, considered experience
Every Thanda Wena reset is shaped by values of:
Connection
Security
Support
Respect for individual
pace and boundaries
This is wellbeing delivered quietly, with integrity and care – where luxury is found not in excess, but in space, discretion, and being deeply held.
Thanda Wena exists to offer something rare: the opportunity to truly step away, unwind, and return to yourself – grounded, aligned, and restored.
Allowing you the permission to disconnect and just be.
Applying does not commit you to attendance. It simply opens a confidential discussion
