We attended their "Born To Rock" edition on Sun, Mar 26 (2023) at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton and it was one of those events that just makes you connect back to yourself and even to the strangers you're encouraged to converse, and end up smiling at.
Arriving at 8:00, the crowd gathered in the garden near the pool and outside the Lacuna Bistro restaurant dressed in their best rockstar-inspired fits, with colourful tutus and black fishnets. Try to arrive well before 8:30 so you have time to receive your silent headsets before the session begins, you'll also have enough time to find a spot, drink some water and put your belongings in a safe place. It would be best to bring along a bottle of water, sunblock and a towel (we did say it was a workout).
Using headphone technology, facilitator Herkie Du Preez began our guided warmup of breath work and light movement while our bodies slowly woke up. "Shake out your frustrations," said Herkie while we enthusiastically shook our arms and legs. "You have it in you to shine, to be brave, to get out of your comfort zone," Herkie told the crowd.
Secret Sunrise is a chance to rewind at the start of the day, giving you have a chance to centre yourself, be in the moment and move your body into a good mood for whatever your day holds.
"You don't need a stage to be a rockstar. You're a rockstar to somebody," encouraged Herkie while we jammed around in the garden to rock tunes, Don't Stop Believing and Thunderstruck.
A 2020 IOL article highlighted Secret Sunrise as an excellently immersive experience for travellers of new cities. What better way to make friends and socialise with the locals than a dance class? Quoting Secret Sunrise's Grant Ross, he explained the aim is to bring people together.
Another Secret Sunrise facilitator, Morgan-Fey Darnbrough, motivated us to "Be kind and share good vibes," while we walked around smiling at fellow Secret Sunrisers. The hour-long class was fun and heartwarming, seeing children dancing with friends they'd just made that day and adults frolicking barefoot in the mud without a care, it'll have you walking out with a shift in mindset and mood.
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