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Luxury. Power. Transformation Your Exclusive Invitation •(Secret Location, 2025) •

The Ultimate ExcLUSIVE FEM Luxury Retreat

You are invited to an extraordinary experience designed for high-achieving women ready to reconnect with their essence, celebrate their journey, and redefine what it means to lead with confidence and grace.

2025 [Secret Location], Johannesburg, South Africa

An Exclusive Retreat designed for Women at the Top of their OWN Game: X-FEM LUX is not just another retreat—it is a carefully curated experience for female executives, trailblazers, community leaders and visionaries who have dedicated their lives to caring for others. Now, it’s time to step into a space where you are celebrated. A weekend of indulgence, connection, and renewal awaits.

What to Expect

  • High-Level Conversations & Empowerment – Engage in deep discussions on leadership, balance, and legacy with top female executives and thought leaders.
  • Luxury Wellness & Rejuvenation – From sunrise meditation to bespoke spa treatments, experience a retreat designed to restore your energy.
  • Exquisite Dining & Soirées – Enjoy private chef-curated meals, champagne toasts, and elegant evening gatherings with women who inspire and uplift.
  • A Sisterhood Like No Other – Build authentic connections with other high-powered women who understand the challenges of leading while nurturing.
This retreat is by invitation only and reserved for a select group of influential women shaping the future.
The Exclusive Launch (By Invitation Only) TBD 2025 14:00-17:00 | SECRET LOCATION

By Invitation Only – Nominate an Inspiring Woman

This is NOT an event you can buy your way into. The X-FEM LUX LAUNCH event is an invite-only event where we celebrate (not the silence of resilience, but rather the women who speak up, point our what's wrong with the system and change it). A gathering of extraordinary women. To attend, you must be nominated by someone who recognises your impact and leadership.

How to Nominate a Woman Who Deserves to Be There:

  • Submit a Nomination: Post on Instagram Facebook  TikTok Linkedin
  • Tag us: Ensure you tag @xedri3 @xandxevent so we can see your nomination.
  • Use any of the hashtags which resonate with you: #XFemLUXretreat #Moms #Grans #Sisters #WomenWhoLead #EmpoweredWomen #eXecsWhoCare #EcoLogical #SocietySustainabilitySophistication #GenderParityinMYlifetime
  • Be Selected: Our panel will personally review submissions and handpick the most compelling, heartfelt stories. If chosen, the nominees will receive an exclusive invitation to the X-FEM LAUNCH EVENT - 22 APRIL 2025
  • At this intimate gathering, 10 inspiring woman will be gifted a FREE ticket to the X-FEM LUX 2025 RETREAT (VALUED AT R7000)
This retreat is NOT for everyone. It is for women who have given everything to their careers, their families, and their communities—and now, they are ready to give back to themselves.

Retreat Packages:

  • X-FEM LAUNCH+ Retreat Combo – Exclusive access to the invite-only networking event and discounted retreat ticket.
  • X-FEM LUX Retreat Only – A luxurious weekend of renewal, priced at R7,000 per person. A high-value, high-impact experience for a select group of elite women.

More Than a Retreat – A Legacy of Change

Your Presence Creates Impact: When you invest in yourself with us, you also invest in the future of other women. Proceeds from X-FEM LUX support XEDRI’s initiatives, a Public Benefit Organisation working towards gender parity and empowerment.

By attending any of our XandX Events, you’re not just investing in yourself—you’re uplifting others and making a meaningful impact. Learn more about EEZI-KIDZ

LEARN MORE ABOUT XEDRI's EEZI-KIDZ PROJECT

Your Participation Helps:

  • Fund educational creative and environmental programmes for Eezi Kidz Pre-School in Witpoortjie, who is run by Shereen who provides early education to children from the local community. Learn more how this project has evolved
  • Support female entrepreneurs, single parents (male or female) and artists through funding and mentorship opportunities (Irrespective of age - whether 5-50+ we don't put an age limit on internships or continuous learning).
  • Enterprise Development: Establishing and supporting companies who care. With core focus being free of exploitation, ethically sourced, locally produced and handmade products and services Learn more about Mzansi Made
  • Refer to examples of women and single guardians who are self starters and who have supported their families, their careers, their communities as well as causes they care about, including our causes at XEDRI: Faieza from Cooking Culture who's baking a difference one loaf at a time, or Carrol and Dulshaad from WAMI Authentic Leather Goods, Cavell Diedricks Project Ops Manager and Waterpreneur, Charlene Kelly and Lynn Jeffries Ah Shene from Coca Restaurant and Lounge, A-iesha (Musician | Content Creator), Taahira (360 Paparazzi), Sinawe, Shelby (Female Pro Cyclist and General Manager at Eagle Canyon Cycles), Sharmen (one of the first female sound engineers in SA), Jabulile (Mother, Actress, Poet and Drama Teacher) , Deyana Fashion (Mother, Designer & Fashion Buyer), Kim (The strongest woman I know), Leigh (Chef and Sales Director), Mealyn (Driving On-Trade Transformation & Brand Advocacy in Emerging African Markets). My world of travelling creative sisters who are here and others who will never be forgotten, who fear nothing and who can do anything they imagine: Nadine, Bonny, Jade, Jennilee and Sheri.
  • Championing creative empowerment, ensuring artists and designers receive fair compensation and recognition. While advancing community-driven projects that uplift marginalised groups, children, single guardian households, women. Let's accelerate gender parity. Learn more about our School of ThoughtArtists Anonymous Obsessive Creative DisorderCanvas Couture and Cocktails to name a few.

Create Meaningful Change

Women attending the retreat can also make additional donations and receive a Section 18A certificate, making their contributions tax-deductible.

By stepping into X-FEM LUX, you are embracing eco-conscious elegance—where sustainability meets sophistication, and where every experience uplifts communities, future leaders, and the environment.

Your next step:

  1. Nominate an Inspiring Woman – Post with the recommended hashtags & tag us.
  2. Check Your Inbox 19 March 2025 – If selected, the nominee will receive an exclusive invitation to the Launch event (22 March 2025 14:00-17:00)
  3. Join the Movement – Elevate each other, connect with other powerful women, and be part of something greater.

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Credits:

Created with images by AucArtStudio - "diverse group of women meditating in nature at sunset, finding inner peace and harmony in a serene outdoor setting." • Rithor - "Rear view of a group of slim body-positive sportive active friendly women doing fitness and yoga together among mountain ecologically clean nature. Ecological Sports Tourism Concept" • Klymentii - "Wellness retreat setting, with people engaging in yoga, meditation and healthy dining options. Promoting holistic well-being and self-care in tranquil environment with mountains" • pierluigipalazzi - "Skyscrapers with woods on the terraces"