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SUMMARY:ZenPen - Writing\, Being and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for A Writing\, Being\, and Meditation Retreat with Dorian Haarhoff for a weekend\, with the option to extend your experience to the following Tuesday for A Stream of Words Retreat. \nWe can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us to see their own images\, and so live for a moment with a clearer\, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our silence. W.B. Yeats \nZen (Chinese chán ‘quietude’) invites us to be present\, to live\, and write simply. \nPen (Latin penna ‘feather’) refers to the art of writing and to our implements. \nWhat do writing\, being\, and breath share in common? They all bring alive and expand the present moment. They invoke a conversation with ourselves and others. \ntime to write…attend to stories… be present in bushveld\, wooded valley\, rest alongside perennial streams… walk amid rolling hills… stargaze… breathe… be…. \nDiscover the writer inside you. We explore our innate creativity and imagination as we journey down the river of our lives\, steady the boat and dip the oars into hidden depths. \nSomewhere in this garden\,\nthey say\, a green man hides\nin the camouflage of leaves and twigs.\nHis hair\, a weeping willow\, hung\nin tendrils\, fringes his tree-ring face…\nHe’s companion to the woman at the well\nwho trails her mint skirt to sweep the paths.\nWhen the moon glides across ponds\,\nthey say\, the ripple of her grin\ncircles in undulating waves. (Dorian) \nCome and source your bliss. Beginners are welcome. \nYour Facilitator:\nDorian Haarhoff  is a story-teller\, poet\, speaker and a writing mentor. A former Prof of English Literature (Namibia) he has also taught in a Canadian faculty. Dorian facilitates writing and story-telling retreats. He is passionate about developing innate creativity and imagination. He believes in the power of stories and images to create new realities. To bring healing. To build our belonging. His wordshops are based on his workbook\, The Writer’s Voice.  \n  \nCost:\nThe cost includes accommodation of your choice\, all meals from the evening of your arrival to lunch on your day of departure\, a facilitator fee\, a contribution towards teacher travel\, and a voluntary R60 environmental levy. Those staying for 4 nights get an extra 10% discount (already included in the price). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  2 nights\n  4 nights\n\n\n  Camping (own tent)\n  R1\,600\n  R2\,600\n\n\n  Dormitory\n  R1\,800\n  R3\,000\n\n\n  Twin/double room with shared bathroom (per person):\n  R2\,000\n  R3\,400\n\n\n  Twin/double room with en suite bathroom (per person):\n  R2\,200\n  R3\,700\n\n\n  Single room with shared bathroom (only 3 available):\n  R2\,400\n  R4\,100\n\n\n  Single use of ensuite room (if space available):\n  R2\,600\n  R4\,400\n\n\n\nTo book:\nPlease click here for our user-friendly online booking form. \nA 50% deposit will confirm your accommodation of choice.
URL:https://tararokpacentre.co.za/event/zenpen-writing-being-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Tara Rokpa Centre\, Tara Rokpa Centre\, Groot Marico District\, North West Province\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,communication,Contemplation,Meditation,Mindfulness,Writing
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