Events
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Returning Home – Meditation Retreat with Dónal Creedon
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa'We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.' T.S. Elliot 'Little Gidding' The journey home is a theme that runs through many traditions, legends and stories. The home can be an actual place, our native [...]
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Listening to Our Hearts
Join Alan Muller and Anton Krueger for a transformative retreat focused on the deep connection between mindfulness and compassion. Drawing from a rich array of dharma teachings, Alan will explore the essential Buddhist practice of compassion—how it arises from mindful awareness of suffering and fuels our wish to alleviate it. Alan's talks will be woven [...]
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Christmas & New Year 10-Day Mindfulness and Relaxation Retreat(ish)
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaFacilitated by Anton Krueger In this holiday retreat, we’ll explore exercises from the Mindfulness-Based Living Course designed by Rob Nairn and Mindfulness UK, which will provide a foundation for our daily practice. Beyond this, we’ll decide together about making space for other practices such as Green Tara and Chenrezig, guided relaxation with Pippa, gentle walks, enquiry sessions, [...]
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Accepting Yourself, Finding Peace
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaCultivating inner peace through self-acceptance and self-forgiveness with Vera Hey. "The path is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it". Rumi Many of us built an inner prison of beliefs about our deficient self. The biggest threat to our happiness [...]
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Family Easter Camp 2026
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA family-friendly retreat in nature Easter Camp at Tara Rokpa Centre is traditionally a family affair — and a true “come as you are” gathering. We embrace the idea of family in its broadest and warmest sense: not only parents and children, but also friends, solo visitors, community members, urban tribes, and anyone wishing to [...]
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A Qigong Journey – Five Elements Unfold
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaQigong is a graceful healing art rooted in the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine. Through flowing movements, mindful postures, deep breathing and meditative focus, it nurtures the flow of Qi – our vital energy. By balancing and cultivating this life force, Qigong helps us tap into our inner vitality, thereby reducing stress, building stamina and [...]
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The Journey to Awakening
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, South AfricaFrom Friday evening, 12 June to Tuesday 16 June 2026 (Public Holiday), the Tara Rokpa Centre warmly invites you to a five-day Buddhist Dharma Retreat dedicated to teachings, contemplations, and meditations from Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa. Beginning on Friday evening and concluding on the public holiday of 16 June, this retreat offers a [...]
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Compassion in Action Weekend
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaCelebrate Mandela Day and Mandela Month by joining us at Tara Rokpa Centre for a special weekend of selfless service – Compassion in Action.We invite you to bring your skills, energy, and toolboxes to support the ongoing care and development of TRC’s infrastructure and beautiful natural surroundings. In gratitude for your contribution, we offer free [...]
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Gentle Awakenings
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaAwaken your body and spirit from winter’s embrace with a weekend of gentle restorative and somatic yoga, taking place over the long weekend of 7–10 August. This weekend coincides with Woman’s Day, a celebration of strength, compassion, and renewal, as well as the 25th of the lunar month, known as Dakini Day, a time traditionally [...]
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A Mindful Weekend
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaTo be confirmed. During this three-day long weekend retreat, we’ll be exploring techniques from the mindfulness toolbox such as relaxation, meditation, reflection, gentle yoga, and walks in nature. Your Facilitator: Vera Hey is a mindfulness practitioner and an experienced mindfulness facilitator. She uses the insight and awareness gained from her mindfulness practice in her personal [...]