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A Weekend in Dewachen
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaIn the sutras the Buddha said that in the beginning compasion is like the seed without which we cannot have any fruit; in the middle compassion is like water to nourish the seed we have planted; in the end compassion is like the warmth of the sun that brings the fruit to ripening. Thus without [...]
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Speak Your Truth, Listen Deeply: an ONLINE Mindful Communication Retreat with Lucy Draper-Clarke and Felicity Hart
Zoom Room , South AfricaWhen interacting with others, we often find ourselves triggered and then communicate in ways that hurt or harm – ourselves, the other, or the relationship between us. We have not learnt how to use mindful and authentic communication. “When you are busy judging people, you have no time to love them.” Marshall Rosenberg We will [...]
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Fierce Compassion Yoga Retreat
FeaturedTara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa~ GET TO KNOW YOUR SPIRITUAL WARRIOR ~ Are you ready to join Mel and Lucy to explore Fierce Compassion in your yoga and mindfulness practice? We will take the opportunity to: Explore our conscious awareness through the body, heart and mind Stay present with challenges to develop equanimity Bring curiosity and courage to our [...]
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The Four Immeasurables with Alan Muller and Pippa Cope
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA Self-Compassion Retreat "If we learn ways to practice love, compassion, joy, and equanimity, we will know how to heal the illnesses of anger, sorrow, insecurity, sadness and loneliness" Thich Nhat Hanh We will look at how we can develop the four immeasurables in daily life and through meditation. There will be guided Healing Relaxation [...]
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Seeking Happiness with Alan Muller and Pippa Cope
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA TRC Xmas/ New Year Retreat "Every man wants to be happy, but in order to be so he needs first to understand what happiness is." Jean-Jacques Rousseau. "If happiness is indeed a way of being, a state of consciousness and inner freedom, there is essentially nothing to prevent us from achieving it." Matthieu Ricard. [...]
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New Year No Intentions Retreat
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africawith Lucy Draper-Clarke "The best laid schemes of mice and men Often go awry, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy! Robert Burns As 2020 showed us, we have entered a time of disruption. How many of us set goals and intentions for the new year, and then had to take [...]
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Marico Mountain and Gravel Biking Weekend
Come and enjoy the smorgasbord of riding options available at this wonderful Marico biking destination. Bring your mountain or gravel bike, or both. Tell us what you are looking for and we will design a route for you. Popular options include the Water Wonderland tour (see below), which includes a swim at the Marico Oog, [...]
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Bardo Retreat with Dónal Creedon
Zoom Room , South AfricaTheme: Bardo ‘we are such stuff’ “We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.” Shakespeare: The Tempest iv.i. I haven’t written anything very extensive as theme. I tried a few but felt they were too wordy. Maybe the less said the better. I’ll talk mainly [...]
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Insight Retreat : Working Creatively with Negative Emotions – Choden
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaMany people relentlessly battle with their emotions and end up leading conflicted and unhappy lives. But this does not have to be the case. In Buddhism the negative emotions are described as ‘mind poisons’, but the poison contains hidden gold. This retreat will focus on working creatively with the negative emotions that afflict us. It [...]
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Tara Rokpa Weekend
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaIn the last year, meeting in groups for the Tara Rokpa Therapy has been impossible for the worldwide Tara Rokpa Family. Some of us have connected on Zoom, some joined in the virtual Winter Camp, which was great, but not the same as gathering together. This Weekend at Tara Rokpa Centre in September will be [...]