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Developing our Dharma through Practice
Tara's Valley , South AfricaThis retreat will allow us to look at ways to help us cultivate a good heart, the mind dedicated to attaining enlightenment in order to benefit all sentient beings. It will be of great benefit to Ngondro and Mahamudra students, and those wishing to take time out for personal dharma practice. "For a Buddhist practitioner, [...]
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Be Here Now with Mark Joseph and Jo Gibbon 26 – 28 Oct 2018
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA Hippy Yoga and Meditation Retreat Join Jo and Mark for a journey into the days of GROOVY VIBES, EASTERN MYSTICS and FLOWER POWER Mindfulness retreats can be a little austere & solemn... we want to get out of Jozie for a weekend with some likeminded folks & have some hippy style fun in a [...]
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Reconnecting with Nature Retreat – Wendy Foden
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa“The world grows smaller and smaller, more and more interdependent… today more than ever before life must be characterised by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.” - His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Those working to care for nature [...]
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Be your rhythm, be your voice!
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA weekend of Circle Singing, TaKeTiNa, Body Percussion and Vocal Improvisation Circle Music has the power to create a space of connection and cooperation. We learn to reconnect with ourselves and others. We give ourselves a full weekend to explore our inner rhythm, the sound of our own voice, the connecting power of the circle [...]
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Sutra of Life, with Donal Creedon
FeaturedTara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaOverview We live in a world where there is tremendous pressure and speed. Violence and fear are everywhere. We are like driftwood, caught in a torrent. Rarely is there a moment of stillness and silence. There is very little space and time to discover what it actually means to be a human being and live [...]
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Outer World, Inner World – New Year Retreat
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaOuter world, inner world This 5 night secular retreat, with Donal Creedon, is not based on tradition but informed by ancient and contemporary wisdom traditions. The particular emphasis for our new year retreat is on how to bring about a direct relationship with the life that is about us and within us of which we [...]
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Our Way of Being – a Self-Coaching Retreat
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaFinding more Ease in our Way of Being – A Self-Coaching Retreat Join us for a self-coaching weekend retreat to explore possibilities for how we can bring more ease into our lives. To be human is to live each day through our language, emotions and body. We are often unaware of how effectively (or ineffectively) [...]
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Mindfulness and the Art of Moving Meditation through Chi Kung
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaThe five thousand year old ancient and mystical art of Chi Kung, the art of drawing life force into your being, reminds us to let go of obstructions and imbalances. Chi Kung is an integration of physical postures, breathing techniques, and focused intention, harnessing Presence. The gentle, rhythmic movements of Chi Kung reduces stress, builds [...]
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Thoughts Create Reality
A weekend of challenging and thought-provoking teachings and meditations that encourage our understanding of the ancient wisdom schools of Asian and western thought. Learn techniques to garden your mind and thoughts, to create a truly beneficial and fruitful reality. The retreat is facilitated by Mark Joseph, a previously very nervous and anxious person. Through mindfulness [...]
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Living Joyfully
with Chöje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, Lama Katen and Gelongma Lhamo On this 4 day meditation retreat, Chöje Lama Yeshe Rinpoche will share with us, based on his vast and deep experience, how to cultivate genuine feelings of joy and enthusiasm. The retreat will start at lunch time on Thursday 21 March, a public holiday, [...]