Creativity
Events
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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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Contemplative Photography
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaJoin Martin for a weekend exploring photography as part of a contemplative practice. Develop strategies to express yourself with a camera and discover what it is you wish to express. From a cell phone to a large format film camera, any imaging device is welcome. The retreat will not be focused on the technical aspects [...]
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Family Easter Camp 2022
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaEaster Camp at Tara Rokpa Centre is traditionally is a family affair and a "come as you are" party. We define family in the broader sense, including the traditional nuclear and extended families, but also extending to friends, individuals, urban tribe members, community members, TRC visitors, and anyone wanting to connect with the spirit of [...]
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Courage and Care – Women’s Day Retreat
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africawith Lucy Draper-Clarke and Mammatli Thakhuli-Nzuza At first glance, courage and care may seem like opposites: one tough and strong, the other soft and fluffy. Explore more deeply, though, and they intertwine as the mother archetype, offering us access to feminine wisdom. From the clarity that arises in the face of compassion, the greatest courage [...]
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Fearless Flow: Do Nothing…just Play!
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaCreative Play Retreat with Anton and the HA!Man Retreat Overview “We only play when we’re in the fullest sense of the word human beings, and we’re only fully human when we play.” - Fred Schiller Drawing on their extensive experience, Anton and the HA!Man will explore awareness and spontaneity as ways of being present, playing [...]
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Family Easter Camp 2023
This long weekend getaway in the glorious autumnal bushveld will be facilitated by senior Tara Rokpa Therapist Brion Sweeney, from Ireland. The weekend will be structured around the theme of “Mindfulness in Everyday Life”. This will include Tara Rokpa Therapy methods and shiné meditation alongside specific mindfulness techniques given to Tara Rokpa therapists by Akong [...]
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Weaving Intentions
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaInstead of setting goals, making New Year’s resolutions, and creating long to-do lists, how would it feel to start the year simply connecting deeply with how you long to live? During this retreat, we will explore how to meet each moment of our lives with clarity and care, not just at the start of the [...]
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Easter Weekend Getaway
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaA Long Easter Weekend Get Away in Restorative Nature with Trish Swift, Sharon Benatar, and Pippa Cope This weekend is open to all - families, individuals, friends, teens, and kids are welcome. There will be separate activities for adults and children/teens in the mornings, and combined activities or free time in the afternoons and evenings. [...]
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ZenPen – Writing, Being and Meditation
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaJoin 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. We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us to see their own images, and so live for [...]
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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 [...]