Celebrate 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 [...]
A 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 [...]
Invitation to Lease the TRC Training Centre House and/or Permaculture Site Akong Rinpoche's Vision for Tara Rokpa Centre and the Training centre: Akong Rinpoche, the founder of Tara Rokpa Centre, spoke of TRC flying on the following four wings: Therapy - It is a place for healing with many different kinds of healing therapy offered, [...]
A 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. [...]
Join Eckhard Druschke, a birding, hiking, star-gazing, and nature enthusiast for a relaxing getaway in the beautiful Groot Marico Bushveld for a weekend of walks & talks on bird and tree identification. In the evening Eckhard will talk about our amazing Southern African sky, identifying various constellations, planets, and stars, while also providing a little [...]
The countryside and our little valley look immaculate and very green. We have been blessed with a lot of rain in recent months leaving us with overflowing bridges and a very active waterfall. This has prepared the soil for our tree planting activities at the centre. With the assistance of Alhyrian from the permaculture site, [...]
I cannot believe that I have been at Tara Rokpa for a year already. The time has gone so fast. It certainly has been a year filled with trials, tribulations, new experiences and great learning. It has been wonderful meeting interesting people, making friends, learning different cooking methods, getting accustomed to a new landscape, and [...]
Time goes by so fast especially in the platteland – before you know it it’s Easter! (We have an Easter camp planned at TRC – check out our upcoming retreats). It is also one year since the word “Covid” became part of our daily vocabulary. I do have to say, we don’t experience the full [...]
Lunch is served at the Fierce Compassion Retreat One has to come to the platteland to appreciate the absolute beauty and diversity of our country (#I’m Staying). Watching the news, listening to talk radio, and living in the concrete jungle just does not do it. Especially for me - I am an ex-concrete [...]
It has been a while since we have posted an update in the TRC newsletter. This is not due to inactivity but maybe rather over-activity. The Tikologo site is in full on spring explosion with our nursery already bursting at the seams and the herb garden looking like a little oasis in the hot and [...]
