Are we held so close to a cacophony A constantly cluttered carry all; finger tight That the truth goes missing? So deafened by the on-screen streaming The strongly selected and over presented - That we are always asking for more - The wild rabbit hole mind – blind Hands full - falling? Even as [...]
I felt a fair amount of trepidation ahead of spending my first Christmas away from family and friends, meditating with a group of strangers - but I have no regrets! Tara Rokpa Centre is situated in a beautiful part of South Africa’s North West Province, in a lush green valley where every day is full [...]
“…everything in life is speaking…there is nothing which is silent…the word is not only what is audible to us, but the word is all.” Hazrat Inayat Khan For the last 5 years, I’ve been putting together this annual mindful writing retreat for TRC. Every year the structure changes as I pick up new exercises from [...]
Creative 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 [...]
Patience is not really my thing... which has made the Buddhist quality of forbearance tricky to understand, never mind put into practice. Tai Situpa defined forbearance using three very practical aspects. (https://www.samyeling.org/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/chamgon-khentin-tai-situpa/the-paramita-of-forbearance/) The first is to refrain from hurting those who have hurt us. The second is to cope with whatever suffering we have to [...]
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 [...]
What does it mean? To be present to oneself. To be present, To the skies and the hills, And sunlight and shadow, To bundles of clouds And turbulent waters To birds flying by And the billowing grasses, To the girl with the child And the dogs rushing by To a smile and a frown And [...]
The 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 [...]
A 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 [...]
Retreat Overview On this retreat, we’ll be playing mindfulness and writing games, nurturing our sense of wonder and astonishment at our precious human life. How extraordinary to be alive at all! We’ll explore mindfulness as a creative practice, as a way of encouraging awareness, a way of being present. We’ll be doing workshops geared towards [...]
