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Saturday 30 August 2025
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  • Mandala Practice - A Creative Retreat

    Teacher: Clémence Kitching-Barres
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R400 surcharge
    Dates:

    clémence kitching barresThis workshop focuses on the practice of drawing freehand mandalas. The mandala reveals a "snapshot" of our inner cosmos and allows us to find order and harmony in place of chaos. Clémence will show examples of the mandala form in art, physics and religion and explore the polarities of centre and periphery, curved and straight lines, order and chaos, through movement and then drawing. Morning and evening meditation, as transitions between waking and sleeping, will form part of this retreat while qigong, yoga will also be available to the retreatants.

    No previous drawing experience is needed. Basic equipment, some colour mediums and papers will be provided. It is advised, however, to bring your favourite art medium and suitable paper (watercolour, acrylics, pencils, ink, charcoal…etc) should you be already practised in artwork.

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    Clémence Kitching-Barres is a multidisciplinary Waldorf teacher with an atypical journey. Born in Paris, she pursued her studies in London where she encountered Buddhist philosophy. She worked in theatre and film, engineering and architecture. She then settled in South Africa to start a family and developed her interest in education while teaching at her children’s school. Bringing art and crafts in the maths and science classroom, with meaningful results, is her daily joy.

  • A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 10% discount mid-week

    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pm 

    DSC 4786 6904Join us for a personal retreat mid-week and some gentle yoga.  Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.