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Friday 13 February 2026
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  • Regaining The Centre

    Teacher: Ajahn Sucitto
    Cost: 7 days accommodation + R700 surcharge
    Dates:

    sucittoOur lifestyles seem to require us to direct our attention and energies into an external world that although involving us, also overwhelms and extends beyond our reach. We need to find a steady centre to our lives. Meditation builds internal qualities of calm and steadiness, but the training also encourages a wise focus and response to the external world. From this comes the Middle Way, a dynamic open centre within action and stillness. Finding and abiding in that centre is the theme of the retreat.

    The retreat will include periods of sitting, walking and standing, along with qigong and chanting.

     

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    Ajahn Sucitto was born in London in 1949 and became a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) in Thailand in 1976. He was abbot of Cittaviveka Monastery in West Sussex, England, between 1992 and 2014. He still resides and teaches there. http://www.cittaviveka.org/

    Ajahn Sucitto has taught extensively since 1981. He has a website ajahnsucitto.org. that presents his forthcoming teaching engagements, as well as a selection of his books and articles.

  • Tibetan Dream Yoga: The Practice Of Lucid Dreaming

    Teacher: Chamtrul Rinpoche
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R400 surcharge
    Dates:

    chamtrul rinpoche 2022Most of us spend a third of our life asleep. Taking the average life span into account, this is equivalent to about twenty-five to thirty years. Even though the mental state is more subtle when the body is asleep, it doesn't mean that we can't have an alert, meditative, observing mind. In fact, certain practices prove to be even more effective during this state, as we are less distracted by the five physical senses. In order to access dreams and to turn them towards the Buddhist path, we first have to realise that we are in fact dreaming. Tibetan Dream Yoga is the original form of Lucid Dreaming documented for 1,000 years. Also known as Milam - the yoga of the dream state - it is a collection of advanced tantric techniques. Just like our Western understanding of lucid dreams, the initial aim is to awaken the consciousness in the dream, state. In the Tibetan tradition, dream yoga is also used to practise Bodhicitta (the seed of enlightenment) and to develop wisdom.

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    Chamtrul Rinpoche has taught for over 20 years to thousands of Tibetan monks and foreign students (monks, nuns and lay people) in Tibet, India and other countries. In the words of Rinpoche himself: “Teaching is what I do in this life. Wherever someone asks me to teach, I am there.”More details on Chamtrul Rinpoche’s life can be found on Rinpoche’s official site in the page “autobiography”. For more information and for updates on Rinpoche’s teachings visit https://safricachamtrulrinpoche.wordpress.com

  • A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days' accommodation
    15% discount offered for mid-week bookings in August
    Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pm 

    will parkerAs autumn approaches, we invite you to take a break and join us for an unstructured personal retreat. During your stay, you can enjoy qigong and meditation - to promote relaxation. Alternatively, you may choose to simply enjoy the tranquillity of the space, embracing the art of doing nothing. Imagine cozying up by a warm fire, savouring delicious vegetarian meals, and immersing yourself in silence. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.

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    William (Shogan) has been practising meditation for nearly 20 years, cultivating stillness and inquiry. He took precepts with Dae Chong, Osho at Poplar Grove and now leads morning and evening zazen at the BRC, weaving verses from the Dhammapada into meditation for reflection and insight. With a keen interest in how the Dharma might evolve in an AI-driven, multiplanetary future, William embraces both tradition and possibility. He also guides qigong in the mornings and offers tai chi in the afternoons, integrating movement into mindfulness. His practice is an invitation - to sit, to move, and to explore the ever-expanding nature of awareness.