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  • Use Your Body To Steady Your Heart

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

    sucittoAre you struggling? Overwhelmed by what the world throws at you? You need a reset, a matter of a gentle environment, some caring guidance - and your own deep attention. In brief a retreat. Through training in the steady pace of embodied mindfulness, you can return to your own true centre, a place of stability and peace. The retreat will offer teachings and the shared practice of meditation, qi gong and chanting. Previous experience of retreats is recommended.

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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.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker, Aso, Jean-Francois Sobiecki
    Cost: Number of days' accommodation
    15% discount offered for mid-week bookings in September
    Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pm 

    will parkerjean francoisStep into spring and join us for an unstructured personal retreat.  Qigong, yoga, massage therapy, walks and talks on medicinal plants and meditation are on offer. Alternatively, you may choose to simply 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.

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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.

    Jean-Francois Sobiecki is a pioneering South African medicinal plant researcher, a qualified nutritionist, herbalist and research associate with the University of Johannesburg. He has conducted over 20 years of ethnobotanical research on South African medicinal plant use. With a B.Sc.Hons. EthnoBot. (UJ), Dipl Clin Nutr. (Aus) in qualifications, a book and a number of academic publications under his belt, he has been invited to present at international conferences. He is trained and qualified in medical anthropology, permaculture, clinical nutrition, and massage therapy and runs a private herbal and holistic medicine practice in Johannesburg and conducts regular workshops, trainings and tours on medicinal plant use for the public.