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10 - 16 August, 2026
10 August
  • Come Home To Yourself: A Women’s Retreat

    Teacher: Magdarie Van Satden
    Cost: 3 days accommodation + R350 surcharge
    Dates:

    magdarie van stadenA sacred recalibration for the woman who has been giving too much, moving too fast, and forgetting her own essence. Over three days, exploring various styles of yoga, restorative sound journeys, Yoga Nidra, mindful reflection, and shared women’s circles will create space for rest, presence, and deep remembering. Connect with your body, your breath, your heart, and be supported in a quiet, nurturing community as you return home to yourself.

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    Magdarie Van Staden who is based in Durban has been practising yoga since 2010 and teaching since 2013. She is qualified in Satyananda, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative yoga, and is a certified Trauma Yoga and Sound Bath facilitator. By nature, calm and welcoming, Magdarie creates spaces where participants feel at ease, supported, and seen. Her teaching blends strength and presence with gentle reverence, integrating mindful movement, breathwork, Yoga Nidra, and sound journeys. She guides participants through practices designed to restore energy, calm the mind, and reconnect with their body, breath, and inner rhythm, leaving them refreshed and grounded.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
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    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

    View teacher details
    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.

     
  • Feedme Slowly - Somatic Eating And Movement Retreat

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    The Slow Way Retreat Part 1 Feed Me Slowly - Somatic Eating And Moving Retreat

    In a world ruled by speed and distraction, The Slow Way Retreat offers a gentle invitation to pause, smell, taste and reconnect with the magic of life through food. Guided by Nicholas McLean, FeedmeGreen founder, we will explore intuitive SomaSensing movement, presence in nature, and of course The Slow Feast — a practice of somatic eating that awakens the senses and cultivates presence. This weekend of slowness restores balance to the nervous system, deepens awareness, and awakens the joy of living. Through slowness, life comes alive.

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    Nicholas McLean is a Slow Way Ambassador, Curator of Conscious Nourishment and Founder of FeedmeGreen. A Somatic guide, facilitator, and food alchemist, he is devoted to helping people slow down, connect deeply with Life, and nourish themselves holistically. Through Slow Feasts, Slow Way Trails and the Slow Way Programs, he invites you into presence, heightened awareness, and a joyful sense of community. His offerings are grounded in a reverence for nature, with somatic awareness, and in faith that food - when approached slowly and mindfully - can be one of life's greatest teachers and medicines.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

    View teacher details
    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.

     
  • Feedme Slowly - Somatic Eating And Movement Retreat

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    The Slow Way Retreat Part 1 Feed Me Slowly - Somatic Eating And Moving Retreat

    In a world ruled by speed and distraction, The Slow Way Retreat offers a gentle invitation to pause, smell, taste and reconnect with the magic of life through food. Guided by Nicholas McLean, FeedmeGreen founder, we will explore intuitive SomaSensing movement, presence in nature, and of course The Slow Feast — a practice of somatic eating that awakens the senses and cultivates presence. This weekend of slowness restores balance to the nervous system, deepens awareness, and awakens the joy of living. Through slowness, life comes alive.

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    Nicholas McLean is a Slow Way Ambassador, Curator of Conscious Nourishment and Founder of FeedmeGreen. A Somatic guide, facilitator, and food alchemist, he is devoted to helping people slow down, connect deeply with Life, and nourish themselves holistically. Through Slow Feasts, Slow Way Trails and the Slow Way Programs, he invites you into presence, heightened awareness, and a joyful sense of community. His offerings are grounded in a reverence for nature, with somatic awareness, and in faith that food - when approached slowly and mindfully - can be one of life's greatest teachers and medicines.

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

    Teacher: Shogan Parker
    Cost: Number of days accommodation
    Dates:

    will parkerBrighten your day and step into spring. Join us for a personal retreat mid week. Meditation and qigong 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.

    View teacher details
    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.

     
  • Feedme Slowly - Holistic Gut Healing Retreat

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean
    Cost: 3 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    The Slow Way Retreat Part 2: Feed Me Slowly - Holistic Gut Healing Retreat

    This extended retreat offers a deeper journey into The Slow Way building on from the weekend retreat. A holistic yogic retreat uniting nutrition and gut health with nervous-system awareness, and embodied mindfulness. Nicholas McLean of FeedmeGreen will be your guide within -  through SomaSensing movement, presence in nature, and immersive Slow Feasts, exploring somatic eating as a tool for deeper nourishment, awareness, and restoration. By slowing down and tuning in, we restore vitality, balance digestion, and open to feel life's immense energy.

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    Nicholas McLean is a Somatic Health guide and the Founder of FeedmeGreen. He creates immersive experiences that help people slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and explore presence through movement, nature, and Slow Feasts — a practice of somatic eating that celebrates life and nourishes on all levels. Through his retreats and programs, Nicholas invites participants into heightened awareness, restored vitality, and joyful connection, fostering a deeper sense of aliveness and harmony with self, others, and the natural world.

     

  • Feedme Slowly - Somatic Eating And Movement Retreat

    Teacher: Nicholas McLean
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R500 surcharge
    Dates:

    The Slow Way Retreat Part 1 Feed Me Slowly - Somatic Eating And Moving Retreat

    In a world ruled by speed and distraction, The Slow Way Retreat offers a gentle invitation to pause, smell, taste and reconnect with the magic of life through food. Guided by Nicholas McLean, FeedmeGreen founder, we will explore intuitive SomaSensing movement, presence in nature, and of course The Slow Feast — a practice of somatic eating that awakens the senses and cultivates presence. This weekend of slowness restores balance to the nervous system, deepens awareness, and awakens the joy of living. Through slowness, life comes alive.

    View teacher details
    Nicholas McLean is a Slow Way Ambassador, Curator of Conscious Nourishment and Founder of FeedmeGreen. A Somatic guide, facilitator, and food alchemist, he is devoted to helping people slow down, connect deeply with Life, and nourish themselves holistically. Through Slow Feasts, Slow Way Trails and the Slow Way Programs, he invites you into presence, heightened awareness, and a joyful sense of community. His offerings are grounded in a reverence for nature, with somatic awareness, and in faith that food - when approached slowly and mindfully - can be one of life's greatest teachers and medicines.