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Past retreats

Fri 23 Mar 2018 - Sun 25 Mar 2018
Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing In the Hills Of Ixopo : An unstructured, introspective weekend
Thu 29 Mar 2018 - Mon 2 Apr 2018
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: A path of courage and compassion
Fri 6 Apr 2018 - Sun 8 Apr 2018
Meditation For Beginners
Fri 13 Apr 2018 - Sun 15 Apr 2018
The Awakening Shift Experience: Realise your magnificence!
Sun 15 Apr 2018 - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Going Deeper Into The Awakening
Fri 20 Apr 2018 - Sun 22 Apr 2018
The Heart Of Healing: A weekend of deep inner healing
Thu 26 Apr 2018 - Sun 29 Apr 2018
Yogis Live Longer: Hatha yoga for health and resilience
Fri 4 May 2018 - Sun 6 May 2018
Sacred Drumming: Exploring natural rhythms
Thu 10 May 2018 - Sun 13 May 2018
Life Writing: A workshop on memoir
Tue 15 May 2018 - Thu 17 May 2018
Colour And Energy Healing Workshop
Fri 18 May 2018 - Sun 20 May 2018
SoulCollage®: "Know yourself - and you will conquer the universe..."
Fri 25 May 2018 - Sun 27 May 2018
Why Does The Buddha Smile? Wesak - Reflections on the Buddha’s life and teachings. Celebrating 25 centuries of Buddhism
Fri 1 Jun 2018 - Sun 3 Jun 2018
The Yoga Of Food : Nourish to flourish
Tue 5 Jun 2018 - Thu 7 Jun 2018
Finding Ease and Waking up
Fri 8 Jun 2018 - Sun 10 Jun 2018
Make Life Your Guru: An introduction to Buddhism and meditation
Fri 15 Jun 2018 - Sun 17 Jun 2018
Your Precious Life: Discovering avenues to meaning and purpose
Fri 22 Jun 2018 - Sun 24 Jun 2018
Iyengar Yoga: Nudging the body into shape and health
Sun 24 Jun 2018 - Thu 28 Jun 2018
Iyengar Yoga: Deepening your practice
Fri 29 Jun 2018 - Sun 1 Jul 2018
Negative Emotions Keep Tripping Us Up: Is there a way to liberate ourselves from them?
Fri 6 Jul 2018 - Tue 10 Jul 2018
Rejuvenating The BRC: A family retreat with children in mind
Tue 10 Jul 2018 - Fri 13 Jul 2018
Awakening The Writer In You: The art of writing from the heart
Fri 13 Jul 2018 - Sun 15 Jul 2018
How To Draw What You See: A pen and ink sketching workshop
Fri 20 Jul 2018 - Sun 22 Jul 2018
Strong In Body, Peace In Mind: Rejuvenate and restore with yoga for optimal health
Fri 27 Jul 2018 - Sun 29 Jul 2018
Shape The Clay And Mould The Mind
Tue 31 Jul 2018 - Thu 2 Aug 2018
More Room For Miracles: Making space in our life for what we truly love
Fri 3 Aug 2018 - Sun 5 Aug 2018
The Zen Of Recovery: Twelve steps to wholeness and well-being
Thu 9 Aug 2018 - Mon 13 Aug 2018
Stoep Zen: Living a Zen life in South Africa
Tue 14 Aug 2018 - Thu 16 Aug 2018
“Soul Origami” – Unfolding Me: Listening with your whole being, Speaking from your deepest authenticity
Fri 17 Aug 2018 - Sun 19 Aug 2018
Finding And Keeping Your Centre
Fri 24 Aug 2018 - Sun 26 Aug 2018
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance
Fri 31 Aug 2018 - Sun 2 Sep 2018
Being Our Own Best Friend In This Crazy World
Fri 7 Sep 2018 - Sun 9 Sep 2018
Opening The Heart : The healing power of the Four Immeasurable Practices and Tonglen meditation
Fri 14 Sep 2018 - Sun 16 Sep 2018
Transforming Fear: How to turn stress and anxiety into well-being
Thu 20 Sep 2018 - Mon 24 Sep 2018
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: Finding joy within stillness
Fri 28 Sep 2018 - Sun 30 Sep 2018
A Taste Of Mindfulness: On being here - now
Fri 5 Oct 2018 - Sun 7 Oct 2018
Biodanza: The still point of the dance
Wed 10 Oct 2018 - Thu 11 Oct 2018
Tibetan Medicine And Tibetan Astro Science
Fri 12 Oct 2018 - Sun 14 Oct 2018
The Genius Programme: How to move from habit thinking to genius living To innovate yourself and live with a younger mind
Fri 19 Oct 2018 - Sun 21 Oct 2018
Zen Pen: A writing - being and meditation retreat
Sun 21 Oct 2018 - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Mirror, Lens And Window: The art of journalling
Fri 26 Oct 2018 - Sun 28 Oct 2018
Nia Technique: Generating the sensation of loving and appreciating your body through music, movement, dance and martial arts
Fri 2 Nov 2018 - Sun 4 Nov 2018
"You Can't Fill The Hole In Your Heart With Food" - Jan Chozen Bays: Developing a mindful approach to eating
Fri 9 Nov 2018 - Sun 11 Nov 2018
An Introduction To Chi Kung
Fri 16 Nov 2018 - Sun 18 Nov 2018
Astrology: Mapping out your inner blueprint
Tue 20 Nov 2018 - Thu 22 Nov 2018
A Pilates Retreat
Fri 23 Nov 2018 - Sun 25 Nov 2018
Eyes Horizontal, Nose Vertical: A weekend of meditation practice
Sun 25 Nov 2018 - Thu 29 Nov 2018
Playing A Lute With No String: A meditation practice retreat
Fri 30 Nov 2018 - Sun 2 Dec 2018
Grounded In Space - A tai chi - chi kung retreat: "Wave hands like clouds "
Fri 7 Dec 2018 - Sun 9 Dec 2018
Going With The Flow: Integrating yoga into daily life as a mindfulness practice
Fri 14 Dec 2018 - Sun 16 Dec 2018
The Heart Sutra: Loosening the grip of ego-grasping and discovering our true nature
Tue 18 Dec 2018 - Sat 22 Dec 2018
Shibuie: When Beauty Happens Accidentally - Sumie and Raku: Japanese brush painting and pottery Seeing with deep-seeing eyes
Mon 24 Dec 2018 - Wed 26 Dec 2018
Stalking The Moment: Being at Home 24/7. Christmas at the BRC:
Sat 29 Dec 2018 - Tue 1 Jan 2019
Catching The Ungraspable Moment - New Year at the BRC: Where to from now?
Fri 4 Jan 2019 - Sun 6 Jan 2019
Time To Reminisce, Reflect And Re-assess: We will give you the space and the silence. A self- retreat with BRC staff and Deborah Don
Mon 7 Jan 2019 - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Finding The Writer In You - The Art Of Writing From The Heart: A hands-on inspirational retreat for those who have a story to tell but need help finding the light switch
Fri 11 Jan 2019 - Sun 13 Jan 2019
Vinyāsa Yoga And Meditation Retreat: Stilling the mind
Fri 18 Jan 2019 - Sun 20 Jan 2019
New Year Intentions And Yoga Retreat
Fri 25 Jan 2019 - Sun 27 Jan 2019
Mindfulness - Always Available, Everywhere: A Vipassana retreat
Sun 27 Jan 2019 - Thu 31 Jan 2019
A Vipassana Retreat: The search for truth
Fri 1 Feb 2019 - Sun 3 Feb 2019
Getting To Know The Birds, Trees And Wild Flowers At The BRC: 160 Birds of a feather
Mon 4 Feb 2019 - Fri 8 Feb 2019
The Way Of Ubuntu: Exploring traditional South African healing
Fri 8 Feb 2019 - Sun 10 Feb 2019
Reclaim Your Power - A journey to inner balance
Tue 12 Feb 2019 - Thu 14 Feb 2019
Meaning, Purpose And Happiness
Fri 15 Feb 2019 - Sun 17 Feb 2019
The Healing Art Of Reiki, Yoga And Meditation
Fri 22 Feb 2019 - Sun 24 Feb 2019
The Wilderness Within: The subtle activism of engaged Buddhists
Fri 1 Mar 2019 - Sun 3 Mar 2019
Radiant Grace:A yogic journey to self-acceptance Take kundalini yoga off the mat and into your life
Fri 8 Mar 2019 - Sun 10 Mar 2019
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance
Fri 15 Mar 2019 - Sun 17 Mar 2019
Healing Chi Kung - For Health And Vitality Embodying and radiating the chi
Wed 20 Mar 2019 - Sun 24 Mar 2019
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: Embracing change and loss
Fri 29 Mar 2019 - Sun 31 Mar 2019
Yes, You Too Can Sing! A celebration of singing and chanting
Fri 5 Apr 2019 - Sun 7 Apr 2019
Meditation For Beginners
Fri 12 Apr 2019 - Sun 14 Apr 2019
"Seeing The Light" : A photography retreat: Explore your inner light through your camera
Fri 19 Apr 2019 - Mon 22 Apr 2019
Easter In The Hills Of Ixopo: Settle the mind, radiate the chi, heal the body
Fri 26 Apr 2019 - Sun 28 Apr 2019
Yogis Live Longer: Hatha yoga for health and resilience
Fri 3 May 2019 - Sun 5 May 2019
Freedom In Awakening: Realise your magnificence!
Sun 5 May 2019 - Tue 7 May 2019
Going Deeper Into The Awakening - An extension of the awakening shift experience
Fri 10 May 2019 - Sun 12 May 2019
Yin And Yang: A Yoga Retreat: Release, relax and restore
Fri 17 May 2019 - Sun 19 May 2019
Under The Full Moon Of May: Wesak - Celebrating 25 centuries of Buddhism
Fri 24 May 2019 - Sun 26 May 2019
Sacred Drumming: Exploring natural rhythms
Fri 31 May 2019 - Sun 2 Jun 2019
An Introduction To Mindfulness Based Living: “Knowing the present”
Fri 7 Jun 2019 - Sun 9 Jun 2019
Your Precious Life: Discovering avenues to meaning and purpose - Logotherapy
Mon 10 Jun 2019 - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Get On The Write Track.Memoir and mindfulness. Breathe, listen, write your path to freedom, enlightenment and perhaps $$
Fri 14 Jun 2019 - Sun 16 Jun 2019
Ayurveda, Yoga And Meditation Retreat: A return to wholeness
Mon 17 Jun 2019 - Thu 20 Jun 2019
Rejuvenating The BRC: A family retreat with children in mind
Fri 21 Jun 2019 - Sun 23 Jun 2019
Iyengar Yoga: Nudging the body into shape and health
Sun 23 Jun 2019 - Thu 27 Jun 2019
Iyengar Yoga: Deepening your practice
Fri 28 Jun 2019 - Wed 3 Jul 2019
Life Writing: A workshop on memoir
Fri 5 Jul 2019 - Sun 7 Jul 2019
Change Your Relationship With Persistent Difficulties
Fri 12 Jul 2019 - Sun 14 Jul 2019
A Retreat On Mindful Communication
Mon 15 Jul 2019 - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Dharma Circle: Mid-week Meditation - How to remain calm and clear in everything we say and do: the practice of Sati
Fri 19 Jul 2019 - Sun 21 Jul 2019
Yoga: An Effective Antidote To Our Stressful Lives: How to practise the pause
Tue 23 Jul 2019 - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Reincarnation. What Happens During Death And Dying Beyond? Can this be known?
Fri 26 Jul 2019 - Sun 28 Jul 2019
Finding And Keeping Your Centre: Taking care of ourselves in order to be of service to others
Fri 2 Aug 2019 - Mon 5 Aug 2019
Compassionate Communication: Listening with your whole being. Speaking from your deepest authenticity
Fri 2 Aug 2019 - Sun 4 Aug 2019
Healing Therapies For Health and Harmony
Tue 6 Aug 2019 - Fri 9 Aug 2019
Working With The Elements: An enquiry into ourselves and the world around us through a deeper understanding of our environment
Fri 9 Aug 2019 - Sun 11 Aug 2019
Healing Relaxation: Opening and relaxing the heart and mind
Tue 13 Aug 2019 - Thu 15 Aug 2019
Delicious Wellness: How to make your body your best friend
Fri 16 Aug 2019 - Sun 18 Aug 2019
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance: Psychoneuroimmunology
Sun 18 Aug 2019 - Tue 20 Aug 2019
Dharma Circle: Mid-week Meditation: How to remain calm and clear in everything we say and do: the practice of Sati
Fri 23 Aug 2019 - Sun 25 Aug 2019
Nia Technique: How to love and appreciate your body through music, movement, dance and martial arts
Fri 30 Aug 2019 - Sun 1 Sep 2019
Authentic Ayurveda and Yoga - Explore alignment of body, mind and soul through mindful cooking and yoga
Fri 6 Sep 2019 - Sun 8 Sep 2019
Mindful Writing - Zen Pen: A writing, being and meditation retreat
Sun 8 Sep 2019 - Tue 10 Sep 2019
Mirror, Lens And Window: The art of journaling
Fri 13 Sep 2019 - Sun 15 Sep 2019
A Taste Of Mindfulness: On being here - now
Fri 20 Sep 2019 - Mon 23 Sep 2019
The Karma And Drama Of Relationships: A practical Buddhist approach
Fri 27 Sep 2019 - Sun 29 Sep 2019
Tibetan Dream Yoga: The practice of lucid dreaming
Fri 4 Oct 2019 - Sun 6 Oct 2019
Deepening Your Emotional Intelligence Through Mindfulness
Fri 11 Oct 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019
Mindful Body - Embodied Mind: Body Sense Alexander Technique and mindful movement
Sun 13 Oct 2019 - Tue 15 Oct 2019
Deepening The Practice Of Mindful Body-Embodied Mind: The Alexander Technique Continued
Fri 18 Oct 2019 - Sun 20 Oct 2019
"You Can't Fill The Hole In Your Heart With Food" ...And Other Things Jan Chozen Bays - "Mindful Eating": The hidden gifts of our compulsions
Sun 20 Oct 2019 - Fri 25 Oct 2019
Beginner's Mind, Quiet Mind: Meditation instruction and practice for meaningful daily living
Fri 25 Oct 2019 - Sun 27 Oct 2019
Yoga Mind, Body And Breath: A journey of self-discovery
Sun 27 Oct 2019 - Tue 29 Oct 2019
The Poet Hiding Inside: How to live and write poetry
Tue 29 Oct 2019 - Thu 31 Oct 2019
Spring Writing Retreat. Let your inspiration flow and renew your writing impetus with nature’s most creative show
Fri 1 Nov 2019 - Sun 3 Nov 2019
If The Buddha Found His Soulmate: Finding a loving relationship on a spiritual path
Mon 4 Nov 2019 - Thu 7 Nov 2019
A Pilates Retreat: Moving with agility
Fri 8 Nov 2019 - Sun 10 Nov 2019
Eyes Horizontal, Nose Vertical: A weekend of meditation practice
Sun 10 Nov 2019 - Thu 14 Nov 2019
Playing A Lute With No String: A meditation practice retreat
Fri 15 Nov 2019 - Sun 17 Nov 2019
An Introduction To Chi Kung: Boost your health and longevity
Fri 22 Nov 2019 - Sun 24 Nov 2019
Being Our Own Best Friend In This Crazy World
Fri 29 Nov 2019 - Sun 1 Dec 2019
Going With The Flow: Integrating yoga into daily life as a mindfulness practice
Fri 6 Dec 2019 - Sun 8 Dec 2019
Quiet Mountain, Clear Sky: Meditating with calmness and clarity
Fri 13 Dec 2019 - Sun 15 Dec 2019
Grounded In Space: A weekend of tai chi and qigong (chi kung)
Tue 17 Dec 2019 - Sat 21 Dec 2019
Shibuie: When Beauty Happens Accidentally: Seeing with deep-seeing eyes - Sumie and Raku: Japanese brush painting and pottery
Tue 24 Dec 2019 - Fri 27 Dec 2019
Stalking The Moment: Being at home 24/7: Christmas at the BRC
Sat 28 Dec 2019 - Wed 1 Jan 2020
Welcoming The New Year With Compassion And Joy: New year at the BRC
Fri 3 Jan 2020 - Sun 5 Jan 2020
Time To Reminisce, Reflect and Refocus: Gently kickstart the new year with an ashram-style retreat offering sunrise chi kung, yoga, walks, chanting, meditation and healing therapies
Mon 6 Jan 2020 - Thu 9 Jan 2020
Awakening The Writer In You: The art of writing from the heart
Fri 10 Jan 2020 - Sun 12 Jan 2020
Getting To Know The Birds And Trees At The BRC: 160 Birds of a feather
Fri 17 Jan 2020 - Sun 19 Jan 2020
Vipassana Meditation: How to realise ever-present mindfulness
Sun 19 Jan 2020 - Thu 23 Jan 2020
A Vipassana Retreat: The search for truth
Fri 24 Jan 2020 - Sun 26 Jan 2020
Happy Healthy Yoga: Kickstart the new year with yoga for health and harmony
Mon 27 Jan 2020 - Thu 30 Jan 2020
The Way Of Ubuntu: Exploring traditional South African healing
Fri 31 Jan 2020 - Sun 2 Feb 2020
Out To Lunch Where Green Is The New Colour For The Palate: Going vegan with wholesome food
Fri 7 Feb 2020 - Sun 9 Feb 2020
Moving Meditation: Cultivating the four energies of tai chi
Wed 12 Feb 2020 - Tue 18 Feb 2020
Firm Centre, Open Heart
Fri 21 Feb 2020 - Sun 23 Feb 2020
Reclaim Your Power: A journey to inner balance
Sun 23 Feb 2020 - Fri 28 Feb 2020
Freedom Through Somatic Practices: A 5-day transformational retreat of somasensing™, intuitive yoga, nature and wholefoods
Fri 28 Feb 2020 - Sun 1 Mar 2020
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance: Psychoneuroimmunology
Fri 6 Mar 2020 - Sun 8 Mar 2020
The Sacred Feminine: Empowering the feminine with yoga, meditation and your astrological moon
Fri 13 Mar 2020 - Sun 15 Mar 2020
The Healing Art Of Reiki (Level 1), Yoga And Meditation: Heal the body, relax the mind
Sun 15 Mar 2020 - Thu 19 Mar 2020
Deepening The Healing Art Of Reiki: Reiki: (Levels 2 and 3), yoga and meditation
Sun 17 May 2020 - Sun 17 May 2020
Grounded In Space: Qigong (online)
Mon 18 May 2020 - Tue 19 May 2020
The Art of Relaxation (online)
Wed 20 May 2020 - Wed 20 May 2020
Healing And Restorative Hatha Yoga (online)
Sat 23 May 2020 - Sat 23 May 2020
Tapping Into Your Buddha Nature To Manifest Your Goals And Desires (online)
Sat 23 May 2020 - Sat 13 Jun 2020
Going With The Flow (online)
Sun 24 May 2020 - Sun 24 May 2020
Letting Difficult Times Become A Revelation: Dealing With Stress Through Meditation (online)
Wed 27 May 2020 - Sun 31 May 2020
Vipassana Meditation: Introduction and Basic Instructions for Vipassana (online)