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Past retreats

Thu 15 Dec 2016 - Mon 19 Dec 2016
Sumie - How To Make A Brush Dance And Ink Sing: A course in Japanese brush painting
Tue 20 Dec 2016 - Tue 27 Dec 2016
Awakening From The Illusion Of Separateness: A Zen retreat
Thu 29 Dec 2016 - Sun 1 Jan 2017
Endings And Beginnings: New Year At The BRC
Sun 1 Jan 2017 - Tue 3 Jan 2017
Decisions! Time To Reminisce, Reflect And Re-assess: we'll give you the space and silence
Fri 6 Jan 2017 - Sun 8 Jan 2017
Getting To Know The Birds And Trees At The BRC: 160 birds of a feather
Fri 13 Jan 2017 - Sun 15 Jan 2017
Relieve Anxiety, Depression And Trauma Through Mindfulness
Fri 20 Jan 2017 - Sun 22 Jan 2017
Mindfulness - Always Available, Everywhere: A Vipassana retreat
Fri 27 Jan 2017 - Sun 29 Jan 2017
Yin And Yang: A Yoga Retreat: Release, relax and restore
Fri 3 Feb 2017 - Sun 5 Feb 2017
Pudding And Prana: A cooking and yoga retreat
Tue 7 Feb 2017 - Fri 10 Feb 2017
Plant Healing - The Sangoma Way: An intensive plant healing retreat
Fri 10 Feb 2017 - Sun 12 Feb 2017
Going With The Flow: Integrating yoga into daily life as a mindfulness practice
Sun 12 Feb 2017 - Fri 17 Feb 2017
Health Retreat: Discover Your Best Self
Fri 17 Feb 2017 - Sun 19 Feb 2017
Buddha Touches The Earth: Engaged Buddhism, subtle activism
Fri 24 Feb 2017 - Sun 26 Feb 2017
Healing Relaxation: Opening and relaxing the heart and mind
Fri 3 Mar 2017 - Sun 5 Mar 2017
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance
Fri 10 Mar 2017 - Sun 12 Mar 2017
"Plentiful" Takes The Cake! The big book of Buddha food: a cooking retreat
Tue 14 Mar 2017 - Thu 16 Mar 2017
Chi Whiz - An introduction To Chi Kung
Fri 17 Mar 2017 - Tue 21 Mar 2017
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: A joyful awakening
Fri 24 Mar 2017 - Sun 26 Mar 2017
Yogis Live Longer: Hatha yoga for health and resilience
Sun 26 Mar 2017 - Fri 31 Mar 2017
Health Retreat: Discover Your Best Self
Fri 31 Mar 2017 - Sun 2 Apr 2017
Meditation For Beginners
Fri 7 Apr 2017 - Sun 9 Apr 2017
The Awakening Shift Experience: Realise your magnificence!
Wed 12 Apr 2017 - Fri 14 Apr 2017
Ancient " I AM" Teachings For The New Golden Age
Fri 14 Apr 2017 - Mon 17 Apr 2017
Sitting Quietly - Doing Nothing: A taste of sustained meditation
Fri 21 Apr 2017 - Sun 23 Apr 2017
Strong In Body, Peace In Mind: Rejuvenate and restore with yoga for optimal health
Fri 28 Apr 2017 - Mon 1 May 2017
The Zen Of Recovery: Twelve Steps to wholeness and well-being
Fri 5 May 2017 - Sun 7 May 2017
Being Our Own Best Friend In This Crazy World
Fri 12 May 2017 - Sun 14 May 2017
Sacred Drumming: Exploring natural rhythms
Fri 19 May 2017 - Sun 21 May 2017
Make Life Your Guru: An introduction to Buddhism and meditation
Fri 26 May 2017 - Sun 28 May 2017
Why Does The Buddha Smile? Wesak: celebrating 25 centuries of Buddhism
Fri 2 Jun 2017 - Sun 4 Jun 2017
Discovering The Power of Chanting: Five Tibetan rites and the purifying power of sound
Sun 4 Jun 2017 - Fri 9 Jun 2017
Health Retreat: Discover Your Best Self
Fri 23 Jun 2017 - Sun 25 Jun 2017
Iyengar Yoga: Nudging the body into shape and health
Sun 25 Jun 2017 - Thu 29 Jun 2017
Iyengar Yoga: Deepening your practice
Fri 30 Jun 2017 - Sat 1 Jul 2017
Walking The Sacred Way: Poise, grace and presence in walking
Sun 2 Jul 2017 - Thu 6 Jul 2017
Rejuvenating The BRC: A family retreat with children in mind
Fri 7 Jul 2017 - Sun 9 Jul 2017
Karma Or Fate? Why things happen the way they do
Fri 14 Jul 2017 - Sun 16 Jul 2017
"Hell is other people" - The magic, misery and mystery of relationships
Fri 21 Jul 2017 - Sun 23 Jul 2017
How To Draw What You See: A pen and ink sketching retreat
Fri 28 Jul 2017 - Sun 30 Jul 2017
Finding And Keeping Your Centre
Fri 4 Aug 2017 - Sun 6 Aug 2017
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance
Wed 9 Aug 2017 - Sun 13 Aug 2017
Stoep Zen:Living a Zen life in South Africa
Mon 14 Aug 2017 - Thu 17 Aug 2017
The Art And Heart Of Writing Your Story: A hands-on inspirational retreat for those who have a burning story to write but need help finding the fire-starter
Fri 18 Aug 2017 - Sun 20 Aug 2017
Yogis Live Longer: Hatha yoga for health and resilience
Fri 25 Aug 2017 - Sun 27 Aug 2017
The Heart Sutra
Fri 1 Sep 2017 - Sun 3 Sep 2017
The Genius Programme: How to move from habit thinking to genius living to innovate yourself and live with a younger mind
Sun 3 Sep 2017 - Fri 8 Sep 2017
Health Retreat: Discover your best self
Fri 8 Sep 2017 - Sun 10 Sep 2017
Meditation For Beginners
Fri 15 Sep 2017 - Sun 17 Sep 2017
A Taste Of Mindfulness: On being here - now
Fri 22 Sep 2017 - Tue 26 Sep 2017
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: Embracing life with courage and trust
Fri 29 Sep 2017 - Sun 1 Oct 2017
Body Sensing: Feed Me Green! The art of harmony, balance and flow
Sun 1 Oct 2017 - Thu 5 Oct 2017
A Mindfulness And Wellness Retreat: How to release tension and toxins, restore well-being, and re-align our body-mind
Fri 6 Oct 2017 - Sun 8 Oct 2017
Zen Pen: A writing - being and meditation retreat
Sun 8 Oct 2017 - Wed 11 Oct 2017
Mirror, Lens And Window: The art of journalling
Fri 13 Oct 2017 - Sun 15 Oct 2017
Nia Technique: Generating the sensation of loving and appreciating your body through music, movement, dance and martial arts
Fri 20 Oct 2017 - Sun 22 Oct 2017
Sacred Drumming: Exploring natural rhythms
Fri 27 Oct 2017 - Sun 29 Oct 2017
You Can't Fill The Hole In Your Heart With Food: Developing a mindful approach to eating
Fri 3 Nov 2017 - Sun 5 Nov 2017
S.O.S: Awakening to self, other and sisterhood with all life. A retreat for women
Mon 6 Nov 2017 - Wed 8 Nov 2017
Chi Whiz: An introduction to chi kung
Fri 10 Nov 2017 - Sun 12 Nov 2017
Coming Home: A weekend of meditation practice
Sun 12 Nov 2017 - Thu 16 Nov 2017
Silent Music: A meditation retreat
Fri 17 Nov 2017 - Sun 19 Nov 2017
An Introduction To Chi Kung
Fri 24 Nov 2017 - Sun 26 Nov 2017
Integrating Yoga And Zen Meditation: Wake up with energy and clarity of purpose
Fri 1 Dec 2017 - Sun 3 Dec 2017
Building Your “BounceBackAbility”: Learning to flourish whatever the circumstances
Sun 3 Dec 2017 - Tue 5 Dec 2017
From The Inside Out: The human dynamics of sustainability
Fri 8 Dec 2017 - Sun 10 Dec 2017
On Giving Good Ear: The Zen of listening
Tue 12 Dec 2017 - Sun 17 Dec 2017
Meditation: A Path To Understanding
Mon 18 Dec 2017 - Fri 22 Dec 2017
Shibuie: When Beauty Happens Accidentally - Sumie and Raku: Japanese brush painting and pottery
Fri 22 Dec 2017 - Sun 24 Dec 2017
Grounded In Space: A tai chi - chi kung retreat
Sun 24 Dec 2017 - Tue 26 Dec 2017
Catching The Ungraspable Moment: Christmas at the BRC: a time to reflect
Fri 29 Dec 2017 - Mon 1 Jan 2018
Catching The Ungraspable Moment: New Year at the BRC: where to from here?
Fri 5 Jan 2018 - Sun 7 Jan 2018
Time To Reminisce, Reflect And Re-assess: We will give you the space and silence
Mon 8 Jan 2018 - Thu 11 Jan 2018
The Art And Heart Of Writing Your Story: A hands-on inspirational retreat for those who have a burning story to write but need help finding the fire-starter
Fri 12 Jan 2018 - Sun 14 Jan 2018
Mindfulness - Always Available, Everywhere: A Vipassana retreat
Fri 19 Jan 2018 - Sun 21 Jan 2018
New Year Intentions And Yoga Retreat
Fri 26 Jan 2018 - Sun 28 Jan 2018
Ayurveda, Yoga And Meditation Retreat: A return to wholeness
Fri 2 Feb 2018 - Sun 4 Feb 2018
Getting To Know The Birds And Trees At The BRC: 160 birds of a feather
Mon 5 Feb 2018 - Thu 8 Feb 2018
Plant Healing - The Sangoma Way: An intensive plant healing retreat
Fri 9 Feb 2018 - Sun 11 Feb 2018
Healing Relaxation: Opening and relaxing the heart and mind
Sun 11 Feb 2018 - Wed 14 Feb 2018
Working With The Elements: Enquiry into ourselves and the world around us through a deeper understanding of our environment
Fri 16 Feb 2018 - Sun 18 Feb 2018
Authentic Ayurveda: Restorative yoga and mindful cooking
Fri 23 Feb 2018 - Sun 25 Feb 2018
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance
Fri 2 Mar 2018 - Sun 4 Mar 2018
Yin And Yang: A Yoga Retreat: Release, relax and restore
Sun 4 Mar 2018 - Fri 9 Mar 2018
Health Retreat: Discover your best self
Fri 9 Mar 2018 - Sun 11 Mar 2018
Wave Hands Like Clouds: Tai chi in the everyday.
Fri 16 Mar 2018 - Sun 18 Mar 2018
Healing Chi Kung: For Health And Vitality
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