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Past retreats

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
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
Mon 27 Jan 2020 - Thu 30 Jan 2020
The Way Of Ubuntu: Exploring traditional South African healing
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
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)
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)
Sat 30 May 2020 - Sat 30 May 2020
Vinyasa Yoga: Stilling The Mind (online)
Sat 30 May 2020 - Sat 30 May 2020
How to Get Writing (online)
Sun 31 May 2020 - Sun 31 May 2020
Tapping Into Your Buddha Nature To Manifest Your Goals And Desires (online)
Thu 4 Jun 2020 - Thu 4 Jun 2020
Finding Purpose In Times Of Challenge (online)
Fri 5 Jun 2020 - Fri 5 Jun 2020
Taming Fear And Anxiety (online)
Sun 7 Jun 2020 - Wed 17 Jun 2020
The Four Truths Of The Noble Ones; Suffering, Cause, Freedom, Path (online)
Sun 7 Jun 2020 - Sat 13 Jun 2020
Going With The Flow (online)
Mon 8 Jun 2020 - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Memoir & Mindfulness: Your Path To Freedom And Enlightenment (online)
Sun 14 Jun 2020 - Sun 14 Jun 2020
Metaphysical Causes Of Illnesses (online)
Mon 15 Jun 2020 - Thu 18 Jun 2020
Finding A Sense Of Contentment (online)
Sat 20 Jun 2020 - Sun 21 Jun 2020
Your Precious Life. Discovering Avenues To Meaning And Purpose Based On The Principles Of Logotherapy: How it is possible to live life powerfully despite adversity (online)
Sat 27 Jun 2020 - Sat 27 Jun 2020
Sacred Drumming (online)
Sun 28 Jun 2020 - Sun 28 Jun 2020
Discovering The Mysteries Of 'Ubuntu' From The Perspective Of Traditional South African Healing (online)
Fri 3 Jul 2020 - Sun 5 Jul 2020
Qigong And Meditation
Sun 5 Jul 2020 - Sun 5 Jul 2020
Zen Pen (online)
Mon 6 Jul 2020 - Wed 8 Jul 2020
Dharma Circle - Mid-Week Meditation: How to remain calm and clear in everything we say and do: The practice of Sati
Wed 8 Jul 2020 - Wed 8 Jul 2020
Healing And Restorative Hatha Yoga (online)
Thu 9 Jul 2020 - Thu 9 Jul 2020
Yin Yoga (online)
Sun 12 Jul 2020 - Sun 12 Jul 2020
Nia Technique: Explore The Movement Art That Conditions The Body, Focuses The Mind, Fine Tunes The Emotions And Allows Our Unique Spirit To Shine Through
Wed 15 Jul 2020 - Wed 15 Jul 2020
Healing, Transformation, Inner-Peace And Self-Love (online)
Mon 20 Jul 2020 - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Healing, Transformation, Inner-Peace And Self-Love (online)
Mon 20 Jul 2020 - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Iyengar Yoga: Get Moving Again (online)
Fri 24 Jul 2020 - Sun 26 Jul 2020
Vinyāsa Yoga: Stilling the mind
Sat 25 Jul 2020 - Sat 1 Aug 2020
Chi Whizz: Finding Your Feet Again - Qigong (online)
Tue 28 Jul 2020 - Thu 30 Jul 2020
Introduction To Heartfulness Meditation (online)
Fri 31 Jul 2020 - Sun 2 Aug 2020
Yoga Mind, Body And Breath: A journey of self-discovery
Sat 1 Aug 2020 - Sat 1 Aug 2020
Open The Heart And Still The Mind: The Transformative Heart of Compassion (online)
Tue 4 Aug 2020 - Tue 4 Aug 2020
Healing, Transformation, Inner-Peace And Self-Love (online)
Tue 4 Aug 2020 - Tue 4 Aug 2020
Journey Within: Making Sense Of Your Inner Landscape (online)
Mon 10 Aug 2020 - Wed 12 Aug 2020
Stoep Zen (online)
Mon 24 Aug 2020 - Mon 19 Oct 2020
"Written In The Stars": The Basics Of The Ancient Art Of Astrology (online)
Fri 28 Aug 2020 - Sun 30 Aug 2020
Being Here Right Now - With Yoga
Fri 4 Sep 2020 - Sun 6 Sep 2020
From Mindfulness To Insight (online)
Fri 4 Sep 2020 - Sun 6 Sep 2020
Release, Relax And Restore - With Yoga
Sun 13 Sep 2020 - Sun 13 Sep 2020
From Mindfulness To Insight (online)
Thu 17 Sep 2020 - Thu 17 Sep 2020
A Taste of Mindfulness (online)
Sun 20 Sep 2020 - Sun 20 Sep 2020
A Morning Of Mindful Eating (online)
Fri 25 Sep 2020 - Sun 27 Sep 2020
Between First In-Breath And Last Out-Breath: The art of story-telling
Sat 26 Sep 2020 - Sat 3 Oct 2020
Karma (online)
Sun 27 Sep 2020 - Tue 29 Sep 2020
The Poet Hiding Inside: How to live and write poetry
Sun 4 Oct 2020 - Sun 18 Oct 2020
Transition Online: Would you like to transition beyond current challenges into a better place than you were before?
Mon 5 Oct 2020 - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Mid-Week Yoga and Meditation
Fri 9 Oct 2020 - Sun 11 Oct 2020
Saying Yes To Life: How we can live wholeheartedly in the midst of a challenging world
Fri 16 Oct 2020 - Sun 18 Oct 2020
At Ease In Mind And Body: An introduction to qigong (chi kung)
Fri 23 Oct 2020 - Sun 25 Oct 2020
Qigong Retreat
Sat 24 Oct 2020 - Sat 24 Oct 2020
Yinsight Yoga: Yin Yoga And Mindfulness Meditation (online)
Mon 26 Oct 2020 - Thu 29 Oct 2020
Unleash Your Potential Within – You Are More Powerful Than You Know
Fri 30 Oct 2020 - Sun 1 Nov 2020
Deepening Your Emotional Intelligence Through Mindfulness: Gaining insights into your emotional intelligence for resonant relationships
Fri 6 Nov 2020 - Sun 8 Nov 2020
A Yin Yoga Retreat
Fri 13 Nov 2020 - Sun 15 Nov 2020
Buddhism, Existential Philosophy And Psychology: Can Buddhism effectively treat the struggles we face in life?
Sat 14 Nov 2020 - Sun 20 Dec 2020
Transition Online For Women: Would you like to transition beyond current challenges into a better place than you were before?
Sat 14 Nov 2020 - Sat 14 Nov 2020
An Introduction To Somatic Movement (online)
Sun 15 Nov 2020 - Wed 18 Nov 2020
The Courage To Be With What Is? The practice of Buddhist Psychotherapy
Sun 15 Nov 2020 - Sun 15 Nov 2020
Zen Pen (online)
Fri 20 Nov 2020 - Sun 22 Nov 2020
Release, Relax And Restore - With Yoga
Fri 27 Nov 2020 - Sun 29 Nov 2020
Going With The Flow: Integrating meditation and mindfulness into our daily life
Fri 4 Dec 2020 - Sun 6 Dec 2020
Grounded In Space: A weekend of tai chi and qigong (chi kung)
Fri 11 Dec 2020 - Sun 13 Dec 2020
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance: Psychoneuroimmunology
Tue 15 Dec 2020 - Tue 15 Dec 2020
Do You Suffer From Back Pain?
Thu 17 Dec 2020 - Mon 21 Dec 2020
Shibuie: When Beauty Happens Accidentally: Seeing with deep-seeing eyes - Sumie and Raku: Japanese brush painting and pottery
Wed 23 Dec 2020 - Sat 26 Dec 2020
Christmas At The BRC
Wed 30 Dec 2020 - Sun 3 Jan 2021
New Year At The BRC
Sat 2 Jan 2021 - Sun 10 Jan 2021
Transition Online For Women: Would you like to transition beyond current challenges into a better place than you were before?
Mon 4 Jan 2021 - Thu 7 Jan 2021
Awakening The Writer In You: A 3-day inspirational retreat for those with a story to write but who need help finding the fire starter
Fri 8 Jan 2021 - Sun 10 Jan 2021
Time To Focus And Tune Into 2021: Gently kickstart the new year with an ashram-style retreat offering qigong (chi kung), hatha yoga, chanting and meditation and healing therapies
Sat 9 Jan 2021 - Sat 9 Jan 2021
Beginner's Mind: A Zoom(erang) Collage and Writing Mini-Retreat: To take us through the gate of the year
Mon 11 Jan 2021 - Fri 22 Jan 2021
Mid-Week Yoga and Meditation
Fri 22 Jan 2021 - Sun 24 Jan 2021
Vipassana Meditation: How to realise ever-present mindfulness
Sun 24 Jan 2021 - Thu 28 Jan 2021
A Vipassana Retreat: The search for truth
Sun 24 Jan 2021 - Sun 24 Jan 2021
A Morning Of Mindful Eating (online)
Fri 5 Feb 2021 - Sun 7 Feb 2021
Transforming The World From Within
Fri 12 Feb 2021 - Mon 15 Feb 2021
Reach Stillness And Tranquility In Motion: Pa Tuan Chin Qigong
Fri 26 Feb 2021 - Sun 28 Feb 2021
Reclaim Your Power: A journey to inner balance
Fri 5 Mar 2021 - Sun 7 Mar 2021
A Neurosurgeon Probes Wellness And Performance: Psychoneuroimmunology
Fri 30 Apr 2021 - Sun 2 May 2021
Seeing The Light: A Photography Workshop: Explore your inner light through your camera
Mon 3 May 2021 - Fri 7 May 2021
Mist Rising, Rain Falling: A Qigong Retreat
Fri 7 May 2021 - Sun 9 May 2021
The Heart And Art Of Awakening - Part 1: Shift your life though presence and art
Sat 8 May 2021 - Sun 9 May 2021
Meditation In Daily Life - Online
Sun 9 May 2021 - Tue 11 May 2021
The Heart And Art Of Awakening - Part 2: Going deeper
Fri 14 May 2021 - Sun 16 May 2021
Releasing Ourselves From Old Stories: Stepping from the past into an abundant future by drawing on the Ancient Hawaiian practice of Ho’oponopono
Fri 28 May 2021 - Sun 30 May 2021
Under The Full Moon Of May: Wesak
Fri 18 Jun 2021 - Sun 20 Jun 2021
Writing To Move On: An experiential writing workshop for those in need of new ways of being, seeing and doing
Mon 5 Jul 2021 - Thu 8 Jul 2021
Rejuvenating The BRC: A family retreat with children in mind
Fri 9 Jul 2021 - Sun 11 Jul 2021
Gardening For Happiness: The Basics of Gardening
Fri 23 Jul 2021 - Sun 25 Jul 2021
Doing your own thing: Self Retreat
Mon 9 Aug 2021 - Thu 12 Aug 2021
"Written In The Stars": The Basics Of The Ancient Art Of Astrology
Mon 9 Aug 2021 - Thu 19 Aug 2021
Happiness, Health And Healing Therapies
Mon 16 Aug 2021 - Thu 19 Aug 2021
SoulCollage® : "Know Yourself - And You Will Conquer The Universe..."
Fri 20 Aug 2021 - Sun 22 Aug 2021
Mindfulness Skills For Challenging Times
Mon 23 Aug 2021 - Wed 25 Aug 2021
Finding And Keeping Your Centre: Taking care of ourselves in order to be of service to others
Fri 3 Sep 2021 - Sun 5 Sep 2021
The Roots Of Sacred Drumming: Exploring natural rhythms
Fri 10 Sep 2021 - Sun 12 Sep 2021
“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
Fri 17 Sep 2021 - Sun 19 Sep 2021
A Taste of Somatics: Feeling and healing the body within
Thu 23 Sep 2021 - Sun 26 Sep 2021
Zen Pen: A Writing, Being And Meditation Retreat
Sun 26 Sep 2021 - Tue 28 Sep 2021
The Rough Writing Road: Keeping a journal
Fri 1 Oct 2021 - Sun 3 Oct 2021
Deepening Your Emotional Intelligence Through Mindfulness: Gaining insights into your emotional intelligence for resonant relationship
Fri 8 Oct 2021 - Sun 10 Oct 2021
Yinsight Yoga: Yin Yoga And Mindfulness Meditation
Tue 12 Oct 2021 - Fri 15 Oct 2021
Stand Like A Tree To Power Up Your Chi
Fri 15 Oct 2021 - Sun 17 Oct 2021
Step Into Spring With a Personal Self Retreat and Reiki
Tue 19 Oct 2021 - Thu 21 Oct 2021
Plant Identification At The BRC: Feel The Ground Beneath Your Feet
Fri 22 Oct 2021 - Sun 24 Oct 2021
Under The Rose-Apple Tree: A weekend of meditation practice