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Saturday 14 November 2020

  • Buddhism, Existential Philosophy And Psychology: Can Buddhism effectively treat the struggles we face in life?

    Teacher: Jason Ross
    Cost: 2 days accommodation + R200 surcharge
    Dates:

    jason ross oct2019It is often our personal struggles that bring us to a retreat setting. But, is Buddhism meant to be a form of psychotherapy? This retreat will explore the potential of traditional Buddhist practices such as Vipassana as a means of better understanding and effectively addressing our personal struggles. We will look at how we can combine ideas from secular Buddhism, existential philosophy and psychotherapy in order to go beyond ourselves and “embrace the totality of experience”. The retreat will include qigong (chi kung), meditation and short periods of silence.

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    Jason Ross is a psychologist practising in KwaZulu Natal. He specialises in relationships, sexual health and addiction. His interest in Buddhism, however, preceded his career in psychology when Rob Nairn first introduced him to the relationship between Buddhism and psychology in 1997. He fondly recalls his first retreat with Louis van Loon 20 years ago. He was trained in Discursive Psychology and, therefore, has an interest in how we construct our realities through language. He is particularly interested in a language-based approach to mindfulness. He does not believe in reducing people's experiences to diagnostic labels and is very interested in finding more empowering ways for us to describe and understand our problems. He believes that we cannot live effectively without a sense of purpose and, along with his life partner, he has founded the secular Buddhist retreat centre, The Centre For Purposeful Living, in La Mercy.

  • Transition Online For Women: Would you like to transition beyond current challenges into a better place than you were before?

    Teacher: Monique Beekman
    Cost: Donation directly to Monique
    Dates:

    (maximum 10 participants)

    “ If you bring forth that which is within you, what you bring forth, will save you...."
    If you do not bring forth that which is within you.... What you do not bring forth, will destroy you”....

    Have you been feeling lost, blocked or stuck?

    Transition Online is designed to support you through the effects of the emotional and mental challenges you have experienced during 2020 in a way that resolves even age old trauma and transforms not only your present, but also your future...
    'To have what you do not yet have, you have to go where you have not yet been. There is no other way!'
    With this in mind, we are thrilled to bring you Transition Online to deeply and profoundly resolve relevant and related issues...

    Part 1: Saturday 14, 21, 28 November
    (a) Register for Session A: 7-8.30/9am 

    OR on the same dates

    (b) Register for Session B: 10-11.30/12


    Part 2 & 3: Sat & Sun 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 December

    (a) Register for Session A: 7-8.30/9am 

    OR on the same dates

    (b) Register for Session B: 10-11.30/12

    Registrants please note:

    To be part of this workshop: 

    1. AFTER registration please immediately email Monique at  to confirm your attendance.
    2. And she will send you the prep video
    3. Also send her your WhatsApp number for important posts that only get posted in the group chat. Send your whatsapp number immediately please, so you can be added to the confirmed list for the group which is opened a few days before the workshop begins.
    4. Please be on time for the sessions and turn on video & audio as this is an interactive experience and won't be recorded.
    5. Have fun in this deeply transformational experience!

    Clear your energy field, mind and emotions & move into 2021 with renewed clarity, purpose & enthusiasm for life.

    Please make payments to http://paypal.me/MoniqueSky1

    Or EFT to:
    Account holder: Monique Beekmann
    Institutions name: Nedbank 
    Branch code:196005
    Account type: Current/Cheque
    Account number: 112 435 3240

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    Monique's love of facilitating groups to a place of inner well-being, began with teaching Reiki over 20 years ago. She trained Reiki Masters in JHB, KZN, the Cape, Gauteng and the Netherlands. Aside from her studies since then, and her experience and evolution over 27 years as an Ethno-psychologist, continuous self-development also forms a very important part of the foundation of her skills and abilities. This combination enables her to relate to your journey in a very real way, and as an Empath, to effectively & empathetically support you on your journey.

  • An Introduction To Somatic Movement (online)

    Teacher: Lisa Firer
    Cost: Donation to support the BRC
    Dates: 04:00pm - 05:30pm 

    lisa firerJoin Lisa for a taster of somatic movement. These gentle and mindful body-based practices help release chronic tension and pain, reduce stress and develop compassionate awareness of your body.

    Leave the session with a few movements to take away and join the in-person retreat at the BRC next year to learn more.

    4:00-5:30pm | Register

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    Lisa Firer is a designer and facilitator. Focused on embodied learning, her approach is strongly rooted in mindfulness. She trained to teach the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programme in 2005 at the University of Massachusetts, USA, Centre for Mindfulness and has a certification in teaching Mindfulness-based Interventions from Stellenbosch University. She is also an internationally accredited Biodanza facilitator, a system of human development using music and movement and is currently studying somatic movement in the tradition of Clinical Somatics.