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Iyengar Yoga: Deepening Your Practice
Teacher: Judy FarahCost: 5 days accommodation + R400 surchargeDates:
For those who wish to consolidate and deepen their yoga practice, this 5-day intensive retreat is highly recommended. Apart from increased levels of fitness and vitality, you will reap the benefits of being in the tranquil, natural environment of Ixopo. You will leave feeling stretched, relaxed and fit for life.View teacher detailsJudy Farah began her yoga practice at the age of 18 and has been teaching Iyengar yoga for the past 18 years. She has travelled to Pune many times to study and practise under the guidance of Gurus, BKS, Geetaji and Prashantji. She has attended many seminars of visiting Senior Iyengar teachers and travelled extensively to study under various other Iyengar teachers. This included doing a 6-year Medical/Remedial Course with Stephanie Quirk. It is her ongoing devotion to yoga practice that is her driving force in life. -
Self-care And Centredness - Finding And Keeping Your Centre
Teacher: Tessa PretoriusCost: 2 day's accommodation + R350 surchargeDates:
Why is it so difficult for us to be kind or gentle or good to ourselves? Perhaps it is because we have grown up within the paradigm that ‘good people put the needs of others first’. In other words, we believe that we need to sacrifice ourselves in order to show we care. Or, it could just be that finding time for self-care just means one more thing on the already unobtainable to-do-list. But what if caring for ourselves wasn’t that difficult? What if, by a few simple adjustments or re-tuning of your emotions, thoughts or attitude patterns, we could find that calm place on the merry-go-round where we were at our best and could deal with and handle what life throws at us with style. The Buddha’s teachings emphasise the importance of taking care of ourselves in order to be of service to others. The wisdom of this teaching tells us that when we are kind and good to ourselves, we are automatically much more so to others.View teacher detailsTessa Pretorius is an ex-trauma counsellor, activist, philosopher and writer, and has been facilitating workshops on self-care and mindfulness for over sixteen years. She was trained by Patricia Cane (founder and creator of Capacitar International) whose work she has incorporated into training programmes for NGO's, hospitals, members of the justice system, the SAPS, the corporate sector and at various retreat centres. She believes self-care is essential for personal well-being and, as in Buddhist practice, essential to be of service to others. Tessa and her dog, Maggie, live at Emoyeni Retreat in the Magaliesberg.
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The Intersection Between Mindful Meditation And Integrative Clinical Psychotherapy - An Online Course CPD Points: Eleven
Teacher: Beatrice KiddCost: R1000 for CPD points
R500 for bona fide studentsDates: 10:00am - 12:30pm
This online course has been put together in six sessions online for Psychologists, Social Workers, Medical Personnel and any other interested persons who want to further their understanding of these two different operating systems which function to ameliorate pain, develop insight and ease unnecessary suffering. Participants will contribute and learn from the material and each other.SESSION ONE: WEDNESDAY 3 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
SESSION TWO: THURSDAY 4 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
SESSION THREE: WEDNESDAY 10 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
SESSION FOUR: THURSDAY 11 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
SESSION FIVE: WEDNESDAY 17 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
SESSION SIX: THURSDAY 18 JULY - 10.00 am - 12.30 pmView teacher detailsBeatrice Kidd is a registered Social Worker and Clinical Transactional Analyst, Yoga and Meditation teacher and writer. She uses meditation and Clinical Integrative Psychotherapy to investigate the neutral, creative spaces between archaic insecurities and compulsions.