Detailed List of Retreats

Events for the week :

18 May 2020 - 24 May 2020
Monday 18 May	The Art of Relaxation (online) Teacher: Albert Buhr Cost: Donation to support the BRC during the COVID-19 lockdown Dates: 01:00pm - 02:30pm Albert Buhr, author of Angel of Fear, not only offers methods for overcoming stress and anxiety, but shares ways to the fundamental well-being that is our birthright. Deep relaxation is an art, and the doorway to bliss. Albert will unpack the Buddha's Four Noble Truths as keys to meditative relaxation, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm Register: Session 1 \| Session 2 View teacher details Hide teacher details Albert Buhr travelled the world to learn the best methods for subduing the stress response, after he recovered from debilitating anxiety himself. A former novice monk, he now runs workshops for people struggling with severe anxiety, and facilitates mindfulness programs in the corporate environment. As a member of Harvard's Langer Mindfulness Institute he has taken his workshops to an international audience. His book, Angel of Fear, was published in 2016.
Tuesday 19 May	The Art of Relaxation (online) Teacher: Albert Buhr Cost: Donation to support the BRC during the COVID-19 lockdown Dates: 01:00pm - 02:30pm Albert Buhr, author of Angel of Fear, not only offers methods for overcoming stress and anxiety, but shares ways to the fundamental well-being that is our birthright. Deep relaxation is an art, and the doorway to bliss. Albert will unpack the Buddha's Four Noble Truths as keys to meditative relaxation, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm Register: Session 1 \| Session 2 View teacher details Hide teacher details Albert Buhr travelled the world to learn the best methods for subduing the stress response, after he recovered from debilitating anxiety himself. A former novice monk, he now runs workshops for people struggling with severe anxiety, and facilitates mindfulness programs in the corporate environment. As a member of Harvard's Langer Mindfulness Institute he has taken his workshops to an international audience. His book, Angel of Fear, was published in 2016.
Wednesday 20 May	Healing And Restorative Hatha Yoga (online) Teacher: Katherine Fillmore Cost: Donation to support the BRC during the COVID-19 lockdown Dates: 09:00am - 10:15am Join Katherine for a deep healing and restorative hatha yoga class, embracing asana, pranayama and yoga nidra. Time: 9:00-10:15 am Register View teacher details Hide teacher details Katherine Fillmore is a director of NPO Hennops Blue Horizon which works towards healing the Hennops River. She is a qualified Hatha yoga teacher and trains students to become yoga teachers. She has been teaching yoga for ten years and has a yoga studio in Pretoria. She conducts Reiki and meditation courses and works as a Reiki healer from home and in hospitals. Before working as a yoga teacher, she was a professional photographer. Currently, she channels her creative energy into painting.
Thursday 21 May	There are no events on this date
Friday 22 May	There are no events on this date
Saturday 23 May	Tapping Into Your Buddha Nature To Manifest Your Goals And Desires (online) Teacher: Tronél Hellberg Cost: R100 Dates: 09:00am - 09:40am We are powerful beings! We know this… and we don’t... We know it when life is calm and effortless, but when we are in the midst of a dark storm like the one right now, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the raising level of uncertainty – losing sight of possibilities and hope. It is in times like these that we need to remember who we are and access our unlimited Source of power, inspiration and creation – our Buddha nature! Time: 9:00 - 9:40am View teacher details Hide teacher details Tronel Hellberg is a Master Transformation Life Coach, author and speaker. She specialises in empowering people through inner transformation with mindfulness as cornerstone. She is passionate about helping people become the best version of themselves.
Sunday 24 May	Letting Difficult Times Become A Revelation: Dealing With Stress Through Meditation (online) Teacher: Melanie Polatinsky Cost: Donation to support the BRC during the COVID-19 lockdown Dates: 02:30pm - 03:30pm We’re all going through difficult, stressful times. Through meditation, we can start to understand the truth about stress, and allow it to self-liberate. Time: 2:30 - 3:30 pm Register View teacher details Hide teacher details Melanie Polatinsky is a psychotherapist, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and has been empowered to teach by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche, Abbot of Samye Ling Monastery, in Scotland. She has worked, taught and conducted retreats in a variety of fields for the past 45 years. These include meditation, dream work, death and dying, bereavement, inner child work, relationships, karma and reincarnation, inner peace, the five Wisdoms, discovering your true potential, and many other Buddhist topics including a Dzogchen View of life. She has done several self-retreats in India at Palpung Sherabling Monastery. She runs a Tibetan Samye Dzong Centre in Johannesburg and is involved in ongoing teaching in the above fields as well as many aspects of Vajrayana practice. She also teaches a Bardo group to train people in the death and dying teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as extensive direct work with the dying and their families. She has a private practice in psychotherapy with a Buddhist approach.