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Writing In The Twilight: Leave A gift, Leave A Legacy

Teacher: Dorrian Haarhoff
Cost: 2 days accommodation + R400 surcharge
Dates: Sunday 28 September 2025 - Tuesday 30 September 2025

dorian haarhof 2019The temple bell stops
but the sound keeps on coming
out of the flowers (Basho)

Cultivating the world within, as we age can be a source of blessing to us and others. Come and practise how to turn ageing into sage-ing though the silence and sounds of words. Share the richness of your story down the line to generations living and yet unborn.

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Dorian Haarhoff (1944 or was it 1494?) writer, story-teller, mentor. For 30 years the BRC has enriched his life and practice. Passionate about developing innate creativity and imagination, he believes in the power of stories to spread loving kindness. To bring healing. To guide us into the here and now. To build our belonging. A former Professor of English (Namibia) Dorian’s retreats are based on his workbook, The Writer’s Voice. His poetry appears in Quiet Food and The Cake the Buddha Ate. When or if he grows up, he’d like to be Poet Dorieate of his spiritual home - the BRC.