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The Buddhist Retreat Centre - Upcoming Retreats
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Don’t miss this unique opportunity to awaken the writer in you – with renowned author, Dawn Garisch. In the beautiful setting of the BRC hills, sky, trees, windchimes and stars, you will begin the creative process of shaping your story.

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Life Tides And Word Links: A Course In Poetry
Dawn Garisch / 3 days / 13 October-16 October

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Poetry is a way to still and distill your mind, and to connect with the rhythms and music found in the natural world, including our own bodies. In this course you will explore what matters using new tools, breaking out of old habitual modes of thinking and expression, surprising yourself. Creativity, by definition, is not knowing what is going to happen next. Be curious, play.

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Keystone Memoir: Routes To Meaning 
Dawn Garisch / 5 days / 18 October-23 October

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'You can't go back to the beginning and change what happened, but you can start from where you are and change the ending.' C S Lewis

Writing about your life allows you to revisit the story you are telling yourself about where you come from, what happened and what is possible. That story is always too small, and is often unhelpful. Creative life writing helps you to re-imagine life in such a way to stay curious, connected and present. The page is a safe place to explore your thought habits, and to surprise yourself with new possibilities for the future.

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Upcoming Retreats

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  • Yin And Yang: A Yoga Retreat: Release, Relax And Restore
    Georgie Carter / 3 days / 25-28 October

Yin yoga provides the balance to our hectic Yang lifestyle. In today’s busy world we are inundated with the pressure to do more, take on yet more and push ourselves even further. This 3-day mid-week retreat provides a balance to our often frenetic, stressful lives and will restore harmony, health and calmness.

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  • Meditation For Beginners: Learning The Basics Of Meditation Practice
    Elizabeth Gaywood and Di Franklin / Weekend / 28 October-30 October 

This is a retreat designed to help the “beginner” to understand and experience the basics of meditation practice. Meditation is a tool to transform the mind so that one’s life and experiences become more meaningful. This is achieved through simple, yet effective Mindfulness techniques as well as analytical meditation practices. Di Franklin will offer gentle qigong sessions for vitality and balance. The retreat will be held in an atmosphere of silence and contemplation.

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For Bookings, send an email to bookings@brcixopo.co.za

Please use this link to view the photos of the various types of accommodation 

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