MBSR Mindfulness Retreat September 2010
Spring is a time of new beginnings. So too, with mindfulness, is each moment a beginning, an opening and receptiveness to the flow of life in all its texture and fullness.
We invite you to a Mindfulness Spring Retreat in the tranquil space of Temenos in Macgregor, for 31/2 days of relatively intensive exploration of mindful practice, group enquiry and dropping into widening circles of stillness.
We hope that you will take this opportunity to nourish and replenish yourself, away from the frenetic movement of our daily lives. Of course, when we deepen awareness, we notice that the freneticism is arising from our own thinking minds, and that what is occurring around and to us, is really a projection of what is going on inside our own heads. And we approach this movement, individually and collectively, with curiosity, softening and kindliness, and so touch the deeper stillness behind and beneath the movement. All of our time together will be orientated towards this replenishing spaciousness. We hope you will also avail yourselves of the body therapists in the village and treat yourselves to a relaxing massage.
The retreat is predominantly for MBSR graduates, although we welcome those who have experience and interest in mindfulness as well.
Due to various issues of timing, Linda is following a unique opportunity to travel overseas to a training programme on Non-Violent Communication (NVC), which is a current interest of hers. The dates at Temenos have been booked and the value of her attending the overseas course significant, so we have asked Lisa Firer to co-facilitate the retreat with Simon. Lisa is an experienced and skilful mindfulness and MBSR teacher who will bring depth, vitality and humour to the retreat. This has been a challenging decision as our shared joy of teaching together is an important part of our retreat experience. We feel, however, that this is the wise and correct way to go.
Please book your place early as there is limited accommodation at Temenos. Overflow accommodation will be in hotels/B&B's in Macgregor near to the Temenos site.
Here are the details:
Dates: 23rd to 26th September 2010
Venue: Temenos Retreat Centre, McGregor (www.temenos.org.za)
Cost: (including accommodation, food and tuition)
R4,950 for a SINGLE accommodation.
R4,400 for SHARED accommodation.
(Please indicate your preference to share or single accommodation).
FULL Payment due end August.
RSVP: Viv on cell 084 4700047 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
With warmest wishes
Simon, Linda & Lisa
MBSR Programme
Cape Town Medi-Clinic
Tel: (021) 424 7914 (Linda)
Tel: (021) 480 6177 (Simon)
MBSR Banking Details
Bank: Standard
Account Name: MBSR
Cheque Account Number: 07 044 058 1
Branch Code: 020 009
Swift Code: SBZAZAJJ
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