Health and Happiness Retreat Workshop

at Peace of Eden, Knysna 12th-18th November 2012 Inspirational breathwork One Breath, One Heart, One World   Good health, vitality, inner peace and happiness  is our birth right and in essence is what we all seek in order to thrive in our world. . . Let us stretch our experience of life and living, expand our consciousness and rejuvenate mind, body and spirit. Through Inspirational Breathwork. . . (‘Inspiration’ - means connecting to the divine through breath) you will experience an expansion of heart and have a deeper connection to self, a healing of both your inner and outer physical being and create a space in your life to fly free of the clutter  making way for peace, clarity, vitality, health and happiness.            We receive and connect with the life force by breathing -Within the 6-day seminar there are 13 full Breath sessions. Through these sessions your breath will be opened, connected and activated to restore your natural breath, in turn this will assist you to . . . -     Live with more Abundance    -     Heal Relationships -     Create and improve health and vitality -     Peace with one’s self and others -     Clarity and Intent Creation -     Spiritually - Awareness and Oneness   The Trainer and Facilitators will guide and coach the participants through a specific Self-Alignment process with the breath as the main tool. In small groups you will be personally guided and coached by a facilitator.’ We will master and utilize the ‘Conscious Connected Diaphragmatic Breath Pattern’. This Breath Pattern generates a transformational and clearing process on levels of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. From air into breath into oxygen, into vibration, into awareness and into source. Through universal laws like entrainment, lower energies will vibrate into a higher state. You will be guided and supported through other powerful self-healing and self-inquiry modalities available at this time. This 6 day workshop is held as a retreat and includes accommodation at Peace of Eden a magical place on the forest edge just outside Knysna plus 3 healthy organic vegetarian meals per day.          The Founder Joost Maijvis from Holland has over a decade of experience in using the Breath as a tool to heal on all levels and has annual Seminars in Turkey, Geneva, Holland and South Africa.  So, now take that big breath and check in with your heart and your desire to breathe deep and to laugh loud with life. We hope we will see you in this amazing journey of the breath. One breath, One heart, One world. BOOKINGS & INFO: Please contact Jen on 0443884671 or 0725285859 or email: jeni@peaceofeden.co.za  - and for more information on Peace of Eden - www.peaceofeden.co.za Please see the website for more information about Inspirational Breathwork- www.inspirationalbreathwork.co.za

Crystal Light Therapy from Brazil now available in Chartwell, Johannesburg

CRYSTAL LIGHT THERAPY® From the Casa of Dom Inacio , the internationally famous Free Cure Centre of John of God (medium JoãoTeixeira de Faria) at Abadiana in Brazil Crystal Light Therapy also called Crystal Bed or Crystal Bath in Brazil is a spiritual treatment device that uses coloured light beams focused at your chakras or energy centres through seven very pure quartz crystals. This divinely inspired healing device known as an advanced chromo-therapy machine is a subtle blend of Crystal, Colour and Sound therapy designed and programmed by the entities of light who work through medium Joao at the Casa de Dom Inacio. Crystal Light Therapy is highly recommended for any physical, psychological challenges, as well as mental wellbeing and as a preventative modality strengthening the immune system. One of the most important biological bases for the health giving effects of crystal therapy is the vibration from the crystals resonating the water in our tissues and cells. In his book, vibrational Medicine, Dr Richard Gerber explains: “…human beings are, to some extent, living crystal. Certain aspect of the human energy system have the same transformational properties as natural quartz crystals. When one uses natural quartz crystals to heal the body, energy transference occurs partly because of a resonance effect between the crystal and those cellular crystal systems with quartz-like properties. These same bio-crystalline elements amplify certain aspect of the life force in special energy circuits that run throughout the body. Bio-crystalline systems are intimately involved with mediating the input of higher vibrational energies in the body” The vibrational patterns amplified by the Crystal therapy have an inter-dimensional effect that manifests as higher and higher levels of order, harmony and awareness affecting us on all levels of matter and energy. The crystals amplified by light and colour resonate with the bio-crystalline structure within the cells triggering rejuvenation of the body and encouraging the release of toxic information stored in the physical body and etheric field. These sessions help clear and restore the body’s energetic template; re-balance frequencies in the electromagnetic field and release unhealthy attachments. Our electromagnetic field is subjected to cell phones, Wi-Fi, computers, microwaves, electric fences, x-rays to name just a few culprits that disrupts our harmonious frequency and affects our DNA and cell structure, weakening our immune system. Everything we experience affects the physical body; disease, trauma and emotional blockages are stored in every cell of our body. Raising our frequency and strengthening our immune system is a necessity to maintain good health. Changing our vibration helps to break free from destructive patterns, relieve pain, feel more energetic and joyful. To evolve as humans we must clear our cellular memory of stagnant negative energy. The treatments are as prescribed at the Casa, facilitated in the tranquil setting of Chartwell. 20 minutes each @ R100- or 40 minutes @ R200- and maximum 60 minutes@ R300- Booking is essential Christine 083 334 6509 Email: christine@touchthesoul.org For more information visit www.touchthesoul.org

The Alchemy of Unfolding Core Presence

Jenny Des-Fountain “Unfolding Mind and Living from Core Presence” To all my dearest friends, colleagues and interested people, I have just returned from 14 months closed intensive meditation retreat and I would love to meet and share with you so I am inviting you to please join me for the   EVENING TALK AND SHARING                                                   “UNFOLDING CORE PRESENCE” in September & October                                                      Group support starts October “How to allow the unfolding of every experience, moment by moment, to become our inner and outer guide and teacher. Ultimately living authentically from the core”.   Jenny Des-Fountain, recently returned to South Africa after 18 months overseas in a monastery, of which 14 months was spent in a cloistered mostly silent meditation retreat. She will share with us, how rather than living by driving and striving in our busy lives towards a perceived ‘happiness and peace’, we can relax by allowing our lives to unfold for us. Through 30 years of studying and working in business, healing, training, spiritual development and coaching Jenny clearly saw that no matter what technique, what positive and affirming outcomes we set and achieve, what beliefs & values we hold, how successful or unsuccessful we are, or what information we study and apply, we just keep on going round and round in the same or similar cycle of our conditioned thought and felt perceptions. No matter how hard and genuinely we try there seems no way out for us in our busy Western lifestyles. No reachable way to daily live from true authenticity rather than from a constructed and socially conditioned self. It is this understanding that became a desperate need towards how to uncover the illusive quality of being, always there, all pervasive within and without. So 2 years ago she closed her old life down. She left behind her family, home, security and her lucrative coaching and training business, entering an intensive meditation retreat for an undefined period of time. Committing fully to experiencing this prison of mind showed her how we are living from our conditioned self, cognitive knowledge and misperceptions rather than unfolding from the core. Her deep experiencing of how this prison is created through our thinking, beliefs and perceptions, will show us how all the work we are doing on self is just changing one conditioned perception for another and is the seemingly endless cycle that is consistently tripping us up and holding us back. This evening will be a heartfelt sharing of a way to change our inner quality of being and thus our experiencing of our outer reality. That no matter whom we think we are, what our external circumstances are or what meaning or meaninglessness we give our lives, we can let go of driving, striving and pushing forward. Jenny will also introduce to us how step by step, living authentically we can embrace a new journey of ‘allowing the unfolding of every experience, moment by moment, to become our inner and outer guide and teacher’. Ultimately revealing the true inner core and our quality of unfolding joy and peace. The talk and sharing this evening is for everyone committed to personally explore the unfolding of a new way and will give a different and valuable perspective to all in the coaching, healing, medical, spiritual and people professions. For further details, dates and bookings in September and October for the following: TALK AND SHARING EVENINGS in September and October “UNFOLDING CORE PRESENCE” GROUP COACHING & SUPPORT PROGRAM: 6 – 10 sessions starting October “UNFOLDING CORE” COACHING: One on one sessions with Jenny Please contact: jenny@quantum-leap.co.za           Cell: +27 728438121. (Please note the website www. quantum-leap.co.za is no longer current as it reflects business and experience prior to 2010 retreat)

Durga Tantra School Open Evenings

Durga Tantra School Open Evenings with Ma Anand Leandra & Hari Nam Anand - first Tuesday of the month - - starting Tuesday 4th September 2012 - Dates/Time: Tuesday  4th Sept., thereafter 2nd Oct.,  6th Nov., 4th Dec. etc.  From 19:00 – 21:00 (arrival  from 6.30)  Venue: Novalis  Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosmead Ave., Wynberg Cost: R80  per evening plus R10 for  tea and cookies afterwards (optional) Dress: warm  comfortable clothing, house shoes or warm socks with you & a light  blanket All men and women, couples and  singles are invited to join us, irrespective of culture, religious  background or sexual orientation. There  is no commitment to participate every month and you pay only for the  evenings you attend. Each evening will focus on a particular aspect  of our work, giving you  the opportunity to get to know us, the facilitators, and  to experience the Durga  Tantra School approach to tantric work. Tantra is a practical spiritual  path of methods (and not  a philosophy whereby you need to believe or accept certain dogma),  these evenings are entirely practical in nature showcasing various  aspects of our work: breath-work  & meditation, movement &  creativity, tantric  massage & bodywork, tantric  rituals & spirituality, etc.  All our evenings will be professionally facilitated from a place of  acceptance and love. The work is gentle and fun. We believe that  laughter and enjoyment opens  us best to deep  transformation. We are excited  about starting these evenings and look forward to welcoming you and  introducing you to our work. Hari & Leandra Bookings For  planning purposes, please let us know if you are attending: Leandra 0741457060 Hari 0793099256 (SMS  is best) or via email: leandra@durgatantraschool.co.za.  NB: Please  let us have your email addy, we will  email before the evening  to inform you of anything you need to bring with you. Facilitators Ma Anand Leandra has  over 30 years professional experience  working with individuals and groups. She is a  qualified psychoanalytical  art therapist as well as a tantra coach & tantric  massage specialist. After  living in Germany for 28 years, she brought her expertise back to South  Africa some 9 years ago.  Hari Nam Anand qualified  in Ayurvedic Massage and as  a Yoga Teacher in  India a number of years ago. He spent 7 years with an eastern mystic  guru and alchemist serving him at his ashrams in both India  and London before returning to South Africa some4  years ago. He qualified in Tantra  Sacred Massage with  Leandra and has since  been offering sessions particularly for gay and bi-sexual men. Durga Tantra School  The Durga  Tantra School was formed  in November 2006 by Ma Anand Leandra. The  school offers quality  Tantra trainings &  experiential weekend retreats of  a high professional standard, very  much in the tradition of similar schools in Germany where Leandra  trained. We create a  warm, non-judgemental and  accepting space for individuals to explore various aspects of the European  post-neo tantric  tradition. The school  offers weekend retreats for singles, couples, women and men as well  as practitioner trainings in Tantra Sacred Massage, Kundalini  Massage and a 21-day International Tantra Teacher Training. Website: www.durgatantraschool.co.za Tantra Sacred Massage Tantra  Sacred Massage is authentic tantric massage based on principals  of the ancient Indian  healing system, Ayurveda. The practice offers sessions to individual  men and women as well as private couple’s workshops and  has practices in Durban and Johannesburg as well as Cape Town. Leandra  and Hari are available in Cape Town for bookings. Website: www.tantra-massage.co.za "A school is a place where one learns about the totality, the wholeness of life. Academic excellence is absolutely necessary, but a school includes much more than that.  It is a place where both the teacher and the student explore, not only the outer world,  the world of knowledge, but also their own thinking, their own behaviour."  J. Krishnamurti

Have you, a loved one or close friend heard the dreadful words?

Have you, a loved one or close friend heard the dreadful words: ·        “You have cancer” (whether breast, colon, prostate, leukaemia, liver) – you have to submit yourself to chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery. ·        You have Diabetes 1, 2 or 3 But you have never heard: ·         Diabetes can be cured ·        “Cancer is curable now” ·        About the Doctor who Cures Cancer, addictions and other chronic diseases ·        About more than 100 cures for cancer which have been proven ·        That chemo, radiation and/or surgery are less than 2% effective. ·        Address the cause of disease and the symptom disappears. Cancer is the result of one’s lifestyle, what you ate, drunk and the thoughts you were thinking most of the time, which have destroyed your immune system, and which have created the ideal climate for cancer and ALL other diseases to develop and determine your quality of life. You have the choice: Painless and disease free, or painful and diseased, until you die. To know more about how chronic diseases can be cured, email us today with your contact details info@healthwakeup.co.za Kind regards THE HEALTH WAKE UP TEAM Tel: 011 791 4008 Fax: 011 791 3833 Email: info@healthwakeup.co.za Website: www.healthwakeup.co.za

Forecasts as from May into June for 12 months ahead written by Lee Weller

About Lee Weller Ferns Lee Weller Ferns is internationally recognised as being one of finest in her field of Cosmobiology Astrology and for her ability to make accurate predictions. She has been awarded for her outstanding contribution to lectures on Solar Eclipses. At the Convention USA she was selected to serve on Board of Directors of American Fedn. Member of NCGR. When she was 19 and studying fine arts, Lee met a Swiss-German lady who analyzed her life and altered its course forever. She made the amazing statement to Lee that “You are very artistic ... Art should be your hobby and people and psychology your career”. Lee has never looked back. During her life, Lee has travelled extensively, gaining knowledge wherever she goes. The amazing lady predicted that Lee would have opportunities to (and feel the attraction to) belong to many societies and clubs, and sure enough that all fell into place during her life. Lee says that “my aim is to help people achieve their potential. To have self understanding, and therefore to achieve happiness, and to be comfortable with who they are and to achieve their goals and dreams”.

Below
are all of what Lee Weller has written with her forecast until 2013


Cosmobiology Astrology is the scientific discipline concerned with the
relationship between the cosmos and organic life, which includes psychological
and sociological elements. It aids in the analysis of the individual in
psychological, sociological and medical terms. Cosmobiology Astrology helps one
in the journey towards self awareness, self understanding, the correct timing of
life events, to gain self confidence through being aware of ones own potential
which ensures happiness in relationships, and ensures that one is aware as to
what really works for them



Forecasts as from May into June for 12 months ahead written by Lee Weller...

ARIES

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20TH May 2013 Solar Eclipse across Taurus and involves Scorpio.... you will find
you need to check
your Finances. use services of financially experienced or professionals
if
necessary.
You will become aware of your own needs as against those of others..
SOLAR ECLIPSES give chance for new balancing if and where necessary.
Take advantage of Jupiter going into Gemini after first week June
2012 and accept
offers that are
challenging and move your out of routines that have become non stimulating..
chance to move out
of any ruts into which you might have settled.
Time to look at new business methods.. Expand your contact base

Remember Uranus is giving amazing chance for you to EXPRESS who you really are.
Tends to make everyone sit up and take second look at you.
Let people know how you feel.. what you need.

TAURUS
=======

The Solar Eclipse from May 2013 means This is your own Personal Time of being
able to re assess YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND LIFESTYLE
Relationships and your current Environment ..
this is your chance to re evaluate and bring it all onto a new balance
A time of important NEW BEGINNINGS.
If you missed doing this 10 years ago...here is your 2nd chance.


Jupiter after June 2012 will bring opportunities that give younger Taureans an
awareness of their talents. Through and
from people with experience expertise.


Generally you all have opportunities to receive expert advice on personal
matters. and. financial. and
many of you have chance for financial gain...and to have your talents and
efforts rewarded.. or to start
expanding your talents. Yes great time to learn another language because.....
With Pluto in your area of expanding the mind... you will have chance to meet
people who have great impact. and give you a totally new look at language
countries and the universe

GEMINI======

Well the Solar Eclipse May 2013 this will be a change of work for you... change
of work routines.. and work environment.
A move... deal with rentals and leases.


Have untapped talents emerge or be recognised by others
Some really big opportunities can come your way... be offered.. and all you have
to do is assess
accept or reject..

Changes that expand your life (yes and the waistline...but very few Geminis have
that problem as you are all too busy) however.. you do have the chance until
June 2012 to check and be ready.. Like the yacht in the harbour ..preparing...
waiting to go out into the wide sea of life.
and you will have backup support advice and results of previous hard work
efforts.

Uranus will bring some really exciting friendships... and yes accept
invitation
to join a group involved in
Humanitarian projects.
Remember you are better with frequent light meals Gemini... keep to light airy
places.

CANCER=======

That Solar Eclipse from May 2013 will make it necessary and possible to check on
the money invested in property. questions like should I buy or sell...
Many will experience the birth of a first child.
An awareness of your creative talents...
For others either a friend becomes a lover or a lover turns into friendship...or
you receive advice or
gifts from friends.
Jupiter from June 2012 favours those who travel as you will experience good
hospitality or other benefits.
and people start to become aware of your untapped talents.
A 12 months time to prepare for 2013 when results of your past 6 years hard
work... efforts...will become evident.. Rewarding work projects.. changes of
environment...
Promotion... all will be offered .. you can accept or reject

LEO 2012===

That Solar Eclipse November 2012 and May 2013 becomes very important for you as
it gives chance to assess Home and family life.
Also career options . in general an assessment of the past where you are now and
where to in the future.
Similar to 10 years previous..
so many of you will have home changes...
Yes accept invitations to be involved with Clubs.. you can make many beneficial
contacts..
Other Leos will experience opportunities for help thru and from influential
friends
Achievement of your "hopes dreams"
Unexpected opportunities to either travel or even relocate .. this brings you
into touch with new ideas.
new approaches to life. Contact with interesting people who have innovative
ideas.
October Saturn's shift into Scorpio some important challenges as you start
setting a framework to
your life for next 15 years.

VIRGO 2012=====

That Solar Eclipse November 2012 and May 2013 will tend to make many of you
assess your current environment your methods of commuting and general
neighbourhood... a change of vehicle for some. a move for others..
fortunate changes to business approaches... New business ventures...
From June
2012 with the Jupiter shift into Gemini gives many Virgoans opportunity to
be in line for promotion
yes for many Pluto indicates a good time to renovate your property with view to
resale. or consider investing
in a property that requires renovating.
Best not to rush into a new relationship commitment.. You might not see the
weaknesses or strengths immediately. Neptune in your partnership area means take
time to investigate before entering into either a business or personal
commitment.
From October Saturn moves into sign of Scorpio ..opportunities to re-organise
your current travelling.. methods of commuting. for some more travel for business
purposes.. for many a last 2 1/2 years of completing
training or studies before the turn point of starting an important 15 year phase
of life

LIBRA 2012=====

Uranus continues to bring some really interesting and very individual
personalities into your line of
vision.
They will introduce you to new and innovative approaches..
and yes... some librans will turn a work colleague into a personal or business
partnership
Others find they can expand their business contact to foreign countries.
Travel proves beneficial for many
and the Solar Eclipse November 2012 and May 2013 enables you to assess your own
PERSONAL NEEDS as against those of
the people around you. a new awareness as to who you are through events.
A new awareness of your talents and potential
and the need to bring a financial balance
For many Pluto continues to bring some upheaval to the home life....
You might have to help an older family member

SCORPIO 2012

========

Jupiter goes into Gemini early June
2012 so for the next year you can connect with people who give
beneficial financial advice ...yes good time to find the right financial
adviser...
or go into business with a Taurean who is likely to be experiencing financial
gain opportunities.
Placement of Jupiter.. you need to make the effort to make contacts... social or
business wise.
Uranus brings unexpected exciting new people into the work environment. New
technology.. which helps you keep up with trends.
Unexpected changes of residence for many... others might consider working from
home.
remember Pluto in your area of day to day commuting makes you consider different
forms of transport.
Second hand car business for many could be a good way to go. earth moving
equipment or similar
be ready to cope with Power Play personalities on a daily basis.. but you can
cope as Pluto is your
ruling planet.
Saturn into Scorpio October A TIME OF shouldering RESPONSIBILITIES
Solar Eclipse November 2012 AND May 2013 you will be able to assess and
rebalance your life lifestyle and relationships Some will probably move to new
environment. Start life all over again.

SAGITTARIUS 2012==============

Many of you have latent talents surfacing or other people encourage you to use
them.
Opportunities for many to work together with a Scorpio type personality..
strong.. which can bring great
financial gain.
some will be able to realise their real talents and what they need from people
and life.
as Pluto is now in your area of talents and money and what you really need from
people and life.
Jupiter in your area of work brings fortunate opportunities that might involve a
move of office
or promotion. or fortunate new co workers.
for others a change of residence...looking at rentals leases
a friend could help you achieve some of your goals or helps you to direct your
talents; or
a friendship turns into a business or personal relationship.
Uranus brings out latent talents...in the most unexpected ways.
so stay alert Sagittarians. be ready to visit new places and make new contacts.
Solar Eclipse November 2012 and May 2013 gives chance to make changes to your
complete 24 hr. day. the routines you have been following.. and chance to deal
with rentals.. leases or other property matters.

CAPRICORN 2012==========

Many of you will need to accept that home life will never be quite the same
again. Uranus will disrupt routines.
unexpected arrivals.. unexpected need to travel. definitely shakes you out of
any Ruts into which you might have settled. a general shake up within the family
circle.. even some of the older members break out of the old patterns..
Pluto in your own sign gives chance to release untapped power...
Many are already feeling the need for a "make over" physically.. going the
cosmetic surgery route.
On an inner level there is the opportunity to discard some of the old outworn
attitudes.
Change of outlook life lifestyle and even environment will be experienced by
many.

From June 2012 YOU have the chance to release untapped talents... fortunate
changes in the work place.
change of residence...and the need to check leases rentals..
Remember the Solar Eclipse from November 2012 and May 2013 can bring out your
latent talents.
or you experience the birth of a child or the blossoming of an ideal romance.
Success for many of you involved in Sports.. or recognition.....in some form....

AQUARIUS 2012=========

From November 2012 and May 2013 the Solar Eclipse will make you check on the
effect family have had on your life.
Assess your career.. and current home life.
time for new beginnings ... and or corrections and rebalancing if and where
necessary.
until June 2012 you will have had chance to set down some new foundations.. home
moves.
or simply generally new beginnings....
Pluto continues to move you from surroundings and people that and who have
served a
purpose and would merely block future growth.
You are constantly moved from environments that would block you or would be
dangerous.
Powerful protection .. accept.. take note...
From June 2012 the birth of a child for many... or the start of expressing
discovering talents.
Uranus continues to make life interesting.. if somewhat unpredictable...
unexpected travels.
connections with interesting personalities.

PISCES 2012======

FROM MAY 2012 Jupiter will help you put down new roots...home moves. starting
new careers. and you
receive help and advice if and when necessary.
Jupiter brings you into touch with people who have wisdom.. experience.. and
breadth of vision.
they are happy to pass on their knowledge and wisdom...

Pluto continues to bring you in touch with some really powerful personalities..
yes accept invitations or opportunities that take you into new social
activities.. Clubs.. Groups.. Societies.
You were meant to Save the World.. or Humanity Animals...
The Solar Eclipse from November 2012 will ensure that many of you Travel and
some will relocate.
From October Saturn takes you travelling for business.. for a purpose.. to
study.. to take on different responsibilities as against purely holiday.
for Humanitarian purposes...

remember Neptune is in your own Sign .. a time of awareness as to who you
are.....

You can contact Lee on: email address...
cosmoslee9@gmail.com
website... is
http://www.leewellercosmos.co.za/

BODHI KHAYA Spring Retreats

Warm Greetings,     Spring is traditionally the time to cleanse body, mind and spirit. Join us at Bodhi Khaya for one of our scheduled retreats or, if you prefer, create a retreat for yourself or a group. This spring we have retreats on meditation, mindful cooking, movement and yoga. Only two hours from Cape Town, we offer a warm spiritual home for those on the path to awakening.   To book a retreat or join our mailing list, please send us an email at info@bkr.co.za.      Wishing you all well Bodhi Khaya www.bodhi-khaya.co.za info@bkr.co.za Discover your purpose, see your life as an unfolding story, and enter the adventure of becoming fully alive.How we interpret the narratives within our Life Story is crucial in influencing our life affirming energy, creativity and vitality, and countering the destructiveness and self-sabotage that can happen along the way.      By opening up to story, anecdote and metaphor we can become liberated, begin to hear and tell our work and personal lives in new and vital ways, discover the ‘hero within’, become our own therapist, embrace transformation. Like the lotus flower, we bloom and seed new beginnings. We reach into what may be murky depths and produce something of infinite beauty and worth.       This retreat is an experiential and practical retreat that equips participants with tools to act with greater awareness, calmness, imagination and courage.         Graham Williams is an author, thought leader for the Institute of Management Consultants in South Africa, and a neuro-linguistic practitioner (Institute of Behavioural Psychology in Ireland). His formal disciplines are psychology, economics and business strategy. He believes that the power of story is universal, crossing all boundaries. This belief developed over the years as he worked with many companies in many sectors in many countries.       Peter Fox is an ordained Minister working in the field of Spiritual Accompaniment to the Dying and Bereaved. As a member of the Academic Board of South African College of Applied Psychology, he has lectured in these related disciplines. He is an author and has a private practice as a therapist in Couples Counselling and Grief and Loss. His training has been in Theology and more recently in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.His focus is to encourage insight, growth and personal transformation in his capacity as therapist and Mentor. Since the Venus transit of the 5th June, many of us have become aware of the huge shifts taking place and how hard it is at times to keep on track. Having been Divinely guided with information on how to balance these energies, Shelley Adams presents a workshop focusing on the astrological movement of the moon. Related to the Feminine, i.e. cycles, emotion, water and intuition, the energies of the moon assist us in accessing these aspects within ourselves.      We now come to the understanding that it is finally safe to contact the power of our Sacred Feminine. Our task is not to replace the Patriarchal system with the Matriarchal but to bring the two into balance. Here we look at how we make the shift from the Wounded Feminine to the Powerful Feminine. As the sun and the moon sit in opposite houses, the readings begin with Libra, dealing with love and relationships, both with ourselves and others, and comes to completion in unveiling the Sacred Feminine in Virgo.       Combining these energies with the Sacred Soul Journey Wisdom cards in this workshop gives you the tools necessary for deeper readings for yourselves and others. The Sacred Soul Journey Wisdom cards is a unique wisdom pack with divinely inspired messages and original artworks by Shelley Adams. As an artist of many years standing, Shelley has been made aware over time as to the effect her work has on others. Whether they find their own messages in the work or whether the work creates shifts within them, the results of their interaction with the art have always been profound. This retreat is designed to gently and powerfully peel away the outer layers that prevent you from experiencing and living the awareness, simplicity, wisdom and love of the Presence, your essence. It’s about opening up, going beyond the mind and trusting yourself.     Without this shift in consciousness life is challenging in the extreme but we are living in the era where we have the potential to bring spirit to earth in this lifetime. It is this consciousness which will transform, change and heal our planet.         Are you willing to commit to yourself to: go beyond restrictions, resistances and distractions? allow life to be fun, a game? take time for yourself? fall in love with yourself? integrate your divine with your human self? You are already that which you seek.                                         NATALIA BAKER has been described as a leading teacher of consciousness in South Africa and her popular courses and inspirational talks have been presented in 8 countries. She was resident book reviewer for SATV’s Free Spirit which showed films on her life as well as her work with women on her course A Path to the Feminine Divine. Her articles appear regularly in major alternate magazines in South Africa and USA and she was the consultant for Meditation and Relaxation, an international publication. Her book Seize the Day, A Guidebook for Changing Times is due for publication soon. She speaks with warmth, wit and wisdom and participants on her retreats and courses make appreciable progress under her loving and skilled guidance. www.nataliabaker.com For more information contact Natalia Baker at info@nataliabaker.com or 021-7882900 The food we eat and the way we prepare it is an integral part of the way we experience health and vitality. Often we believe that our spiritual practice is separate to what we are doing on a daily basis. This retreat explores how we can infuse our everyday lives with a greater sense of meaning through the ingredients we select, the way in which meals are prepared and how we conduct our lives at different times of the year. Join Daniel as he demonstrates how to transform even the most simple, natural ingredients into mouth-watering vegetarian cuisine that bursts with flavour and vitality. As a group we will participate in discussions about nutrition as well as meditation and Chi Kung practice to create a deeper connection with ourselves and our surroundings.     Daniel Jardim was the resident cook at the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo and compiled the recipes for the extremely successful recipe book 'The Cake the Buddha Ate.' He teaches a number of retreats and workshops offering delightful and exciting vegetarian fare with a strong emphasis on the consciousness of the food and the eater.       “Daniel embodies both great wisdom and enormous love in his offerings. Entrusting your wish for a healthy, balanced and nutritious life to Daniel may be the most joyful, rewarding and healing adventure of your life”        - Gavin Harrison, author of ‘In the Lap of the Buddha’ Connect more intimately with your direct experience of your body and become present. Explore how your body may want to move as an expression of your immediate experience. Anchor yourself in the present moment through periods of silent meditation. Out of this stillness, find your own unique ways of giving expression to your inner states through movement.           Stay present as you move into the world and relate with others. Build the bridge between meditation and your daily life. Experience the support of Presence to live with deeper awareness. No experience of any movement practice or meditation is needed in order for you to benefit from this retreat.       Dai Heyne and Annika Nicol have both practiced as Clinical Psychologists since 1997. They have trained and qualified as Core Process Psychotherapists with the Karuna Institute in Devon (UK).They have both been deeply involved with Mindfulness practices and retreats over the last thirteen years and have studied with teachers in the UK and South Africa.They also have a deep interest and love of movement-based practices such as silent/free movement and dance, as a way of embodying presence.     Dai teaches OneMovement, a framework that combines silence and meditation with movement and dance. Annika runs groups for pregnant women to help them relate with their unborn babies. They live and work in the Cape Town area and are both in private practice.        For more information email Annika atannika.nicol.ct@gmail.comor  Dai at daiheyne@yahoo.com Imagine ten days of immersion in the dance of presence and intimacy, surrounded by beautiful nature and the company of kindred souls. Imagine giving yourself fully to the dance, sharing richly and deeply with other dancers, and between dances - dropping into the stillness of the moment with a cup of tea on the porch, enjoying delicious meals, or floating naked between the lilies. Ten days of bliss awaits you. Come dance, beloveds!      Facilitators training This event will give you an insider’s experience of how I create BlissDance events and give you the basic skills to facilitate BlissDance processes. The facilitators training will introduce you to the dynamics that makes the dance so blissful, and also to the unique therapeutic modalities that are built into it. Dances will be filmed and participants will be given feedback on their own dances.          Shakti Malan Shakti is a dakini or teacher of the mysteries of Tantra. Shakti is based in Cape Town, South Africa but teaches and practices across the world. Her central approach is to enter the totality of experience as a gateway to awakening. For more on her work, see www.shakti.co.za  and www.totalitytherapy.com Shakti's purpose as dakini is to facilitate your awakening to the essence of who you really are, while remaining fully functional in your body. Many traditions of enlightenment view the body as that which is to be transcended. Tantra sees the body as a vehicle for awakening. The process of dropping through veils of illusion can be very impactful on our nervous system, and every aspect of our physical and energetic bodies. Supporting facilitators: Willem Smuts and Ian Light Bookings and accommodation options with Ahrian: ahriangaia@gmail.com This retreat will be intense practice in a peaceful and holistic setting, overlooking fynbos and the Atlantic Ocean. It includes asana practice, pranayama and restorative sessions. This retreat will start on Friday at 18h00 and finish after lunch on Monday.    In our modern world of rapidly evolving communication technologies such as cellphones, internet, facebook, embodied experiences of stillness and rest are difficult to attain. They are like receding phantoms of the imagination. But it is possible to unplug, still the body and mind, and enjoy the sense of presence inside your own skin.         Yoga evolved as a response to the multiple distractions of living. Iyengar yoga has refined this tradition to a modern form that is accessible to everyone. Participating in a retreat in a suitable and nurturing environment can lead to a wonderful sense of renewal, joy and at-oneness inside your own skin and connection to community.         Brigitta Tummon will lead this yoga retreat; she is a Senior Iyengar Teacher and has been teaching in Europe and South Africa since 1979. “Yoga has been part of my journey for many years and it is a way of life. It is an on-going adventure of exploration of mind, body and breath. Yoga is a meditation in action and a beautiful way to connect us more with our own inner self as well as with our fellow human beings. I love to share this passion and it is a privilege to be teaching this old tradition and to see the deep joy and transformation that this discipline brings.”     For further information and bookings, please contact Brigitta Tummon on brigitta.tummon@gmail.com Detox International is a world leader in holistic wellness retreats and offers one of the most effective detox programs available. The company is very small and personal and has been running such retreats in Spain for more than 8 years but has just recently come to South Africa in the form of a franchise in order to run retreats in exactly the same way.       Detox International offers life changing retreats in various beautiful places around Spain, Portugal and now South Africa and has selected Bodhi Khaya as an ideal location to run retreats for the first time in 2012. The week long program includes 6 days of fasting on freshly made organic fruit and vegetable juices combined with a colon cleansing regime. The program is facilitated by professional and experienced detox managers, all of whom are qualified nutritional therapists.   Other members of the highly qualified and experienced management team include various alternative therapists who will offer therapies such as reflexology, various types of massage, craniosacral therapies, myosteopractic massage and reiki. Detox International aims to provide the optimum environment in which people can restore balance in all areas of their lives including body, mind and spirit. Meditation and yoga are also part of the daily program as are daily nutritional and life skills and lifestyle talks. The detox team will 'hold the space' throughout the week for detoxers in order that they feel safe to detox and let go on all levels and there is continuous counselling and support offered throughout the week on both a formal and informal basis.       More information can be found at www.detox-international.co.za Finding Balance in the Midst of Change This long-weekend retreat, facilitated by Sue Cooper, draws on the wisdom of Buddhist psychology and will be held in a nurturing and contained atmosphere of Noble Silence. Through a combination of meditation, therapeutic reflection and dialogue, we will develop balance and stillness in the midst of change and unpredictability within our lives. The integration of body, heart and mind will be enhanced by daily sessions of the ancient form of movement meditation, Chi Kung, as well as silent walks in the fynbos and forests, led by David Francisco.      Newcomers to this approach are very welcome, as well as those who have attended Sue’s 9-week ‘Open the Heart and Still the Mind’ courses and Morning Retreats. Please join us in ending our year with Awareness, through connecting with ourselves and each other in silence, within the beautiful surroundings of Bodhi Khaya Retreat. Sue Cooper is a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, working in private practice in Cape Town. She has a long-standing interest in the interface between psychological and spiritual approaches to self-discovery and inner healing, and has attended Buddhist meditation retreats for almost 30 years, both in South Africa and the UK. Please contact Sue atsue@pinchuck.com  or 021-7623561 for details of Forthcoming Courses and Retreats.      David Francisco has been teaching Chi Kung for the past decade, mostly at the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo where he lived for 8 years. He teaches mostly Wudang Style Chi Kung based on the four elements of fire, water, air and earth. This style of Chi Kung has meditative, gentle movements and is suitable for people of all ages. This is the ideal opportunity to slow down, breathe and connect with yourself and nature. Walk the beautiful fynbos and forest trails, join our morning meditation, or do nothing.  We offer guided walks, meditation and Chi Kung sessions. Massage and horse-riding sessions can be booked in advance. Three meals per day are provided, or if you prefer, you can opt for self-catering. Create a retreat that suits your needs. (Minimum stay of two nights)