Building resilience through cultivation of Compassion and Wisdom

By becoming embodied, accepting what is happening within us and around us, and learning to see more clearly, we connect with the depth of compassion and wisdom. Grounding into our hearts we discover aliveness and interconnectedness, which are resources for meeting the challenge of our times with resilience. In Ajahn Chah's words “we practice for difficult times.”

Drawing on teachings and practices from Buddhism, in this retreat we will journey together into the cultivation of Mindfulness. The retreat will be a hybrid model - onsite at Dhammagiri in SA and online with a global community. The retreat will be held in noble silence; there will be dharma talks; question and response sessions; group interviews; guided and silent meditation.

Open to all levels of experience, all are welcome to attend.

About Nolitha and devon

Nolitha Tsengiwe is a Meditation teacher trained by IMS ( Insight Meditation Society), a meditation teacher for online Cloud Sangha and guiding teacher for Dharmagiri meditation centre in SA. She has practised for more than 25 years under Kittisaro and Thanissara, disciples of Ajahn Chah. She is a Psychologist and Executive coach. She has a trauma sensitive lense in supporting clients who are in search of truth as a doorway to healing, well-being and freedom.

devon hase loves long retreats and has completed several years of cumulative silent practice in the Insight and Vajrayana traditions. Since discovering meditation in 2000, she has put dharma and community at the centre of her life: she spent a decade bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms and now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centres. She enjoys supporting practitioners with personal mentoring, and her friendly, conversational approach centres relational practice and the natural world. Along with her life partner nico, devon co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life. She now spends a good part of the time in wilderness retreat in Oregon, Massachusetts, and elsewhere. For more, visit devonandnicohase.com or click herefor a dharma talk by devon. 

Cost

In person:

R5700 single ensuite

R5200 single room with shared bathroom

R4600 shared room with shared bathroom

Online (sliding scale payment):

Full retreat: R1500 - R3000 ($80 - $200)

Per day: R200 - R500 ($15 - $30)

*Scholarships available upon application

Teaching on this retreat is offered freely in the spirit of dana. We welcome contributions in exchange to support the teachers on this retreat.

Suggested teacher dana: R600 – R2000