SAT CHIT ANAND PLETTENBERG BAY MINDFULNESS RETREATS |
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Secular courses and retreats, meditation instruction, training in mindfulness and self-awareness
Learn the art of relaxed and mindful living, working and being, deeply and peacefully connecting with yourself and life. Learn how to calmly abide in the present moment, mindfully and at peace with what is. Learn how to be present with yourself in a peaceful, positive and powerful way.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RETREATS
One-week silent retreats based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS
Cultivating calm and clear present moment awareness Meditation instructions for sitting and walking meditation
Afternoon excursion in nature (weather kindly permitting): Walking meditation along beautiful remote coastline silently connecting with nature and coming home to yourself
DAY 2:
Includes: Teachings, instructions and guided meditation on the bodyGetting in touch with the body and its wisdom Body scan and deep relaxation techniques Gentle yoga mindful movements
DAY 3:
Includes: Teachings, instructions and guided meditation on feelings Meditation techniques to calm and transform feelings Emotional intelligence and letting go of disturbing emotions
Free afternoon to enjoy: sightseeing, swimming in the sea, dolphin / whale watching, forest and beach walks, reading and relaxing, private interviews, therapeutic massage or other bodywork treatments in our Healing Centre …
DAY 4:
Includes: Teachings, instructions and guided meditation on the mind Meditation techniques to still the mind and find peace within Letting go of negative thinking and mind states Cultivating positive mind states
DAY 5:
Includes: Living in a relaxed and mindful way The 5 mindfulness trainings Working in a relaxed and mindful way Stress management
Afternoon excursion in nature (weather kindly permitting): Meditation next to stream in indigenous state forest, connecting with the flow of life, releasing and beginning anew
When you are connected and enjoy a sense of oneness with your body, feelings, mind, and life, then you open to and fully experience the miracle of being alive. Each moment is new and fresh and you enjoy greater energy and appreciation for life. The Mindfulness Course includes practical exercises to increase awareness in everyday life, and to help you arrive at greater self-understanding and peacefulness. There will be daily teachings, instruction and practice of mindfulness, each day focusing on and cultivating one of the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness. Email satchitanand@global.co.za for more information and bookings.
Course facilitator: Leela Verity (BA LLB Wits) Founder and Director of Sat Chit Anand since 2000
Leela has done retreats and received transmission of teachings from some of the world's greatest Meditation Masters, including His Holiness the DALAI LAMA, Lama ZOPA RINPOCHE, MINGYUR RINPOCHE, and Zen Master THICH NHAT HANH. She has over 10 years of mindfulness meditation practice and experience.
Cost: Includes 6 nights accommodation in luxury self-catering garden cottages, and delicious healthy vegetarian lunches (rest is self catering).
Prices range from R3 000 for shared - R4 000 for single accommodation. Airport transfers from/to GEORGE Airport lunch-time flights only, R150 per person per trip.
Number of places limited, so early booking recommended. Contact SAT CHIT ANAND: Tel: 044 533 0453 Email: satchitanand@global.co.za Web: www.satchitanand.co.za
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