The Blissful Breath
Sunday 17 May 9am-12.45pm
Explore anapanasati in a morning retreat of embodied mindfulness, using breath as a support for profound wellbeing.
Natural Samadhi
Sunday 24 May 9am-12.45pm
Enjoy a half-day retreat of inner stillness and silence, as Right Effort leads to gentle collectedness.
In-person at the Cape Town Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Centre.
Booking essential. Email Charlotte at membership@kagyu.org.za or call 021 761 2978.
(In the meantime, why not visit the Medicine Buddha)
From Fear to Fundamental Wellbeing
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa
(rated among the top ten retreat centres in the world)
Albert Osel hosts a mid-winter retreat of somatic and meditative practices to help heal the nervous system and find a fundamental sense of peace and wellbeing.
17-20 July 2026.
Booking essential: brcixopo.co.za
Metta Vipassana
Metta Mountain retreat estate, Langeberg, 15 mins from Robertson. 23-28 September 2026.
Discover the bliss of meditative jhana as taught in the earliest Buddhist texts, mostly through the cultivation of loving-kindness (metta bhavana). Not a "concentration camp", but more of a "club med", where collectedness is not the means but the effortless consequence of practice. Glamping and self-camping options available in a beautiful natural setting.
Booking essential. Email: