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SUMMARY:20-22 Nov 2026 | Reiki Retreat with Johann van Greunen
DESCRIPTION:“Reiki is an art of living\, and at the deepest level\, Reiki is ONENESS.”\n– Paula Horan \n  \nThis retreat\, offered in the beautiful and nurturing environment of Temenos\, is for Reiki Practitioners and Masters. As energy healers we often find ourselves depleted and in need of support and nurturing. Taking a retreat is an invaluable part of taking care of ourselves\, rest and rejuvenate in order to return to our practices of caring for others with renewed and inspired energy. This retreat aims to provide the space for rest and replenishment\, as well as receiving healing from others in a group context\, connect with other Reiki healers\, and refresh our skills-base through group discussions. \nThe retreat programme will include the following: \n\nMorning and evening Reiki Meditations in The Well.\nMorning movement practices and Walking the Labyrinth\nReiki Undo (Movement) and Dancing the Symbols\nThe Reiki Current Practice\nGroup Treatments\nGroup Discussions\nEvening Sound Journeys\nCreative Writing and Drawing\n\nRequirement: It is not a requirement to have a Reiki healing practice to attend the retreat but a minimum of Reiki Level 2 qualification is necessary to attend the retreat\, as we will be working with the symbols. \nWhat participants say about this retreat: \n\n“From the first day I felt protected\, welcomed and Johann held such a beautiful space for me to grow and heal. I will be for ever grateful for this!!”\n“Magic! Great energy\, great balance!”\n“I felt nourished and supported and I’m really glad I came.”\n“The best gift I have given myself this year. Transformative\, profound and nourishing to my spirit. I knew Johann’s retreat would be of high standard\, but I had no idea what a life-changing spiritual journey I would have in one weekend.”\n\n  \nYou are invited to join me for this weekend retreat at Temenos Retreat Centre on 9 October 2026. Checking in-time will be from 14:00 on Friday 20th November and we will gather 17:00 for the start of the retreat. The retreat will end at around 14:00 after a closing ritual on Sunday 22nd November. The fee includes two night’s accommodation brunch and dinner daily\, retreat activities and materials used. Those who would like to stay on the Sunday evening can do so at 50% of the normal Temenos fee. Arrangements and payments for the Sunday evening need to be made with Temenos directly. The restaurant at Temenos\, Tebaldi’s\, is closed on Sunday evenings\, but you can book for a dinner in town or order a take-away from Tebaldi’s or choose to self-cater. The cottages at Temenos are fully equipped for self-catering. \nThe retreat fee is R 5 000.00* for shared accommodation and R 5 500.00* for single accommodation. An immediate deposit of R1 000.00 secures your booking. The balance is payable on 13th November. A payment plan can be discussed. Discount will be offered to those that repeat this retreat. I offer special non-residential rates to residents of McGregor. Please book soon as space is limited. For bookings\, contact Johann at johann@johannvangreunen.co.za or 083 764 5978.\n*International rates do apply. \nPlease note my Cancellation Policy: \n\nShould you cancel your reservation up to 4 weeks prior a retreat\, you will be refunded. An option would be to keep your deposit\, but to transfer it to another retreat at no additional cost. Do note that transfer costs will be deducted for the refunding of international deposits.\nFor cancellations 2-4 weeks prior the retreat\, refunds will only be offered if your place can be re-sold. You will still have the option to transfer your deposit to another retreat at no additional cost\nCancellations up to 2 weeks prior the retreat will not be refunded\, and no deposits will be transferred.\n\n  \nAbout your facilitator:\nJohann Van Greunen \n \n  \nJohann is a Specialist Wellness Counsellor in private practice with training and background in Pastoral Therapy. In his practice he focuses on counselling\, Reiki healing and training\, teaching mindfulness meditation\, MARI® (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) readings and he runs various workshops and retreats focused on mindfulness practices\, inner wellbeing and creativity. Johann has realised the value of Meditation and Mindfulness Practices early in his life and has come to know Mindfulness Meditation as an invaluable aid in assisting us to develop integrated and coherent life stories. With an interest in Integral and Complementary Medicine from early on\, Johann qualified as Reiki Master to offer a hands-on healing practice that complements his counselling practice. Being a Master in Reiki\, he teaches courses on Levels 1\, 2 and Master Level. Johann had been training in both contemporary and ballroom dance for years and developed a strong interest in the healing power of creative processes\, especially in art\, movement and music. He uses these processes working with groups and during his workshops and retreats teaching Mindfulness Practices. He encourages his clients coming for counselling to use creative processes in order to develop new narratives for their life stories. Entering the domain of art therapy\, Johann has qualified as a MARI® (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) Practitioner and offers the group version of MARI® on some of his retreats. \nJohann holds an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Pretoria and a M.Th. (Clinical Pastoral Care) from the University of Stellenbosch. He is registered as Specialist Wellness Counsellor at the Association for Supportive Counsellors & Holistic Practitioners. He is involved with mentoring programmes for the City of Cape Town which involves psycho-social support for health clinic staff and clinic managers. His work with these teams includes team building\, trauma debriefing and teaching mindfulness practices. Past work in this field includes mentoring programmes for HIV/AIDS counsellors at Lifeline\, Wola Nani\, Sothemba AIDS Action Group\, Positive Muslims and Desmond Tutu TB Centre linked to the University of Stellenbosch. He was also supervisor for the M.Th. Clinical Pastoral Care (HIV Counselling) programme for 5 years. \nJohann is passionate about life\, the arts\, music\, dance\, nature\, good food\, coffee\, wine and soulful friendships. He lives with his partner and two cats in the leafy suburb of Kenridge in Durbanville.
URL:https://temenosretreat.co.za/event/20-22-nov-2026-reiki-retreat-with-johann-van-greunen/
LOCATION:Temenos\, Corner of Bree and Voortrekker Streets\, McGregor\, Western Cape\, 6708
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SUMMARY:11-13 Dec 2026 | Reclaim Your Center with Charmaine Horsburgh
DESCRIPTION:  \nCharmaine Horsburgh\, Bowspring\, Yoga and Meditation teacher \nAn opportunity to exhale the weight of the year and return home to yourself in the beautiful surroundings and healing gardens of the Temenos Retreat Centre in McGregor. \nWhat does it mean to reclaim your center? \nTo reclaim your center means to return to a state of inner calm\, balance\, and selfawareness. To recover your sense of inner peace. \nAll day long we are focusing on whatever appears before us\, being pulled in different directions\, often leading to stress\, tension and an endless loop of thinking. \nSo it’s good to take a time-out\, especially in such a serene environment\, as Temenos\, with like-minded individuals encouraging each other to move beyond the noise\, and in that process rediscover our freedom\, openness and joy. \nThis weekend is for that reason. \nWe will sit\, move and bring in simple practices that help us to remember to relax and let go whenever we find ourself jumping back onto the loop: \nUsing simple to follow movement that focuses on whole body awareness\, enervating postural alignment techniques\, breathing and meditative practices to ground and stabilize our awareness and embodied experience. We have much wisdom at our disposal\, years of experience of what we don’t want; now we are in a place where we can let all that go and embody our present moment awareness to reap the benefit of who we truly are. \nWe will end the retreat by walking the labyrinth to settle ourselves in our new found consciousness so that when we leave Temenos to go home\, we have a sense of stability and freedom that can only come from letting go. \nThis retreat is suitable for all bodies. No prior experience is necessary. Our practice will take place in Caritas; the library\, in The Well and the exquisite gardens. \nIt is for you. \nThe weekend begins with a brief introduction at 5pm in Caritas\, the library on the Friday evening. \nThe cost of the retreat is R4950 per person and includes accommodation at Temenos in fully equipped self-catering cottages. \nIncluded in your price will be a delicious brunch on the Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is self-catered\, or if you prefer there are two excellent eateries at Temenos. (cost not included)\nDinner will be for your own account\, giving you the opportunity to choose whatever suits you from the popular Temenos menu.\nBooking required. \nOn booking your retreat an immediate deposit of R1000 secures.\nThe balance is payable on or before the 4 December\, 2026. \nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNT\nYou may want to take advantage of our Early Bird Discount of 10% for all bookings made prior to the 11th November 2026. \nPlease note the Cancellation policy\nShould you cancel your reservation up to 4 weeks prior to the retreat\, you will be refunded.\nCancellations 2-4 weeks prior to the retreat\, refunds will be offered if your place can be re-sold.\nCancellations up to 2 weeks prior to the retreat will not be refunded.\nCheck-in time is from 14:00 on Friday\, 11 December. The retreat will end at around 1pm on Sunday\, 13 December. \nYou will be on retreat with Charmaine Horsburgh \n \nCharmaine is a Bowspring and Yoga teacher based in McGregor. She has a long history in all aspects of Yoga\, including Hatha Yoga and meditation\, coinciding with a natural interest in personal growth\, as well as a deep love and affinity for India where she has spent much time immersed in ashrams and practices. It was there too that a scooter accident in 2003 injured her spine\, which catapulted her interest and focus on embodied somatic awareness\, movement and practice\, which led to her qualifying as a yoga teacher\, which she has been regularly teaching since 2006. She particularly loves the Bowspring method which she has incorporated into her practice since 2013. Particularly because of the way it encourages again and again the expansion of awareness\, noticing the body from the inside: How each movement has been minutely thought through to recognize the curvy\, fluid and pliant nature of the body\, which in turn facilitates the release of the fascial web: which may through habits and conditioning hold us back from expressing our true nature. She teaches in person and online\, with regular classes at Temenos and is part of the Global Bowspring Teachers network. www.globalbowspring.com and a long time member of the Yoga Teachers Fellowship. \nPlease book soon as spaces are limited. To book please contact me directly\, Charmaine Horsburgh at chorsburgh76@gmail.com or call 082 872 4402
URL:https://temenosretreat.co.za/event/11-13-dec-2026-reclaim-your-center-with-charmaine-horsburgh/
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SUMMARY:THE CANDLELIT SPIRAL
DESCRIPTION:For the past 30 years Temenos has offered an alternative way to embrace and celebrate the New Year.Spend quiet time in The Well at Temenos reflecting on the year that has passed. If you wish\, put into words and write down\, whatever you have carried\, whatever has troubled your heart or whatever has weighed upon your spirit. Allow yourself the freedom to acknowledge it\, name it and prepare to let it go.Then\, make your way to the centre of the Spiral\, where you can surrender your written words to the flames – a symbolic act of release\, allowing the fire to become an agent of transformation.With a lighter heart and a renewed spirit\, follow the beautiful\, candlelit pathway into 2027. \n(Pen and paper provided. Please use the gate at our reception if you are an outside visitor)
URL:https://temenosretreat.co.za/event/the-candlelit-spiral/
LOCATION:Temenos\, Corner of Bree and Voortrekker Streets\, McGregor\, Western Cape\, 6708
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