UPCOMING EVENTS

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6 June 2025

Newlands Forest, Cape Town

Join Joanna Tomkins and Rachael Duffy on 6th June in the Newlands Forest for this Truth Mandala where we come together to express our anger, grief, anxiety, hope and love for our world.

While grief is not usually an emotion that is welcomed in our society, we offer this ritual in recognition that emotions that are not allowed their full expression can cause blockages in our minds, bodies and spirits.

This process, drawn from the Work that Reconnects, is an invitation to bring the fullness of what you are feeling about what is happening in our world (and/or in your personal lives) right now, and to be held in a sacred container, in community. This way of truly honouring our grief can be extremely transformative and healing, and reminds us of how to rest back in care and compassion, in recognition of our interbeing.

 Booking essential. 

For more information on the ritual, please read here:
https://gaiaspeaking.com/good-grief-community-rituals/ 

Timings: 4 - 6.30pm

Cost: R200

Starts 20 July 2025

6- month programme

Enter a profound experiential immersion in the mysteries of nature and soul. A 6- month Soul-purpose discovery programme.

-Learn how to listen to the compass of your heart

-Discover the nature of your true authentic Self

- Embody your deeper purpose, from under the spell of default purposes of 

outward success, comfort and approval

- Attune to your inner genius, that which is truly yours to bring

- Open a sacred dialogue with nature and Soul

- Live a Soul-aligned life

This programme offers 1 x full -day in person session per month, 

1 x monthly online check-in, self-directed nature-based soul 

encounter practices, reading, recorded practices and a sunrise to

sunset solo nature immersion.

Workshop 1

20 July (in person): Hearing the Call from Soul; Initiating the Journey | Default Purpose: What holds you back from living your true purpose?

Group check-in: 5 August 6- 8 pm (zoom)

Workshop 2 

17 August (in person): Default Purpose: What holds you back from living your true purpose? Working with your Protectors and restoring wholeness 

Group check-in: 2 September 6- 8 pm (zoom)

Workshop 3 

14 September (in person): Entering the Imaginal: Tuning into the compass of the heart; cultivating the practice of Active Imagination

Group check-in: 30 September 6- 8 pm (zoom)

Workshop 4

19 October (in person): Nature-based soul encounter: Entering the cocoon of transformation

Group check-in: 4 November 6 - 8pm (zoom)

Threshold ceremony

14 - 16 November: Sunrise to sunset SoulQuest (solo nature immersion); Integration time and storytelling

Group check-in: 25 November 6- 8 pm (zoom)

Workshop 5

7 December (in person): Embodying your deepest nature; Living a Soul-aligned Life

1- 3 August 2025

Temenos Retreat, McGregor

“To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe — to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it — is a wonder beyond words.” – Joanna Macy

-In a world filled with immense shifts and challenges, where do we find the strength to navigate it all? 

-What would it be like if we could see the reflection of our face in the leaf of a great tree, the song of a bird, or the faces of those gathered with us in sacred circle?

-What if the grief or anger or fear we may feel about the condition of the world or what’s happening in our own lives was not a risk to avoid, but a doorway to step through — one that could lead us into a deeper belonging to this Earth and greater clarity about what is truly ours to bring – as we live through this precious and precarious moment on this planet?

Join us for this winter weekend of deep nature and community connection, immersed in the beautiful sanctuary of Temenos, to experience group rituals and transformative practices, some solo meditation and writing, as well as an opportunity to comfortably sing and move within a loving container. 

Imagine meandering pathways, flourishing gardens and sacred spaces. Within the magical and beloved Temenos gardens are cottages, ponds, a labyrinth and many secret places to pause, reflect and feel yourself as part of nature. nd species, we become part of the Earth healing herself.

The weekend’s programme has been carefully curated by Joanna and Rachael to take us on a journey of coming home to our true selves and our primary place of belonging – in nature, as nature. 

The programme follows the Spiral of the Work that Reconnects and will include:

• Nature Immersion | Guided processes in nature and quiet time in the beautiful gardens
• Ritual | Steeped in a number of spiritual traditions we will take part in community rituals designed to connect us deeply to ourselves, each other and to the Earth
• Mindfulness Practices | Guided meditations and times of silence
• Connection | Opportunities and processes that connect you deeply to your heart, and to the hearts of others
• Embodiment Practices | Movement that supports us to stay present to what arises within us
• Song | Joanna and Rachael will weave in community singing so as to  tune into the healing power of song in bringing us together
• Time and Space for Stillness | Moments to be alone in contemplation, or journalling, or just taking in the beautiful tranquil gardens 

Leave with

· A deeper connection to both yourself and the world around you.

· An enhanced felt-sense of your belonging in the interconnected web of life

· Tools for transforming pain into love and resilience, fostering a sense of community with others who share the same commitment to positive change. 

· Increased inner strength and resilience to face the ecological and social challenges of our time, not by avoiding despair, but by allowing yourself to feel it deeply, transforming it into compassionate action and enduring hope.

· A renewed sense of purpose, and increased clarity and aliveness on how to contribute your unique soul gifts in service of the healing of this world and ‘the Great Turning’.

EARLY BIRD UNTIL 30 JUNE 2025

R5,250 (EB4,990) – Shared accommodation, meals, and all activities. 

R5,900 -(EB5,600) Single accommodation, meals, and all activities

R3,250 (EB3,090)– Non-residential option (meals included).