The breakdown of families and communities causes distress and difficulties for many.
Each term the foundation offers workshops that fosters genuine growth in our personal, spiritual and social lives. Explore your understanding of relationship with yourself, the divine, family, work, community, planet.
PRACTICES
TAI CHI - FOR HEALTH AND WELL BEING
TAI CHI - NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
Join us on Thursday afternoons for the relaxing,
deep breathing, physically coordinating practice
of Tai Chi!
Learn Tai Chi and Qigong breathing exercises for
the prevention of stress and chronic
diseases. Learn postures and movements that
prevent pain, improve balance and coordination
and promote brain and immune system health.
Develop a healthy practice that has lifelong
health benefits,
Join Sue Salvary and friends
Date: Thursdays, 16 April – 9 July
Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Location: FHD
Cost: $360.
Photo by Hitomi Okushima on Unsplash
GENTLE YOGA
GENTLE, RESTORATIVE YOGA
Sitting on a chair supported by the seat and the
ground beneath your feet, or on your mat, we
practise slow stretches and postures coordinated
with the breath.
Yoga improves posture, balance and mood,
as the muscles get a gentle workout
and the mind centers and calms.
Join Vivien Stollmeyer,
Yoga teacher for over 30 years.
Date: Thursdays, 23 April to 02 July
Time: 10.30 am - 11.30 am
Cost: $400
Photo by Dane Wetton on Unsplash
COURSES
WORKSHOPS
DAY RETREATS
PERSONAL & SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JOURNALLING (1)
JOURNALLING (1)
Have you been reflecting on your life’s journey
and wish to understand how you arrived at your
present circumstances?
Do you feel the need to make some changes
small or significant in your life?
Have you been reflecting on your personal
relationships?
Your career concerns and life’s transitions?
Join Frieda Shim
Date: Saturdays 25 April and 2 May,
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $350 with lunch
Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash
ONLINE - ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS OF FATHERHOOD
ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS OF FATHERHOOD
The absence of a good father’s love leaves a
gaping wound in a person’s life. Many of our
unhealthy patterns of behaviour in adult life stem
from the unhealed trauma of the fatherhood
wound. This workshop seeks to bring some
understanding to this wound and to help you on
your journey of healing.
Join: Steve Williams ONLINE
Date: Mondays 4 and 11 May
Time: 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm
Cost: $200
Photo by Timur Garifov on Unsplash
LIVING WELL ALONGSIDE LIFE’S CHALLENGES
LIVING WELL ALONGSIDE LIFE’S CHALLENGES
Living well alongside life’s challenges is not
about the absence of difficulty
but rather the development of
a resilient relationship with it.
We have both personal and global challenges
resulting in stress and anxiety.
Some of us choose destructive patterns
to cope.
This workshop is about building healthy resilience
in today’s world.
Join: Dr. Gillian Carty Roper
(Clinical Psychologist resident in the US)
Date: Saturday 16 May
Time: 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Cost: $250 withlunch
Photo by Said Bensghir on Unsplash
SACRED SOUNDS
SACRED SOUNDS
offer powerful pathways to spiritual awakening,
healing and self-discovery.
Whether through chanting, singing, these
practices allow us to transcend the ordinary and
access the divine energy that flows through all
creation.
By engaging with sound in a sacred
way we tune into the deeper rhythms of the
Universe, harmonize with the spiritual forces
that guide us and find a profound sense of
connection to ourselves, others and the
cosmos.
Join: Dr. Arune Pooransingh
Date: Saturday 14 June
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $250 with lunch
FROM WOUND TO WISDOM - STEPS TO HEALING
FROM WOUND TO WISDOM - STEPS TO HEALING
This is a retreat/workshop specifically for Deaf
men. Its focus is to address the emotional and
psychological deficit caused by the father’s
absence, neglect, abuse, or emotional
unavailability and to begin strategic steps
toward healing.
This is a joint project between the NGO ‘We Care,
Deaf support Network’ and the Foundation.
With Steve Williams
Date: Friday 22 May to Sunday 24 May
on the Sea coast.
Photo by Bill Fairs on Unsplash
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Deepen your spirituality with the work of St
Teresa of Avila’s ‘Interior Castle’.
The focus will be on Interiority, Stillness,
and the journey of self Reflection.
Join Michelle de Leon Thomas
Saturday 6 June, 9am-12.30pm, $250 with lunch
Join Michelle De Leon Thomas.
Date: Sat 6 June,
Time. 9.00 am - 12.30 pm,
Cost: $250 with lunch
image: teresa_of_avila-by-gerard.webp
HOW TO LET GO OF THE STORIES THAT SHAPED US
HOW TO LET GO OF THE STORIES THAT SHAPED US
We have all been conditioned and shaped by our
families, schools, communities and society at
large.
Sometimes we have held on to destructive
narratives and patterns that we need to let go of,
but don’t know how to.
Join Angela Laquis Sobrian
Date: Saturday 27 June,
Time. 9.00 am - 12.30 pm,
Cost: $250 with lunch
image: Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash
WALKING WITH GOD - ANTICIPATING CHANGE
WALKING WITH GOD - ANTICIPATING CHANGE
Join us on a contemplative walk through a
changing landscape. Warm air beginning to cool,
dry leaves underfoot wait to be watered, the rich,
dark earth anticipating the rains …
Lean into the experience and rediscover
yourself as part of God’s creation,
restoring your sense of place and balance in this world.
Join Russell Nath Ian Benjamin and Marc Grosberg
Date: Sunday 28 June, 6.00 - 10.30am
Place: Ortinola Estate, Maracas Valley
Cost: $250 with freshly cooked breakfast
Photo by Nicole Dumbell