The Restory Retreat Centre

  Lente-agtermiddag Maak jou vensters oop. Voel die son. Waardeer die kleur. Lente is in die lug. Met ons liefde. George & Matilda

Grief In Being Alive The Conversation  Elements From The Conversation  Music With our love. George & Matilda   

  Hartseer In Lewendig-wees Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Met ons liefde. George & Matilda 

Contemplative Gathering 2026 Looking Back Early morning at the wetlands (Photo: George Angus) A Smaller, More Intimate Gathering Looking back at our recent Contemplative Gathering over the weekend of August 7–10, one of the first things that stood out was the group size. It was smaller than last year’s gathering, which naturally created a very intimate and warm atmosphere. Last year we considered breaking up into smaller groups, but this year it was not necessary. The intimacy did not diminish the experience in any way; in fact, it was very meaningful and satisfying for everyone present. Morning Meditations and the Rhythm of the Days A special addition this year was our morning meditation walks – something we didn’t quite manage to do the previous year. While last year’s attempt to spot the blue cranes early in the morning didn’t work out, this year we spent balmy mornings at the wetlands and visited the local cemetery. Standing outside with a hot cup of coffee before breakfast gave th...

  Kontemplatiewe Samekoms 2026 'n Terugblik Vroegoggend in die vleiland (Foto: George Angus) 'n Kleiner, Meer Intieme Byeenkoms As ons terugkyk op ons onlangse Kontemplatiewe Byeenkoms oor die naweek van 7–10 Augustus, was een van die eerste dinge wat uitgestaan het die groepgrootte. Dit was kleiner as verlede jaar se byeenkoms, wat natuurlik 'n baie intieme en warm atmosfeer geskep het. Verlede jaar het ons oorweeg of ons in kleiner groepe moes opbreek, maar vanjaar was dit nie nodig nie. Die intimiteit het die ervaring geensins verminder nie; trouens, dit was baie betekenisvol en bevredigend vir almal teenwoordig. Oggendmeditasies en die Ritme van die Dae 'n Spesiale toevoeging vanjaar was ons oggenduitstappies vir meditasie – iets wat ons die vorige jaar nie heeltemal reggekry het nie. Terwyl verlede jaar se poging om die bloukraanvoëls vroegoggend raak te sien nie uitgewerk het nie, het ons vanjaar sagte oggende by die vleilande deurgebring en die plaaslike begraafp...

  Dear friends and supporters, As many of you may have heard, for five days, Monday to Friday, we were completely without power here on Tafelkop after the snowstorm last week. For us, the rain and snowstorms are always a big challenge. We are located at the very tail end of a long, sparsely populated Eskom supply line, and this unfortunately means that we are often at the very back of the queue when repairs are made. This time it made us very aware of how vulnerable we are. For example, we had someone here on a private retreat, and he had to cope with the entire week without electricity with us. By day 3, the goods in the freezer had to be transferred to a freezer on a neighboring farm that has solar power. This made us realize that we can’t just hope that there will be few outages this coming summer, or that the next one will be shorter. There is also another side to our power problem. Our Eskom bill starts at around R3 400 each month (fixed line charges and tariffs), before we ha...