Consciousness Retreat 2010
with Marc Steinberg
Amathunzi (Western Cape)
Monday 14th - Sunday 20th June 2010
 Consciousness is the context within which we are experiencing reality - life, others, the world, ourselves, our thinking and feeling...
To explore consciousness, to experiment with consciousness and to experience consciousness expansion and liberation is the purpose of these 6 days, facilitated for the first time in South Africa by Marc Steinberg.
Marc has been offering these distinguished 6-day retreats once a year for the last 15 years in Europe and India. Having graduated from Master I - The Awareness Process™ you are invited to book your space (venue beds limited to 22 participants).
If you like working with Marc, these 6 days are a unique opportunity. The venue is self-catering and the lifestyle like a camp, however not without comfort and beauty.
"Marc's Consciousness retreat cuts deeper than any diamond."
- Brian Addinall, Palma de Mallorca
"It's like a I'm suddenly having additional eyes with which I'm seeing things I haven't been able to see before. Amazing!"
- Anja Morell , Munich
STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS DEVELOPMENT
Normal Consciousness:
Man is sometimes aware of thoughts and feelings. Unaware of his own Being and any deeper levels of consciousness.
Expanded Consciousness:
Man is conscious of his thinking and feeling processes. Unaware of higher levels of consciousness.
Awakened Consciousness:
Man is effortlessly and continuously aware of his consciousness and detached from any thinking and feeling movements.
Enlightened Consciousness:
Man has fully awakened and activated consciousness and transformed the brain from linear to analogical (here and now) operating mode.
Things to consider...
Although the content of the Consciousness Retreat is essentially spiritual, there is no religious attachment or indoctrination of any kind. All religions are welcome, respected and accepted.
The participant needs to have graduated from Master I - The Awareness Process™ and preferably also graduated from MII-MIV The Creation Process™ - however only Master I is a pre-requisite.
The design of the 6-days is informal, holistic, spontaneous and easy-going, however deep reaching and awakening.
Marc will live with the group in a self-catering environment - there will be no ties and formal training settings as you know them from the Master Curriculum.
Every participant is fully self-responsible and conducts their own journey through the retreat days.
The shadow theatre and other elements of the retreat can be highly confrontational and prospects are advised to be clear, that life consists of light and shadow, and it is only in being able and willing to be-with darkness that one achieves wholeness and completion.
1,5 hours drive from CPT international airport
1,5 hours drive from Cape Town
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Master I - The Awareness Process™ graduates only
Retreat tuition: R 5950.- includes:
- 6-day Consciousness Retreat
- Accommodation
PROGRAM
- Consciousness exploration sessions (i.e. "the 7 states of Consciousness")
- 5 Yoga sessions (5 x ½ hour)
- Consciousness expansion exercises
- 4 Shadow-Theatre sessions
- 5 Meditation sessions
- 5 Chanting sessions (sound work)
- 'Kundalini' - the sacred life force aspect' - Introduction
- Kundalini-meditation (1 hour before dawn)
- Gurdjieff*-Dinner (conscious intake of alcohol) followed by OM-meditation (*Russian guru 1949)
- Individual spiritual mentoring (subject to availability)
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Traditionally we are a self-catering group. We shop for groceries, cook, do the dishes etc - as a group and determining our own rules on-the-fly |
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CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLORATION
Daily inquiries with Marc into the heart of the matter of Consciousness.
- Dialogues, Coaching, Instruction
- Awareness creation sessions
- Various selected exercises
- Identity challenges
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SHADOW WORK
"If an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside as fate."
That is to say, when the individual remains unaware and does not become conscious of his inner opposites, the outer world must per force act out the denied inner reality.
In the shadow-theatre sessions you are encouraged to meet your shadow parts and integrate them by acting them out in a safe environment.
What you own can't own you any longer.
"There is no freedom and no authentic spirituality without the courageous and loving integration of one's darkest parts."
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MEDITATIONS
Meditation establishes the 'Seer' in us. The 'Seer' is without judgment, without fixation, without effort and without gaps. Meditation switches awareness and the brain into 'slow motion' and allows presence, peace and inner freedom.
- Consciousness Meditation
- Kin-hin Meditation
- OM-Chanting
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Kundalini
'Kundalini' is the Sanskrit-name for the activation of a particular aspect of one's life energy. This aspect in it's awakened condition transforms the fluid and its chemistry of the brain- and nerve cells. Through the 'Kundalini Process' transformation becomes organic and permanent.
- Kundalini Mediation
- Circle-breathing
- Energy transactions
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Body Consciousness
Body consciousness involves the Yoga exercise "Sun Salutation". By stimulating and balancing energy flow, this Yoga trains attention and strengthens one's physical consciousness. The purpose of offering this exercise is to help the practitioner to achieve balance and centeredness within. Yoga is, in its entire form, a complete, complex science and an all-inclusive healing philosophy.
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The Venue
http://www.amathunzi.co.za
Extracted from their website: "For some it's simply the peace that comes with nature, with nothing but birdsong to distract. For others, the views: empty valleys studded gem-like with flowering succulents and grazing antelope, against a backdrop of undulating mountains. Vast blue skies that turn star-spangled when the sun dips behind these craggy peaks. But mostly it's the luxury of privacy, with only a handful privileged enough to find themselves ensconced in accommodation that is spacious, gracious and welcoming, in a privately owned reserve less than two hours from Cape Town."
Retreat leader
Marc Steinberg
Travel
We will set-up an airport shuttle for those of you arriving Monday via air:
2pm from Cape Town domestic airport (shuttle only waits if flight has been delayed by airline)
And depart from the venue Sunday 11am
Allow 2 hours minimum for driving time.
This transport is included in the retreat tuition!
If you arrange your own transportation, it has to be on your own account.
Accommodation
2/3 bed room sharing - there are no single rooms. There's the main house and cottages (10 minutes walking distance).
Booking
Max number of participants: 22
(first come first served)
You book simply by sending an email to marc@mscoaching.com and make an EFT to:
Marc Steinberg
Nedbank, branch: 100909
Ac: 1009779184
Your space is confirmed with registration of your payment.
The Consciousness Retreat is a private initiative of Marc Steinberg and no invoices can be issued.
Cancellation
Cancellations with reimbursement of the retreat tuition are only possible if the participant finds a replacement.
What to bring…
If you have or can borrow from a friend: Yoga-mat, meditation stool or pillow, mosquito-repellent, blanket, blinds. And anything that is self-evident for the summer season in South Africa.
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