Ancient Andean Wisdom

Participants began arriving after lunch carrying cushions and blankets, some known to us from previous retreats, and many with faces painted with red and blue stripes - the colours of a South American tribe they are studying.

While waiting for things to begin, participants lounged in hammocks or cushions on the veranda reading or chatting. One woman hula-hooped in the garden, another danced gracefully with his juggling sticks, and strains of world music drifted through the farmhouse, along with the aromas from incense made from Peruvian flowers.

As things began, we went off to a 60th birthday in Cape Town (which actually had happened the night before), and by the time we returned, all was quiet save for the haunting sound of chants from the farmhouse. Johan and I lay in bed in the dark listening and marvelling at the things that happen on the farm. Aren’t we lucky Johan said? Who would have thought when we left our small house in Observatory 15 years ago, that such a life awaited us?
By the time we were up the next morning, people were stirring, faces back to normal, drinking coffee in the kitchen and looking happy and at peace. They had further sessions during the day and watched films during the evening. By midday on Monday morning everyone had gone, and we began to prepare for the wedding to happen here at the end of the week.
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