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A practical guide to Buddhist Meditation

All welcome!

Sunday, 14th July 2013 - starting at 9h30am

Mayfair, 3 Bright St, Somerset West

Discover the benefits of meditation and how we can practice it effectively within our busy daily lives. 

Pagpa is well known for teaching in a light and practical way and shows us how to solve our problems and find true happiness. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1996, has taught extensively in the UK and Malaysia and moved to Cape Town in 2007. He alternates his teachings in Somerset West with Nicole.

Meditation is a way of calming the mind, reducing stress and developing a more positive approach to life. This Sunday session provides the perfect opportunity to discover for yourself the inner peace and happiness that naturally arises when our mind becomes still. Also, by understanding and practising the stages of the path to enlightenment, we can hold more peace, love and compassion in our mind and come to understand the essential meaning of our human life.

Refreshments will be served in between sessions.
Donations on the day are much appreciated to help with costs.

Please book ahead by emailing: info@meditateincapetown.org or phone: 021 685 3428
More info: www.meditateincapetown.org

Understanding the different forms of Yoga

Hatha Yoga

Ha- Tha: ha meaning "sun" and tha meaning "moon," Hatha Yoga is translated as the yoga that brings union "of the pairs of opposites."

Hatha is a very general term that can encompass many of the physical types of yoga. If a class is described as Hatha style, it is probably going to be slow-paced and gentle and provide a good introduction to the basic yoga poses. Hatha Yoga concentrates on the practice of postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama) to energize the subtle energy channels (nadis) and balance energy centres (chakras).

Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa Yoga, is yoga where movement is synchronized to the breath. Vinyasa is translated as meaning "connection” or “flow”. It refers to the continuous smooth movement from one posture the next and tends to be a more vigorous style of yoga. A Vinyasa class will typically start with a number of Sun Salutations to warm up the body for more intense stretching and movements in the class.

Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga, means "eight limbs". Ashtanga is also known as Power Yoga. A set series of poses is performed, always in the same order. This practice is very physically demanding because of the constant movement from one pose to the next and the emphasis on daily practice.  The movement from one pose to the next is slow and the poses are held for a number of breaths. It incorporates a lot of mental and physical strength.

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Meet Silverspoon Catering

Mayfair would like to thank Silverspoon and Franz for their generous food sponsorship for our RELAUNCH.

INGREDIENTS:

200gr of Passion

200gr of Consistency

200gr of Quality

30 Years of Experience

1 Zesty Team

5 No Olympic Medals

1 Tablespoon Flavour

1 Dessertspoon of Love

1 Pinch of Style

1 No Halaal Certificate

PREPARATION

Preheat the Oven to 365 C of Cooking.

Mix together Passion & Experience.

Whisk up the Medals, Quality & Flavour to Double Volume.

Gently Combine Both Mixture & add the Spoon of Love.

Bake to Perfection.

At Last Sprinkle with a Dust of Style and

Present on a Halaal Certificate.

What can we Say: " DELICIOUS, ENJOY & BON APPETIT !"

By Franz & the TEAM

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Silver Spoon is a Catering company with a difference. Franz Sonnerer, our Head Chef and Owner all the way from Austria, has been acknowledged with three gold medals and two silver medals when previously competed in international food competitions. Franz has 29 years of excellent expertise and is very excited to join new alliances, after successfully completing his commitment with the Hilton Hotel in Hong Kong, where he controlled the Fine Dining Restaurant and the Asian-French Bistro within the hotel. He joined La Rose Noire Restaurant Chain Group as Executive Chef and thereafter the Lord Charles Hotel. From here he joined forces and became self employed starting a partnership catering company “Le Eat Catering”, until September 2009 where after he went on his own and created Silver Spoon Catering.

Silver Spoon has a passion for food so where there are people to please, we would be more than happy to serve all types of occasions and any amount of people. We take into consideration the preparation for serving lager amounts of people but it is a challenge that our team is experienced to succeed in.

We offer a delivery and collection service and the hiring of extra cutlery, crockery and equipment to meet the occasion and the client’s needs.

Our 9 page Catering Menu has a fun variety of choices. We also do not hesitate to accommodate budgets and any other requirements regarding the style of food, cost and presentation involved.

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