BuddhismDecember 9, 2013

Buddhist Retreat Center on CNN top 10 list

The Buddhist Retreat Center in rural Ixopo, South Africa, has been named by CNN as one of the world’s Top 10 meditation retreat centers. Those who know the BRC, which opened in 1980 and attracts mindfulness enthusiasts from around South African and internationally, are not surprised.

BooksMay 6, 2013

Antony Osler’s Zen Dust takes you on the road in South Africa

Poetry, politics, mindfulness, laughter, tears, the story of the Buddha and Zen wisdom weave through Antony Osler’s journey ‘home’ along the backroads of South Africa. By […]

BuddhismApril 13, 2013

Zen and The Art of Sheep Farming

Human Rights lawyer, sheep farmer and Zen Buddhist — Antony Osler is not your average Karoo inhabitant. Story and pictures by Wanda Hennig First published […]

CoachingFebruary 12, 2013

The Top 10 List from Bea Fields ‘Wild West of Blog Marketing’

Persistence and regular blogging are key to SEO success and effectively marketing your business, leadership coach and social media / blogging pundit Bea Fields said […]

Conscious LivingNovember 6, 2012

Buddhist Retreat Center celebrates 30 years

Letting go of thoughts; being present in the moment. Tolle — Zen — Oprah’s favorite Buddhist Pema Chödrön — Louis van Loon who founded the […]

CoachingSeptember 13, 2012

The Art of S-e-x-uality

Wanda Hennig discovers The Bedroom, a boudoir boutique for women in Durban, South Africa where the women owners host play-shops featuring speakers who address small groups on subjects ranging from extending orgasms, to how to talk to your children about sex, to waking the goddess within. Sexual play and rekindling sexual passion are popular themes.

CoachingMay 27, 2012

South Africa opts for mediation over litigation

Alternative dispute resolution in labor management, contract negotiations and generally in unionized environments has deep roots in SA. But mediation has lagged in other areas. […]

Conscious LivingOctober 20, 2011

The power of poetry and Colombian Fernando Réndon’s pen

Poetry Africa 2011, Durban Colombian poet Fernando Réndon, in Durban this week for the 15th Poetry Africa festival, has helped transform Medellín, Colombia’s second largest […]

CoachingOctober 6, 2011

Inspiring quotes from Steve Jobs: 1955 – 2011

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of […]

DurbanSeptember 3, 2010

Who put the trash out? Who cares!

In the U.S. they see it as an opportunity, not a problem. So what about us?
Story and pictures by Wanda Hennig
Story first published op-ed page, Sunday Tribune, Durban, South Africa, on August 29, 2010
It’s Sunday morning at North Beach in Durban. The sun is shining. Somewhere the sardines are still running. The new, improved beachfront promenade is alive with foot traffic. People cycling, strolling, jogging, walking their dogs, walking their kids. The surfers are out; the fishermen are complaining to anyone who’ll listen about their ban from the piers; the skateboarders and BMX-ers are shooting the ramps at their graffitied concrete park …

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