“You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” – Khalil Gibran, The Prophet
Every 4 to 6 weeks we host one of our most impactful personal development workshops, the Discover Your Optimal State Workshop (OSW). It never ceases to amaze us how individuals who walk in to the OSW workshop on a Friday afternoon, embark on this deeply personal and transformational journey, and emerge completely transformed on Sunday afternoon.
It often requires immense courage and bravery on the part of the workshop attendees, to keep working through the processes over the 3-day workshop. While the workshop is led by the SOAR Directors, it requires the dedicated support from our group of volunteer Assistants to help ensure that the workshop is well organized behind the scenes and flows as smoothly as we like it to.
Each person who completes an OSW workshop becomes eligible to become a volunteer Assistant at future OSW workshops. Over the years, we have gained a vast pool of volunteers from all around the country, some travelling from as far afield as Cape Town, George and Durban, just to come and assist us on an OSW weekend. OSW weekends would almost not be possible without the deep love and compassion of our committed Assistants, who give so generously of their time and energy, to support those undergoing this journey of transformation.
And while there is a serious aspect to ensuring that we create a safe space, where people can come to do this deeply personal work, our merry band of Assistant, bring joy, light and love throughout the weekend, constantly lifting the energy in the room. We are grateful for you, and love you all.
As Rumi said: Let the beauty of Love become the good we do.
If you’ve completed an OSW workshop, and wish to volunteer as an Assistant, we welcome an email from you. Please feel free to contact Nazira at our office for more details ([email protected]) .
