Takara Wellness Centre

SATURDAY REFLECTION | When life feels overwhelming
This week, during my Bible reading, I found myself in 2 Chronicles 32, reading about King Hezekiah.
Hezekiah was facing a very real threat. He didn't ignore what was happening around him. He made preparations, strengthened what needed strengthening, and then reminded his people that they were not facing their battle alone.
“With us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.”
2 Chronicles 32:8

I've been thinking about how easily we can become overwhelmed by the things life brings our way. How quickly our minds can move from what is happening today to worrying about what might happen tomorrow.

I'm learning that trusting God doesn't mean ignoring our responsibilities. It means doing what is ours to do, while remembering that we were never meant to carry everything ourselves.

Sometimes faith is simply choosing to put down what we cannot control and trusting God with the rest.

Whatever this week has brought you, may you find some peace in knowing you don't have to carry it all alone.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 🩷 Bring your partner. Bring the kids. Bring your friends. Come for an hour or stay for the afternoon.

We’ve created a proper Family Fun Day around our Breast Cancer Awareness & Fundraiser with plenty happening on and off the courts.

🩷 Jumping castle, balloon dome, jungle gym and pink hair spray for the little ones 🩷 Water fountain fun — pack their cossie and towel! 🩷 Incredible vehicles on display from Car Connexion, BAIC East London and Dongfeng East London 🩷 Beautiful by Bea will be joining us on the day

Our breast cancer Care Circle and support teams will be there to answer questions and simply be available to anyone who needs them

Lucky draws every hour for everyone through the gate with our GRAND DRAW at 15h00 — one lucky supporter will win a 2-night stay at Cintsa Dunes Beach Resort!

And importantly, physical breast checks will be available on the day for R100 per person. These are not mammograms but an opportunity to have your breasts physically checked.
Booking encouraged:
Sam: 083 784 1558
Judy: 082 562 1986

📍 Kingsway Racquet Club
📅 Saturday 10 October
⏰ 10h00–15h00
🎟️ Adults R50 | Kids 12 years & under R20

Your entry helps support the fundraising behind One Among Millions.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘. 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡.
More than anything, just come spend the day with us. 🩷

Car Connexion / Bakkie Connexion BAIC East London Dongfeng East London

Roland Toogood Medical orthotist/Prosthetist St Bernard's Hospice East London The Cancer Connection South Africa

Beautiful Spa Beautiful by Bea

Cintsa Dunes Beach Resort

Dynamic Brands Slimsy Gococo SA Rascals Drinks

SELAH | A moment to pause

Sometimes, in the middle of a busy day, we need a gentle reminder to slow down.
Selah is part of our daily rhythm at Takara. Before each treatment, we take a moment to breathe, become present and allow the busyness of the day to settle.
It's a small ritual, but one that has become very meaningful to me.
Selah means pause. And sometimes that's exactly what we need ,a moment to stop, breathe and simply be still.

Some things need time.
When your body has been holding tension for weeks, it doesn’t always soften the moment you stop. Sometimes it takes a while simply to settle.
That’s why I love our 90-minute Deep Relaxation Massage. There is no rushing. There is time for the whole body to be worked slowly and intentionally, and time for you to simply switch off.
If you’ve been feeling tired, tense or like you haven’t properly stopped in a while, perhaps your body is asking for a little more time.
90-minute Deep Relaxation Full Body Massage | R700
WhatsApp Takara to book.
📱0714609123

TAKARA TIP | The small things that help me

We’ve spoken over the last few weeks about how stopping isn’t always the same as resting.
So today I thought I’d share something I actually do myself.
When I feel overwhelmed and can feel myself in that fight-or-flight state, one of the simplest things I do is take off my shoes and walk outside onto the grass.
Sometimes it’s only for a minute.
I feel the ground beneath my feet. I look around me. I slow my breathing. And I find one or two things to be grateful for.
But I’ve learnt that these small moments can make such a difference in helping me slow down, become present and feel grounded again.

Sometimes caring for ourselves really can be that simple.

What is one small thing that helps you feel grounded again?

Sometimes, an hour just doesn’t feel like enough.
When you’ve been carrying tension for weeks , tight shoulders, a busy mind, a body that never quite switches off , it can take time simply to settle.
Our 90-minute Deep Relaxation Full Body Massage gives your body that time. Time to breathe, soften and stop rushing. Slow, intentional hands-on massage, with space for your whole body to settle into rest.
90-minute Deep Relaxation Full Body Massage | R700
To book, WhatsApp Takara 0714609123

A prayer for the week ahead🙏
Father, as we begin another week, help us to remember that we do not walk into it alone. When we feel tired, overwhelmed or uncertain, remind us that Your Spirit lives within us. Help us to move through this week with gentleness, courage and peace, trusting You with what we cannot control. May the way we speak, the way we work and the way we treat others reflect Your love.
“The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
1 John 4:4
Amen.

Saturday Reflection
This week, while reading 1 John, I found myself sitting with these words:
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
1 John 3:18
It made me think about the quiet ways God’s love is often shown to us through other people.
A message to say, “I was thinking about you.”
Flowers left for someone.
A handwritten note.
A small act of kindness that says, without many words, I see you.
I am very comfortable giving and caring for others. Receiving can be harder for me. Sometimes kindness overwhelms me because a part of me still wonders whether I am worthy of it.
But 1 John keeps bringing me back to something so simple:
God loved us first.
Perhaps part of learning to love as God asks us to is not only learning how to give His love, but also learning how to receive it when He sends it through the hands and hearts of others.
So this weekend, perhaps we can ask ourselves:
Who can I show love to , not only with my words, but with my actions?
And when someone shows that love to me, can I simply receive it with gratitude?
Thank You, God, for the people through whom You quietly remind us that we are seen and loved.

Selah.

A word that came to me in prayer.

Pause.

After one of the most difficult seasons of my life, a beautiful calming oil blend was gifted to me.

I carried it with me. I used it when I felt overwhelmed. Eventually I began using it with my clients at Takara.

They started asking, “What is that smell?”
And then, “Can I have some to take home?”

When I asked my friend Melonie Cromhout Gobel if she could make the blend for me, the name came immediately:

Selah.

A word the Holy Spirit had placed on my heart.

Today, every treatment at Takara begins with a pause.

A breath.

A moment to leave the outside world outside.

And Selah has quietly found its way into handbags, bedside tables and the homes of so many of our clients.

Perhaps that is why it remains so special to me.

It isn't simply something we sell.

It is a reminder:

Pause. Breathe. God is here.

Selah by Takara | 10 ml | R250

As the year begins to get louder, perhaps we don't need more.

Perhaps we need somewhere that asks less of us.

Two hours where nobody needs anything from you.

No phone to answer.
No decisions to make.
No conversation to keep going.
Nowhere else you need to be.

Just time.

Our Serenity experience brings together a Kalahari Honeybush Facial and a 60-minute Full Body Massage , two unhurried hours designed to allow you to step away from the noise for a while.

Lately, Serenity has become one of the experiences our clients are choosing again and again.

Perhaps because sometimes we don't need to do more.

We simply need somewhere we can stop.

Serenity | 2 hours | R1,000

Takara
Where the world can wait for a while.