Grounded EARTH Module

Way of the Heart

14 May - 28 June 2026

Participants engaging in the Earth module at BEZA’s Zen Academy in Cape Town South Africa, connecting with nature through mindfulness, Zen meditation, and spiritual practices rooted in the Earth’s wisdom.

Never before has "Knowing Thyself" been so vitally important. During the Grounded EARTH Module (the third Elemental Gateway in the BEZA Medicine Wheel), we learn practical and spiritual skills to reconnect with Mother Earth - and consequently our True Self.

Zen Master Daido Loori Roshi once said, "To be born as the earth is not the same as being born. It is to realize that these mountains and rivers and the whole earth itself is our true human body." This will be the theme of this Module. Gatekeeper Training in the Earth Element is an initiation into Self. We have all been on a long and winding journey, ultimately searching for ourselves. This is the journey homeward - the Great Return: a Homecoming.

During this Module we learn how to remain centred during these extraordinary times of revolutionary change and powerful transformation. Anchor into the abundance available within your grounded, present self. Become open and available (no matter the situation) with an ever expanding heart while the truer you emerges. Reclaim your sovereign uniqueness as you learn to embody your inherent enlightenment. Study how abundance and karma are related and how to orient yourself at the various stages and cycles of growth. Embrace your healing power as you open to Mother Earth's Love. Celebrate the diversity of all dualities and manifestations as you connect to the unifying, common ground of community, home, identity, and otherness.

Guest Track 

Free Daily Meditation Sessions

(Included in Advanced Training)

Free open meditation space

Monday – Friday: 07:00AM – 08:00AM

Sessions happen live online via Zoom

Regular supportive space to practice meditation within community

No training required

Beginners and advanced meditators welcome

Basic temple *protocols apply

Why Join?

I want to deepen my practice through expert guidance

I want to build consistency through daily live meditations

I want to cultivate harmony between mind, body, and spirit

I want to connect with a supportive meditation community

Zazen | Elemental Meditation

(Included in Advanced Training)

By Donation

Live Monthly Online Meditation Training (2-hour session)

Live Meditation Sessions within community (Monday–Friday | 7-8am SAST)

Private Guidance by Ekan Nangaku (Wednesday mornings)

Why Join?

I want to deepen my practice through expert guidance

I want to build consistency through daily live meditations

I want to cultivate harmony between mind, body, and spirit

I want to connect with a supportive meditation community

PERSONAL DIVINATION SESSIONS

(Included in Advanced Training)

R900 per session (Africans)

€135 per session (Internationals)

Live Divination sessions with Ekan Nangaku (50min session)

Ancient Stone and Bone reading (Tues – Thurs  1-5pm SAST)

Recordings of your Divination

Why have a Divination?

I want to heal ancestral patterns

I want to create harmony between the realms

I want to see what the invisible world has to say

I want to know what my purpose is at this time

PERSONAL MENTORING SESSIONS

(Included in Advanced Training)

R500 per session (Africans)

€75 per session (Internationals)

Live Mentoring sessions with Ekan Nangaku (50min session)

Tues – Thurs  1-5pm SAST)

Why have Mentoring?

I need support for my spiritual growth

I want guidance and encouragement 

I want a trusted ally who with give me constructive feedback

I want to know what my purpose is at this time

PERSONAL SHAMANIC TRAINING

(Included in Advanced Training)

R500 per session (Africans)

€75 per session (Internationals)

Live training sessions with Ekan Nangaku (50min session)

Tues – Thurs  1-5pm SAST

Why have a shamanic training session?

I want to learn various shamanic practices

I want to expand my consciousness 

I want to access my inner wisdom

I want to know what my unique spiritual gifts are

CIRCLE OF CONNECTION

(Included in Advanced Training)

By Donation

Live sessions within community (2h session)

The ancient, indigenous practice of the Talking Circle called Council

Practice the art of speaking and listening from the heart

Why attend Circle of Connection?

I want a place where I can speak my heart’s truth

I want a place where I will feel seen and heard

I want to improve how I communicate myself to the world

I want to be part of a community where I can be myself

Advanced Training Track

Advanced Training begins with becoming an Apprentice through the Apprentice Gate. Once at least 2 Elemental Modules have been completed you may progress through the Student gate and then on through the Facilitator Gate.

GATEKEEPER APPRENTICE TRAINING

Apprentices enter Advanced Training through participating in one 2-month elemental module, or by journeying through all 5 elemental modules around BEZA’s Medicine Wheel which lasts 10 months.

Includes:

  • All of The 5 Gates offered in the Guest Track above
  • Zen & Elemental Meditation Guidance Training
  • Advanced Circle of Connection Training
  • Personal Divination sessions
  • Regular Mentoring sessions
  • Prerequisite to enter the Student Track

2 Months of Comprehensive Training per module

2 x R1500/€225 monthly DANA subscription payments per module