Entertainment

Rosebank provides an array of entertainment to its residents and visitors at a variety of shopping malls, pavement cafes, restaurants, markets, luxurious hotels, cinemas, arts galleries and night clubs.

Art

Rosebank has a thriving art scene with a number of galleries and dealers trading in all mediums along the 'art strip' which includes the more established Goodman and Kim Sacks galleries.

Outdoors

Rosebank is outdoors and pedestrian friendly – Due to its compact size, visitors, residents and employees are able to walk the area, enjoying the outdoor atmosphere, en route to their destination.

Growing

Rosebank's infrastructure projects and property developments augur well for the future of the node. Areas located directly around future Gautrain Stations are attracting great interest.

Rosebank touched by yogis

World renown yoga teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life of Jivamukti in New York and Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa of the Golden Bridge in Los Angeles visited South Africa to host the “Yoga Evolve” workshop.

Jivamukti means “liberation while living.” This modern style of yoga emerged in 1984 from one of New York City’s best-known yoga studios. Founders David Life and Sharon Gannon incorporated their study of ashtanga yoga with spiritual teachings, placing special emphasis on how to apply yogic philosophy to daily life.
Part of the course was held at the Baobab Room at The Grace Hotel, and the course was attended by a huge number of Joburg’s yoga teachers.
Cherryl Duncan of Living Yoga, who bought the yogis out to South Africa, writes:
“Sharon and David first arrived in Cape Town after being in 30 cities prior to their arrival as part of their world tour since October 2009.
I took them along the scenic route home over Chapman’s peak so they could see our beautiful Cape Town, but all David could talk about was the schedule and what they’d be teaching over the next coming week of their stay in South Africa. This is not to say that David and Sharon are obvious to beauty or nature, but rather it is testament to their dedication to teaching and delivery of their message of ‘Enlightenment through compassion for all beings’.
I had many excursions planned during their stay as I thought they’d want to see Cape Town and Johannesburg, but they stopped me at every turn, wanting only to rest and to teach. They are so passionate and feel so strongly about changing the world that they continue to express that travel does not mean vacation time for them. Sharon and David teach the Jivamukti Yoga Method all over the world. It speaks to a truth inherent in all people and those that awaken to this truth, are transformed forever.
After two full days of teaching, Sharon and David were off to Johannesburg where they taught for another 3 days. They were both amazed at the Jivamukti community that welcomed them and said they had no idea the community was even alive, and not only alive, but well.

The workshops were well received in both cities with many people signing up for more workshops than originally booked for. I have received and continue to receive countless emails for thanks. It was such a pleasure to share my beloved teachers with the people of SA (Let’s not forget the Durbanites that flew in for the event) and most exciting, Sharon and David have expressed support of the work we are doing at Living Yoga to continue to grow Jivamukti and to spread their message. Watch this space for a burgeoning Jivamukti South Africa!

I did however manage, on their last day of rest to take them to the Velgevonden Game Reserve where they got to go on a Game drive and spend the night. They both loved it and were particularly taken by the massive herd of Zebra we encountered. It was so nice to see these two incredibly hard working Yogis finally relax before they flew off to Nairobi the next day to continue teaching, inspiring and changing the world.”
 

Photo caption: David Life and Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti