Hippy Sanctuary

[Amy]

The housemates have discovered that for their next task, the Big Brother House is to become a spiritual haven complete with wall drapes, sofa throws and dream catchers.

An early morning gong woke the gang to the news that the House is now a "Rejuvenation Retreat" aimed at giving the housemates a spiritual and physical cleansing.

Housemates will be asked to shed their current names and adopt a name closer to nature - such as 'moonbeam or "starfruit' - which they must use throughout the task duration.

Monkish robes must be worn at all times, the sound of a gong signalling that the housemates must rise within a minute and slip into their sandals.

The Rejuvenation Retreat is smoke free and housemates may only smoke in a designated area when they hear the sound of a glockenspiel.

"Delicious wholesome treats" including a shot of wheatgrass will be provided by Big Brother at regular intervals.

Gong are the days of cigars and chardonnay. Good luck, hippie housemates.

Article Official BB Website (http://bigbrother.channel4.com/bigbrother/news/newsstory.jsp?id=227)

[Amy]

CELEBRITY HOUSEMATES JOIN REJUVINATION RETREAT FOR LATEST TASK


Early this morning at around 6am, following a heavy night of partying, Big Brother woke the seven remaining celebrity housemates with news of their next task. For the next two days, the housemates will be part of Big Brother's 'Rejuvenation Retreat' where they will experience a spiritual and physical cleansing in the ultimate new age detox. The Big Brother house was transformed into a new age haven, complete with wall drapes, sofa throws and dream catchers and it will remain this way throughout the course of the task. If the task is completed successfully, housemates will not only be rewarded with great inner wealth but even greater outer prosperity. The housemates are allowed up to three fails per day in order to pass the task.

DAY ONE - RULES
INAUGURATION
Big Brother provided all housemates with a shot of wheatgrass with which to toast their new found inner health.
· It was not obligatory for housemates to drink the wheatgrass.

NEW NAMES
For the duration of the task, the housemates must shed their current names and adopt a new spiritual name that is closer to nature, such as 'Moonbeam' or 'Starfruit'. Housemates chose their own names this morning and should be addressed by this name for the duration of the task. The housemates had to write their new names on the front of their robes.
· Any housemate who did not write their new name onto the front of their robe would have incurred a fail.

The names they chose were:
· Caprice - Kharma
· Bez - Rainmaker
· Kenzie - Laughing Junior
· John - Mars
· Lisa - Happy Wu
· Jeremy - Sun God
· Brigitte - Matti

RETREAT ATTIRE
Robes, socks and sandals were given to each housemate, these must be worn at all times during the task. The robes have the housemates' new names on the front. (They may be removed to sleep in at night and while showering and in the spa bath).
· Retreat attire will be provided. It comprises of robes, socks and sandals and should be worn by housemates at all times during the day for the duration of the task.
· Housemates may wear their own attire under their robes for warmth.
· The robes, socks and sandals may be removed to sleep at night only.
· If any part of the retreat attire is removed during the day (except while showering, in the spa bath or in the sauna) this will count as a fail. Full retreat attire must be worn to and from the shower room, the spa bath and the sauna.

SMOKING
The Rejuvenation Retreat is smoke-free unless otherwise indicated by Big Brother.
· Housemates may only smoke when they hear the smoking announcement, a glockenspiel will also sound.
· Once the glockenspiel has sounded, housemates must only smoke in the 'smoking area' in the garden.
· The smoking area is in the outside seating area by the 'hug me' tree, this is shown on the attached map.
· Housemates must extinguish all cigarettes or cigars when the second glockenspiel sounds.
· Any Housemate smoking outside the designated smoking time will incur a fail.
· Any housemate smoking outside the 'smoking area' will incur a fail.
· Any housemate smoking outside the designated time and outside the designated smoking area will incur two fails.
WAKING
· Housemates must get out of bed whenever the gong sounds.
· The gong may sound at any time of the day.
· On hearing the gong housemates have one minute to put on their full retreat attire.
· Any housemate still in bed one minute after the gong has sounded will incur a fail.
· Any housemate not wearing their full retreat attire one minute after the gong has sounded will incur a fail.
EATING AND DRINKING
From time to time Big Brother will generously provide housemates with delicious wholesome treats. Housemates will be required to enjoy them immediately.

JOURNEYS
In addition to the rules of the task, housemates will be set 'journeys'. Each 'journey' comes with its own accompanying rules; the task and the 'journeys' included in it are compulsory. Housemates will be notified of the details of each 'journey' shortly before it begins. Housemates are allowed a total of 3 fails per day


Highlights of the housemates beginning their task will be included in the 9pm Channel 4 programme on Monday 17 January.

[Amy]

CELEBRITY HOUSEMATES TO CREATE MANTRA AS PART OF REJUVENATION TASK


As part of the Rejuvenation Retreat task, the Celebrity Big Brother housemates will later today have to devise their own mantra, describing the housemates' experiences in the Big Brother house.

Rules of the Mantra
· Within the mantra, the housemates should feel free to share their innermost thoughts.
· Each housemate must compose 2 lines, which must rhyme - to make up a rhyming couplet.
· Housemates are allowed to consult each other when composing their rhyming couplet.
· The couplets should fit together to create the mantra, which should be written on the blackboard and must comprise of a total of seven rhyming couplets.
· Each housemate must commit their rhyming couplet to memory.
· Housemates will be given 1 hour to compose the mantra, commit their rhyming couplet to memory, and practice their mantra.
· To recite the mantra correctly each housemate must say their couplet in turn, in the order written on the blackboard, word for word.
· At the end of the hour Big Brother will ask Housemates to return the blackboard (with the mantra written on it) and chalk to the Diary Room.
· Housemates may then be called upon at any time to recite the mantra correctly, word for word, in the correct order.
· Housemates must proceed to the garden immediately upon hearing the first command.
· Housemates must hold hands with the Housemate/s next to them.
· Once one minute has elapsed Housemates will hear the second command. Once the second command has ended, housemates must begin reciting their mantra.
· All housemates must be in their correct position, holding hands, facing the Mantra Stone one minute after the first command has finished sounding.
· Housemates must hold hands throughout the reciting of the mantra.
· The mantra must be recited in the correct order.
· Housemates must recite their rhyming couplet correctly, word for word.
· If any of the above rules are broken, housemates will incur one fail per mantra recital.
· Once Housemates have completed reciting the mantra they must chime their finger chimes, they may then disperse.

Housemates may be called upon to recite the mantra at any throughout the night.

[Dan_]

LOL, thats an odd task.