Join a 4 week (23 May; 30 May; 7 June; 13 June) beginner’s meditation course with Bruce with breathing practice to restore your balance, vitality and to develop mindful awareness.

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
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Vipassana (Insight) meditation is based on mindfulness, which is always available, everywhere, without limit or cost. The challenge is how to realise it. The answer was provided by the Buddha. He taught ways to cultivate mindfulness that lead to insight and awakening.

Experienced students of Vipassana can contact us for meditation support (Whats App 00420722008067). We will offer Zoom talks on daily practice later.

27 May | 90 mins | 7:00-8:30 p.m | Register

or

31 May | 90 mins | 2:00-3:30 p.m | Register

Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga they come together in the present ~ BKS Iyengar.

A gentle 90 min Yoga class with the emphasis on creating stability and calmness in both body and mind. Standing poses and floor-work, coupled with a focus on conscious and extended exhalations will guide awareness inwards to that space of stillness that exists beyond the thinking mind. The class will include pranayama and will culminate in a seated meditation. Open to all levels.

Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
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We are powerful beings! We know this… and we don’t... We know it when life is calm and effortless, but when we are in the midst of a dark storm like the one right now, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the raising level of uncertainty – losing sight of possibilities and hope. It is in times like these that we need to remember who we are and access our unlimited Source of power, inspiration and creation – our Buddha nature!

Time: 9:00 - 9:40am
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Finding purpose in times of challenge and change.

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
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Mindfulness is defined as knowing what is happening, while it is happening, with an attitude of kindness and curiosity. In the beginning, we notice how our attention is like a butterfly flitting from one thought to the next. So we start by slowing down and settling our mind. We then introduce practices that ground us, allowing our attention to drop out of our heads and into the sensory awareness of the body. We learn to rest in the present moment getting used to disengaging from our habits of compulsive doing. During the retreat we will be “coming home” to our body, heart and mind; applying curiosity and compassion to whatever we notice. This attitude of openness, kindness and acceptance to whatever is there helps us to live with greater clarity and resilience. The weekend will be experiential and is designed as a helpful first step in developing your own personal Mindfulness practice or as a way of refreshing your existing practice.

Taming fear and anxiety in times of challenge and change.

Time: 7:00-8:00 pm

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“In order to move the world, we must be able to stand still in it”. - Yongey Mingyur Rimpoche

This retreat will explore the cultivation of stillness and resilience as integral aspects of an embodied practice and will include periods of sitting meditation and movement.

June 6 - Introduction

7 – 9pm: meet and greet, how to retreat at home, meditation

Register: Session 1

June 7 - Full day

7.00–8.15 am: movement + meditation
10:00–12:00 pm: instructions, meditation, practice, question and answer
3.00–5.30 pm: movement, meditation plus sharing

Register: Session 2

We all have stories to tell, but many of us don't know where to start. In this workshop we will Stop. Listen. Connect. Write. The focus will be two interconnected, transformative practices: mindfulness (awareness, presence, “listening”) and memoir writing (story). You will get to meet, name and kick-start a relationship with your personal muse; mine the richness of your life for "story"; explore focused journaling practice (self-expression, self-coaching, self-growth, liberation); start a memoir. You will get to take away tools, strategies, and a "how-to" plan to move forward. And lots more. For course fee: Contact Wanda.

Drumming and music-making are ancient ways of transcending our routine lifestyle, opening ourselves to spiritual realms of healing and creativity, which is experienced as liberating and rejuvenating. This is because the universe is a flux of pulsating rhythms and drumming connects us to these rhythms, thus facilitating a change in consciousness and a sense of belonging and well-being, which, in turn, promotes deep relaxation and healing. In this retreat we will learn basic drumming techniques and explore rhythmic creativity which will be combined with meditation practice and contemplation. A Sound Journey meditation using exotic instruments will also be included. The objective of this retreat is to find a balance between the hands-on experience of drumming and its more profound spiritual effects on the human psyche.