August 2019
Meditation and Creativity Retreat
In this retreat we will follow the ancient wisdom within our own personal bodies and attune to the extraordinary interconnectedness with the Earth, our Great Body, our precious source of everything. Through meditative inquiry, creative writing, art making and mosaic tiling we can explore a wise relationship between our lived bodies and the earth’s abundant wild intricate beauty. The retreats rhythm of silence and creative expression allows the body of feeling, movement and imagination to become a creative act of…
Find out more »Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training Program: Module Three
This is a professional training program to support those who want to teach meditation, mindfulness and compassion aligned with the deep wisdom teachings of the Buddha. This two year program is particularly suitable for those who are interested in incorporating mindfulness and compassion in their work in allied modalities such as; health, yoga, fitness, group work, social work, conflict resolution, social activism and counselling. The program is designed to support you to deepen your own meditation practice as well as…
Find out more »November 2019
7 day Spring sesshin: Melbourne Zen Centre
Teacher: Subhana Barzaghi Roshi Assistant Teacher: Wayne Rankin ‘Sesshin’ means to touch, settle, and actualise the 'heart-mind’ - mind that is reality itself, radiant and full, empty of loss or gain. The Melbourne Zen Group Spring Sesshin is an opportunity to participate in a seven day traditional, silent residential Zen retreat in the company of dedicated and supportive fellow practitioners – a priceless opportunity to drop away from ordinary concerns and fall back into meeting your life breath by breath…
Find out more »Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training Program: Module Four
This is a professional training program to support those who want to teach meditation, mindfulness and compassion aligned with the deep wisdom teachings of the Buddha. This two year program is particularly suitable for those who are interested in incorporating mindfulness and compassion in their work in allied modalities such as; health, yoga, fitness, group work, social work, conflict resolution, social activism and counselling. The program is designed to support you to deepen your own meditation practice as well as…
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