Melbourne Insight Meditation
About
Melbourne Insight Meditation (MIM) is a community of meditators practicing in the tradition of Insight (Vipassana) Meditation. We aim to support each other and develop our practice. We offer weekly guided meditation sits on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and meditation retreats and workshops throughout the year. We welcome beginners or experienced meditators to join us. Acknowledgement of Country Melbourne Insight Meditation acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia. We recognise sovereignty was never ceded and the continuing connection of indigenous peoples to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Indigenous people, their cultures, and to elders past, present and emerging. |
MONDAY NIGHTSIn-person at The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, Roberts Street, East Brunswick .
Our sits run from 7.30pm-9.00pm You can book your face-to-face spot here VISITING TEACHERS 15th April 2024 - CHRISTINE THOMPSON 22nd April 2024 - ANGELA McGEE Teachers offer guidance and dharma talks on the principle of dana. They are not paid by MIM. Dana is an ancient Pali word meaning "generosity", "giving" or "gift." You are free to give any amount dependent on your financial situation. See our Visiting Teachers page for more information. There is no Mindful Yoga class on Monday 25th March. MIM facilitator Amanda Hawkey offers yoga by dana at 6pm before the Monday night sit. Contact Amanda for further information via amandahawkey@mac.com More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com Please note: meditation is contraindicated and can be harmful for people with Complex Trauma, PTSD. Substance Dependence or Psychosis. If in doubt, please seek advice from a psychologist or psychiatrist |
TUESDAY NIGHTSOnline & in-person at Stanley Ave Studio, 61 Stanley Ave, Mt Waverley Vic 3149
Our sits run from 7.30pm-8.45pm every week You can book your spot here VISITING TEACHERS 9th April - MIM FACILITATORS 16th April - MIM FACILITATORS LEAD FACILITATOR Co-founder and president of MIM, HARTMUT VEIT is also the owner of the studio and host/lead facilitator for the sits every Tuesday. WEDNESDAY NIGHTS In-person at The Buddhist Society of Victoria, Darling Street, East Malvern Our sits run from 7.30pm-9pm Just turn up or book your face-to-face spot here. VISITING TEACHERS 17th April - CHRISTINE THOMPSON Teachers offer guidance and dharma talks on the principle of dana. They are not paid by MIM. Dana is an ancient Pali word meaning "generosity", "giving" or "gift." You are free to give any amount dependent on your financial situation. See our Visiting Teachers page for more information. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com Retreat Scholarship Fund
Interested in donating to the Retreat Scholarship Fund? Please email us. While we run our retreats on a tight budget (costs cover accommodation, food, teachers' travel costs and administration only), we do offer a supported place for each retreat. Please contact us if you are in genuine financial hardship, and wish to discuss this option. Email: insightretreats@hotmail.com Donate to MIM MIM is a not for profit organisation and welcomes donations to support the continuation of the organisation. Donate via paypal or bank transfer Melbourne Insight Meditation Group BSB: 313-140 Account no: 12207815 |
April
'Regeneration': 5-night Residential Retreat with Jess Huon (Weekend Option) Friday 19th April - Wednesday 24th April 2024, Baanya Biami, Victoria Drop an anchor to your depth. Enter regenerative territory. Bring fresh news for yourself. And for your community. Come gather and experience the power cultivated through sustained contemplative practice! Embodied, meditative techniques, both settling and rousing, will be utilised to collect, harness and brighten our attention. These practices also employ intimate and artful ways of seeing, and assist in freeing up our experience. Held in wild nature, generous silence and a supportive practising community, we’ll find courage to traverse beyond known and familiar loops in our minds. Unknown margins can be fertile. Insight and disarming love has the chance to arise. Extending our capacity to feel, we’ll offer fellowship to ourselves and others. Jess’s digestion of this timeless body of work and inquiry, the Buddha-dharma, placed within our current contemporary context, will support our inquiry. Guidance will be given to forge our own pathway and discovery within the range of practices offered. Read this important information about the retreat before booking Venue Baanya Biami, 220 Marshalls Lane, Staughton Vale, Victoria, 3340 Bookings Weekend Option (arrive Friday leave Sunday 5pm): $465 + dana for Jess's teaching - Click here to book 5-Day Camping (BYO tent): $695 + dana for Jess's teaching - Click here to book 5-Day 4-Person Shared Room: $755 + dana for Jess's teaching - Click here to book 5-Day 2-Person Shared Room: $894 + dana for Jess's teaching - Waiting list only (email Katrina on the address below) 5-Day Single Room: $1100 + dana for Jess's teaching - Waiting list only (email Katrina on the address below) Supported Place (3 places available): $450 + dana for Jess's teaching - email Katrina on the address below Enquiries retreats@melbourneinsightmeditation.org Click here to find the rest of our 2024 retreats |