Melbourne Insight Meditation
COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response
Our weekly meditation sits (on Monday and Wednesday) will begin in-person from 1st February 2021, following covid safe guidelines. We will be offering both online and face-to face workshops and retreats in 2021. For information about our retreats click here 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 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 NIGHTSFace-to-face at The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, Roberts Street, East Brunswick, and also online when we have a Visiting Teacher via zoom
Our sits run from 7.30pm-8.45pm You can book your face to face place here. You can book your online spot here and the zoom link will be sent to you. TEACHERS Monday, 10th May 2021 - ANTON EASTICK Monday, 17th May 2021 - 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. Mindful Yoga on Monday with MIM facilitator Amanda Hawkey will be offered by dana at 6pm before the Monday night sit. Contact Amanda for the details via amandahawkey@mac.com More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com |
WEDNESDAY NIGHTSFace-to-face at the Buddhist Society of Victoria, 71 Darling Rd, Malvern East
Our sits run from 7.30pm-8.45pm You can book your face-to-face spot here TEACHERS Wednesday, 12th May 2021 - MIM FACILITATORs 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 Please note: The meditation practice may not be suitable for those who have experienced psychosis or who are currently experiencing acute depression. If in doubt, please seek advice from a psychologist or psychiatrist. 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 |
JUNE
"Remembering the Present": Online Retreat with Patrick Kearney (3 & 9 day option) Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June 2021, Online via Zoom This online retreat exploring mindfulness (sati) and its practice (satipaṭṭhāna) will be conducted through Zoom. Guided bodywork will help develop mindfulness immersed in body (kāyagatā sati). Morning practice workshops and evening dharma talks will integrate practical and theoretical understanding of the practice. The online format will allow us to directly apply our practice to our ordinary, everyday lives. Patrick has been practising Buddhist meditation since 1976 and teaching full-time since 2000. He teaches in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, having been trained primarily by Paṇḍitārama Sayadaw and John Hale. He has also practised Zen in the Diamond Sangha lineage, where his main teachers have been Robert Aitken Rōshi and Paul Maloney. Patrick’s approach to meditation is enlivened by his focus on the original teachings of the Buddha – Buddhism before the divisions between Theravāda and Mahāyāna were ever thought of. He applies these teachings directly to life in our contemporary world in an accessible, clear and joyful way. For more information about Patrick, visit www.patrickkearney.net How to prepare and set-up for an online retreat Cost 9 Day: $280 + dana for Patrick's teaching 3 Day (11-14 June): $100 + dana for Patrick's teaching Bookings To book for the 9 days click here To book for the 3 days click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com Click here to check out our 2021 workshops and retreats |