Melbourne Insight Meditation
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.
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CERES Meditation
Monday Nights
Venue CERES Learning Centre, Lee Street, East Brunswick Note: Enter by walking to the end of Lee Street (Learning Centre is on the right, past courtyard garden), not by Robert Street main entry Time 7.15pm, for a prompt 7.30pm start - 9.00pm Cost & Booking $5 plus dana donation to visiting teachers appreciated. No need to book, just turn up. Equipment provided Meditation cushions (zafus), floor mats (zabutons), chairs, meditation benches/stools, yoga mats and blankets Yoga is offered by donation every Monday from 6.00-7.00pm to support practice. All levels of meditation (and yoga) experience welcome, including beginners. We sit every Monday without fail except Easter Monday, Queen's Birthday and Christmas/January break. See our Visiting Teachers page for a schedule of teachers and visiting dates. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com Weekly Sitting GroupsAll levels of experience are welcome, no previous training is needed, and guidance is offered. Each session includes:
• Sitting meditation (with instruction) • Walking meditation (with instruction) • Dharma talks with visiting teachers • Group discussion/sharing with visiting teachers Groups in Melbourne & Castlemaine » 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. |
East Malvern MeditationWednesday Nights
Venue Buddhist Society of Vic (BSV), 71-73 Darling Road, East Malvern Time 7.15pm, for a prompt 7.30pm start - 9.00pm Cost & Booking Entry free of charge; with dana donations to MIM, the visiting teachers and BSV appreciated. No need to book, just turn up. Equipment provided Meditation cushions (zafus), floor mats (zabutons), chairs, some blankets. All levels of meditation experience welcome, including beginners. We sit every Wednesday without fail except Easter Wednesday and Christmas/January break. See our Visiting Teachers page for a schedule of teachers and visiting dates. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com CastlemaineWednesday Nights
Venue The Forge, 341 Barker Street, Castlemaine (in the front room) Time 7.00pm - 8.00pm Cost & Booking Dana donations to MIM, the visiting teacher and the venue appreciated. No need to book, just turn up. Equipment provided Meditation cushions (zafus), floor mats (zabutons), chairs, bolsters, blankets. All levels of meditation experience welcome, including beginners. Our sits include: - Meditation instruction offered by Robyn Gibson on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month - A short dharma talk offered by Robyn Gibson on the 4th Wednesday of each month - On alternate weeks Geoff Hannon will facilitate a sit in silence together after a short dharma reading, and finish with a short loving-kindness meditation. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com Retreat Scholarship Fund
Interested in donating to the Retreat Scholarship Fund? Please follow the Give Now link. 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 |
Upcoming events
JUNE
"Enough" - Annual 4 day silent meditation retreat with Jess Huon Friday 29th June - Tuesday 3rd July 2018, Kallara, Strathbogie Ranges During this retreat we will be slowing down, refining sensitivity and giving attention to the life that moves in and around us. In this manner we will be fostering friendliness and interest towards our own experience. There will be an opportunity to open our eyes to habits of compulsivity that keep our heads buzzing and our feet moving fast, as if life is happening somewhere else. We will utilize methods, not as something to impose on ourselves, but rather as artful processes that can allow us to trust, un-grip and relax. These practices encourage us to not ‘miss out’ on the richness of this moment. Fresh, liberating insight and inner warmth is then given the space to arise. Teachings will be grounded in Buddhist foundational practices, the facilitators’ direct experience, metta heart practices, and the poetic and literary traditions. Guidance and support will be offered through meditation instruction, relaxation practices, connected movement classes, one-to-one interviews, group discussion, dharma talks, and meditative singing. For more information about Jess, visit www.jesshuon.com Venue Kallara Conference Centre, Boho South, Strathbogie Ranges, Victoria Retreat fees $395 + dana for Jess's teaching Registrations & enquiries Important Retreat Information and Cancellation Policy - please read this before making a booking or an inquiry. Registrations are essential - spaces are limited Click here to book the retreat Download flyer If you have any questions contact Emma - insightretreats@hotmail.com |