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 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, 12th April 2021 - ROBYN GIBSON Monday, 19th April 2021 - ANTON EASTICK 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, 7th April 2021 - CHRISTINE THOMPSON Wednesday, 14th April 2021 - 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 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 |
APRIL
"Open Sky Dharma" - Women's Dharma Circle with Angela McGee & Robyn Gibson 2.00pm - 4.30pm, Sunday 18th April 2021, In-Person in Armadale, Melbourne Angela McGee and Robyn Gibson will lead and support the monthly Open Sky Dharma Circle in an afternoon beginning with a guided meditation, followed by group sharing and investigation into the practice of meditation and how to live an open, unrestricted life in deeper connection with self, others and our natural environment. This regular Circle will foster a community of fellow beginning and experienced meditators to share practice together and investigate our common experience on the path of practice and enquiry. This Circle is for you if you are new to meditation practice and would like guidance on how to practice and ask questions about meditation; or if you are experienced and looking for a safe space to feel more supported in a meditation community, practice meditation together and to enquire more deeply into the Dharma. Venue 24 Beatty Ave Armadale - enter at rear via Kestle Lane. Cost $10 in-person + dana for Angela's & Robyn's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com "Settle, Soften, and Open" - Half Day Workshop with Angela McGee 2.30pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 24th April 2021, In-Person at Ceres Learning Centre & Online via Zoom This experiential afternoon of practice will explore the layers of contraction that restrict our natural capacity for connecting with ourselves, others and the world around us. We will use the tools of Insight practice - meditation, enquiry, stillness, silence and cultivation of the heart qualities to settle, to soften and to open and deeply connect. We will also use mindful movements to soothe the nervous system and use the body as a wise resource to feel into our natural aliveness. The workshop is suitable for beginning meditators, as well as experienced meditators. Download Flyer Venue The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, Cnr Stewart and Roberts Street, East Brunswick Cost $40 in-person + dana for Angela's teaching $20 online + dana for Angela's teaching Bookings To book for the In Person Workshop click here To book for the Online Workshop click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com Click here to check out our 2021 workshops and retreats |
