Melbourne Insight Meditation
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. 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. |
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 We sit every Monday except Public Holidays, Melbourne Cup eve and Christmas/January break. Our next sit is 14th January 2019. Yoga is offered by donation before our sit from 6.00-7.00pm to support practice. All levels of meditation (and yoga) experience welcome, including beginners. 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, Geelong & 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 except Public Holidays, Easter Wednesday and Christmas/January break. See our Visiting Teachers page for a schedule of teachers and visiting dates. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com
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DECEMBER
"Finding Inner Resilience to Face the Climate Emergency" - Workshop with Suzie Brown & Robyn Gibson Sunday 1st December 2019, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Abbotsford Convent Are you feeling overwhelmed by the daily news about the unfolding climate and ecological crisis and need some tools to help calm the effects? Or maybe you’re an environmental activist and the work is taking a toll on your mental well-being? Do you want to find a more effective way to act in the world, without submitting to despair, or ‘switching off’ to what is happening? Each day we wake to more alarming news and statistics about the climate crisis, ecological destruction and collapse. This is having significant impacts on our mental well-being, individually and collectively. Climate or ecological grief is affecting more and more of us in direct and indirect ways. This one-day workshop will provide a shared space for tuning into and acknowledging our personal expressions of ecological grief. Mindfulness meditation practices will be introduced by Suzie and Robyn as a way to settle into the physical body and the present moment as places of refuge and resilience. Sitting, walking and relaxation practices will be interspersed with group discussion and a talk on the topic. Download flyer Venue The Salon, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria Cost $60 + dana for Robyn's & Suzie's teaching Bookings Click here to book Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com "In Your Own Seat" - Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon Saturday 21st December 2019, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Abbotsford Convent No mountain top. No monastery. No private get away. No Bali bliss. No mystical location. No idealized space. No exotic other space. No greener grass. Being here. Heroes and heroines, after slaying dragons, are often called home. Despite the allure of far flung places, where adventures can sing sweeter, they are asked to return and till their own soils with their hard won knowledge. After many years of wandering and teaching, the Buddha’s father called out to him - like a lily yearning for the sun. The Buddha had to face his familiars and their expectations of the person he once was with his new depth. He had to bring the goods home. How do we maintain congruence with what we’ve grown into in settings that reflect what we once were? What tables will we be sitting on in the silly season? In this day of practice we will be cultivating a home in ourselves and a way to be more at home wherever we might find ourselves. Download flyer Venue Sacred Heart Oratory, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria Cost $60 + dana for Jess's teaching Bookings Click here to book Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com |
