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
We will begin our 2021 sits on 1st February 2021. Our sits run from 7.15pm-8.45pm You can book your face to face place and donate $5 to MIM here. If you have any issues please email Loretta You can book your online spot here and the zoom link will be sent to you. TEACHERS Monday, 1st February 2021 - ANTON EASTICK Monday, 8th February 2021 - ANGELA McGEE Monday, 15th February 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. 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 NIGHTSBuddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), 71-73 Darling Road, East Malvern
We will begin our 2021 sits on 3rd February 2021. Our sits run from 7.15pm-8.45pm You can book your place. If you have any issues please email Loretta TEACHERS Wednesday, 3rd February 2021 - CHRISTINE THOMPSON Wednesday, 10th February 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. 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 |
JANUARY
"Charging Up" - Online Retreat with Jess Huon 10am - 5pm, Sunday 31st January 2021, via Zoom Habits can be tenacious and restrict the free movement of our mind. In practice we are learning the art of ‘unadhering’ to constrictive patterns. In this less fettered space surprising insights can leap forward. Disciplined practice and deep rest fortify energy. Let’s take refuge in our practice and what it can yield. Let’s cultivate a relaxed state and inner accomplices for our year ahead. How to set up for an online retreat Read our guidelines here before booking your place Cost $30 + dana for Jess's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com "Taking Your Seat" - In-Person Half Day Retreat with Robyn Gibson 1.30pm - 5pm, Saturday 13th February, Ceres Learning Centre Physical posture is an integral, and ongoing, aspect of meditation practice. Establishing suitable posture is not preliminary or prior to meditation – it is a fundamental element of the practice: the way we hold our body says so much about our state of awareness. Refining posture is one way we continue to craft meditation practice throughout our lives. In this half-day workshop, we will consider the important and powerful role that posture plays in meditation, examine some of the habits we can fall into around posture, and look at practical ways to cultivate meditation postures that encourage alert relaxation, dignity and an attitude of care and kindness. The workshop will focus on periods of sitting, walking and lying down practice, interspersed with discussion and working with physical posture, props etc. Each participant will be offered guidance and support to find sitting and lying down postures that suit individual needs and that are sustainable for every body. It will suit beginning meditators, as well as experienced meditators who would like to freshen and refine their approach to posture. Venue The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, Cnr Stewart and Lee Street, East Brunswick Cost $30 + dana for Robyn's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com Click here to check out our 2021 workshops and retreats |
