Melbourne Insight Meditation
Give the Gift of Meditation
With growing financial inequality MIM wants to make our retreats even more accessible to people on low incomes. Please donate to our Retreat Scholarship Fund to allow people facing financial difficulties to access our 2023 Residential and Day Retreats. Donate via paypal or bank transfer: Melbourne Insight Meditation Group BSB: 313-140 Account no: 12207815 Reference: Scholarship Fund 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 offer weekly guided meditation sits on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and meditation retreats and workshops throughout the year. 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 NIGHTSIn-person at The Learning Centre, Ceres Environment Park, Roberts Street, East Brunswick.
Our sits run from 7.30pm-9.00pm You can book your face-to-face spot here VISITING TEACHERS 25th September - MIM FACILITATORS 2nd October - 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 is offered by dana at 6pm before the Monday night sit. Contact Amanda for further information via amandahawkey@mac.com More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com Please note: meditation is contraindicated and can be harmful for people with Complex Trauma, PTSD. Substance Dependence or Psychosis. If in doubt, please seek advice from a psychologist or psychiatrist |
TUESDAY NIGHTSOnline & in-person at Stanley Ave Studio, 61 Stanley Ave, Mt Waverley Vic 3149
Our sits run from 7.30pm-8.45pm every week You can book your spot here LEAD FACILITATOR Co-founder and president of MIM, HARTMUT VEIT is also the owner of the studio and host/lead facilitator for the sits every Tuesday. WEDNESDAY NIGHTS In-person at The Buddhist Society of Victoria, Darling Street, East Malvern Our sits run from 7.30pm-9pm Just turn up or book your face-to-face spot here. VISITING TEACHERS 20th September - CHRISTINE THOMPSON 27th September - 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. More information melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com 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 |
October
'Open Heart, Open Mind': 7-Day Silent Retreat with Carol Perry & Angela McGee 13th - 20th October 2023, Kallara Conference Centre, Strathbogie Ranges This is the retreat that inspired the formation of Melbourne Insight Meditation. Carol Perry has over 40 years of meditation experience and is a senior teacher with Melbourne Insight. She is a long time social and ecological activist with an extensive history in fostering harmonious community, conflict mediation and skilful communication. Carol is a Certified Hakomi Therapist Angela McGee is a Dharma teacher in the tradition of Insight Meditation. She teaches regularly with Melbourne Insight Meditation Group and teaches retreats in Australia and Bali. Angela is keen to explore how the Dharma teachings can open our hearts, guide our day to day lives and deepen our connection to all of life. She is a psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne and has also taught Yoga for 25 years in the tradition of Krishnamacharya. This retreat includes: Sitting, walking and standing meditations, Optional yoga asana to assist in sitting, Private and group interviews, Questions and inquiry with teachers, Dharma talks, Instructions for meditation, Mindfulness work period, Free time Important Retreat Information to read before booking your place. Venue Kallara Conference Centre, Boho South, Strathbogie Ranges Cost & Booking Shared Room: $673 + dana for Carol & Angela's teaching - one place - please email Emma on the address below Single Room: $973 + dana for Carol & Angela's teaching - one place left book here Scholarship Places There are 3 supported places in shared rooms available for people for whom the full price is a barrier to attendance. This may be students, young people or those facing a difficult financial circumstance. If this is you we really encourage you to apply. Please email Emma/Loretta on insightretreats@hotmail.com for an application form. Enquiries Emma - insightretreats@hotmail.com "Inner Flow": Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon 10am-5pm, Sunday 22nd October 2023, Abbotsford Convent How might the experience of Samadhi (concentration) lead to internal empowerment and increasing self-trust? We hear the term Samadhi in meditation circles. What actually is it? What does this ‘gathering in’ of attention’ feel like in the body? Are these unifying and harmonizing states accessible to us all? In this one day retreat we'll unpack treasures in the trove of dharma teachings to support Samadhi and inner flow. We will explore the edge between 'desiring' transformative experiences and 'fixing or clinging.’ Ultimately, how might these precious meditative experiences radically alter our lives, wash through inner congestion and free up our being? Venue The Oratory, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, 3067 Cost $60 + dana for Jess's teaching Bookings Click here to book Enquiries Emma - insightretreats@hotmail.com Click here to check out our 2023 retreats |