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Events and Retreats - 2022
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 and speak to our Retreats Manager before booking your place. COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update Monday 3 January 2022: MIM has implemented a Covid-Safe Plan that is updated regularly to follow the most up-to-date government guidelines and we want to reiterate their guidance around vaccination, physical distancing, mask wearing, and hygiene practices. We will be offering both online and face-to-face retreats in 2022 in line with our Covid-Safe Plan and government guidelines and where there are further lockdowns we will revert to online only. All in-person events will require attendees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to show evidence to our Covid Marshall. We are excited to be hosting the following events. We publicise the details of our retreats, and take bookings, approximately 3 - 4 months prior to each retreat. Stay in touch with details as they are publicised via our regular e-newsletters (subscribe via this website, top right of each page), this website, and our Facebook page. JANUARY
"A Year to Live: Living this year as if it's your last" - 12 month online course with Anton Eastick Sunday 30th January - Sunday 4th December (Monthly) 9:30am - 1:30pm, Online via zoom The first thing to keep in mind here is the title of the course is a "A Year to Live", it doesn't say "A Year to Die"! Now read on with this in mind. This year-long program, based on the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine is designed for people of all ages, regardless of life stage. In community, we will focus on waking up and living life more fully through the exploration of death as spiritual practice. In our modern culture, few are encouraged to actively contemplate the inevitability of death, or that it could happen at any time. This contemplation is not meant to frighten us, but to open up to the wonder of life and appreciate the fragile, fleeting, and precious nature of our lives. Ultimately, this is a year-long practice in forgiveness, gratitude, letting go and resetting what gives us meaning and purpose. We will investigate the ways in which clear, caring attention and intention, both internally and relationally, open the way to a life of freedom and joy. Through guided meditations, inquiry and small group discussions, we will be guided, with the support of community, through a process of living this year as if it were our last. What's included? 12 x 4 hour classes, 2 private one-one sessions with Anton, a course website with readings, guided practices and recordings. There will be a free Information Session at 7.30pm, 19th January 2022. Book your place on the link below. Cost Sliding scale depending on your income: Benefactor: $1350 Standard: $1090 Supported: $855 Bookings & Information Click here for more information and to book FEBRUARY "Open Sky Dharma Circle" - A Women's Circle with Robyn Gibson & Angela McGee Sunday 6th February, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, In-Person, Prahran Insight teachers Angela McGee and Robyn Gibson lead and support the monthly Open Sky Dharma Circle. The afternoon will begin 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 aims to 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 identify as a woman, and you're either new to meditation practice and would like guidance on how to practice and ask questions about meditation; or you're an experienced practitioner 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 Centre of You Yoga Studio, 217 Chapel Street, Prahran Cost $20 + dana for Angela & Robyn's teaching Bookings Book your place here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com "Fetters to Awakening: Self-Illusion, Conceit & Self-Esteem" - One Day Retreat with Anton Eastick 10.30am - 4.30pm, Sunday 13th February 2022, Bargoonga Nganijin North Fitzroy Library & Online The first fetter to awakening in the Sutta Pitaka is self-illusion which is also known as Sakkaya-ditthi. The view that there is an unchanging soul or self, as well as the view there is no-self, is considered as wrong view in Buddhism. Conceit, another of the fetters, is the psychological state of mind that can refer to an inflated sense of self or commonly known as being on an ego-trip. Equally though we could consider that feeling bad about ourselves (shame, guilt, low-self-worth etc) is another form of ego-trip. On this day, we’ll look at the journey of healthy self-esteem, the potential potholes along the way and the freedom of the heart. Venue Bargoonga Nganjin Community Room, Fitzroy Library, 182 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy, 3068 & via zoom Cost In-person: $60 + dana for Anton's teaching Online: $40 + dana for Anton's teaching Bookings In-person: book your place here Online: book your place here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com MARCH
"Knowing the Way by Heart: Developing Faith and Confidence" - Day Retreat with Christine Thompson 10am - 4.30pm, Sunday 13th March 2022, Abbotsford Convent The heart of the Buddha Dharma is to be found and understood at the heart of each and every one of us. We will explore the extent to which we have lost confidence and faith in ourselves as we try to absorb and understand the world we are a part of. A deep knowing is less about acquiring ‘more’, and more about having the confidence to touch our inner life and the faith to trust what our experience reveals. We will explore our feelings of dissatisfaction and worry by sitting with body/mind sensations without judging. In this way we will work towards feeling more in touch and grounded and able to recognise thought patterns and processes which are not useful and create suffering for ourselves and others. This shift from habitual ways of being in the world allows a natural shift towards living with wisdom and compassion. Christine Thompson will lead this day of silent reflection which includes a Dharma talk, discussion, sitting and walking meditation. Meditation practice is based on the Buddha’s teachings of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Venue Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC Cost $60 + dana for Christine's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com "Temple of Awareness": 4-Day Residential Retreat with Anton Eastick Wednesday 16th March - Sunday 20th March 2022, Kallara, Strathbogie Ranges A key part of the Buddhist path is developing and cultivating the sure heart’s release. We’ll look at cultivating different expressions of love, and working with what gets in the way. This path of awakening leads us towards the wisdom of how to more fully inhabit our lives and how to belong and claim our rightful place in the world. As our understanding of what gets in the way of loving deepens, we naturally learn how to care for our whole selves, and how to live life with a wiser, open hearted approach. An open heart does not mean being totally undefended and open to any physical or emotional attacks that may happen, rather it's about learning to trust our ability to be strong enough to deal with whatever happens with kindness. There's nothing that harshness does that can't be better achieved through firm kindness. It takes practice. Exploring classical and contemporary teachings of Insight Meditation, (Vipassana) this retreat is suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. There will be ongoing opportunities to ask questions and receive individual meditation guidance. Daily there will be group meditation instructions, guided meditations, talks, walking, chanting, sitting meditation and a yoga and/or qigong period. While we do give meditation instructions to the group, we consider it important that there are times for 1-1 interviews with the teachers throughout the day where you can explore on a more private and personalised level, what is happening for you. Important Retreat Information to read before booking Download Flyer Venue Kallara Conference Centre, Boho South, Strathbogie Ranges, VIC Cost Single room $545 + dana for Anton's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com MAY 6-Day Residential Retreat with Christine Thompson Monday 2nd May - Sunday 8th May 2022, Kallara, Strathbogie Ranges Bookings opening in March One Day Retreat with Anton Eastick 10.30am - 4.30pm, Sunday 15th June 2022, Bargoonga Nganijin North Fitzroy Library & Online Bookings opening in March JUNE 14-Day Residential Retreat with Patrick Kearney (3 and 9 day options available) Friday 3rd June - Friday 17th June 2022, Kallara, Strathbogie Ranges Bookings opening in March Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon 10am - 4.30pm, Saturday 11th June 2022, Abbotsford Convent Bookings opening in March JULY One Day Retreat with Anton Eastick 10.30am - 4.30pm, Sunday 17th July 2022, Bargoonga Nganijin North Fitzroy Library & Online Bookings opening in March AUGUST Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon 10am - 4.30pm, Saturday 13th August 2022, Abbotsford Convent Bookings opening in May OCTOBER One Day Retreat with Anton Eastick 10.30am - 4.30pm, Sunday 9th October 2022, Bargoonga Nganijin North Fitzroy Library & Online Bookings opening in August 7-Day Residential Retreat with Carol Perry and Angela McGee Friday 14th October - Friday 21st October 2022, Kallara, Strathbogie Ranges Bookings opening in July NOVEMBER Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon 10am - 4.30pm, Saturday 26th November 2022, Abbotsford Convent Bookings opening in August THE MIM SUPPORTED PLACE FUND
Our Supported Place fund assists people living with financial difficulty, and who are unable to meet the full costs of a retreat. The fund is financed by donations from other retreat participants, cancellation fees and any MIM surpluses. A Supported Place is granted via an application process. Currently, a Supported Place attracts a 30% discount off the advertised retreat cost (shared room). One or two supported places are available per retreat. If you are keen to attend an MIM retreat but are unable to financially cover the retreat cost, please email Emma on insightretreats@hotmail.com COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)
MIM has a Covid Safe Plan for all our face-to-face events in line with guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us on melbourneinsightmeditation@gmail.com to discuss them. Our dharma practice is very important during this time to acknowledge our feelings, see clearly and take practical steps, whilst also remaining calm. |
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