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Events and Retreats - 2021
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update Friday 2 July 2021: 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 physical distancing, mask wearing, and hygiene practices. We will be offering both online and face-to-face retreats in 2021 in line with our Covid-Safe Plan and government guidelines and where there are further lockdowns we will revert to online only. 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. Please Note: retreats may not be suitable for those who have experienced psychosis or who are currently experiencing PTSD, acute depression or anxiety. If in doubt, please seek advice from a psychologist or psychiatrist and speak to our Retreats Manager before booking your place. SEPTEMBER
"Self-Compassion: How to be a Friend to Yourself" - 4-week online course with Anton Eastick 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Every Tuesday, 21st September - 12th October 2021, via zoom Talking about being kind to yourself may sound like something from a kindergarten classroom. But even (maybe especially) the cynics of the world should care about self-compassion – especially if they want to be more resilient. Think back to the last time you feel you messed up or made a mistake. Do you still withdraw with shame, and scold yourself for having been so stupid? Do you tend to hide that failure, as if you were the only person to have done that? Or do you accept that error is a part of being human, and try to talk to yourself with care and tenderness? For a lot of people, the most harshly judgemental responses are the most natural. We may even take pride in being hard on ourselves as a sign of our ambition and resolution to be our best possible self. Luckily the research is now in and clearly shows that self-criticism is counter-productive. As well as increasing our unhappiness and levels of stress, it can lead to increased reluctance to take the steps and risks needed to achieve our goals. Instead of chastising ourselves, practicing self-compassion, greater forgiveness of our mistakes, along with a deliberate effort to take care of ourselves throughout times of disappointment or embarrassment can lead to a more resilient, happy and contented life. What's included in the course
Cost $150 + dana for Anton's teaching (please email Emma on the email address below if you are facing any financial stress for a reduced rate to access the course) Bookings To book click here Enquiries Emma - insightretreats@hotmail.com OCTOBER
"Open Sky Dharma Circle" - a Melbourne Insight Meditation Space for Women with Robyn Gibson & Angela McGee Sunday 3rd October 1:30pm - 3:00pm Online via Zoom 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. You can come to one session only or book in for all three. We will be adding more dates soon. 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. Cost $10 + dana for Angela's & Robyn's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries Emma - insightretreats@hotmail.com NEW DATES AND ONLINE "Open Heart, Open Mind" Retreat with Carol Perry & Angela McGee Friday 15th October - Sunday 17th October Online Via Zoom This retreat was to be held in person. It will now be held Online only. It will include a yoga asana practice, daily instructions for meditation, guided sitting meditation practice, walking meditation, questions and inquiry with teachers and dharma talks. The focus will be on finding refuge and nourishment in your dharma practice and will offer structure and support for those newer to meditation. The ancient wisdom of the Buddha offers grounding practices of mindfulness, insight and compassion that sustain and nourish in challenging times. Breathing and body movement of yoga asanas calm the heart and mind and Dharma Inquiry creates intimacy and connection through sharing the gift of our inner exploration. Carol Perry has 40 years experience in the Insight tradition. She is a senior teacher with Melbourne Insight Meditation. In 1972 Carol co-founded a rural community where she continues to live and grow. Carol is a long time social activist on ecological and social justice issues and is passionate about supporting cohesive and harmonious community in all its forms. She is a Hakomi Therapist with a private practice in Lismore NSW and teaches Communicating Mindfully workshops for the sangha and social activists. 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. Download Flyer Cost $100 + dana for Carol's & Angela's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com NOVEMBER "Allowing Uncertainty a Voice": Half-day Retreat with Christine Thompson 9.30am - 2.00pm, Sunday 21st November, Ceres Environment Park We will spend the day exploring how we relate to uncertainty and how uncertainty can be a doorway to a spacious creativity to life as it is. Buddhist teachings on emptiness and ‘anatta’ (no fixed essential self) will inform the day. Venue The Learning Centre at CERES Community Environment Park, Lee St & Roberts St, East Brunswick Cost $40 + dana for Christine's teaching Bookings To book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com DECEMBER "The Collective Well": Urban Day Retreat with Jess Huon 10.00am-4.30pm, Saturday 11th December, Abbotsford Convent & Online The Collective Well is an invitation to sit together, regard our manifold lineages and perspectives, and explore the open wells of meditative practice and Dharma - buddhist teachings. This day gives airspace to the differences between us, the way our varied views might feel dissonant or comfortable - and seeing what might arise from this. We’ll also practice getting still and digging down into fresh waters and look into what has potential to be nourishing and activating for us all. Buddhist frameworks will aid our inquiry - is there something that we might collectively trust and take refuge in? Together we will move from discussion, to quiet, from particulars, to spaciousness, stirring and drawing up the ‘wells of practice’. No way to own or fence off these inner waters; every-one welcome. Download Flyer Venue Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford. Cost In person - $60 + dana for Jess's teaching Online - $30 + dana for Jess's teaching Bookings In-person - to book click here Online - to book click here Enquiries insightretreats@hotmail.com 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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