“Be still, look within, rest into the core of your being. Peace and contentment is your essence”

Meditation Retreats

A Meditation Retreat is a wonderful opportunity to quietly look within. When we retreat from the world of our normal everyday lives, the workings of the mind can be more easily seen. Identification with conceptual belief patterns that create stress and tension can be released, revealing a silence and stillness that is full of love and peace, the essence of our being.

Retreats bring together like-minded individuals, creating an energy and community where one’s meditation practice and inquiry into Life can further deepen and become firmly established.

Aruna’s retreats are suitable for both the beginner and the experienced. The retreats are conducted in silence. There are evening talks and discussions, guided instructions and times to ask questions. There’s opportunity for conversations with each other on arrival and during the first and last meals of the retreat. Instructions and guidance in different meditation techniques will be given. These will involve awareness and mindfulness using breath, body sensations, self-enquiry and walking meditation. Aruna will give some talks with discussion and question time. Private one on one interviews will also be offered to help clear any doubts that might arise for participants. There is an optional 90 minute Yoga Asana session each morning.

Aruna has been running Meditation Retreats since 2009.

Dates and Location

• 17 – 21 September 2021 (4 Day Retreat), Healesville, Victoria ($790 or $750 concession). Booked Out: Retreat Full. Waitlist available.

• 17 – 19 September 2021 (Weekend Retreat). Booked Out: Retreat Full. Waitlist available.

• 23 – 26 September 2021 (Grand Final Long Weekend Retreat), Healesville ($785). This is a silent meditation retreat with yoga & embodiment practices. The facilitator is Anahata Giri. See her website for more details: OneHeartYoga.com.au and to make a booking Click Here

• 29 October – 2 November 2021 (4 Day Melbourne Cup Long Weekend Retreat), Healesville, Victoria ($790 or $750 concession).

• 27 December 2021 – 1 January 2022 (6 Day New Year Retreat), Healesville, Victoria ($995 or $945 concession).

• 18 – 20 February 2022 (Weekend Retreat), Healesville ($540 or $495 concession).

• 18 – 22 February 2022 (4 Day Retreat), Healesville ($790 or $750 concession).

• 11 – 14 March 2022 (Labour Day Long Weekend Retreat), Healesville ($785). This is a silent meditation retreat with yoga & embodiment practices. The facilitator is Anahata Giri. See her website for more details: OneHeartYoga.com.au and to make a booking Click Here

• 22 – 25 April 2022 (3 Day Anzac Day Long Weekend Retreat), Healesville ($670 or $630 concession).

• 22 – 27 April 2022 (5 Day Extended Anzac Day Long Weekend Retreat), Healesville ($990 or $940 concession)

• 10 – 13 June 2022 (3 Day Retreat), Healesville, Victoria ($670 or $630 concession).