Easter Retreat Nagarjuna's 'Letter to a Friend' with commentary by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX When: 18 - 22 April Where: Maitripa Centre, Healesville 3777 More info: www.trybooking.com/459851 On the annual E-Vam Easter retreat, we will watch DVD teachings of Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche’s commentary to the classic text by Nagarjuna, 'Letter to a Friend'. The Easter retreat is suitable for all levels of students and is a wonderful opportunity to deepen one’s practice in the tranquil setting at Maitripa Centre, Healesville.…

Daily life for many people can feel like being trapped in an endless cycle of work and commitment leading to the overwhelming feeling of fatigue, burn out, emotional chaos and elaborate methods of escapism. There are many ways we can improve our lives and learn to develop greater peace, harmony and balance; Buddhism is one such path. This retreat will offer those interested in exploring Buddhism time to find out a little more, along with an excuse to step away…

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…

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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…

This is a private event.

A Beginner & Intermediate Hula Hoop, Dance & Yoga Retreat. Hoop Away is Australia’s only winter hula hoop retreat. An easy 1 hour drive from Melbourne, surrounded by native bushland, it is LUSH! An intimate setting with a maximum of 24 retreat participants and no more than 10 people in each workshop. The Hoop Away retreat is all about exploration, inspiration, connection, play, and taking your hooping to the next level. It’s a weekend away with a focus on YOU.…

The program will be a combination of yoga asana, meditation (sitting and walking), yoga nidra, restorative asana, chanting and some philosophical discussion. All levels of experience and fitness can be accommodated. Retreat Details  Maitripa  (a little over one hour from Melbourne by car).   Example of daily schedule: 6.30 am     Chanting, Meditation, Pranayama 7.30 am     Yoga asana 9.00 am      Breakfast  & Free Time 10.30 am     Meditation (sitting & walking), Yoga Nidra 12.00 pm     Lunch …