**Please note the July half-day retreat is cancelled.
To register for the August 23 retreat contact Keith McBurnie
Venue: Beaconsfield Yoga Centre, 151 South Street, Beaconsfield.
In 2009, Sky Dawson is offering half-day and full-day retreats to help
meditators to deepen their practice. Please email to register or contact Sky on 9384 2291
Weekly Sittings Weekly sittings are held in Claremont on Monday nights and guided meditations are given by Sky. For information about the weekly sittings contact Sky on 9384 2291.
ONE DAY MEDITATION RETREAT MARGARET RIVER
Sky Dawson, Anne Del Fante and the Perth Insight Meditation Group will offer this day meditation retreat which will emphasize the practice of mindfulness as taught by the Buddha. Sitting and walking meditation can become the foundation and continuous inspiration for meeting all aspect of daily life through the simple and direct awareness practice.
This meditation day is suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. We encourage people who have not been on a retreat before to take the time to experience this wonderful opportunity to practice meditation with supportive teachings.
By focusing our attention on the breath, the practice concentrates and calms the mind. It helps us see through the mind’s conditioning and thereby to live more fully in the present.
There will be two sessions of yoga stretches included in this day.
Date and Venue: Sunday, November 15th,at the Community Resource Centre,
33 Tunbridge Street from 9am to 4pm.
Cost: Morning tea and lunch will be included in the cost of $ 27
Dana : In line with Buddhist tradition, Sky’s teaching is offered freely. In gratitude students offer material support to enable the teaching to continue.
Contact Sky on 9384 2291 or raysky@optusnet.com.au for information.
Registration: Gill Mottram 9758 7543 or gillmott@westnet.com.au
Has practiced insight meditation for over 20 years.
His training includes practice as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Ajahn Buddhadasa.
He began teaching in 1984 and has led retreats in the US, Europe and Australia.Guy is a guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Centre, California.
Began practicing vipassana meditation in India in 1981.
She spent five years in England, where she managed a retreat center and was a founding member of the Sharpham meditation community.
When she moved to California in 1988, she continued her dharma service at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in a number of roles, including executive director.
Sally began teaching in 1996, and is one of the guiding teachers of Spirit Rock's Dedicated Practitioner Program.
Sky Dawson has practiced vipassana meditation since 1981 and completed the Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program (USA) in 2005. She lives in Western Australia where she teaches the dharma. She also has extensive experience in hospice and palliative care.
Venue: Jhana Grove Retreat Centre, Serpentine, Western Australia
**NB. This retreat is full but you may request to be put on the waiting list in case a space becomes available.
Note that the cut off date for the Early Bird price of $345 is COB Friday July 31st . This is also the same date by which you need to send in a $100 holding fee to register for the retreat, if you are paying the regular price of $390.
If, by July 31st 2009, we don't receive either your Early Bird payment, or the $100 holding deposit, then your place will be allocated to another person. We are emailing this notice out to all registrants, but will also phone those who have registered interest to date, in case there are difficulties with your email system. Please assist us by responding to this email and by making your full payment as soon as possible, to allow those on the waiting list sufficient time to organise their attendance.
We are excited about being able to use Jhana Grove for the first time and having already seen the spacious meditation and walking halls, the Cottages and the extensive grounds, know this will indeed be a very special time.
Please send any correspondence to email address m_sandford@westnet.com.au
or to the PIMG Post Office Box 1611, Fremantle 6959.
Patrick has nearly 30 years experience in Buddhist meditation, in both the Zen and Theravada traditions. Since 1984 he has trained in Vipassana (insight) meditation in the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma.
His teachers have included Robert Aitken Roshi, Sayadaw U Pandita, Sayadaw U Lakkhana, Sayadaw U Janaka, John Hale and Christopher Titmuss. Patrick is based in the Blue Mountains, and teaches retreats, workshops and classes around Australia.
He teaches both the techniques of meditation and the theory that underlies them and is noted for his ability to make the teachings clear and relevant, as well as for his academic understanding and sense of humour.
Patrick's popular posture and flexibility stretches to help with retreat practice can be Downloaded here.
Sayadaw U Tejaniyabegan his Buddhist training as a young teenager in Burma under the late Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw (1913–2002). Twelve years ago, following life as a householder with a business career, he ordained as a monk. He teaches meditation at Shwe Oo Min Dhammasukha Tawya in Rangoon, Burma.
Details for this retreat will be posted in 2009.
November Insight Metta (Loving Kindness)Retreat
Kamala Masters began practicing in 1975. Trained by Anagarika Munindra and Sayadaw U Pandita, she offers the dharma in the US and abroad. She is a co-founder and guiding teacher of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui and is currently developing Ho'omalamalama, a sanctuary-hermitage for long-term practice.
Steve Armstrong, a co-founding teacher at the Vipassana Metta Foundation's dhamma sanctuary-hermitage on Maui, encourages development of all good human qualities. He offers a variety of Buddhist mindfulness practices designed to strengthen an unshakeable sense of well-being.
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is a precious time for mindfulness practice and a rare
opportunity to cultivate and deepen wisdom and compassion.
His teachers have included Robert Aitken Roshi, Sayadaw U Pandita, Sayadaw U Lakkhana, Sayadaw U Janaka, John Hale and Christopher Titmuss. Patrick is based in the Blue Mountains, and teaches retreats, workshops and classes around Australia. 
began his Buddhist training as a young teenager in Burma under the late Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw (1913–2002). Twelve years ago, following life as a householder with a business career, he ordained as a monk. He teaches meditation at Shwe Oo Min Dhammasukha Tawya in Rangoon, Burma.
Kamala Masters began practicing in 1975. Trained by Anagarika Munindra and Sayadaw U Pandita, she offers the dharma in the US and abroad. She is a co-founder and guiding teacher of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui and is currently developing Ho'omalamalama, a sanctuary-hermitage for long-term practice.
Steve Armstrong, a co-founding teacher at the Vipassana Metta Foundation's dhamma sanctuary-hermitage on Maui, encourages development of all good human qualities. He offers a variety of Buddhist mindfulness practices designed to strengthen an unshakeable sense of well-being.