– Would meditate if you had more time?
– Would meditate if you didn’t have such a busy mind?
– Would meditate if you only knew how?

This three-day meditation retreat led by Megan Thorpe will provide meditation instruction for those who are new or inexperienced, and guidance to take your meditation practice deeper for those who already have some experience. Sometimes, going back to basics can help reinvigorate an existing practice.

A variety of sitting and walking meditation will be explored, along with some personal reflective exercises, and an exploration of what might be preventing you moving from a Would-Be Meditator to an I Am a Meditator. There will be time for being in nature, an opportunity to develop more mindfulness of yourself and your surroundings, and an opportunity to reap the benefits of being with a group of others on a similar journey.

Teacher: Megan Thorpe has experience in most Buddhist traditions and since 2003 has practised in the Thai Forest tradition. Her primary teachers are Bhante Tejadhammo and Bhante Sujato. She has led many retreats and workshops in Australia and in the UK. Megan was previously the President and Director of Training of the Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists (AABCAP). She is the Manager of the Bereavement Counselling Service at Calvary Hospital Kogarah and has worked in palliative and end of life care and bereavement counselling for over 20 years. She is a trained psychospiritual psychotherapist.

Cost: $250–$300, covering accommodation and all vegetarian meals. As in the Buddhist tradition, there will be an opportunity to offer the teacher a donation (dāna or generosity) after the retreat.

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