Stillness in Action
Meditation, Community & the Earth
SYDNEY: William Arnott Lodge, Elanora Heights
July 11 - 15
$475 - $625
BELLINGEN: Chrysalis Steiner School, Thora, Sept 29th - Oct 3rd
$260 - $400
Stillness in Action Retreats develop wisdom, calmness, courage, clarity to sustain a life of freedom and integrity in challenging times
Take the opportunity to:
· Learn a simple meditation to still the confusions of the mind - creating spaciousness in which wisdom and compassion arise –freeing your intellectual, emotional & creative intelligence.
· Renew your spirit for restoring a sustainable environment, for building a just and equitable society, for participating in healthy, creative communities, for personal & social healing.
· Strengthen confidence, kindness, joy - and your power to make a difference - through processes of deep ecology, systems science and ancient earth wisdom
· Use practical tools to clarify your values and intentions and move them into action;
· Learn ways to build sustaining communities of friendship.
· Nurture and refresh your body and mind through walking, yoga, journaling, silent contemplation of the beauty of nature.
RETREAT LEADERS
Bobbi Allan is a Buddhist teacher in the Insight tradition with long experience in social change and training. She has worked and trained with Joanna Macy since 1984. She is a founding member of Heart Politics Conferences and the Social Change Training & Resource Centre, and the Director of Mindfulness in Education -www.mindfuleducation.com.au
Claire Dunn is a writer currently working on a book about a year she spent on retreat in the bush learning survival & awareness skills. She has a background in environmental campaigning. Her passion is the psychology of transformation through connection to earth and self.
Emma Pittaway is a lecturer in Community Development at the University of NSW, and a project officer with ‘STARTTS’ a service for treating & rehabilitating survivors of torture & trauma. She has a long term practice in Buddhist meditation.
Olivia Bernardini is a social change and community activist, with a Masters in Social Ecology, working on community projects with youth in the Bellingen area. She is an experienced Astanga yoga teacher.
FEES (Fees are on a sliding scale according to income. They cover accommodation, food & associated costs: teachings are additional - by donation.)
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