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NOTE: Private retreats and personal booking is done through the Origins Office: [email protected] unless otherwise stated. This calendar may be added to or changed during the course of the year as new courses or events come on stream.
MINDFULNESS @ ORIGINS CENTRE Mindfulness Sessions on fb streaming. Live practice stream including commentary. Venue: Coorain – Balingup (Mondays only), and Facebook Time: Mondays 9.10am to 9.50am with Chim, and Fridays 9.10am to 9.50am with Anne.
Puja at Coorain Coorain Puja is changing to Mondays and Fridays from 7am. You are welcome to join us in the shrine room at Coorain.
PRIVATE RETREATS If you are interested in private retreat at Tusita, a cabin/studio facility near Coorain, please contact the Origins office [email protected] Anyone doing private retreat should have some experience of Origins Centre and our general protocols.
GOVERNANCE The centre relies on a culture of mutual respect and support and has done for 35 years. It is joy to provide the centre on a long term basis, as best we can. Your support in maintaining a well kept place and a friendly, helpful culture are, of course, what makes it all happen as well. Together we make Origins what it is.
*A gentle reminder - please care for others and yourself, and do not attend Origins if you are feeling unwell, especially with cold or flu symptoms. Thankyou*
2026
September
3rd to 6th: Yoga Retreat with Frieda - fully booked.
11th to 20th: September Retreat This retreat is mainly for people who have some experience with meditation. If you have attended a weekend with Chime previously, that is very helpful. The retreat is quiet and more concentrated than the weekends. People are asked to bring other activities that interest them, such as art, craft or study. The "setting up of mindfulness" is compatible with other modalities such as physical movement, art and academic study. There will be an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with Chime during the retreat. Please contact Anne for more information or to book: [email protected]
October
1st to 4th: Rising Up: A Seasonal Renewal - Yoga Retreat with Diane - fully booked.
10th & 11th: Mindfulness Weekend with Melinda This weekend offers space to develop a steady, deepening practice that supports both inner life and everyday action, with an emphasis on care, healing, and mental wellbeing. The weekend includes three 90-minute sessions held at the Rotunda at Origins Centre, Balingup, with the option to attend online via Zoom. Sessions run on Saturday at 9:30 am and 3:00 pm, and Sunday at 9:30 am. Online participants are asked to register in advance Register in advance here., with recordings available for three days if you are unable to attend live. Questions for Melinda may be sent to [email protected] or raised during sessions. Accommodation can be booked in advance with Melinda: [email protected]
16th: Bibbulmun Track Foundation
17th to 23rd: Soul Motion Apprenticeship Program Immersion with Kate-Marie - Private booking The apprentice path to becoming a Soul Motion teaching is full of connection, community, practice and support and this program offers the best of all worlds: in-person and online. It allows for people to meet and learn with a wide range of leaders and teachers that might otherwise be out of reach along with crafting a journey that is unique for you. This somatic based leadership program is for anyone who is inspired by the teachings of the Soul Motion practice and wishes to become more embodied with the teachings, whether that be personally or professionally. This weekend is part of a bigger apprenticeship program, so is only open to those already part of an apprenticeship. Enquiries and bookings: https://www.inbodymovement.com.au/program-details.html and https://soulmotioninternational.com/ Contact email: [email protected]
23rd to 25th: Braiding the Dream with Jaya Inspired by the ancient dream-healing temples of Asklepius and the dream-work of Toko-Pa Turner, this weekend will focus on dream-courting and dream-creating through the doorways of storytelling, poetry, creative writing, time in nature, and beauty-making. It will be guided by poet, storyteller and dream-tender Jaya Penelope. For more details and to book, please email: [email protected]
30th Oct to 1st Nov: Shades of Yin – Structural Integration 2 with Bevie, Liz and Chris Yin Yoga • Feldenkrais • Qi Gong Join Bevie Barker, Liz Bowman and Chris Newell for a nourishing weekend of mindful movement, connection and nature. Explore ways to down-regulate the nervous system and cultivate a calm, balanced Yin body state through Yin Yoga, Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, breath and slow movement. Develop greater awareness, ease and connection while learning lifelong skills for vitality, balance and longevity. Bookings: https://www.circlework.training/events/its-a-feeling-structural-integration-2
November
6th to 8th: Yoga Retreat with Frieda
14th & 15th: Medicine Buddha Wongkur Weekend The Medicine Buddha represents a teaching on universal medicine exploring the nature of healing itself, allowing life to be made whole. This mini-retreat with Chime offers a beautiful opportunity to receive wongkur in a supportive environment, with time for mindfulness and practice, nature and connection. There will be two classes on Saturday at 9:30 am and 3 pm with the wongkur at 9:30 am on Sunday morning. For bookings both at the centre and online please contact Gaby on [email protected].
19th to 22nd: Qi-Gong: The Art of Flow with Kip
23rd to 29th: Vajrayana Deva Retreat with Sonam A week of Vajrayana practice centred on Deva Vajrasattva, embodiment of the primordial principle of Buddhahood, healing, purification and transformation. Representing pure, intuitive Mind, the unchanging wisdom at the centre of being, Vajrasattva embodies the original purity that always is our essential nature. Through meditation, ceremonial Wongkur, Sadhana and mantra, we work with the stream of consciousness, freeing the living energies of healing, reconnecting with our ever-present pure nature and awakening the heart of Refuge. To book, contact Sonam [email protected] or fill in the registration form Retreat registration with Lama Sonam @ Origins Centre & Coorain 2026
THANKYOU Thank you for taking an interest in Origins Centre’s programs, courses and events. We endeavour to offer a well run, inclusive and kind place. The entire enterprise is run on the idea of mutual support and fair exchange. We are a not-for profit charity.