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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.
Community Mindfulness Sessions in the Rotunda with Lama Sonam Weekly classes each Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7:30am - 8:15am, beginning on the 10th of February until the 19th of March. All are welcome! Come along and drop in for a sit together. Cost is by a supportive donation.
Puja in the rotunda Therevada Dhamma puja will be held from 7:30am to 8:15am on Wednesdays. These sittings will be guided by Lama Sonam and are open to all. You are warmly invited to come along, drop in, and share a simple practice together. The sessions are offered on the basis of a supportive donation.
Puja at Coorain Coorain Puja is changing to Mondays and Fridays from 6.30 - 7.15am. 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
March 7th & 8th: Mindfulness-Clay-Hands with Anne These workshops at Origins aim to bring the attention to your hands through Traditional Mindfulness practice to help in the deepening expression of the inner work that goes with creativity, using clay as a vehicle. The hands are one of the major ways we can bring an inner vision into its final expession of physical reality, by making a pot, writing words into poetry, building an object... Finding inspiration in the natural world, calming the mind, touching the earth. Please contact Anne for information and bookings : [email protected]
14th & 15th: Mindfulness Weekend with Chim 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 Chime may be sent to [email protected] or raised during sessions. Accommodation can be booked in advance with Melinda: [email protected]
23rd to 29th: Theravāda Dhamma Retreat with Sonam Explore teachings attributed to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, including The Four Noble Truths, The Threefold Training, Threefold Refuge, Dukkha, Anicca, Anatta and more, and how understanding and practice support the growth of mindfulness in our daily lives, and a deepening of Refuge. Retreatants work on developing their mindful, calm-abiding, meditative practice. To join, please register hereregistration form, or email [email protected]
April 6th & 7th: Bibbulmun Track Foundation booking
24th to 26th: Strong Open Heart: Helping Ourselves, Helping Others Retreat with Adrian A semi-silent, in-person retreat for mental health, health and human services workers, offering space to rest, reflect and reconnect. Drawing on traditional Buddhist wisdom and contemporary evidence-based practice, the retreat explores meditation, mindful movement, heart-based practices and time in nature to support resilience, embodied presence and sustainable self-care. Together we will share silence, guided practice and group connection to cultivate the steadiness, clarity and deeper relational presence that brings wellbeing and insight in ourselves and others. For more information and to book, please contact Adrian:[email protected]
May 1st to 3rd: Three-in-One Amitabha Wongkur Weekend
9th to 17th: May 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 May retreat. Please contact Anne for more information or to book: [email protected]
22nd to 24th: Autumn Retreat for Women with Dianne The days around autumn are a pinnacle transition for the earth, nature, and humans, too. A time to pause during this in-between time, to recalibrate, and open up again to the flow of life—to consciously participate in the process of closing one chapter and starting anew. Daily Hatha and restorative yoga, meditation, yoga nidra, sound session and more. This weekend is now fully booked - if you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Diane: [email protected]
June 5th to 7th: Poetry Weekend with Jaya
13th & 14th: Mindfulness Weekend with Chime 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 Chime may be sent to [email protected] or raised during sessions. Accommodation can be booked in advance with Melinda: [email protected]
18th to 21st: Qi-Gong: The Art of Flow with Kip This retreat offers a gentle introduction to Qi-Gong through the Shi-Ba-Shi system, the foundational eighteen movements that cultivate breath, balance, and flow. Daily practice is complemented by wood-fired sauna and mindful walking along the Bibbulmun Track, inviting observation, presence, and connection with the land. Held at the Origins Centre in Balingup, the weekend encourages participants to slow down, settle the nervous system, and move within a calm, nourishing rhythm of practice, rest, and shared time in nature. To book, please go to: https://www.naturalperspectivesaustralia.com/retreats
22nd to 28th: Mahayana, Seven-Point Mind Training on Compassion with Sonam. A dedicated practice exploring core Buddhist teachings on the stage-by-stage training technique attributed to Atisha, including histories and Lineage pathways, preliminary contemplations, Bodhicitta, Mettā, Tonglen, Vajrasattva healing transformation, and more. These teachings foster the union of mindfulness and meditation, the arising of Anatta (no separate self), and supports the cultivation of the heart for awakening (Bodhicitta) into the wisdom of cultivated compassionate ways of being in the world. To join, please register hereregistration form, or email [email protected]
July 3rd to 5th: Orange Manjushri Wongkur Weekend
23rd to 28th: Five Day Silent Retreat with Adrian A five-day predominately silent meditation retreat for people who have previously worked with Adrian or who practice meditation. Drawing primarily on perspectives and framing from the Thai Forest Tradition, the retreat will include a range of meditation approaches, time in nature, and regular opportunities for guidance. Particular emphasis is placed on approaching practice with steadiness and ease, and on working with insights and inner shifts in ways that encourage integration, self-understanding, and connection with others. For more information and to book, please contact Adrian:[email protected]
31st to 1st August: SHADES OF YIN - STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION 1: Yin Yoga, Feldenkrais, and Qi Gong Weekend Workshop on Whole Body Structural Integration - It's a Yin feeling - July 31 to Aug 2. Explore the relationship between proprioception and interoception. Join Bevie Barker, Liz Bowman and Chris Newell for a transformative weekend workshop where you will learn to cultivate a relaxed parasympathetic Yin body state and explore the profound connection between breath, proprioception, and interoception. Through a carefully curated blend of practices, this workshop will empower you to harmonize your body and mind for long-term physical and mental well-being. Registration details: https://www.circlework.training/events/its-a-feeling-structural-integration-1
August 3rd to 9th: Mettā Meditation Retreat with Sonam. Cultivating an open, friendly, and benevolent attitude toward oneself, all beings, life and the world. Through graduated practice, our natural Mettā state is cultivated and nurtured by heartfelt feelings of understanding, warmth, and goodwill toward our own and others' experiences and the realities of life. Mettā is a warm, strong heart, a deepened sense of love and kindness, a reclaiming of our loving bond and kinship with the broader web of life. Truly, Mettā is falling in love with all this world and the Refuge that grows deep within because of this love. This retreat is taught in the tradition of the four stages. To join, please register hereregistration form, or email [email protected]
15th & 16th: Mindfulness Weekend with Chim
21st to 23rd: Kia pūtahi o MiriMiri ~ may the healing love be unified with Gabrielle
27th to 30th: Qi-Gong: The Art of Flow with Kip This retreat offers a gentle introduction to Qi-Gong through the Shi-Ba-Shi system, the foundational eighteen movements that cultivate breath, balance, and flow. Daily practice is complemented by wood-fired sauna and mindful walking along the Bibbulmun Track, inviting observation, presence, and connection with the land. Held at the Origins Centre in Balingup, the weekend encourages participants to slow down, settle the nervous system, and move within a calm, nourishing rhythm of practice, rest, and shared time in nature. To book, please go to: https://www.naturalperspectivesaustralia.com/retreats
September 4th to 6th: Yoga Weekend with Frieda 11th to 20th: September Retreat
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.