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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. Last date for 2024 is 10th of December, recommencing 4th of February 2025. Venue: Coorain – Balingup, and Facebook Time: Tuesdays from 8am to 9am with Chime and Fridays from 7:30 to 8:30am with Anne.
Morning Mindfulness Sits in the Rotunda Mondays - Fridays, 7am - 7:30am, Josh and Kip do a mindfulness session in the Rotunda. You are welcome to join them.
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*
2024
December 1st: Peace Pagoda Day - 10am to 2pm This day celebrates World Peace, and the 23rd anniversary of the building of this monument dedicated to World Peace. Come and celebrate with blessings of words, fruit, flower petals and water. All welcome, please bring a plate of food to share for a 12.30 lunch.
11th: Kindy
12th: Close for summer! See you in February 2025
Perth Teachings with Chime -Yoga Moves - Studio entrance at 45 Evans Street, Shenton Park (google West Subiaco Masonic Hall, 78 Herbert Road for directions, cnr of Evans Street & Herbert Road). For more information, please contact: [email protected]
2024 February 24th/25th Akshobya - 1st March 7.00 am Review and question March 16/17 2024 Red Chenrezig - 22nd March 7.00am Review and question April 28th - Healing Triad- Vajrapani, Garuda, Hayagriva - 3rd May 7.00am Review and Question June 2nd - 1000 Armed Chenrezig - 21st June 7.00am Review and question July 28th - Namgyalma - TBA July 7.00am Review and question September 22nd - Amitabha - 27th Sept 7.00am Review and question December 8th - Terma Guru Rinpoche - TBA 7.00am Review and question
2025 The wongkurs for 2025 will focus on the Adhibuddhas - these teachings lie at the heart of all the wongkur series. The wongkur will be given on Sunday at 10am, followed by a pot luck lunch, practice and teaching. Chimé gives the last class of the day at 3pm.
February 2nd - Vairocana March 16th - Akshobya May 4th - Ratnasambhava August 3rd - Amitabha September 21st - Amogasiddhi
New schedule: Sunday 9.50am: Talk related to the day’s discourse. 10.30-11.30am: Interactive wongkur (ceremonial, symbolic, sacred theatre) 12.30pm: potluck lunch 1.30pm: afternoon of practice (walking, sitting, napping, manta recitation). 2.30 - 3.30pm: Chime will lead a formal guided meditation session for those present. (Use same ZOOM link as the wongkur). 4/4.30pm: finish
All sessions are live in the studio, on ZOOM and recorded (available for 3 days only post session), except for the review and question, which is ZOOM only (Book with [email protected] for zoom Friday review class and recording). Venue: Centre for Movement Studies, 45 Evans Street Shenton Park and on ZOOM Cost is, as always, by dana. There is a bowl at the entrance of the studio if attending in person. For Zoom attendees: Please send your donation to the Teachers Account: BSB 066 504, Account 1012 8642 or Paypal: https://paypal.me/chimshore?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AU To register and receive further information (e.g. ZOOM links), please contact Gaby at [email protected]
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.