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NOTE: Private retreats, new courses 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, 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. *There will be no morning mindfulness sessions during July - they will recommence on 7th August at 7am.
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
July - closed for winter
August
2nd to 4th: Nurturing Hands with Kip, Paige, Wren and Diggory Join us for a weekend of Qi-Gong, mediation, art workshops, gentle movement and sauna. Bodywork sessions will be available for those seeking deep relaxation. Please contact Paige at [email protected]
7th: Kindy
10th & 11th: Mindfulness Weekend with Chim Mindfulness practice is in harmony with all others dedicated to developing an engaged and helpful way of living. The exercise at the core of Chim's mindfulness weekends is a brief meditative exercise for inner calm, awareness and transformation. Sessions are Saturday 9:30am and 3pm and Sunday 9:30am (three 90-minute sessions). To book accommodation, or for more information contact: [email protected]
16th to 18th: Mindful Walking Weekend with Ian Mindful walking is a dynamic practice that reveals many aspects of how we approach and navigate our daily lives, a true discovery of the interconnected relationships of the body-mind. Through an Ecodharma lens, mindful walking methods guide us to move across Country with greater attentiveness, respect, and care. These practices expand our natural abilities to observe and interact mindfully with our personal inner ecology and the broader body of life and nature. Participants can stay at the Centre or join the daily sessions while staying offsite. For more information, see Mindful walking weekend retreat August 2024 at the Origins Centre | Tig-Le House (tiglehouse.org), or contact [email protected]
21st: Kindy
23rd to 26th: Sweet Simplicity Yoga Retreat with Frieda For information, please go to www.frieda.com.au
30th to 1st: Immersive Dream Group Weekend - an Exploration of Jungian Psychology with Kane Join Kane Parsons for an immersive experiential Jungian Dream Group. Participating in a Dream Group can be a deeply connecting, enlightening, and rewarding experience. With dream groups the focus is on sharing personal dreams, practicing the techniques of dream work, and experiencing the process. Dream groups are not intended as therapy however some therapy may inadvertently happen. This is a closed group to only those who book in to participate. Also included will be a general talk on the principles of Jungian Depth Psychology and Mindful Meditation Practice. For more information, please click here. For enquiries, please contact: [email protected]
September
4th: Kindy
6th to 15th: September Retreat This is a wonderful opportunity to calmly develop the setting up of Mindfulness and expand that into insight meditation, in a safe, natural and supported environment. Chim will lead this retreat, a teacher of many years experience.The aim is to deepen calm and confidence, building a practice that opens naturally suitable to your needs. Bring a craft or study to explore in non practice time, or enjoy a quiet space to explore walking on the tracks at Origins.For more information or to book, please contact Anne: [email protected]
18th: Kindy
20th to 23rd: Qi-Gong: The Art of Flow with Kip For information, please contact Kip: [email protected]
26th to 30th: Yoga Immersion: core teachings of yoga & how they apply to asana, pranayama & meditation- with Deniz & Graeme Immerse yourself in a 5 day (4 nights) yoga bubble in the tranquility of Origins. Graeme Hodges and Deniz Orak will hold the space to sink deeply into the art of yoga. In addition to daily physical and energetic practice in asana, pranayama and meditation, we also include a 70 minute workshop on 3 days to learn more about the underlying philosophy of yoga. Yoga is a way of life that weaves through every area of our being. For more information, and bookings, click here.
October 2nd: Kindy
5th & 6th: weekend with Anne
12th & 13th: Mindfulness Weekend with Chim
16th: Kindy
19th & 20th: weekend with Chris & Bevie
25th to 27th: Sacred Ground Women's Retreat with Melinda For information please contact: [email protected]
30th: Kindy
November 1st to 3rd: Meditations for enriched awareness of nature: Retreat 3 of Tig-Le House @ Origins This weekend features traditional mindfulness, dharma meditations, and practices from indigenous knowledge systems for expanding and refining awareness of the natural world. These practices have been handed to me directly and are shared with permission, acknowledging the sources of wisdom and teaching. To participate in this weekend, it is preferred you have attended one or both preceding weekends. For more information, please go to tiglehouse.org, or contact: [email protected]
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 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.