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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, and Facebook Time: Mondays 4.40pm to 5.20pm and Fridays 7.30am to 8.30am.
Morning Mindfulness Sits in the Rotunda - on hold while Josh and Kip are in India! 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*
2025 May
10th to 18th: 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. For more information and to book, please contact: [email protected]
24th & 25th: Sacred Ground Women's Retreat with Melinda Feeling the weight of stress or the pull of too many demands? Sacred Ground is your invitation to pause, soften and breathe. Over this nourishing weekend, immerse yourself in the beauty of nature, where time slows, the heart expands and the spirit finds space to rest. Through mindfulness and embodiment practices, sacred circles, bushwalks and nourishing vegan meals, you’ll reconnect with deep peace, joy and inner freedom. Gather with like-hearted women in a safe, supportive space to honour the sacred within. Please click here for event poster. Limited to 10 women. If this calls to you, please reach out to Melinda: [email protected] Book early to secure your place.
28th: Kindy
31st & 1st: May Mindfulness weekend with Sonam . These weekends are open to anyone wanting to sit and cultivate mindfulness in an open and dedicated way. Mindfulness is our capacity to attend to experiences with kindness and care, fostering calm through becoming increasingly familiar with what it is to be human and alive in this world. Stay onsite at the Centre or offsite. Daily attendance is welcomed. Booking is required. Contact [email protected] or visit tiglehouse.org
June
6th to 8th: Cultivating a Yin Body State with Chris & Bevie Join us for a transformative weekend workshop where you will learn to cultivate a "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. At the heart of this experience, you’ll discover the fundamental concepts of activating and organizing the foot-to-core, hand-to-core, and whole-body biotensegric model. This approach integrates the entire kinetic chain into a relaxed, dynamic state of balance and stability. Join Bevie Barker and Chris Newell and practice a movement template based on organizing and activating the fascial trains of the body. The effect is profound and you will feel the strength and ease. For more information and registration details...https://www.circlework.training/events/structural-integration-1---the-body-as-one
11th: Kindy
14th & 15th: Mindfulness Weekend 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 20th: Mahayana Seven-Point Mind Training Retreat with Lama Sonam This is an opportunity for dedicated practice exploring the Buddha Dharma teachings on the Seven-Point Mind Training technique attributed to Atisha. These teachings and associated meditations, including Metta, Tonglen and others, support the cultivation of Bodhicitta and the Wisdom of Matured Compassion. The retreat offers a balance of Dhamma talks, meditative instruction, Puja practice, and personal time. Experience with mindfulness is essential. Booking is required; please contact Sonam: [email protected]
21st & 22nd: Qi-Gong: The Art of Flow - with Kip Qi-Gong is a gentle yet profound movement practice that supports us in cultivating calmness within both our physical and mental bodies. Rooted in ancient wisdom, it helps to harmonize our inner landscape with the natural rhythms and elements of the Earth. This simple and accessible weekend retreat is designed as an introduction to the foundational principles of Qi-Gong, making it suitable for beginners and those looking to reconnect with the basics. Our journey will include guided sessions that explore the flow of Qi (life energy) within the body, complemented by practices that align us with the five elements of nature from a traditional Chinese perspective —earth, water, fire, wood, and metal. A highlight of the weekend will be a short, contemplative bushwalk along the Bibbulmun Track. Here, we’ll pause to engage with each element through sensory awareness and simple Qi-Gong exercises, deepening our connection to the natural world. This retreat offers an opportunity to slow down, breathe deeply, and move with intention—awakening a sense of harmony within ourselves and with the living landscape around us. This retreat is currently fully booked. To save a space on the waitlist or to find out more info please contact Kip at hello@naturalperspective
25th: Kindy
28th & 29th: Braiding the dream: a midwinter retreat with Jaya Penelope Midwinter is a time for turning inward, for opening to the night wisdom of dream and calling for a new spark to carry out of the winter dark. Inspired by the ancient dream-healing temples of Asklepius and the dream-work of Toko-Pa Turner this weekend includes storytelling, dream courting and sharing, journaling, altar building, poetry, beauty and music making. It will be led by poet, storyteller and dream tender Jaya Penelope with special guests (TBC). For inquiries and bookings email Jaya: [email protected]
July - closed for winter
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]
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.
