Mindfulness workshops
Cultivating the heart/mind with mindfulness: a Buddhist approach to anxiety and depression
A series of two day workshops, each with an optional day of meditation, led by Patrick Kearney and Malcolm Huxter. The workshop is an APS Endorsed Activity. It is designed for clinicians, program leaders or students already familiar with mindfulness and related practices, blending the traditional and contemplative with the contemporary and clinical. The workshop combines theory, practice and clinical utility through an exploration of the psychology and philosophy taught by the Buddha, and includes presentations, interactive discussion and experiential exercises. An optional day of meditation follows the workshop as an opportunity to deepen one’s personal understanding of mindfulness.
Malcolm Huxter is a clinical psychologist who works in public mental health and private practice in northern NSW. He is a member of the College of Clinical Psychologists. Malcolm has written mindfulness-based programs for clinical settings and for research. Since 1991 he has used mindfulness training in clinical intervention individually as well as in groups, courses and retreats. His twelve-session GAD program has been empirically validated in research conducted at Macquarie University. Malcolm has many years of experience in Buddhist meditation, including intensive retreats in Burma, Thailand, Australia and USA.
Courses
Adelaide
Workshop: 26 - 27 August 2010, 9am - 4.30pm
Silent Day of Meditation: 28 August, 9am - 4.30pm
Perth
Workshop: 16 - 17 September 2010, 9am - 4.30pm
Silent Day of Meditation: 18 September, 9am - 4.30pm
Brisbane
Workshop: 21 - 22 October 2010, 9am - 4.30pm
Silent Day of Meditation: 23 October, 9am - 4.30pm
Sydney
Workshop: 4 - 5 November 2010, 9am - 4.30pm
Silent Day of Meditation: 6 November, 9am - 4.30pm
Melbourne
Workshop: 11 - 12 November 2010, 9am - 4.30pm
Silent Day of Meditation: 13 November, 9am - 4.30pm
All courses are organised by the Mindfulness Centre. For further information and bookings, go to their workshop page, or phone (08) 8272 0046, or email .
Residential retreats
13 - 22 August 2010: Satipaṭṭhāna (cultivating mindfulness) retreat @ Ballina, northern NSW.
A residential retreat at Gunundi Anglican Conference and Retreat Centre at Angels Beach, East Ballina NSW. This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
For information and booking, contact Christine Wynyard .
Download the application form here: Retreat application form
3 -12 September 2010: Satipaṭṭhāna (cultivating mindfulness) retreat @ Lismore, northern NSW
A residential retreat at Bodhi Tree Monastery & Meditation Centre, 78 Bentley Road, Tullera (outside Lismore). This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
This retreat is available on a dāna (“gift”) basis, as is traditional in Theravāda Buddhist monasteries. For course information, booking details and directions to the monastery, go to the schedule page of the Bodhi Tree website. For further information, phone the monastery on (02) 6628 2426.
6 - 13 October 2010: Satipaṭṭhāna (cultivating mindfulness) retreat @ Strathalbyn, outside Adelaide, SA.
A residential retreat at Glenbarr Retreat Centre, Strathalbyn, located south-east of Adelaide. This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
For further information and bookings, contact Anna Markey .
5 - 18 December 2010: Satipaṭṭhāna (cultivating mindfulness) retreat @ Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Taiping, Malaysia.
A residential retreat at Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (SBS), in the hills above Taiping, in Perak, Malaysia. This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
For information regarding SBS, visit their website. For further information and bookings, contact SBS .
2010 Dharma Gathering
19 - 26 November, 2010: Dharma Gathering, Mid-North Coast, NSW.
The Dharma Gathering is more a festival than a meditation retreat. Patrick teaches along with Christopher Titmuss, a senior dharma teacher from Britain, and Subhana Barzaghi, a Zen Roshi and insight teacher, along with other teachers. Details of the Gathering, and of the circle of teachers involved, can be found at www.insightmeditationaustralia.org.
Held at the Yarrahappinni Ecology Centre at Grassy Head (the nearest town is Macksville), the Dharma Gathering includes workshops, inquiries, teachings, networking, entertainment, and more. It is suitable for families with young children, people curious about dharma and Buddhist meditation, and confirmed practitioners - in short, everyone.
Patrick contributes his “Dharma Salon,” a daily class/workshop/exploration of the Buddha’s teachings that follows a particular theme each year. In 2009 the Buddha’s first three recorded teachings were explored, along with the stories surrounding them. This year’s themes will be posted nearer to the time.
For information, go to www.insightmeditationaustralia.org, or contact Will James on (06) 6655 8613, or email him .