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Yarra Valley Meditation & Mindfulness Retreat

Australia
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Amenities

Breakfast includedLunch includedMeditation ClassesOutside activitiesSupper Included

Description of the Retreat

Three full days of rest and relaxation, delicious vegetarian food and personalised meditation and mindfulness instruction in the beautiful Yarra Valley.

Our retreat is held each year over the 5 days leading up to the Tuesday of the Melbourne Cup. It’s run at the Casa Pallotti Retreat Centre, just a few minutes out of Millgrove, which is a small town near Warburton, in the Yarra Valley.

The retreat is suitable for both beginning and advanced meditators.

The practice is gentle, thought-and-emotion friendly, and doesn’t require you to adopt any particular technique. You’ll have time to walk, rest, read and relax.

You won’t have to sit cross-legged or get up before dawn (unless you really want to) and you’ll be able to choose how to spend your time.

Teacher/Teachings

The retreat is led by Matthew Young (Founder and Director of the Melbourne Meditation Centre), along with a guest teacher.

The retreat is loosely based on an approach to meditation developed by Jason Siff, and known as Recollective Awareness. It could be described as a form of mindfulness that encourages you to recall and journal about your experiences during meditation as a means of developing greater awareness and insight.

The approach is unique and innovative and provides you with the freedom to explore in your own way. More information can be found at by reading either of Jason’s books: Unlearning Meditation or Thoughts Are Not The Enemy.

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Food

All meals are provided, including a variety of teas, coffee and snacks. We cater for any special dietary needs.

Testimonials

Testimonials:

The retreat was excellent. It was priced well. The venue was great and the location and food excellent. I particularly liked the 2 hour lunch and all the breaks. This added a component of rest, relaxation and reading to the retreat, which was extremely pleasant.

Thanks for all of your efforts over the weekend. It was a really interesting and opening experience for me. I see myself exploring Recollective Awareness further and incorporating this into my existing practice. It was wonderful to get away, especially to have a few days in nature. I particularly enjoyed my evening ritual – me on the couch, with my book and a few choc-chip cookies.

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