NEXT HALF DAY RETREAT AT RATANAGIRI : MINDFUL REFLECTIONS & REALISATIONS Our next Half Day Retreat will be on Sunday 19th June, 9.20am for a 9:30am start, finishing at 1.00pm. As places are limited, please register your attendance by email: info@wellawareness.com.au This Retreat will offer reflections and meditations on the importance of developing an understanding, […]
VASSA RETREAT 2022 Our Non-Residential Vassa Retreat 2022, has now had three of the four monthly Sunday Retreat Days. Our last Retreat Day was held on Sunday 11th of September and was well attended. Our next Sunday Retreat Day as part of the 3 month Vassa Retreat period is on Sunday 9th of October from 9.30am […]
Our Next Mindfulness Meditation Day Retreat is on: Reflections on Beginnings & Endings Sunday 4th December, 9.20am for a 9:30am start, finishing at 3.00pm (NSW Time) As places are limited, please register your attendance by email: info@wellawareness.com.au A healthy mind is the greatest gain. Contentment is the greatest weatlth. A trustworthy friend is the best […]
The weekly drop-in Thursday Night Meditation Group (6.30pm – 7.30pm NSW time) has recommended for 2023. The first session back for the New Year was Thursday 19th January 2023 at my home 'Ratanagiri' - 11 Double View Road, Farrants Hill, NSW 2484. If you are coming for the first time email on info@wellawareness.com.au or text […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation Group Our group runs every Thursday evening 6:30 - 7:30pm (NSW Time) at Ratanagiri - 11 Double View Road, Farrants Hill, NSW 2484. If you are coming for the first time email on info@wellawareness.com.au or text me 0400 022 048. Please bring your own water bottle, pen and notebook. With the hour […]
2023 SUNDAY MEDITATION DAY RETREAT Meditation Day Retreat – Sunday 26th February 9.30am – 3.00pm ‘Appreciating and Practicing Mindfulness’ The next Sunday Meditation Day Retreat at Ratanagiri – Farrants Hill, led by John, will be: Sunday 26th February (9.30am – 3.00pm NSW time). The theme will be in line with Mindfulness for Calm and Insight Meditation […]
The opportunity to take time out of the busy-ness of our contemporary lives can be an invaluable experience. We all realize the need to take a break, even knowing that our health and performance will be better for doing so, yet often we may feel at a loss with regards to how to take a […]
Metta is the Buddhist word for the wonderful quality of Kindness & Friendliness. Metta is the all important quality that is used for conscious, caring connections with others & also towards our self. The Buddha emphasised the importance of exercising Metta as a healthy and healing balm for our Mind and Heart. Amidst the stresses […]
Our Meditation Day Retreats will continue with the yearly Vassa Retreat for 2023. The Vassa Retreat is traditionally the ‘rainy season’ in Asia where Buddhist monks and nuns spend the 3-month period on Retreat. I have adopted this idea to offer a Non-Residential Vassa Retreat over the 3-month period, with a Sunday Meditation Day monthly, […]
The 2nd of the 4 Sunday Retreats for the Vassa Period 2023. The Vassa Retreat period from the Full Moon of July until the Full Moon of October 2023. Perhaps you are interested in joining us for this meditative period and especially attending one or all of the Retreat Day sessions. A Meditation Retreat offers […]