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(No availability) 4 Days Weekend Mindfulness Meditation Retreat in Queensland, Australia
Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Retreat Australia
Melissa's Healing Space invites you to escape your hectic lifestyle and join their rejuvenating meditation retreat in Queensland, Australia. Experience mindfulness-based stillness meditation sessions that will teach your how to be more present in your daily life. Learn how to meditate or if you're already experienced, deepen your existing practice. There will be yoga sessions to complement your meditation practice. Come and immerse yourself in this invigorating retreat!
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Highlights
- 1 silent day
- Daily yoga practice
- 8 meditation sessions
- Free mindfulness-based stillness meditation CD
- Delicious organic vegetarian meals
- 3 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
4 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
During the retreat, you will be staying at Melissa's Healing Space. The accommodation is a beautiful 80-acre property surrounded by native wildlife, in a peaceful, private setting. The accommodation is fresh, clean, and twin share. Bedding is supplied, but please bring your own towel. A fridge is available at the accommodation for your personal use or specific dietary requirements. Melissa’s Healing Space can only accommodate up to six participants at a time.
At times, accommodation may be outsourced to that of an equal standard on one of the surrounding properties if the retreat becomes larger than what Melissa’s Healing Space can accommodate. All previous participants have been most happy with this as the chosen accommodation is only a short stroll to the yoga studio.
Program
Friday -September 8, 2017
- 16:00 Begin your weekend of nurturing with a yoga class to soothe and center yourself. You will be given time to settle into your accommodation before dinner.
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:15 Welcome circle followed by the first session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course and moving into silence
Saturday, September 9, 2017
- 06:00 Progressive muscle relaxation flowing into a mindfulness meditation. This is a lead practice and is suitable for the beginner to the experienced practitioner.
- 07:00 Breakfast followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, or have a massage.
- 09:30 Flowing yoga class with supported postures as the class progresses
- 11:15 Morning tea
- 11:30 Second session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course
- 13:00 Lunch followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, have a walk or a massage, and much more.
- 15:00 Third session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course. Massage time available, time to rest, have a cuppa, afternoon tea and much more.
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:30 Fourth session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course, short yoga posture sleep sequence, and moving into silence
Sunday -September 10, 2017
- 06:00 Progressive muscle relaxation flowing into a mindfulness meditation
- 07:15 Breakfast followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, or have a massage.
- 09:30 Flowing yoga class to keep the body supple and free
- 11:15 Morning tea
- 11:30 Fifth session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course
- 13:00 Lunch followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, or have a massage.
- 15:00 Sixth session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course. After the session, there will be a free time for you to rest, have a cuppa or afternoon tea, as well as massage time.
- 16:00 Dinner
- 19:30 Seventh or eighth session of mindfulness-based stillness meditation course, short yoga posture sleep sequence, moving into silence
Monday -September 10, 2017
This is a day of silence. The practices are still guided, but there is no discourse until the completion of the retreat in our share circle. Allowing the practices that you have shared over the last two days to be deeply felt by resting in silence on our last day.
- 06:00 Progressive muscle relaxation flowing into a mindfulness meditation
- 07:15 Breakfast followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, or have a massage.
- 09:30 Flowing yoga class to keep the body supple and free
- 11:15 Morning tea
- 11:30 Mindful walk in silence around the property, guided meditation, silence session
- 13:00 Lunch followed by a time for you to rest and digest, take in the surroundings, have a walk or a massage, and much more.
- 14:20 Meditation and closing circle
Instructors
Melissa Borich
Melissa has been teaching yoga and meditation for over ten years, in the form of classes, retreats, and workshops in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Maleny. Melissa’s studies to become a yoga teacher began with Adam and Akash Bornstein of Radiant Light Yoga. It ignited a passion for yoga and all that it entails. Melissa has deepened her studies and personal practice by completing a Mindfulness Based Stillness Meditation (MBSM) teacher training program at the Gawler Foundation in Yarra Valley.
Retreat location
This retreat will take place in Melissa's Healing Space, Queensland, Australia. Melissa’s Healing Space is situated in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, 20 minutes from the Hinterland town of Maleny, and 90 minutes north of Brisbane. Nestled into 80 acres of land for wildlife, you can find yourself surrounded by various kinds of fauna from wallabies to an amazing array of birds, frogs, and lizards. It is not uncommon to get up close and personal with the wallabies that graze on the property.
The 20 minutes drive from the township of Maleny,10 kilometers along Maleny-Kenilworth road, and another 10 kilometers along Curramore road is breathtakingly beautiful. In regard to scenery, some participants have even shared that the drive out to Melissa’s Healing Space is where their retreat experience begins.
Nearby places:
- Brisbane - 90 minutes
- Maleny town - 20 minutes
Unique features
Activities
- Massage
General
- Kitchen
- Yoga studio
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Eight organic vegetarian meals are included in the price. A fridge is available at the accommodation for your personal use or specific dietary requirements.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Get yourself up close and personal with the wallabies that graze on the property
- Take a stroll to discover a breathtakingly beautiful scenery surrounding the retreat place
- Vide an amazing array of birds, frogs, and lizards on 80 acres of land for wildlife
What's included
- 3 nights accommodation
- 8 meditation sessions
- 8 organic vegetarian meals
- Flowing yoga classes
- Free mindfulness-based stillness meditation CD
- Mindfulness-based stillness meditation courses
- Silent session
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Massage
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Arrival by plane
Please book your flight to arrive at Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY).
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
