Beginners Meditation Retreat

️Sun 23 Apr

10am – 2.30pm | Doors open 9.30am | see timetable below.

Book here: $65 (includes  refreshments and lunch)

Teacher: Kelsang Palmo

Restore your inner peace and unlock your minds’ potential for lasting happiness. Join us for a relaxing day retreat in a quiet and peaceful environment, providing a rare opportunity to refresh your mind through meditation. Through meditation we can learn how to relax and develop peaceful and positive states of mind.

Everybody is welcome to attend, regardless of experience. These retreats consist of practical teachings and short guided meditations that will give rise to a peaceful feeling in the mind and improve your ability to live a peaceful life. Topics vary and are detailed below.

 

Retreat topic: Meditations for Relaxation | Sun 23 Apr

So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind, and many problems, including ill health, are caused or aggravated by this stress. Just by doing these simple meditations regularly, we’ll reduce this stress. We’ll experience a calm, spacious feeling in our mind and many of our usual problems will fall away. Difficult situations will become easier to deal with, we’ll naturally feel warm and well-disposed towards other people, and our relationships with others will gradually improve.

 

Next topic: Meditations for a Clear Mind | Sun 11 Jun

Be guided on a voyage of exploration of your own mind and discover your own inner potential for lasting peace and happiness. These meditations help us to experience mental peace and clarity by meditating on the mind itself. Through understanding your subconscious mind and how it works, begin to control your mind and improve your quality life more and in the future.

weekend meditation retreatWeekend Meditation Retreat

️Fri 24 – Sun 26 Mar 2023 – Love, Desire, Attachment (SOLD OUT)

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️Fri 5 – Sun 7 May 2023 – Stress Free Living (SOLD OUT)

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️Fri 16 – Sun 18 Jun 2023 – Eight Steps to Happiness

️️Fri 14 – Sun 16 Jul 2023 – The Art of Forgiveness

 

Fri 6pm – Sun 1pm

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Teacher: Gen Kelsang Ani

Escape the stress and busyness of life and discover the peace of meditation for yourself. Be guided to cultivate greater inner peace through practical Buddhist teachings and meditations. In between sessions, enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Glass House Mountains and the company of like- minded people. These retreats provide a wonderful opportunity to unwind, relax and gain a more positive perspective on life.

The retreat begins with dinner on Friday night and finishes with lunch on Sunday. There are plenty of opportunities to relax and unwind in the tranquil surroundings, taking in views of the Glass House Mountains. The retreat is catered with delicious vegetarian food, and includes accommodation. All you need to do is to relax and enjoy yourself. Booking is essential – please book early to ensure a place.

Venue

Glasshouse Mountains Ecolodge, 198 Barrs Road, Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

The Ecolodge is located 70 kilometers north of Brisbane in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast.

By car

Take exit 188 off the M1 and head along Steve Irwin Way for about 8.5km. Turn left onto Barrs Connection Road, and immediately left again into Barrs Road. Follow Barrs Road for 2.5km and the Ecolodge is on the righthand side of the road. There is ample parking onsite, however, carpooling is encouraged.

By Train

Trains run several times each morning and afternoon from Brisbane to Glasshouse Mountains station on the Nambour/Gympie North line. The Ecolodge is 3 km from the station and we will be running a pick-up and drop-off service from Glass House Mountains Train Station, which you can add at the time of booking.

Retreat Topics and Dates

24 – 26 March: Love, desire, attachment
If we wish to enjoy good relationships, it is essential that we learn to distinguish between love and attachment. While love brings only good results and happiness, attachment brings only problems and suffering such as craving, jealousy, dependence and conflict.

Learn how to distinguish between these minds and free ourselves from attachment while cultivating a pure love for others. If we practise in this way our mind will remain peaceful, and our relationships will be enjoyable, stable, fulfilling and harmonious.

5 – 7 May: Stress-free living
Stress, anxiety, worry, whatever we call it, we could all do without it. Discover how our stress, anxieties and worries arise as a result, not of the situations we encounter, people we have to deal with, stuff we have to do, but as a result of our relating to these things in unhelpful ways.

During this retreat we’ll uncover some of the negative mental habits that lie at the root of our stress and learn ways to overcome them.

16 – 18 Jun: Eight Steps to Happiness
Fill your heart with positive thoughts, good intentions, and Buddhist wisdom. By following a series of step by step meditations this retreat gives you the opportunity to connect with your own potential for inner peace and happiness and equips you with special practical methods for keeping a happy and positive mind.

The focus of the retreat will be one of Buddhism’s best loved teachings ‘Eight Verses of Training the Mind’ by the famous Buddhist meditator Geshe Langri Tangpa. These eight verses reveal powerful meditations that awaken our potential for loving kindness, compassion, and wisdom.

14 – 16 Jul: The Art of Forgiveness
It is impossible to go through life without feeling harmed or insulted by others, but it is possible to move on from past hurt, to overcome feelings of anger and resentment and to free ourself from emotional pain.

Developing the art of forgiveness enables us to let go and move on with our life. With this practical wisdom we gain clarity and insight into our problems and are able to let go of painful emotions and unhelpful ways of thinking. Through applying these understandings in daily life we can learn to heal our heart, restore harmony to our relationships, make peace with the past, and finally enjoy real mental freedom.

Fees & Booking

Prices range from $494 – $654 for singles; for a couple or those sharing a room with a friend, prices range from $362 – $552 per person; and if there are three of you who’d like to share a room, prices range from $330 – $371 per person. (Prices are all-inclusive, further details on the booking form).

We also offer day retreats in Brisbane city Click Here for Day Retreats

Beerwah Room

One queen bed and one single bed, ensuite bathroom. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.

Orchard Room

One queen bed, ensuite bathroom. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.

Family Forest Room

One queen bed and one bunk bed, ensuite bathroom. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.

Train Carriage

One queen bed, ensuite bathroom, kitchenette. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.

Mt Tibro Room

This room is perfect to share with a friend or two. One queen bed, two single beds in separate rooms (one mezzanine), shared full bathroom. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.

Bungalow

One queen bed, full bathroom, kitchen and living room. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Price includes retreat fee for one person – if sharing your room, please book additional retreat fee per person.