Friday 8 May – Sunday 10 May at Wesburn Recreation Camp
This residential retreat explores the wisdom of embodied awareness through meditation, gentle yoga, and the self-reflective somatic practice of Focusing. We will turn toward fresh, felt experience of the body as a gateway to insight, compassion, and presence.
Through mindful movement, stillness, and guided inner listening, you’ll learn practical ways to reconnect with the body as a source of clarity and self-understanding. The weekend offers a balanced rhythm of practice, rest, and reflection in a supportive and welcoming environment.
Facilitated by Varadhi, an Order Member and Focusing Teacher
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Suitable for all levels of experience
Venue: Wesburn Recreation Camp, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Booking Essential: $255 Full Waged, $210 Low Waged, $140 Concession
This is a chance to get to know yourself and the world around you, without the distractions of modern life.
You don’t need to be a Buddhist to benefit from our retreats, but we will be practising the Buddha’s teachings.
Ideally, you will be familiar with our meditation practices (the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana), and confident with sitting for up to 45 minutes.
Food and administration costs are included in the price.
The cost has been kept to a minimum, and the retreat leaders and organisers are volunteers.
It’s important that you be there for the whole retreat, so that you and others can get the most out of the experience. If that won’t be possible, please get in touch with us before booking.
The venue has simple but comfortable accommodation. Shared dormitories are arranged in men+ and women+ wings. The venue has shared bathroom facilities with toilets and showers, separate from the bedrooms.
Part of the retreat experience is getting to live communally. We’ll eat, cook and clean up together, which is a great way to care for one another and become friends.
If it’s not possible for you to help with a light job each day, please contact us before booking.
Indoor beds are limited, so single sleeping quarters are not usually possible.
As part of our commitment to non-violence, we offer vegan food on our retreats.
If you have dietary restrictions not listed on the booking form, do let us know.
Please don’t bring along meat, fish, alcohol or recreational drugs.
You’ll need to bring your own bedding: sheets, blankets and a pillow.
Make sure also to bring any medication and toiletries you need, including a towel.
Since we discourage the use of mobile phones, you might find it helpful to bring a torch and a watch. A notebook and pen might also come in handy.
In cold weather, we recommend bringing an extra blanket for meditation.
In warm weather, consider what you’ll need in terms of sun protection and hiking shoes.
Directions from MBC to Wesburn Recreation Camp
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