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Embodied Awakening

The rhythm of my heart is the birth and
death of all that are alive
Thich Nhat Hanh
This silent retreat is an invitation to take the lived body as the path of awakening. This is not the body we objectify, judge or identify with, or have ambivalent feelings about, it is the natural wisdom unfolding when we fully immerse mindfulness in the body. This, the Buddha said, leads to ‘whatever skilful qualities are on the side of clear knowing’.

Sometimes meditators skip over the importance of awareness in the body, perhaps through misunderstanding, anxiety or aversion. In this retreat somatic practices will be integrated as part of our meditation. Somatic practices aid nervous system regulation and help unwind deeply held tensions and habituated patterns of reactivity. They help develop the 'felt sense', or interoceptive awareness, enabling a more grounded capacity to ease difficult and painful emotions and thoughts and supporting a more open-hearted engagement with life. As the bodymind settles into wholeness and awareness clarifies, the more subtle aspects of embodiment will reveal themselves transforming our usual perceptions of self and world.
 
The program will consist of lying down, sitting and walking, regular guided meditation, dharma talks, occasional relational meditation and regular somatic practice sessions. These will include working with the breath, unwinding movement and yoga, and TRE (Trauma Release Exercise).

About the venue

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The retreat will be held at the Brahma Kumaris Centre for Spiritual Learning in Wilton, NSW, approximately 75 minutes’ drive from Sydney. Accommodation is in comfortable twin share rooms with en suites. Serene gardens and bushland surround the meditation centre.




When: 31 July to 5 August 2020
Times: Arrive 4 pm and finish 2 pm 
Where: Brahma Kumaris Centre, Wilton
​Cost: 
  • Twin Share and Single rooms are at same rate during Pandemic restrictions - $750 . Cost of accommodation and meals. 
  • Concession (Twin Share and Single) - $650.  For full time students, pensioners and unemployed. If you need assistance and do not qualify for the concession you may wish to apply for a scholarship (see below)
For more information email Renata or call 0450 951 398​
Additional cost: 'Dana' The retreat fee covers accommodation and meals only. In keeping with a 2,500 year old tradition no fee has been charged for the teachings. At the end of the retreat you are invited  to give a donation to express your appreciation and to support the teachers to continue their work.

Covid Update for your Safety:
All necessary precautions will be in place during the retreat. Detailed information on hygiene and distancing rules will be advised  prior to the retreat to ensure the safety of all.
This retreat is now Fully Booked. Please apply to be on waiting list by following step one below:
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To register is a two step process:

Step 1: Download and complete your Registration form, then send it to Renata - [email protected]
Step 2: Book and Pay - click here
Note: If you will be requesting a scholarship, please complete the registration form as well as the scholarship form below.
Scholarships 
Scholarships for all SIM retreats are available for people who need assistance paying the full fee and do not qualify for the concession. 
 Click here for more information.
About the Teacher
Lizzie Turnbull - Click here for information
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Event Terms and Conditions
Retreat scholarships ​​​
Sydney Insight Meditators acknowledges the Gadigal, Dharug and Dharawal peoples, the traditional custodians of the lands on which SIM is located. We acknowledge their ongoing connection to the land, water, sky, and animals. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging.
  • Home
  • Events Calendar
  • About us
    • About us, AGM & Constitution
    • Membership
    • Committee
    • Our History
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    • Bondi Junction
    • Illawarra
    • Inner West
    • Newcastle
    • North Sydney
    • Northern Beaches
    • Northern Beaches (Avalon)
    • Southern Highlands
    • Southern Highlands Inquiring Minds
  • Teachers
  • Resources
    • Martine Batchelor Workshop Recording
    • Secular Dharma Recording
    • Guided Meditations
    • Reading list
    • Deepening Into Stillness Recording
    • Audio files >
      • Stephen Batchelor, Sydney 2014
      • Winton Higgins, Four frontiers for Secular Buddhists 2014
      • Other audio links
    • Retreat Reflections >
      • High Country Retreat Reflections 25
      • High Country Retreat Reflections 23
      • High Country Retreat Reflections 22
      • NY Reflections 21/22
      • NY Reflections 19/20
      • DIS Reflections 2017
      • NY Retreat 2016
    • Teachers Reflections >
      • Winton Higgins. January 2018
      • Jonathan Page. May 2018
      • Gawaine Powell Davies. November 2017
      • Jill Shepherd. October 2017
  • Contact Us
  • List of Events
    • DIS 2025
    • Inner Rhythm of Being 2025
    • Mornings of Practice 2025
    • New Year 2025