Insight Meditation Retreat With Bob Stahl and Florence Meleo-Meyer This Retreat is now full. You can be placed on a waiting list by emailing Openground January 3 – 7, 2012 Hartzer Park, Southern Highlands (1.5 hours south of Sydney)

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep.

--Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)

You are welcome to join us for an insight meditation retreat in early January, south of Sydney. There will be opportunity for periods of silent sitting and walking practice, yoga, group and individual interviews with the teachers and walking in nature.

Accommodation and food
Accommodation is in single rooms with shared bathrooms, bedding supplied. Catering will be by Lucinda’s Fine Food Café in Bowral.

Transport
On the registration form you will be asked if you can offer a lift to Hartzer Park or whether you need one. We will endeavor to match you up with someone who can offer a lift. As there will be quite a few people travelling from interstate, we may need to hire a bus, which will attract an additional fee. If you are travelling from interstate, please arrange your flights so that you arrive at the Sydney Airport no later than 2.30 pm on Tuesday, 3rd January.

Cost
$495 for accommodation, food and a contribution to admin, teacher’s travel, PLUS dana for the teachings.
(In the Buddhist tradition, teachers offer the teachings freely and you are invited to give to support their ongoing capacity to do this for our communities.)

To Register and Pay

PAYMENT
-	By EFT via internet banking (Account details below) Please record your surname in the reference field. Account details: Account Name: Openground Bank: ANZ BSB: 012-241 Account No: 4990-00818
-	By cheque or money order Please make cheques/money orders payable to "Openground". Post to: Openground 29 Hodgens St Caloundra QLD 4551
REGISTRATION
Click here to register

 

Teachers

Florence Meleo-Meyer,MS,MA
Has taught meditation for over 30 years. She is certified as both a Siddha Yoga Meditation teacher and MBSR teacher. She is a senior teacher of Insight Dialogue. Her contemplative practice background rests in the non-dual traditions of Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism and Vipassana. She has studied in India and the US with Indian meditation masters, Swami Muktananda and Swami Chidvilasananda. She has also trained and taught with Jon Kabat-Zinn,Phd, Saki Santorelli,Edd, and Gregory Kramer, Phd. At the Center for Mindfulness since the 90's, she serves as Director of Oasis, Professional Training Institute. She holds degrees in education and psychology and is a licensed family therapist.

Bob Stahl PhD
A long-time practitioner of insight meditation, Bob lived in a Buddhist monastery forover eight years. He has a PhD in Philosophy and Religion with a specialization in Buddhist Studies, and now directs Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in six Bay Area medical centers. Bob studied with the renowned Burmese masters Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Sayadaw, Hlaing Tet Sayadaw, Dr. Rina Sircar and Pokokhu Sayadaw, and has experience with 32 parts of the body, 4 elements and charnel ground meditations.