courses

• weekly classes
• sunday morning meditation
• registration

weekly classes

Open Path Meditation run classes throughout the year that generally coincide with school terms. It is preferable to join at the beginning of a course but there are always exceptions. The courses are offered during the week on a Wedneday evening - see below:

Term 3, 2011: Bill and Kathryn are undertaking their own retreat and meditative explorations at the Wangapeka Retreat Centre in New Zealand with Tarchin Hearn and will not be teaching classes through July and August. Classes will commence again at the beginning of September - see Term 4 below.

Term 4, 2011 will commence on Wednesday September 7th - please contact before you come

• mats, cushions and blankets are provided.
• please wear warm clothes or bring a shawl or light rug when the weather is cool.
• concession rates available - please ask.

explorations in Buddhist meditation

Supported by Buddhist philosophy and understandings the explorations draw on classical Buddhist teachings and other practices of awakening from the planet's great traditions and their contemporary expression and application to everyday life. The explorations incorporate simple body movements (movement meditation) and sitting meditations to bring greater calm and clarity to the body/mind. The sessions are suitable for beginners but, at the same time, will pose a challenge to more experienced practitioners. Some of the more fundamental Buddhist principles will be introduced and will be used to underpin the various forms of meditations that will be explored throughout the course.

sunday morning movement meditation

Sunday morning movement meditation sessions are held both at the Open Path Meditation studio in Hawthorn and also at the Teaching House in Shoreham on the Mornington Peninsula. Please see the details below.

Experienced meditation practitioners or beginners – all are welcome. Bring healing (wholeness) into your life by taking time out for yourself and joining with like-minded others to dedicate a solid block of time to shared meditation and healing practices with the guidance of experienced practitioners. What better way to spend a morning!

We invite you to join us for the whole session or to stay for as long as you wish:

Casual attendance available.

• mats, cushions and blankets are provided.
• please wear warm clothes or bring a shawl or light rug when the weather is cool.
• concession rates available.

A note about movement meditation

Movement meditation is suitable for both novices and more experienced meditators. These gentle meditative body movements, carried out with great awareness, are a valuable tool for the development of mindfulness and for enabling deep body healing, the key to our own holistic wellbeing. All of life's experiences are stored in our bodies and held by habitual body patternings including hopes, joys, emotions and physical tensions and traumas. Through these gentle practices we can safely let go of body tensions and experience deep tranquility, a tangible sense of wellbeing, confidence, clarity, grace, centredness and easefulness in life.

Movement meditation can be a valuable tool not only those interested in meditative explorations but for all those who experience stress and/or anxiety in their lives; it can also help with irregular sleeping patterns.

registration

Registration and further information for all courses - contact Kathryn or Bill on 5989 8179 or email

dana

Dana (donation/gift) - this is a traditional form of generosity and reflects the flow of blessings between beings, both giving and receiving. Your gift reflects the radiance of the teaching.