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Coming Home To Awareness
3 nights, 4 days
24 person retreat
Highlights
A nourishing balance of silent meditation, mindful movement, and time in nature
Trauma-sensitive mindfulness teaching that supports safety, choice, and self-care
A gentle deepening of practice through compassion, connection, and embodied awareness
Details
This mindful long weekend offers a spacious opportunity to pause, rest, and care for the mind, body, and heart. Designed for those who have some experience with silent practice, the retreat supports a deepening of mindfulness through stillness, movement, and kind attention. The focus is on strengthening mind–body connection, settling the nervous system, quieting the mind, and opening the heart. You’ll be guided through periods of silent sitting, lying, and walking meditation, alongside mindful movement, daily talks, and clear meditation instructions. Practices of kindness and compassion are woven throughout. Adele and Jenny teach within a trauma-sensitive mindfulness framework, recognising that silence can be supportive for some and challenging for others. Participants are encouraged to honour their own pace and needs, with support available to explore suitability for the retreat.
Venue
The Brahma Kumaris - Illawarra Retreat Centre
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Affectionately known as ‘Wilton’, the Illawarra Brahma Kumaris Retreat Centre, when purchased in 1999, was in great need of refurbishment. With immense love, determination, and the vision of many over the years, the Centre now shines like a jewel in the crown of The Brahma Kumaris in Australia.
Yoga Studio
Garden
Towels
Housekeeping
Coffee / Tea
Kitchen
Free Parking
Shower
Bathroom
Accommodation
Single Room
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$500 USD total
Shared Room
2 Spots Left
2-person shared room
$440 USD / person
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The Brahma Kumaris Centre for Spiritual Learning The Illawarra is a twelve-acre property offering wonderful meditation facilities including a balance of landscaped gardens, open grassed areas and natural bushland. Comfortable single or shared bedrooms with ensuite, featuring timber and sandstone. All food prepared and served at the retreat centre is pure vegetarian.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Gluten-free · Nut Allergy Friendly · Vegetarian · Dairy-free
Meals are simple, wholesome vegetarian dishes, freshly prepared by volunteer cooks.
Testimonials
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Hosts
Adele Stewart
Woonona NSW 2517, Australia
Dr Adele Stewart is a GP therapist and certified mindfulness teacher with a special interest in chronic pain. She is the current Chair of the Royal Australian College of GP’s Pain Management Specific...
1 language
English
Teaching for 5 years
Joined Insight Timer in Mar 2020
Jenny Steadman
Blue Mountains, Australia
Jenny is passionate about helping people live with more mindfulness, kindness and compassion. She began practicing mindfulness when she was a teenager in the 1980s and the practice supported her throu...
1 language
English
Teaching for 3 years
Joined Insight Timer in May 2022
What's Included
Accommodation
Doona, pillow, bath mat
Food- 3 meals + morning and afternoon tea
Retreat teaching
Not Included
Transport to and from venue
Bed sheets, towel, soap
FAQs
Guest requirements
Participants should be aspiring to a more or less regular meditation practice.
Previous attendance at least at a one day silent retreat.
Previous attendance at Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or Mindful Self Compassion is an advantage.
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 30 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 30 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 30 days before the retreat begins.
