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January 2016 ~ On Retreat
Welcome 2016!

A New Year. A new start. A fresh page.

I have always loved the start of a New Year .. juicy with potential.

I have been a little quiet online over the past month.  Family visiting and Christmas .. and super hot days here in Melbourne.  But much more because I was in a cocoon finishing off the final stages of the McLean Meditation Teacher Certification.

I started this training early 2015 .. and it has been transformational on so many levels.

I have been meditating for more than 20+ years .. since I was a teenager .. but the opportunity to embrace Beginners Mind and dive into a world of new books (ten books on the curriculum plus additional reading, audio and video requirements), current research (tons and tons of it - learning from original scientific research papers to published articles in journals), regular hook-ups with others on the path across the globe (from Vancouver to Ireland), committing to new meditation techniques each month (from mantra to self-inquiry to mindfulness), reflecting and writing in my Meditation Journal (finally submitting a book size journal on the 31 Dec) and maintaining this path of Sādhanā with gentleness and kindness, and a  twice daily meditation practice.

I am now about to travel to the USA to attend the final stage, an 8-day intensive retreat .. followed by a 3-day Meditation Symposium.

I am blessed.

If you are interested in how I have been planning and preparing for this retreat .. I have written four posts (see below) to try and share my pre-retreat thought processes.

Have you attended a retreat?  

It is always a life changing experience to step away from our regular life and commit to a period of intense study and reflection.  I shall be away from my website and blog now - until early February.  While this retreat is not a silent one, there will be moments of Noble Silence and retreating from technology one part of the adventure.   I have no doubt that I will have a bounty of insights and things to share on my return.

So Bon Voyage .. wishing you well on your own journey and adventures .. and I shall leave you with this quote from Deepak Chopra, which I love:

"My body travels. I never leave home."

Namaste.

Sarah
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Off on Retreat

Planning on attending a retreat?  I have attended meditation and yoga retreats in the past, and hope one day to attend a writing retreat .. a retreats gives us a unique opportunity to step away from our 'normal' life and immerse ourselves in our area of interest.  I am heading off to a meditation intensive this month .. and I thought it would be fun to share the planning and prepare a Retreat Checklist (this will be available as a free PDF mini-e-book when our new website launches).  If you have any further suggestions .. please let me know as it would be wonderful to have a 'difinitive guide'.  Blog posts included:


And once I return .. I will include a few posts on the adventure.  Stay tuned. 
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Exploring Meditation - 2016 Course Dates
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On the blog ..

Monday Meditation Musings our free Monday newsletter that shares a meditation practice to take into your week .. bringing mindfulness to daily life (sign up by clicking the image opposite) : so far this month:

Bee Breath - a yoga pranayama practice to cool you
Salt Crystal Lamps - beautiful and healthy addition for home

Our next Monday Meditation Musing - going out 6am on Monday 25th January introduces the modern mantra 'It Can Wait'

Welcome 2016  what a magical start to the year .. dreams really do come true.

Meditation to East Stress a TEDEd video on How Chronic Stress Affects Your Brain and an article from The Financial Review ' Five Ways Meditation Gives Leaders An Edge'
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