This 7 days silent retreat is suitable for anyone wishing to deepen their practice and cultivate further understanding of the wisdom teachings underpinning mindfulness practices. The practices and teachings will provide an opportunity to become familiar and explore the four foundations of mindfulness.
This retreat will offer periods of exploring your embodied experience of the four foundations of mindfulness through alternating sitting and walking meditation as well as mindful movement practices. Whilst this retreat is a silent retreat, there will also be opportunities for group and individual discussions with the teachers in order to explore the personal experience of the practice and cultivate mindful communication.
The emphasis will be on creating together a safe, supportive and connected space for you to cultivate heart qualities such as compassion to self and others, courage, patience, authenticity and trust.
The retreat will take place in the beautiful Te Moata Retreat Centre, Coromandel, which is immersed in glorious nature and offers the opportunity to practice within the surrounding environment, explore bush walks and look after the body with nutritious and delicious vegetarian food.
Who is it for?
This retreat welcomes also people who are new to the practice. However as this is a silent meditation retreat with an intensive schedule of practice, it will be particularly beneficial for people who have some experience of mindfulness meditation (e.g. having completed the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course). Do be in touch if you want to check that it will be suitable for you.
To register please visit: https://www.mtia.org.au/mindfulness-retreats/four-foundations-coromandel-nz/
Accommodation
Rooms are mainly curtained cubicles and shared bathrooms. A limited number of single rooms/cabins/cottages are available with a surcharge – please see our FAQ page that explains how this works. Bedding can be hired for $20, however ideally it would be reserved for those flying to the retreat, as Te Moata has limited capacity to wash linen since they are off-the-grid.
Meals The kitchen team will provide delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals. Please indicate on the registration form if you have any food allergies or special dietary needs. There is a $10 per day surcharge to cater for special diets.
Please note: Upgraded accommodation, Bedding and Special Diet Surcharges are payable directly to Te Moata so please pay online once your requests have been confirmed by Te Moata management.
For further information about this retreat please contact Nadav at nadavny@yahoo.com.
For more information about Te Moata please contact Lorraine at retreat@temoata.org.
For more info about Mindfulness Training Institute please visit: https://www.mtia.org.au/about-mindfulness-training-institute/what-we-offer/
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
Dianne May
Dianne is recognised as a Senior Mindfulness Based Teacher in New Zealand, being one of the first teachers to offer the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme in Auckland, and has been offering Mindfulness Based programmes for the past 16 years. She is Co-director of Mindfulness Training Institute: Australia & New Zealand (MTI), and is an approved Supervisor for MTI supervising Mindfulness teachers on the training pathway.
Over the past 17 years Dianne has undertaken a number of intensive MBSR trainings with Jim Carmody, and in 2009 attended the Sydney health professionals training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli.
Nadav Avny
New Zealand Psychologists Board #90-04410
UK Council for Psychotherapy Registered Psychotherapist (UKCP reg.) #07159199