The Lifeflow Meditation Centre
The Lifeflow Meditation Centre
 News & Events
Jul-Sep 2009 
Brush up your meditation skills. . .
Footprints in sandOur next Level 2 course is Mindfulness-moment to moment: There is a lot more going on in our lives than what we think is happening! The principles of mindfulness meditation can be a powerful tool to untangle confusion in your life - end result - you feel better! Come and enjoy the deep meditations too. Find out more. 
 
Term 3 for all classes begins in week starting 3 Augst.

Learn to meditate - term 3 dates - now at Burnside too
Level 2 - Go deeper - term 3 dates - Mon 10, Tue 7.30, Thu 5.45
Level 3 - Integration - term 3 dates - Tue 5.45, Thu 7.30
Level 4 - Advanced - term 3 dates - Fri 6

You can book online or call us on 8353 0000

Refresh and Restore - every Wednesday
Feeling like a pep up by mid week? Then head into the Lifeflow City Studio for Refresh and Restore - let yourself relax into some deep meditations, restore some zing and come out feeling like new.
Wednesdays 6-7 pm, $15/$10 per session
Learn to guide others. . .
Lifeflow Meditation Guide training
Learn to guide meditations yourself.Have your found great benefit from Lifeflow meditation? Now you can learn how to guide family and friends through meditations, or to use meditation as an adjunct to your work.  This course is particularly useful for medical and allied health professionals, social workers and teachers.
Six Saturdays 9.30-12.30 from 15 August.
 
I thoroughly enjoyed this course - my passion for meditation and sharing it with others has been reaffirmed and cemented.
                                                                 Past course participant
 
Riding the surfboard of life & other retreats. . .
Health and Wellbeing - 14-16 Aug
SOLD OUT - ring now on (08) 8353 0000 to join our waitlist - places may become available

Riding the Surfboard of Life - 11-13 Sep
Riding the surfboard of lifeONLY 3 PLACES LEFT
Meditation is not about just sitting still! Life is full of changes and meditation is a powerful tool for riding these changes skilfully. A time of change or transition is the time when you can make clear decisions about what direction you wish to take. From the small moments during the day when you decide what to do next, to the decisions which affect your whole life, meditation acts as the surfboard to rest on so that you can catch the moment of change.

Joy of Being - 30 Oct-1 Nov
Joy of Being - weekend retreat at Tara HillsWithout realising it, we often look outside of ourselves to the people and situations around us in order to feel good. During this weekend we'll explore exercises that can be used to nurture and sustain ourselves emotionally and rekindle an easily forgotten feeling: joy.


Did you know: retreats are great if you cannot make our weekly classes.  Also, many people completely new to meditation have started with a retreat. If you are already attending our classes, retreats provide the ideal setting to go deeper with your meditation too.  They all include a range spot and longer meditations, as well as deep relaxation and gentle yoga.
Go further with members events. . . 
Members' seminar at Tara Hills
Waves, Currents and Tantra: a revision of the 4-step meditation technique
John Burston, Lifeflow teacherIf you have attended any Lifeflow courses or retreats you would have come across the 4-step meditation technique: relax your body; focus your mind... etc. But are there some missing steps? With a few key additions, this technique can link into working with emotions and energies.  This is particularly helpful when your meditation is going pear-shaped.  Pear-shaped meditations have an important place in life! Come to this talk and find out why.
Sunday 23 August, 11 am - 12.30 pm

October long weekend retreat at Kurlana Mallee Sanctuary
Maps of the mind - a Western and Eastern perspective, part 2
Oct long weekend - 3-5 Oct
Starts with lunch on the Saturday, finishes 2pm on the Monday

Deep visualisation at Tara Hills
Embraced by Nature
Sunday 25 October, 11 am - 12.30 pm

Lifeflow membership
Lifeflow membershipIf you are looking to go further with your meditation experience, then Lifeflow membership may be for you. It opens the door to a range of members-only classes and retreats, and provides the opportunity to build stronger connections with our teachers. Find out more.
Winter meditation tip: rain
Remember once when we cursed if it rained? Here are some tips for enjoying the rain:

Winter rain   
  • Can u feel it? Take a moment to actually feel the sensation of rain on your skin. Particularly nice with light misty rain, but if you are young at heart you can enjoy the thumping downpours too.
  • The sound is all around: Listen to the rain, just as sound. Hear it plinking on the window panes, clicking on tin rooves and sloshing on the ground. Pick up some auditory cues for when you are next doing the washing meditation.
  • Looking through sunshine: always a favourite - every now and then you get a chance to see a fine misty rain with the sun shining behind it - a truly beautiful sight.
Listen to a genius. . . win free concert tickets
Coady GreenCoady Green - poster
Recital program details
Tue 25 Aug, 7 pm
Adelaide Town Hall
Tickets $25, bookings via BASS 131 246 or www.bass.net.au

Coady Green came to me as a student when he was 14. When I first met him I knew that he was going to be both a friend and a brilliant pianist, and both have turned out to be true. After studying for several years in London, where he now lives and works, he is returning this August to give his first Adelaide recital. This is a chance to hear this brilliant young pianist right at the beginning of his career. His playing is both exquisitely tender and incredibly powerful, full of colour and fire. An opportunity not to be missed!
Graham Williams




Win one of two free double passes to this concert!
For your chance to win one of two free double passes to this concert, please email back with a short answer to each of these questions:
1. Tell us what you find most useful in the email update
2. Tell us what new addition or improvement you would like to see in the email update.

Two winners will be picked from the replies sent in. Entries must be in by midday Fri 7 Aug. Winners will be notified by email.
Paint like a genius. . .
Paint like a genius with Garry DuncanRenowned Australian artist and Lifeflow Member Garry Duncan will be holding a long weekend master class at Tara Hills Retreat Centre.
 
This weekend has been organised by Garry Duncan Limited, so please contact them on info@garryduncanlimited.com.au
or phone 8398 4780 to find out more.
 
Fri 19 - Mon 21 Sep
Tara Hills Retreat Centre
Further details are in this flier and brochure.

Have your say, or show your pix too. . .
If you come across a great web article, story, or meditation inspired photo that you think would be of interest to others at Lifeflow, then send it in and if it is suitable we'll put in an upcoming Email Update. 
Best wishes to all,
The team at Lifeflow
Lifeflow Meditation Centre
 

Free talk - Explaining Lifeflow meditation
Free talk - explaining Lifeflow meditation
 Wed 29 July
7.30-8.30 pm
 
Come along and find out about meditation, how we teach it, and what the benefits are for you. Our free talks are a great way to meet Lifeflow teachers and to personally experience Lifeflow meditation before signing up for a course or retreat.
 
No bookings required - just turn up.
 
If you want to find out more - please phone us on (08) 8353 0000 or visit our Free Talks page.

Venue: Lifeflow City Studio
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