| Get some spring charge with Ashley Hribar |
 Come and enjoy a wonderful afternoon with the marvellous pianist, and Lifeflow member, Ashley Hribar, hailed by critics as 'brilliant', 'dazzling' and 'an exceptional artist'. A former piano student of Graham Williams, now a prize-winning pianist residing in Germany, Ashley will be playing a concert of light classical music influenced by jazz and popular music. Program to include Percy Grainger and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Join us after the recital for eats, drinks and more impromptu music from Ashley and guest artist, Ben Dollman (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra), violin. City Studio Sunday 18 October, 3.30pm Members $10 Non-members $20/$15 conc Family and friends welcome. Please contact Lifeflow to reserve seats. Find our more on our Ashley Hribar recital page. |
| Refresh and Restore on Wed nights |
 Do you need a mid-week pep-up? Head into our City Studio on Wed evenings during term breaks for Refresh and Restore. Each session is led by an experienced Lifeflow teacher and is suitable for people who have finished our Learn to Meditate course (or a retreat). Also, if you have just finished a Lifeflow course but missed a class or two then you can make up with these sessions for free. Wed 6-7 pm during term breaks23 Sep-14 Oct |
| Catch some Joy (be quick) or ride a Surfboard to Xmas - meditation retreats |
Joy of Being - 30 Oct-1 Nov ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT
Without realising it, we often look outside of ourselves to the people and situations around us to feel good. During this weekend we'll explore exercises that can you can use to nurture and sustain yourself emotionally and rekindle an easily forgotten feeling: joy Riding the Surfboard of Life - 13-15 Nov BY POPULAR DEMAND REPEAT RETREAT
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. Enjoy some time out: retreats are great if you want get some space for yourself, and get some perspective on what's been happening in your life. Enjoy a break from normal pressures, relax deeply and you'll find that you return home with your outlook refreshed. All retreats include a range spot and longer meditations, as well as deep relaxation and gentle yoga. And the food is wonderful!
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| Members retreats and events: discover maps of the mind, and love, and embrace nature. . . |
October long weekend retreat at Kurlana Mallee Sanctuary
Maps of the mind - a Western and Eastern perspective, part 2Oct long weekend - 3-5 Oct Starts with lunch on the Saturday, finishes 2pm on the Monday Weekend retreat at Tara Hills
Longing, love and letting go - exploring our search for wholeness  Human beings have an inherent desire for wholeness or completeness. On this retreat we will explore the mythology, symbols and messages in our culture that feed and encourage states of longing and romantic love, and promise fulfilment. Why don't these states fulfil us? How can the practice of meditation help us to understand and experience union, both within ourselves and with the world around us? 7 pm Fri 6 Nov- 2 pm Sun 8 Nov Advanced visualisation at Tara Hills
Embraced by NatureSunday 22 November, 11 am - 12.30 pm  This visualisation is for cultivating an awareness of our fundamental connection with the environment. Instead of seeing the environment as something out there, it is about feeling how we are embedded in the natural world. Lifeflow membership >>> Find out more.
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| Spring meditation tip: red rose |
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Ok, so it's a cliché, but when you are walking the dog past some spring blooms, spend a moment in deep bliss with a meditation on aroma:
- Devil is in the detail? Perhaps the wonder is too? Stop for a moment, look at the complexity of any flower - absorb the detail in even the tiniest flower
- Aroma bliss: let your breathing settle, then take a deep breath in, inhaling as much of the scent as possible.
- Blink and you miss it! Enjoy the transitoriness of the experience - in a few weeks the rose (or any flower) will be gone. It's a metaphor for life - the joys of Spring are temporary - don't let them go to waste!
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| Waves on the ocean |
 Many people have the impression that meditation should be a completely thought-free zone. Perhaps they read somewhere that this is what it should be like, or they were taught this, but in either case they were done a disservice... It's exactly like believing that the ocean should never have any waves. Even when it is calm there are usually gently undulating waves moving across it. Read full article. |
| What's new at Lifeflow? Quite a lot. . . |
New venue, new night for Eastern suburbs Learn to Meditate
27 Conyngham St, Thursdays 5.45-7 pm
 We've just upgraded our Eastern suburbs Learn to Meditate location from Burnside to a beautiful, light and professional training room at 27 Conyngham St, Glenside. We'll also be shifting the class to a Thursday evening which will give a greater range spread of evenings for anyone doing this course. Details are on our website too. Extra Level 2 class on Wednesday evenings,
5.45-7.15pm City StudioDue to the increased flow on from our Learn to Meditate courses, an extra Level 2 class will now be held on Wednesday evenings, 5.45-7.15 pm. This now means there will be four Level 2 classes: Mon 10am, Tue 7.30, Wed 5.45 and Thu 5.45. Details on our website. Refresh and Restore is just on during term breaks now
Our weekly Refresh and Restore sessions will now be on just during the term breaks. Dates are on our website. Schedule 2010 overview is now availableGet those diaries ready - we've now posted our 2010 schedule overview on the website. Full details of retreats will be posted by Nov. Train yourself to guide short meditations - 2010  This course is for people who would like to use the tool of meditation as an adjunct for their work - for example medical and allied health professionals, social workers and teachers. You can learn to guide short Lifeflow mindfulness meditations and more. Six Saturdays, 9.30-12.30, 13 Feb-27 Mar 2010 Full details on our website.
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| Term 4 is not far away. . . |
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| 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 Life Movements email newsletter.
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Best wishes to all, and have a delightful Spring time
The team at Lifeflow
Lifeflow Meditation Centre
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Come and Try Lifeflow meditation |
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Wed 14 Oct 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 Come and Try page. Venue: Lifeflow City Studio |
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