Teaching and Retreats
Wednesday evenings @ Kuan Yin
Weekly group practice
Kuan Yin Meditation Centre, Lismore
7-9pm Wednesdays
Wednesday evenings at Kuan Yin Meditation Centre are a casual and friendly opportunity to explore meditation and connect with sangha (community). Insight/vipassana meditation is based on the historical teachings of the Buddha and is the basis of modern mindfulness. The evening includes a guided practice session, teaching and discussion. All welcome! Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators.
$5 facility fee + dana (contribution for the teachings)
Kuan Yin’s address is not publicly advertised. For directions please call Rosi on 0402682925 or email kuanyinmeditation@gmail.com.
Taught by Patrick Kearney and Emma Pittaway
Weekends of mindfulness are opportunities to come together for shared silent meditation practice. The schedule is open and relaxed, and people are encouraged to use any of the four postures of meditation: sitting, standing, lying and moving. Meditation instruction is provided and there are opportunities to discuss practice and ask questions. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators.
Single day/both days: $15/$25 facility fee + dana (contribution for the teachings)
Information and registration: emma.wilddharma@gmail.com
Weekend of Mindfulness
Kuan Yin Meditation Centre, Lismore
6 & 7 September 2025 (non-residential)
Facilitated by Emma Pittaway and Brother Tenzin
8-day walking retreat/pilgrimmage through the stunning landscape of Yuraygir National Park via the Yuraygir Coastal Track.
Bookings for the yatra are not yet open. Please check the Yatra Australia website or email emma.wilddharma@gmail.com to register your interest.
Yuraygir yatra
Yuraygir National Park, Northern Rivers NSW
25 October - 2 November 2025
9 day retreat The Way of Mindfulness
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre, Medlow Bath
14-23 November 2025
Taught by Patrick Kearney and Emma Pittaway
Our practice is based on mindfulness, which emerges from the continuity of awareness. How can we maintain continuous awareness? By recognising the fact that awareness is part of nature; it’s not something we need to generate. When we “try” to be aware, our effort is based on our desire to be someone different, to have something different. But if we are already aware, then what is there to try for? When we stop trying and allow ourselves to recognise what is already here, the continuity of awareness naturally emerges.
Information and registration: Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
Dāna
Dāna is a Pali word that means ‘gift’ or ‘giving’. In the Buddhist tradition, teachers do not charge for their teaching, but offer it freely, as a gift. In exchange, students return the gift by offering a monetary contribution, which enables teachers to continue offering guidance without selling the Dharma (teachings) as a commodity. Participants at teachings and retreats are encouraged to practise generosity by making a monetary contribution to the teacher at the end of the course. Dāna is separate to the administration cost of events.
