Newtown

Contact and Location Details:

Phone: 9591-1530
Email: Sydney – Newtown
Address: Brown Street Community Hall, 8-10 Brown St, Newtown (just behind the library)

What’s on in Newtown:

Balanced Life Retreat

Retreats feature the ideal balance of food for the soul and energy for the body. Set at the beautiful Vijayaloka Retreat Centre, you will feel light years away from busy Sydney. Learn simple deep relaxation practices and experience relief from built up stress, tension and worries. Enjoy fantastic vegetarian feasts at this tranquil venue. We will give you simple and tasty vegetarian recipes and nutritional tips. This perfect 2 days also includes physical yoga, shiatsu massage, beautiful chanting of sacred mantras, guided meditation, drumming and drawing. You will gain yoga wisdom to benefit you in your daily life. You will leave thinking clearly and feeling great.

When: Friday June 21st – Sunday June 23rd

Where: Vijayaloka Retreat Centre (an hour and a quarter from Sydney central)

Cost: $250

For details meditatesydney@gmail.com or 0406 964 271 Bookings Essential

Sacred Kirtan

Kirtan is the call-and-response singing of ancient Vedic mantras—spiritually uplifting songs. Come meditate and immerse yourself in a beautiful evening of heartfelt chanting and music. Bring your enthusiam, voice and if you like a musical instrument. The night ends with delicious sweets and warming chai.

At the Australian School of Meditation & Yoga we like to encourage a balanced life, so apart from meditation and yoga, we also like to promote vegetarianism. On the first Friday of every month we will also serve a delicious vegetarian dinner.

You can soak up the warm atmosphere and also get some cooking tips and learn how to bring vegetarianism into your life.

All absolutely free.

When: Fridays 8:00 – 9.30pm

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga classes increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, balance hormones, cleanse and flush all the internal systems of the body, calm the mind and reduce stress. Classes include meditation, relaxation and kirtan.

When: 1st Sunday of each month. 11am – 12pm.


Free Class

No Bookings Required. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel.

Two Day Balanced Life Retreat

Yoga is not a narrow confined field, but rather it is a complete system for physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Our two day weekend Balanced Life Retreat will teach you how to lead a balanced lifestyle and adopt positive enriching habits.

We offer – meditation, sacred kirtan, yoga, vegetarian food, a cooking class, a drumming workshop and drawing in a beautiful bushland setting.

Vijayaloka Retreat Centre is peaceful and simple with rustic charm. It is surrounded by bushland that extends to the unspoiled upper reaches of the Georges River. This serene setting is just over an hour from Sydney CBD.

When 21st – 23rd June 2013
Where Vijayaloka Retreat Centre, 7 Howard Road, Minto Heights.

Cost: $250 per person or $220 concession

Email: meditatesydney@gmail.com
Phone: Sharon 0406964271

Freestyle Chillout Winter Escape

Take time out from the everyday routine of uni, work, and appointments and have some fun! Spend time reflecting and reconnecting with yourself, other people and the environment in the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland.

Join us for our uniquely designed escape experience; offering loads of exciting things to do, featuring yoga, meditation, live kirtan, adventure activities, workshops, jam sessions and more!

Yoga fun

This 5 day/4night escape will give you practical skills that you can apply in your life to achieve a calmer mind, a healthier body and inner peace, all whilst having fun and meeting like minded people!

When:
Friday 5th July – Tuesday 9th July

Where: Bornhoffen, Natural Bridge, Gold Coast Hinterland

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