There are many ways to deepen your meditation — and many reasons to do so. Sometimes we just need some time out. Time to step back. Time to slow down. To be in nature and to reconnect with the practice. Maybe you are seeking a calmer mind, a more loving heart, or the wisdom to meet life with greater clarity and compassion? Good health and wellbeing are definitely on offer.
Deep Natural Peace is the retreat Ruth and I offer at the end of the year to meet all these intentions.
The reality is life seems to be coming ever more busy, more chaotic, more unpredictable. So more than ever, there is the need to retreat from all that, to turn our attention inwards, and to reconnect with our own inner, deep, natural peace. AT least once each year...
So for this post, what happens on retreat and the benefits of attending, but first
Thought for the day
In the stillness of waiting,
Movement turns inward.
Like a lake whose bottom can only be seen clearly
Once the surface is calm,
The depths of the soul
Are revealed when we pause.
Wolfgang Held
Our Deep, Natural Peace retreat is designed as a circuit breaker – with added benefits . A carefully crafted few days wherein you can drop all the “stuff” and regain a sense of balance, ease and clarity.
So please do consider taking the time for your self over a long weekend in November and join us for this very special event.
Be refreshed. Be prepared to approach life in a new light…
Experience Deep Natural Peace.
Your days will include:
The Upper Yarra Valley is renowned for its natural beauty and inherent peace.
The Living Centre has been a place for Meditation for many decades.
You can feel it; and relax into it…
A daily teaching from Ian combining the best of timeless wisdom with modern science; a guide to deepening your meditation, a pathway into Stillness – the heart and essence of meditation.
Meditation Sessions guided personally by Ian and Ruth.
Relaxing, gentle yet powerful daily yoga led by Ruth – optional.
Walking amidst the natural beauty of the Upper Yarra Valley.
Up close and personal with an abundance of kangaroos.
The birdlife.
The occasional visits from koalas.
The native wildlife is simple amazing!
Wonderful plant-based meals; simple yet delicious; highly supportive of the meditation.
Being amidst like-minded company.
Some come on retreat preferring silence.
Many delight in meaningful conversations with the diverse groups that inevitably gather for these retreats.
If you have nagging questions around your meditation, or the philosophy that wraps around it, be sure to bring them along…
Not long to go now – and the venue is filling, so wise to book soon...
Venue: The Yarra Valley Living Centre – 40 Rayner Crt Yarra Junction
Dates: 11am Friday 6th to 3.30pm Sunday 8th November 2026
Register via our website iangawler.com CLICK HERE
