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Love and roses. Roses and love

14/2/2020

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Nature calms us. Beauty inspires. Would you like to connect on line and experience that?

Contemplation and meditation came together November 2019 in Millthorpe when Ann Harrison guided "Meditate in the Garden" at the Millthorpe Garden Nursery. Seated in the garden under a shady trees we experienced that calm contemplation and insight.

From that event grew a joint venture between Ann and Sue - the Millthorpe Meditation Centre and the Millthorpe Garden Nursery.

On our new website - www.essenceofplants.com.au - you will find a plant or flower feature regularly. There will be information about it and a guided meditation to help you gain insight.

Today is Valentine's Day - so this month we have chosen the rose. On the website your will find:
  • information on the rose
  • a connection to the nursery so that you can get help in purchasing the rose that is right for you
  • a short 2 minutes contemplation - free
  • link to a 6 minute meditation that you can buy for $1.99
Our wish is to help you keep that connection to nature and life through contemplation, meditation and simply encouragine you to be in the midst of a garden - even if it is just in your mind's eye.

Come and experience Millthorpe - wander through the Garden Nursery or participate in a programme at the Meditation Centre.

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Meditation for You - course summary

30/7/2018

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 Summary of an online Meditation for You Course delivered by Ann Harrison 2016

Meditation techniques are simple and various.  To master one of these techniques and meditate successfully is much more challenging.

Jack Kornfield's book: Bringing Home the Dharma - Awakening Right Where You Are is a wonderful handbook for meditators. He describes so candidly his own journey as he encountered challenges along the way, teachers who contradicted each other and teachers who masterfully guided his way and deepened his understand in this human spiritual journey.

I am so glad that there is a book out there that explain the chaotic mind states that can be encountered as the meditator learn to journey through and find the still deep place inside.

A couple of years ago of years ago I offered an on line introductory Meditation for You course. My personal journey and meditation practice of course informs my teaching. At the same time I recognised there are categories of meditation techniques - sight, sound, movement, breath - that beginners find easier when they first start; and there are traditions - Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist etc that appeal to different personalities.

Find the teacher, and the tradition with which you resonate and just practice.

If you would like one of my guided meditation you can perhaps find something you like here - www.breathandinspiration.com  Or feel free to contact me with your questions
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Breath Awareness in Millthorpe

18/5/2018

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When you need a both a rest and an energy boost,  taking time out to work consciously with the breath is easy and cost effective. These two short workshops at the Millthorpe Meditation Centre offer you just such an opportunity.

The Chanting and Meditation evening is a short pause in your month. Helf an hour of chanting followed by silent meditation. Chanting is a particular way of being aware of your breathing. You become the instrument and your chanting is a preparation for entering that deep refreshing stillness within you. If you are a long time meditator or beginner, this hour is both a reminder and support

The Breathing Circle is a longer experience of meditation on the chakra centres and an exploration of the power of conscious connected breathing to take the internal pressure off, gaining insight and feeling refreshed. A recent participant said: " it was like I've been totally rewire. I feel great".

"I have been working consciously with the breath for more than 30 years now. It simplicity and power of Breath Awareness continues to astound and humble me"  Ann Harrison
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Meditation in Millthorpe

5/6/2017

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" Your meditation workshop was truly amazing and a life changing experience for us all."
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Meditation and awareness practice has been a part of my life now for more than 30 years. It is my foundation and  always a joy it is to be able to share that practice with others.

I had the privilege a couple of weekends ago of running a workshop for a group of friends who had come to Millthorpe to celebrate a 40th birthday. So much love in the group before we even started, and the energies of the old church on the hill helped deepen all our experience.

We - including me - lost our sense of time and place, as we connected deeply to ourSelves. Group members discovered meditation techniques that worked for them, some felt blocks that they had been carrying in their hearts dissolve. We found that the two hours disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It would be my delight to connect with you
  • through an individual consultation in Millthorpe or on Skype [ including a personal guided meditation]
or
  • work with you and a group of your friends
or
  • you may buy my guided meditations on line http://breathandinspiration.com/shop-front/

Contact me here if you would like to discuss possibilities
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Breath and Inspiration - Koh Samui - Oct 2016

10/8/2016

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PictureBanburree Resort and Spa Pool
Have you booked your place yet?
The programme is firming. The aim is to have a balance of supported and self directed time.

Groupwork will take place in the morning. The rest of the day will be up to you - free consultation with me,  Ann Harrison, or massage or reflective time for yourself ... or a combination of all of that.


Programme

Pre Breakfast - self directed exercise, meditation or rest
Morning Programme - stimulus and support to deep inner work through Breathwork in pool
Afternoon - flexible: massage, consultation, listening to or reading inspirational material, other self directed activities
Evening Meal - the option will be to go out together for a meal and possibly  discuss your daily reflections & insights or continue in silence


Read the other news items for more details or ring me on 0403-823-636


DEPOSIT IS DUE 30 August 2016 TO SECURE YOUR PLACE. CONTACT ME FOR PAYMENT DETAILS

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Breath and Inspiration Retreat Accommodation

10/7/2016

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Banuree Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand

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Yoga Sala - Banburee Resort
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Spa area - Banburee Resort

I booked my ticket yesterday!!!! Koh Samui here I come.

The retreat accommodation at Bamburee Resort -  www.banbureeresort.com - is fabulous.  Luxury bungalows right by the beach. All the facilities and services you could dream of. So...
  • Do you need time out?
  • Do you want the time and space to deeply relax?
  • Do you want to get some perspective on a particular life issue?
  • Do you want to treat yourself with extra massages and spa treatments?
It is worth thinking about now.

The Breath and Inspiration Retreat will support your inner work. Banburee Resort will look after the rest.

I am firming up the retreat programme and will let you know as soon as possible. The foundation will be daily sessions of Breathwork in the water. This is the most powerful, most personally empowering work I know. No one can breathe for you. When you are supported to follow the life force in the breath you will discover parts of yourself that are just waiting to blossom, and release whatever it is that is stopping you.

Travelling to Thailand takes some planning.  Enrolment dates for the workshop close 31 August 2016.
Airline tickets and accommodation need to be sorted as soon as you can. Koh Samui is such a popular destination. You don't want to miss out

Here is some more information
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Breath and Inspiration Retreat - Koh Samui 10-14 Oct

23/6/2016

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I am so excited to be offering another Breath and Inspiration in Thailand in October.
It is simple, powerful and life transforming. Please contact me if you are interested

In the video below you will hear what participants of the 2011 retreat had to say. More information on the 2016 retreat to come.

I look forward to welcoming there.
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FREE ON LINE MEDITATION CLASSES

27/1/2016

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Begin your meditation practice or find support and encouragement for what you already know how to do.

Online classes that you can attend in your own home.
Three classes over 3 weeks - half an hour per class. Absolutely free!

Dates:  8, 15, 22 February 7.30-8pm                             REGISTER NOW

We know that meditation will help us remain relaxed and focused amidst the busy-ness of our lives.
Yet it seems so hard to make time for it.  For you, I have prepared  3 online classes that will
  • encourage you to take time out
  • give you a meditation practice
  • allow you to disengage and rest your mind

How will I do this?
You will meet me in a virtual class room on line, where you will be able to see other participants who make themselves visible and join in the contemplation and meditation. Once  you have registered you will get instructions on what to do next.

What will  you need?
A half hour you can dedicate to yourself.
A good internet connection.
Basic familiarity with the computer and internet.

The sessions will also be recorded so you can review them, or use them as part of your weekly practice, or catch up if you could not attend in real time.



REGISTER NOW
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Emotional and Spiritual Fitness

4/12/2015

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Who are you and Where are you going ? These are the most fundamental questions in life.  Once you have answered them. all other questions and answers flow naturally. There will be a "fitness", and "appropriateness" of your thoughts and actions, both in relationship to yourself, to other people and to your various activities in life. You will be aligned with spirit.
 
One of the assumptions I am making is that there is nothing in this world that stands in isolation. Not just in the sense that a brick is part of a wall; rather, that everything is inter-related and interdependent. Everything is part of a greater whole. There is a force that both creates and connects everything. The philosophies of the East call that force by various names: chi, ki, prana; meaning air, breath, energy, or life force.
 
When we focus on fitness in the physical body, one of the measurements of that fitness is our aerobic capacity - our ability to take in and fully utilise the breath. The physical body and its functions are sustained by breathing.
 
The correlation between physical health and a sense of mental and emotional well-being has been well documented. An awareness of how our mental and emotional state affects the way we breathe is an essential skill in stress management. Stress reduction can be achieved with specific breath techniques.
 
How does "spiritual " fitness relate to this and what does it  mean ? Perhaps it is easier to answer that by looking at the symptoms of spiritual malaise — typically mid- life crisis or unfocused erratic behaviour. One manifestation of this is when, as an adult, we achieve the various goals we have set ourselves and have attained a standard of living we are satisfied with. Yet we say to ourselves, "is that all there is ?" When we can't answer questions about who we are, why we are here, and what the purpose of life is, we lose heart and part of our spirit begins to die.
 
One of the easiest ways of reconnecting to spirit is through mediation. The most basic mediation techniques involve a focusing on the breath. And it is through meditation that we are able to answer the question "Who am I?'
 
We begin to understand the complexity of our own body-mind, to see the inter-relationship of our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual states and understand that we are part of a greater whole — family, society, mankind — and the we are all living together on planet Earth.
 
            We begin to understand that we have a physical body, but that we are not just a body. We realise that unhappiness comes when we equate our value as a person with the type of body we have. Or conversely, disease comes when we do not take care of ourselves, when we do not realise that inter-relationship of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual part of our being.
            Through meditation, we realise that we are not our emotions. Our emotional states come and go — sometimes we are happy, sometimes sad. We can be angry one minute and laughing the next. If we become the emotion, we ride a roller coaster: Through meditation, we learn that we can experience emotions yet not be their victim. We have emotions, but we are more than those emotions.
 
As for our ideas, they change as we receive new information. At different times in history, science has asserted different truths. Our truth as a child is often different from our truth as an adult. Our ideas are just the best tools we have at any given time to operate successfully in the world. Disaster strikes when we try to apply inappropriate ideas to particular situations.
 
So who are we ? We are physical, emotional, mental and spiritual beings, and we live in a physical world. We relate to other people physically, emotionally and mentally. We are connected through spirit.
 
What does fitness mean in this context ? It means acting in a way that is governed by and is in alignment with the principle that everything within ourselves is inter-related and that there is an inter-relationship between ourselves, other human beings and the environment.
 
The ethical implication of this is that there must be a shift from a "me and them" attitude, a "win/lose" competitiveness, to an understanding that for me to win , others must also win; for me to be happy others must also be happy. for me to be safe and secure, the planet has to be safe and secure.
 
Every individual has to find their own answers about how to relate to the world - physical, emotionally, mentally and spiritually . The answers to a particular situation come when we have a vision of the complexity and inter-relatedness of the whole and understand the relationship between the many parts.
 
This vision and this knowledge is most easily achieved through meditation. The benefits of meditation can be seen and felt in all aspects of our life, including business.

© Ann Harrison
Originally published Emotional & Spiritual Fitness, article in Fitness, Bob Pike Hong Kong,1994


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Government accreditation for Breathwork Trainings

5/12/2014

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Breathwork covers a range of modalities - from meditation and psychotherapy. Australia leads the world in obtaining government recognition for Breathwork trainings.

The details of this pioneering work are known to a few. If you are interested you might like to listen to this interview that Judee Gee did with me, made as part of the 2012 Breathwork Summit - an internet event, that included leaders in the field of breath.

If you are interested in Breathwork trainings go to www.breathworktrainings.com


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Member 1093 of the ATMA (the Australian Teachers of Meditation Association).Certificate  www.meditationaustralia.org.au
Ann is recognised as qualified to teach meditation in the following areas -  personal development, therapeutic support, spiritual growth.


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