Our beloved teaching team of Seonaid Espiner and Toni Calder open Dharma Gaia’s retreat season with their unique blend of joy movement and stillness.
And we are supported by the wonderful conditions of resting into the grace of nature, the community of Mindful Living, and the tranquility of presence.
We allow ourselves the gift to simply arrive. - to arrive home to ‘Being’
Our teachers will weave our being seamlessly through periods of formal practice - of yoga, sitting and walking meditation, and informal contemplation, and deep presence practice. The retreat will unfold in a gentle contemplative energy, of resting and listening to body heart and mind.
Seonaid is a long-term student of Sister Shalom and a resident Dharma Teacher at Dharma Gaia. She arrived at the Dharma door with a strong academic background and experience of facilitation in music, embodiment philosophy, and teaching. which she blends so skillfully into her Dharma life. Through her years of dedicated practical experience of both formal and informal practice she embodies living mindfully in everyday life and shares this through her teaching her love of gardening, poetry, and singing.
Toni is a Somatic Yin Yoga facilitator who did her training with Stella Goetz 2020. And has also trained in Trauma-informed Yin Yoga - teacher training with Amanda Hanna in 2022. And completed The Power of Awareness Mindfulness training online with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach in 2022. Toni has also done workshops in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy in November 2022.
Toni is a very special human being,, much loved and respected in her local community. she is. Gentle and passionate about wellness, inspired by nature and the art of healing through the body.
Retreat Cost:
$450 - $400 for food and accommodation (sliding scale, please pay according to your financial capacity) plus please offer DANA for the teachers (see notes below)
Dana for the Teacher's and Teachings. In line with the Buddhist tradition that inspired our teachers to train and practice for the sake of all beings, our Teaching is all offered on the basis of Dana - generosity and mutual support. Please offer your Dana for the teachings into this DANA ACCOUNT -
03 0458 0238459 000 (or offered into the Dana bowl at the time of the retreat) Dana - donation payments are tax-deductible so must be referenced as Dana or Donation. You can find more information here.
When making a Dana payment via internet banking, Please include ‘Teacher’s Dana’ in the reference field.
How to register:
TO CONFIRM YOUR BOOKING please make payment to: 03-0458-0013241-000
Please confirm your payment with an email to peace@dharmagaia.org and indicate in the email if this is your first retreat with us.
Places on these retreats are limited and often fill quickly. We welcome your earliest registration by emailing us your details to peace@dharmagaia.org Confirmation of your place will be followed by full payment of the retreat fee.
GENERAL CANCELLATION POLICY
In the event of a cancellation up to 10 days prior to the starting date of the retreat, we can offer a 75% refund or the funds can be carried over to your next retreat.
However, a cancellation within 10 days of the retreat starting date is non-refundable.
We write this in light of goodwill and in the understanding that life being life, things may change at the very last minute. Please, contact us to share/explain your circumstances.