O seeker,
These thoughts have such power over you.
From nothing you become sad.
From nothing you become happy.
You are burning in the flames but I will not let you out until you are fully baked,
fully wise and fully yourself.
| Liberating Joy Retreats |
2015 Public Offerings:
Open your heart to your true being
Embodiment of wisdomWhen the mind is still and the heart is open, our dentification with habituated egoic patterns fades away as our response to whatever is happening becomes very non-reactive, yet truly more responsive and real. Irrespective of the retreat duration, you will:
Responsive and engaging
In some retreats there is an emphasis on using the wisdom of the Enneagram to enable participants to understand the patterns that grip and distort experience. With applied awareness you learn to apprehend and transcend your patterns leading to freedom and ease. At other retreats there may simply be the use of very organic, non-definitive methods that enable you to naturally release over-identification with persistent thoughts, beliefs, feelings and patterns. Either way, there is an ever-deepening appreciation of loving-kindness for yourself and others co-joined with blissful inner stillness and non-reactivity, resulting in a clarity of mind often sought, rarely lived. If you would like to sponsor a Liberating Joy Retreat in your area, please contact us directly PREVIOUS PUBLIC EVENTS2014:
Penny facilitates a wonderful space of deep silence, openness and joy. Her teachings and guidance enable us to more fully embrace each moment, just as it is. She assists in revealing and dismantling the blocks to inner peace such that our natural presence can shine through even in the face of daily challenges.
NOTE: EARLY BIRD B4 FEB 21, $50 discount. View and print attached flier for more details. This is a precious opportunity to dive into your heart’s great wisdom, and enable your purpose to flourish through clear design and committed implementation. WHERE: Geelong Conference Centre, Geelong. COST: $497 Heartlink members; $547 Non-members. (less $50 if paid by FEB 21) Register now by contacting Marina Pitisano: marinapitisano@iprimus.com.au
Dawa is a visionary leader and research specialist in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on the cognitive and academic benefits of secular mindfulness in school children, young adults and educational leaders, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. An advanced Buddhist practitioner for over 20 years, he completed two 3-year meditation retreats and teaches as an authorized, non-sectarian lama of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism in the U.S. and abroad. He is the acting resident teacher of the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Santa Barbara. He has been a guest lecturer at numerous academic and educational institutions. Venue: Ashburton Baptist Church Community Centre: entrance via Marquis Street Car park on right, off High Street, Ashburton. (Melbourne) Cost: BPIG members $125; non-members $140 Click link below to register; view and print attached flier for more details. http://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?ID=13751
2013
For 25 years Penny has coached, written and facilitated workshops globally, a leader in the integration of Buddhist wisdom, healing and western psychological process. For 25 years Tina has been an active, passionate guide in facilitating healing and transformation. Penny and Tina have presented together for the past two years in California and now in Melbourne. MINDFULNESS is a well-known Buddhist technique that helps alleviate stress and anxiety, increasing presence and joy in our lives. Buddhism also offers profound ways of being and understanding that go beyond Mindfulness. Within Tibetan and other tantric Buddhist traditions are “practices” and ways of seeing ourselves and others that transcend method, providing valuable insight and deep healing. This workshop takes you deeply into the heart of presence and joy reducing fatigue and burn out, increasing dexterity and ease in managing life’s challenges. FOR REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION open flyer (PDF) or contact Penny Early registration is advisable as places are limited to support depth experience and learning. Relevant professionals gain CPD points and invaluable skills to use with clients to avoid burn out and fatigue.
When we recognise our type a huge amount of information becomes available to us. In understanding all nine types, a world of information reveals itself offering an invaluable tool for improving the quality of our personal and professional relationships. If you want to know yourself and others better, understand how and why we get stuck in habitual patterns and behaviour, and discover how to release yourself from these traps, this workshop is for you. Ideal for both beginners and those with Enneagram knowledge this workshop will provide great insight and tools into the intricacies of personality and how it impacts all of us. Click here to download flier (.pdf) and registration form (.doc).
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2011
What participants said about the November 27-28, 2010 retreat: "The
Liberating Joy Retreat has gifted me with the rare
opportunity to experience what it is to be 'fully
present'. Penny offered a fertile space in which I could
explore inner stillness and become reacquainted with my true
nature ... Peace. The weekend was both comfortable but challenging and
allowed me to learn and share with like minded people, as I got to know
my real SELF a lot better! Thank you with loving kindness" ~ Eryka Sklivas, Melbourne "Thank
you for your beautiful workshop gift. You (Penny) created a gentle and
safe space for everyone to connect with whatever mind thoughts are
holding them back. You were tuned in, aware, respectful and
illuminating. It was a joy and privilege to be a recipient of and
witness to your teaching. I am feeling soft and present. And I had a
great night’s sleep. I loved sharing this with you. Thank you again." ~ Fay Goodchild, Melbourne |
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Experience new levels of mindfulness, immediacy and presence as you immerse in awareness, stillness and joyful open heartedness. Replace any kind of struggle with who or how you are, with deep resting in your true nature, which is beyond conditioning, personality, or preference.
Each retreat is slightly different as Penny responds to every group according to where they are. She draws on two decades of teaching experience to spontaneously determine which exercises, teaching, amount of activity or silence is appropriate.
The Enneagram describes 9 points of view or “types” with specific ways of seeing thinking, feeling and behaving. It is a brilliant system for uncovering the intricacies of personality, while demonstrating how to liberate ourselves from habitual patterning and conditioning. Unlike other personality systems the Enneagram goes beyond behavioural descriptors, accurately pinpointing our core motivations and stressors, offering practical ways to manage these.