Australian and New Zealand tour

with Swami Janakananda and Sita


10-day residential courses
25 September - 5 October in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
23 October - 2 November on the Coromandel, New Zealand

Weekend courses
20 - 22 September in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
18 - 20 October in Tea Gardens, New South Wales, Australia


10-day residential courses

"It is now two days ago since we left the course in Acre and I still have an elated and self-contradictory feeling of super-charged energy and deep inner calm." (Student from a course held in Israel)

The course begins with preparatory exercises for relaxation and meditation and a gentle and refreshing cleansing process.

The main part of the course is centred around different yoga poses, breathing exercises and methods of cleansing the energy flows of the body, thus establishing a healthy field of energy in and around your body. Other methods used are:

  • Inner Silence (in Sanskrit: Antar Mauna), a meditation method through which you can come to terms with your mind and learn to accept your personality in a constructive way. You develop your capacity to think creatively and thus realise your visions. But first and foremost, you get closer to your self and experience your true identity.
  • Ajapa Japa, a preliminary form of Kriya Yoga. In nine steps you go from the coarse to the finer levels of your being, from using a special way of breathing to contacting the chakras, the inner space and your psychic symbol.
  • Yoga Nidra, a unique deep relaxation.
  • Silence (Mauna), a valuable and integrated part of yoga. Two and a half days of silence raises your awareness further - thus increasing your capacity to experience. It makes you better able to experience the finer stages of the meditations that we practice at this point.
  • Lectures. Swami Janakananda and Sita will also give lectures on the Tantric tradition, yoga and meditation techniques and how these can be used and integrated in daily life.
  • Dance and Music play a small but important part in the process of the course.

25 September - 5 October in Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Venue: Department of Education Camp, Kinchant Dam (approximately 30 Kms south west of Mackay, Oueensland). The camp is located in a quiet, rural setting in close proximity to Kinchant Dam. There are many bush walks with an abundance of wallabies, scrub turkeys and birdlife. Bunkroom accommodation. Please bring your own bedding or sleeping bag.

Fee: $ 750 all inclusive for 10 days tuition, accommodation and meals.

23 October - 2 November on the Coromandel, New Zealand

The retreat is held at Maha Mudra Centre, Colville R.D.4, Coromandel, 2 km from Colville Bay. It begins Wednesday, October 23, at 7.00 pm and ends Saturday, November 2 at noon.

Fee: 680$NZ (510$NZ for the unemployed).

Venue: At the centre there are comfortable bunk-beds and pillows. Please bring your own bedding or sleeping bag, raincoat and wet weather footwear, toiletries and a torch - as well as a mat for yoga and a thin blanket. Arrival time is between 5.30 and 6.45 pm October 23. We start with a light meal at 7.00 pm.


Weekend courses:

Mackay, Queensland

Venue: Concept Training, cnr Victoria and Brisbane Streets, Mackay, Q 4742

Dates and times:

Friday 20 September 6.00 pm - 9.30 pm
Saturday 21 Sept. 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sunday 22 September 9.00 am - 6.00 pm

Fee: $ 225.

Bookings for Mackay Courses: contact Robyn Taylor, Concept Training, PO Box 89, Mackay Q 4740, Telephone: (079) 531 594.

Tea Gardens, New South Wales

Venue: The Green Hall, East Lope Way, North Arm Cove. NSW 2324

Friday 18 to Sunday 20 October
(same times and fee as Mackay).

Contact Gillian Young, P.O. Box 118 Tea Gardens, NSW 2324 Telephone: (049) 971601.

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