MEDITATION AUSTRALIA BLOG
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A shift in perspective from a recent travel experience
The practice of meditation can bring unexpected benefits. Being able to see things from a different perspective can be invaluable and a recent travel experience provided this unexpected gift. During a recent visit to India, December 2025, I received an insider’s view...
MA Q & A – Andre Kock
Meet MA member Andre Kock I have been teaching meditation professionally since 2024, following more than ten years of personal practice in mindfulness, breathwork and Vedic meditation. My first exposure to meditation began through academic study, later deepened...
MA Q & A – Wendy Widdicombe
Meet MA member Wendy Widdicombe I believe that taking a precious pause in your day can help you achieve a more balanced, peaceful and fulfilling life through the powerful benefits of mindfulness and meditation. Since October 2024, I have been teaching meditation and...
MA Q & A – Sabina Rabold
Meet MA member Sabina Rabold In 2009, I began to teach meditation formally. At that time, I concurrently completed teacher training in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Meditation Teacher Training with Ian Gawler. Since then, I have taught mindfulness and...
Remembering Peace – UN Peace Day
September 21st marks the UN International Day of Peace, and is celebrated globally as a renewed commitment to peace-building each year. 100 days before this date, a theme for Peace Day is announced by the UN Secretary-General and, this year, the theme was declared to...
Reflections with Sister Jayanti: Peace, Purpose and Spiritual Resilience
Reflections with Sister Jayanti: Peace, Purpose, and Spiritual Resilience In a recent, deeply inspiring conversation, Meditation Australia Ambassador, Sister Jayanti—spiritual teacher and long-time leader within the Brahma Kumaris—reflected on nearly sixty years of...
MA Q & A – Lisa Brown
Meet MA member Lisa Brown – I've been practising and studying Buddhist meditation since 2004. My Insight Meditation path began in 2009 while studying with Jon Kabat Zinn, Saki Santorelli and Bob Stahl. Since 2017, and since 2017 I've collaborated and taught with my...
MA Q & A – Eloise Webb
Meet MA member Eloise Webb – My services include breath meditations, mindfulness/awareness, loving-kindness ‘meta’, Yoga Nidra, spiritual and relaxation with visualisation meditations. I have been guiding meditations for clients over 18 years of age at the Daintree...
MA – Q & A Fabricia Coelho Ferreira
Meet MA member Fabricia Coelho Ferreira – I have been guiding meditation since 2008 focusing on mindfulness and stress-relief techniques. As the founder of Flow Wellness Centre, I am passionate about guiding individuals towards emotional balance and mental clarity...
MA Q&A – Frances Rennell
Meet MA member Frances Rennell - Frances has been teaching meditation on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia from 2022, both online and face to face. Her training has given her a broad range of scope in meditation and mindfulness services from children to adults,...
Walking Meditation – Tara Brach
Meditation is a practice of presence that you can bring alive in all settings and activities. The formal training in walking meditation can be particularly valuable for helping you to cultivate an awareness of your embodied experience in each moment, allowing you to...
Continuing Professional Development – what is it for and why bother?
CPD is the requirement to apply yourself to continuous learning that is relevant to the conduct of your profession. As an educator involved in the teaching of adults for many years, it has often struck me as odd when those who teach decide that they no longer need to...
MA Q&A – Benita Miciulis
Meet MA member Benita Miciulis ~ (you are going to love Ginger!) I found meditation, mindfulness and embodied movement during a time of personal struggle and they have since become my greatest allies. These practices have guided my own healing and empower me to live...
MA Q&A – Ramona Lane
Meet Meditation Australia member Ramona Lane, and learn a little abut her journey with the Labyrinth! I have "officially" been teaching meditation for about 3 years now. Even while I was still learning, I started guiding meditations for friends on a regular basis,...
MA Q&A – Jen Hill
Meet Meditation Australia member Jen Hill who has been teaching meditation and mindfulness for more than seven years. I teach many different meditation and mindfulness techniques, all with the intention of helping people remember, savour and live from the presence of...