color:rgb(128, 100, 162)">INVEST IN YOURSELF

This weekend retreat will nourish your body, mind and spirit. You will leave relaxed and inspired to bring mindfulness to life, wherever you are.

"The retreat was very calming. … everything was taken care of … everything was done with an attitude of nourishment and care. – Maryann Murdoch, Midwife and Nurse Educator

The Old Monastery Stroud is a unique, tranquil retreat space located in the magnificent foothills of the Barrington Tops just three hours drive from Sydney and an hour north of Newcastle. This idyllic location provides the perfect venue for a nourishing weekend retreat that will leave you feeling rested, rejuvenated and ready for whatever life presents.

The Nourishing Mindfulness Retreat program includes guided meditation, mindful movement, walking, speaking, listening, observing and eating. You will leave the retreat knowing how you can bring mindfulness to life wherever you are.

Your retreat experience will be designed and guided by internationally acclaimed mindfulness teacher, Dr Sharn Rocco. Sharn will invite and support you to nourish your natural capacity for mindful living.

"Amazing how much better one feels after two days… wonderfully peaceful and relaxed. …We learned some excellent tools to cope with this busy life." – Gisela Duber, Building Designer

Throughout the retreat, Sharn will share insights and understandings gleaned from her decades of teaching, study and practice that have focussed on bringing mindfulness to life wherever you are and loving the life you live.

Sharn has been designing and delivering mindfulness courses and retreats since 2013. She has twice been scholar-in-residence at the Garrison Institute New York and has received teachings and attended retreats with some of the great meditation masters of our time, including Thich Nhat Hanh, HH Dalai Lama, Mingyur Rinpoche, Chokyi Nyima, Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Lama Choedak. Sharn has led mindfulness retreats, workshops and short courses in Australia, Bali, USA, Slovenia, Norway and Samoa.

A retreat schedule and program overview is available on request and is provided with your registration.

Eating, a daily activity that involves all the senses, is a precious opportunity to practice mindfulness. To ensure you are nourished in both mind and body, Sharn has invited mindful wholefoods caterer and wild food enthusiast, Leah Suters, to design a menu to inspire and sustain you throughout the retreat and beyond.

You will be nourished by exquisite vegetarian meals, thoughtfully prepared from locally sourced organic produce. Leah will describe each dish and provide recipes to support you to make delicious, nourishing food choices and improve your culinary skills and repertoire. This alone makes the retreat great value for anyone interested in creating fabulous healthy meals for whoever is lucky enough to have a seat at their table.

Most importantly, this retreat will give you time to be with yourself and by yourself, to rediscover what really matters. You will open to what is calling for your attention, what resonates and what inspires. You will learn strategies for transforming what no longer serves you well, and for approaching the opportunities and challenges that life offers with calm, clarity and confidence.

"This time it all clicked for me. I didn’t struggle too much with my mind or pain. I wish it didn’t have to end." – Julia Driscoll, Journalist

Whether you are a complete beginner or you are wanting to deepen or renew your meditation and mindfulness practice, this retreat will give you the gift of time - time to simply be, to nourish your body, mind and spirit with stillness, spaciousness and silence. This is a precious opportunity to reconnect with simple pleasures and live life with a lighter heart.

"I enjoyed the rhythm of the days, the gentle practice and the kindness displayed. I wish it was longer, a way of life …" – Cariad Kilby, Retiree

PLACES STRICTLY LIMITED - There are only 25 places available, so if you are ready, willing and able to commit to learning to love the life you live, purchase your ticket now.

COVID19 plan will be in place as per restrictions at the time.

Inclusions:

All six meals and accommodation - Friday evening to Sunday afternoon
More than 18 hours of inspiring, supportive instruction and guidance from renowned mindfulness teacher Dr Sharn Rocco
Discounts on all subsequent Mindful Works courses and retreats
Recipes for nourishing, mindful vegetarian meals
Guided practice recordings