Meditation & yoga retreat, Gold Coast hinterland
A three-day meditation and yoga retreat held at the Bornhoffen PCYC Leadership Development Centre on the Gold Coast — meditation on the valley lawn and by the creek, walks at sunrise, and evenings around the campfire.
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Meditating on a sunlit lawn below the mountains, guided by three monks
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Meditation on the lawn beside the lodge
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Early morning walk across the valley
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Meditation among the rocks by the creek
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Sitting quietly beside the creek
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A Dhamma talk in the lodge lounge
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Evening gathering around the campfire
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Candle-lit evening meditation
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Meditating with lanterns around the fire
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Stillness on the rocks of the creek
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Meditating on a boulder by the water
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A monk answering questions in the meditation hall
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Monks leading a session, with a teacher joining on screen
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Retreat participants together outdoors
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Group photo of participants and monks on the deck
Meditation experiences
Notes participants wrote at the end of the retreat.
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“It has been so much fun and such a beautiful place… thank you for including the river meditation.”
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“I particularly enjoyed meditation by the water with the monks and it is something I will remember forever.”
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“My experience was less thinking, more focused and relaxed.”
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“My favourite part of the retreat was going down to the creek to meditate. It was very peaceful.”
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A participant's handwritten meditation experience, with translation
