Suitable For:

 Beginners wanting to learn and experience meditation for stress reduction and good health. There will be a balance of learning and discussing the methods and practicing them.

Also suitable for experienced meditators wanting to deepen their understanding and practice of meditation in a beautiful natural environment with a teacher and group support.

This weekend meditation retreat is really suitable for anyone interested in taking some time out to relax, heal and develop their potential for inner peace, mindfulness, love and wisdom through meditation in a naturally healing environment. 

MEDITATION

The program will be a combination of teachings, discussions and guided practice.

Meditations you'll learn and practice:

• relaxation breath-work
• mindfulness
• loving kindness
• chakras
• self-inquiry
• non-dual awareness
   

The program is based around three ways to develop the Wisdom of Meditation: 
1) Listening to teachings 

2) Practicing the methods

3) Discussing your experiences

Weekend Meditation Retreat:

WHEN: 

  February 2nd-4th
2024

WHERE:

 The Ridge at Maleny
27 Skerman Ln,
Booroobin QLD 4552

ACCOMMODATION:

  Friday & Saturday Night: Either twin share or private room in luxury self contained cabins with own ensuites

What's Included:   

• Weekend Meditation Program: Teachings, discussions & guided meditations with Chad Foreman in a beautiful meditation hall with panoramic views of the mountains

• Meditation Instruction Manual detailing all the different techniques we practice so you can practice them at home.
  

• Delicious Vegetarian Meals: Fully catered retreat
  
  
• Two Nights Accommodation in Luxury Cabin: Friday & Saturday night in The Ridge's luxury self contained cabins. With bath tubs, fireplaces and views of the hinterland mountains. Private rooms and twin share available'
  

SORRY This retreat is fully Booked

Email Chad to express interest in future retreats:
chad@thewayofmeditation.com.au

Meditation Teacher Chad Foreman

Chad is the founder of The Way of Meditation and has been teaching meditation since 2003. He is a former Buddhist monk who spent 6 years living in a retreat hut at a Buddhist Institute studying and practicing meditation full time. Chad's sense of humour, warmth and easy going teaching style make profound and ancient meditation techniques easy to understand and accessible to everyone. He has written hundreds of meditation articles, taught workshops around the world, designed the online 21 Day Meditation Challenge, offers private meditation coaching, appeared in dozens of podcasts and has maintained his own daily meditation practice for over 20 years.

"Thanks so much for the gift of attending your retreat. It was wonderful! You shared your wisdom in a way that was easy to understand and appreciate. I'm inspired to attempt daily meditation because the experiences I had on the day were fantastic and so much more enjoyable than when I try meditation on my own.The retreat was way more than meditation. I gained insight and appreciation of me, others and the universe - and the food was great too! Thank you." ~ Danielle

" I just have to express huge Gratitude to Chad and Andrea for the amazing retreat day they put together today! Can't recommend it enough to anyone able to attend in future. Very well put together..the perfect blend of meditation practises with some very advanced teachings mixed in. Stunning location. Came away feeling completely reset. Such a beautiful mix of minds in attendance too. Namaste 🙏"  - Monique O'Rourke

"I'm floating on a meditative cloud enhanced by our shared time. You took me places I have not previously gone and I am enjoying the personal challenges which arose ... 30 years meditating and I am still learning about myself and my connection to the universe. I'm a bit of a ' RULES Sceptic' so I aligned with your gentle yet 'jelly' firm style which allowed me to be fully absorbed/engaged in our process. Well done and Yahoooo! 

Namaste and loving hugs." ~ Ric.

"You led the group skilfully and mindfully, and made ancient teachings accessible to all of us, irrespective of our level of experience. I had a wonderful day of clarity and peace, and have been using lots of the techniques you taught us, especially the breathing. It calms my nervous system down instantly." ~ Allie

"I have just completed a one day retreat with Chad Foreman together with a good size mixed group of different levels of meditation experience. The retreat was well organised in a great venue, proved excellent value and am so much more familiar with meditation for it. Would highly recommend to anybody at any stage in their meditation practice and hope to sit together with Chad again soon.  Great Work. Thank you." ~ Kirk

"Good meditation workshops and retreats are hard to come by... I am generally wary of 'mindfulness' retreats and workshops run by yoga teachers or life coach types taking advantage of the growing interest in meditation without genuine meditation experiences and knowledge of the wisdom traditions to back their offerings. On the other end of the spectrum, I have attended meditation retreats with traditional approaches by ordained teachers. However, I did not hesitate with Chad Foreman's offerings. His journey through the Tibetan Buddhist monastic tradition and outside of that path only lend volumes to his approach to encourage everyone into the way to meditation and with this inclusive perspective, he offers genuine 'mindfulness' meditation practice delivered in up-to-date plain and easy to understand terms for the new contemporary meditator to benefit." ~ Julie

"Chad holds the space well, making room for all levels of experience and gives all the relevant supporting spiritual context attributed to those age-old traditions, so that you can trust the process of using these tools and techniques, and yet be confident to rest in your own subjective experiences at where you are." ~ Lin

"I truly loved the retreat and was inspired on so many levels.  I’m so happy that you stuck to your guns after your time as a monk and that your good intentions and actions are contributing to greater well being in the world. It's great to be witnessing this." ~ Sabine



Weekend Program:

Friday

Accommodation Check-in 3pm

 5pm-6pm - Welcoming Ceremony: 
 Cultivating Gratitude, Setting Intentions & Arrival Relaxation Meditation
6pm-7pm Dinner

Saturday

7am Good Morning Guided Relaxation & Mindfulness Meditation 

8am Breakfast

9.30am-11am Breathwork & Calming Nervous System

11am  Tea break

11.20am Loving Kindness & Mindfulness Meditation

12.30pm Lunch
2.00pm Connecting with Stillness and Space.

4.30pm Transcending Ego & Connecting with Natural Joy

6pm Dinner

7.30pm-8.15pm Yoga Nidra: relaxation meditation with sound healing

Sunday

7am Good Morning Guided Relaxation & Mindfulness Meditation

8am Breakfast
9.30 -11am Integrating Meditation Into Daily Life + Closing Ceremony