NATURAL EASE:
a 1-day mindfulness retreat

Experience more ease and vitality in your day-to-day life! In this retreat, we'll explore and practise a more natural state of being; the day will alternate mindfulness meditation with awareness through movement lessons, to access the benefits of being fully present. We'll also include some simple stretches and movements to warm and energise the body.

• Replenish your energy and vitality
• Nourish your well being and mental health
• Enjoy the benefits of giving your mind a rest from over-thinking
• Wake up your awareness and tap into the power of NOW
• Enjoy the postural benefits of two awareness through movement lessons

Mindfulness is the art of being present, right here, right now, to whatever is happening, whether it is how we like things to be, or not. We take the time to stop and pay attention to our actual experience as we sit, move, or learn something new. When we do this we feel more open, grounded and alive.

The way we move and breathe has a profound effect on our quality of life. In this 1-day retreat, we include two mindfulness in movement lessons drawn from the work of Moshe Feldenkrais and designed to free the body and create more ease of movement and posture. Because an easy and relaxed body assists us in meditation practice, the lessons are a wonderful adjunct to sitting and walking mindfulness practice.

For participants, most of the day, apart from the first and last sessions, will be silent, to allow you to really settle into stillness, however full tuition will be given. (I'll talk!)

http://www.theartofmindfulness.co.nz/retreats/#kapiti