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New
Workshop in Auckland:
Our Creative
Nature
A Day of Meditation, Art and
Movement for Women
 This present moment is
called Mother of all awakened ones. Let the depth flow into the present
moment, release the creative power that underlies our being. This magic
Now is the place to discover our natural spirituality as women.
Suitable for beginners and everyone else.
Sunday 30th April 10am - 4pm
Bring your lunch
$50 waged, $25 unwaged
Auckland Womens Centre,
4 Warnock St Grey Lynn
Auckland
Dido
will be offering this workshop in Wellington also, probably in June or
July.
Please contact Dido at dido@wisebirds.org
for registration and further information.
Other examples of
workshops: - Meditation Days held 2005
 Green
Tara  Women
and Nature
Dido uses a wide variety of
meditation
methods in teaching, drawn from
the rich Tibetan tradition, adapted to suit Western minds. This work is
for awakening, in every aspect of life. She uses creative media, myth,
ritual, science, to develop awareness, foster growth and live with
spirit. Her groups are open to people from any background.
Her co-operative style of group facilitation, from her background of
therapy training, provides a basis to explore together what is
important for us.
Some groups are for women only; some are open to men too. Groups cover
a wide variety of themes -
Compassion
and Ethics
Creative writing, painting or singing
The Body
Women's Spiritual Path
Meditation with M.E.
Womb conditioning
The environment
Dreams and imagination
Archetypes
Groups
-
groups
using meditation and other methods to explore a particular theme
- weekend workshops for retreat and
meditation
- live-in retreat work
- Beginners' meditation
- weekly courses.
Individual
Sessions
One-to-one sessions are somewhat like counselling sessions.
Individual work with Dido is an effective way to work with meditation
in depth, and apply the work to your personal needs.
Traditionally, money was not charged for meditation training. Teachers
were given food and entirely supported by students. However this is not
always practicable in these times, so fees are charged. This enables
Dido to continue to teach in this way.
Student
Comments
"With
infectious laughter and powerful compassion, Dido guides students
on their individual journeys towards empowerment. Her insights put each
person's talents and struggles into perspective within the human
dilemmas of 21st century living."
Rachel
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courses, workshops & retreats
Dido developed two different
meditation
days for women held in Wellington in late November 2005.
For further information contact Dido: dido@wisebirds.org
Green Tara
Meditation Day for Women
Green Tara is the embodiment of
All-accomplishing Wisdom.
She has one foot in worldly activity, the other in the profound peace
of
meditation. She protects against fears of all kinds.
 How can
we be smiling and relaxed, and at the
same time
swift acting? What would life be like if we were enlightened? in touch
with our
depth wisdom?
Tara is a model for women of how
we can develop the power
of peace, and compassionate skilful action. We already have the wisdom
within
us. Tara helps us bring it forth. She helps us care for ourself and
others. and
helps us live in our goodness, not swayed by the eight fears.
This is a day to get to know Green Tara, and apply her
wisdom to daily life. For those interested in the Goddess, here is a
chance to
learn how to mediate on the Goddess, in an ancient living tradition of
practice.
Beginners and experienced meditators both welcome. We will
share our questions and experience.
DETAILS:
One day workshop 10 - 4.30
Cost - $50 waged, $25 unwaged,
byo lunch
Nature
and Meditation Day for Women
 We go
to a
beach or forest to clear our heads, and find a
good space from which to begin again. Nature is a great healer.
The peace we
find in Nature restores our sense of being
alive. Fresh, luscious, profound. We are part of nature. Our blood is
salty as
ocean, we are made of the same water, earth, air and heat, molecules
and space.
Often we
don't know how to integrate the spiritual feeling
we find in nature, to draw on the healing and regeneration, and take it
back
into our lives.
Through
meditation we can find that peace and beauty within
ourselves, as well. Our mind can become like a clear pool at dawn, our
wisdom
the wisdom of forest trees. The 'natural state' is one description of
the
awakened state in Buddhism.
This is the
spirit of our time.
We need to
feel this power of Nature within us, and our
connection and unity with Nature around us, so we can care for our
planet as if
it were our self - as well as heal our own lives.
Beginners and
experienced meditators both welcome. We will
share our questions and experience.
DETAILS:
One day workshop 10-4.30
Cost - $50 waged, $25 unwaged
byo lunch
Weekly
Meditation
Group
Beginners and experienced meditators both welcome. We will share our
questions and experience.
We will explore what works best for women in meditation - questions like
-
Can I
have
my spiritual life in the midst of my ordinary one?
- I don't want to get rid of my ego - I
need
a stronger sense of self. Can I feel more confident, without having an
inflated ego?
- What does detachment mean? can I love my
children/partner and not be attached?
- Can I be compassionate without draining
myself? and look after myself at the same time?
- Can I feel more fully present and good in
my woman's body?
- Can I make positive use of menstruation
and
menopause for meditation?
Discover the goddess within, using the wisdom of the Tibetan tradition
of working with goddess meditation.
Meditation is a journey of deep discovery - to the depths and heights
of experience, and the bottom of our hearts. What we are goes quite
beyond ordinary expectations. The gifts of this deep discovery we bring
back into our ordinary lives.
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For registration and
information contact
Dido Dunlop at dido@wisebirds.org
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