Members' classes
Tara Hills 2023 schedule
Members-only classes, seminars and advanced meditations (formal visualisations) are held at Tara Hills Retreat Centre and the Lifeflow Studio throughout the year. All members are welcome.
All sessions are on Sundays, 11 am–12.30 pm, at Tara Hills Retreat Centre except the end of year seminar which is held at the Lifeflow Studio. Seminars and Advanced Meditations are by donation. See below for general information about these classes.
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Advanced meditation | Sun 5 March, Tara Hills | Essence of Clarity |
Members’ seminar | Sun 4 Jun, Tara Hills | Margaret Strathearn |
Advanced meditation | Sun 10 Sept, Tara Hills | Inner Bliss |
Members’ seminar | Sun 3 Dec, Lifeflow Studio | Presenter TBC |
Advanced meditation
Essence of Clarity
Sunday 5 March
11 am–12.30 pm
Tara Hills Retreat Centre
A mind that is clear, vibrant and engaged – this is the essence of clarity. Use this meditation to train in the habit of keeping your mind clear, letting go of the mental and emotional debris from the day, opening to a fresh, radiant stillness. Bring clarity into your mind, bring clarity into your life.
Adapted from the Tibetan system, it is one of the core meditations used in advanced practices at Lifeflow.
Payment by donation
See your latest member email for more details.
At our advanced meditation sessions we offer an experience that engages all of your senses – sight, touch, sound, smell and taste – it gives a far more powerful experience than what we can offer in the Lifeflow Studio in the city. The visualisation will be accompanied with a mantra (a series of words that are repeated, bringing an aural component to the meditation) which, once learnt, can be used to easily bring back the feeling of the meditation.
A shared meal follows the visualisation.
General information about these sessions
Introduction to Advanced Meditations on the Lifeflow Blog
Members' seminar
Trauma, acceptance and peace – a personal path
Presenter: Margaret Strathearn
Sunday 4 June
11 am–12.30 pm
Tara Hills Retreat Centre
Join Lifeflow member and Yoga teacher Margie Strathearn as she shares with us the effects of trauma from a personal perspective. Her presentation will address the roles that counselling, medication, yoga and meditation have with recovery. Margie will also look at the effects of ignoring trauma and the impact this has on the mind and body. She will discuss ‘the final straw’ – and finally finding acceptance, peace, and joy.
Everyone is welcome to stay for a shared lunch following the session. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Please refer to your member email updates for all the details on how to book.
Advanced meditation
Exclusive to members
Sunday 10 September
11 am–12.30 pm
Tara Hills Retreat Centre
Inner Bliss
This meditation is about cultivating a still, quiet bliss – a receptive quality that can pervade your whole mind and body. This is a quality that naturally opens to the experience of insight or seeing clearly into the nature of the mind and emotions.
Payment by donation
See your latest member email for more details.
At our advanced meditation sessions we offer an experience that engages all of your senses – sight, touch, sound, smell and taste – it gives a far more powerful experience than what we can offer in the Lifeflow Studio in the city. The visualisation will be accompanied with a mantra (a series of words that are repeated, bringing an aural component to the meditation) which, once learnt, can be used to easily bring back the feeling of the meditation.
A shared meal follows the visualisation.
General information about these sessions
Introduction to Advanced Meditations on the Lifeflow Blog
Members' seminar
Presenter TBC
Theme TBC
Sunday 3 November
11 am–12.30 pm
Lifeflow Studio
Exclusive to members – by donation.
Bookings essential – limited places.
RSVP via your latest member email.
General information
These seminars and Advanced visualisations provide a great opportunity to meet other Lifeflow members. Payment is by donation and open to all members.
Each session includes a guided meditation. After each Tara Hills session there will be:
- a share lunch in our beautiful Dining Hall – please bring a plate to share;
- time to soak up the ambience of Tara Hills and the surrounding countryside;
- and time to meet with other members of the Centre.
Bring a hat and walking shoes too if you’d like to take advantage of the walks in and around Tara Hills.
About members' seminars
These seminars have been set up to provide an opportunity for members to share their experiences of meditation and its integration into everyday life. All members are encouraged to attend, to ask questions and gain some insights from fellow meditators’ experiences. Each seminar is presented by a member of the Centre, who may or may not be a teacher – so it’s a great way to hear about meditation from a variety of perspectives.
Each seminar is open to all Lifeflow members – payment by donation.
About Advanced meditation sessions
Each half-year, one of a series of 12 advanced meditations are held at Tara Hills. These meditations, with their mantras, can help you to become more familiar with different kinds of healthy emotional states. Through practice you can develop these states, and learn to access them at will.
For a detailed introduction of Advanced Meditations read more in this article.
Payment by donation:
Exclusive to current Members.
These sessions also provide a great opportunity to connect with a broader community of meditators.
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If you are looking to go further with meditation then membership is for you. Enjoy benefits including 10% discount on all courses and retreats, borrowing rights to our library, members only classes, retreats and more.
Member's retreats
Members' retreats build on what is covered in our public retreats and then take the practises to a much more advanced level.
Members Seminars
Graduate Members' Seminars are designed for students who have completed Level 4 or attended a minimum of four Level 4 modules.