Experience a precious opportunity to relax into the perfect naturalness of your own being.
Enjoy guided meditation practices that reaffirm your already OK nature and allow you to relax fully into your own heart.
This is your time. Let go of any other agenda except your own wellbeing. Learn to deeply trust your own experience and wake up to your inherent natural love.
Relax, let go and let be as you are supported in a relaxed environment with expert guidance.
Self-love is natural to you. Let your true nature come to the fore and be reminded that you were born OK and have always been OK.
Whether you have never meditated before, are a beginner or an experienced meditator, this retreat offers you everything you need to experience the benefits of the silent meditation retreat environment.
The retreat will comprise of guided meditations, walking meditation, meditation teachings and an opportunity for question and answers.
This retreat is tech-free and silent. There will be opportunities for questions, answers and group discussion.
Awakening to Self-Love Half Day Meditation Retreat – Book Your Place Now
Half Day Retreat – Sunday, 13 April
Two for one special! Attend for only $37.50
Sunday 13 April
9.30am – 12.30pm
North East Valley Normal School
248 North Road
Dunedin
Half Day Retreat – Saturday, 17 May
Two for one special! Attend for only $37.50
Saturday 17 May
9.30am – 12.30pm
North East Valley Normal School
248 North Road
Dunedin
Half Day Retreat – Sunday 15 June
Two for one special! Attend for only $37.50
Sunday 15 June
9.30am – 12.30pm
North East Valley Normal School
248 North Road
Dunedin
Meditation Teacher – Kovido Maddick
Kovido has over 40 years experience in mindfulness and meditation and spent 10 years training as a Buddhist Monk, in the Thai Forest Tradition, under Ajahn Sumedho.
He has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programmes since 1996. He is a certified teacher and coach with Mindfulness Works. He is also a co-facilitator of the Dunedin Men’s group and a Hakomi Graduate.
Although his training is primarily Buddhist he is very eclectic, drawing on the wisdom of many different traditions and contemporary teachers including Rumi, Osho, Ajahn Chah, Ram Dass, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Jeff Foster and Thich Naht Hanh. Probably his greatest teachers have been his two foster children, Mason and Savannah, who could take him from love, joy, delight to rage and frustration and despair on a daily basis.
For many many years, Kovido tried to get enlightened, improve himself, get better at meditation but constantly failed. Gradually his focus has changed to more self-acceptance, trusting his own intuition and being with life as it is on this wonder-full and mysterious journey as a human being.
Recently he walked the 800km Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route in Northern Spain, which has greatly affected his attitude to meditation practice and life.
“It fulfilled my needs. It was calming, informative and made people feel safe.”
— Heinke, Dunedin
“It was an exceptionally valuable experience. The pace of the morning was just right and the teaching was excellent. It was a very peaceful morning and a very gentle way to feeling good about yourself and your place in the world.”
— Liz Owen
“That no matter what is going on in my life and I can come back to meditation and mindfulness and it will calm things down.”
“I learnt how important it is to take the time to practice Mindfulness and Meditation as a form of selfcare.”
“Daily meditation is very helpful.”
“Big concepts presented in small attainable ways.”
About Mindfulness Works
You are your own authority: Noone owns mindfulness. Mindfulness Works teachers emphasise the importance of participants trusting their own experience and authority.
Self-love as a cornerstone of practice: Our mindfulness training always starts from a place of people being OK, and not needing fixing. We seek to have you realise this in their own lives on the basis of their own experience. We see mindfulness and meditation as a practice that facilitates self-love, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.
No religion or dogma: Mindfulness is a living practice, is not owned by anyone and is available to everyone. Ultimately everyone is their own teacher, learning from their own practice and experience. Mindfulness Works is not affiliated with any religion or dogma and does not explicitly or implicitly offer these.
Mindfulness and Meditation are experiential: Our training emphasises the experiential nature of mindfulness and meditation.
Trauma informed practice: Creating a safe environment for all participants is critical. We ensure our trainers and offerings are trauma informed.
Other mindfulness and meditation training offered by Kovido