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𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞.✍🏻📔

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒂𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒆: 🪷

Guided meditation is a gentle practise designed to help you quiet the mind, release tension, and connect more deeply with yourself. Through spoken guidance, you are led on a journey that may include breath awareness, body relaxation, visualisation, or mindfulness techniques. This form of meditation is especially beneficial for beginners or anyone who finds it challenging to meditate on their own, as the facilitator’s voice helps you stay focused and present.

Through breath, visualisation, and intention, you will be guided to let go of old mental and emotional patterns and replace them with new energies of calm, confidence, abundance, and possibility. This process helps you reset, refocus, and align with the version of yourself you wish to step into in the new year.

There is nothing you need to force or change, simply allow the guidance to support you. Trust that your mind and body know how to release, receive, and reorganise in a way that feels right for you!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠:👇

• A notebook and pen for an integration exercises.
• A yoga mat or comfortable cushion to sit or lie on.
• A light blanket or shawl for warmth and comfort
• A water bottle to stay hydrated.
• An open heart, a willing heart, and a readiness to reset and renew.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:🌟💜

During the session, you will be invited to close your eyes, focus on your breath, and follow the guidance offered. Soft music or nature sounds may accompany the meditation to create a soothing atmosphere. There is no need to “do” anything, just simply allow yourself to be guided and observe your experience without judgment. You may leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and more connected to the present moment.

• 09:30 𝑎𝑚 - 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡 & 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
• 09:45 𝑎𝑚 - 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
• 10:30 𝑎𝑚 - 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠/𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛
• 11.00 𝑎𝑚 [𝑂𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙] - 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌/𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑦 𝑴𝑲 𝑪𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒌 (𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝙤𝙛 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌 & 𝑺𝒚𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕)

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:

• 𝑅𝑆𝑉𝑃 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 3 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛.
• 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒.
• 𝑁𝑜-𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠.
• 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.
• 𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦, 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥, 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 - 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒.

Join us for a social walk from New Farm park along the Brisbane River to the Holy Triad Chinese Buddhist Temple, Albion.

• 9am- Meetup at the small building adjacent to New Farm library and its free carpark (view photo below) The host(Steve) is wearing cowboy Akrubra hat and a maroon shirt with "awesome fitnest instructor" written on it.
• 10am(Optional) - Drink & bite to eat at a nearby cafe.

You can then catch the Teneriffe CityCat ferry back to New Farm. The Newstead bus or Albion train station is about 9 minutes walk from the temple.