An incredible centre for Mindfulness & Compassion. I highly recommend their silent retreats, always held with the gentlest & kindest of hearts. A wonderful group of people & always an insightful experience.
I attended the 7 day silent retreat in March 2022. This was my first silent retreat and was unsure of how I would go. I had no need to worry. The organisation of the event was very professional and supportive. Tim, Mary and Caroline were very supportive and caring. The teachings were easy to understand and there was a lovely balance between learnings, movement and meditation. The food and the venue were excellent and I loved the silence throughout the whole week. Thanks for this fulfilling experience and I hope to be a return customer some time in the future.
I attended a retreat on the four foundations of mindfulness. Such a joy to attend a retreat in person! Both Tim and Mary inspired with their knowledge, insights, wisdom and humour. And Hartzer park is a great venue, comfortable, beautiful grounds and excellent food. Highly recommend any retreat or course organized by this group.
I attended the Four Foundations of Mindfulness retreat in Bowral April 2022. It was a wonderful and rich experience. Timothea Goddard and Mary Mcintyre are great facilitators: grounded, down to earth and at the same time challenging, holding the space always gently and with a humour that allows unforced exploration. They are both very open, and quite different in their approaches, which I found refreshingly allowing in finding a tone for my own engagement with the material. The mixture of secular mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, mindful movement and somatic practices - all as well informed by both teachers' expert understandings of psychotherapy - I doubt could have been better delivered. To experience this in a setting that catered for all needs and allowed release in comfort into the process of reflection and acknowledgment was such a gift. I highly recommend this retreat.