Both Music & Mindfulness retreats are now booked out. We're welcoming expressions of interest, as we're planning to run another retreat of this format if there are enough participants. Send an email to kristinakm@bordernet.com.au to be added to our waitlist.

Just like for the first retreat of this kind, the focus of the weekend will be on developing awareness of the thinking mind, and then to use mantra and song as intervention strategies. Mindfulness research estimates we have 60,000 thoughts a day; of which 98% are the same as yesterday and 80% are of a negative nature. Science now shows that thoughts produce chemical changes in our bodies either promoting health and relaxation or creating stress and excessive thinking.

We will learn how to not only interrupt the downward spiral, but how to create upliftment, joy and positivity. As well as exploring different mantras and modes of chanting, we will use…