Adopting a Standpoint of Lucid Open Responsiveness
May 10th-July 19th 2026
Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

A state of positive mental health and wellbeing is a capacity to be calm, clear and appropriately responsive in the face of ordinary life events. The ability to embody grounded, clear responsiveness as a default standpoint requires ongoing nurturing. Practices that support such a standpoint have been handed down over centuries through many cultural traditions, including teachings from the historical Buddha. Common foundational qualities emphasised acoss traditions include, groundedness, loving kindness, the interconnectedness of all life, mandala symbolism and contemplative practice. Drawing upon these traditions, this course at Open Path of six fortnightly sessions will provide participants with a set of practices towards experiencing a grounded, clear, open and responsive standpoint. Within the two-hour sessions, participants first explore practices under guidance, then on their own during the week sharing related arisings and feedback within the next session. Utilising these skills and tools, ongoing practice enables greater continuum experience of a lucid, open responsive standpoint in everyday life.
Sundays, Fortnightly,10.0 - 12.00pm.
Shoreham live & Online via Zoom, May 10th - July 19th.
Fee: nil. Traditionally, participants make an offering.
Register: contact@openpathmeditation.com.au

Mindfulness through Movement
May 17th-July 26th 2026
French Island & Online via Zoom Victoria

Mindfulness Through Movement is a contemporary approach to the classical Buddhist practice of kayanupassana (Pali) - awareness of body. Offered fortnightly, these sessions lend both a micro and macro lens to the observation of gentle movement sequences: a micro lens enabling detailed attention to body sensation and related muscular-skeletal connections; and, a macro lens to discern overall qualities of arising experience associated with the deeply calm body, such as, a direct, first-person experiences of centeredness, groundedness or openness.
This focused, mindful way of working establishes deep bodily and mental calm, releases bodily tensions, liberates associated negativity, and provides direct, embodied experience of supportive, healthy mind states. With ongoing practice, calm becomes easily accessible through increased everyday kinaesthetic awareness thereby supporting greater clarity and engaged responsiveness.
Sundays, Fortnightly,10.0 - 12.00pm.
French Island & Online via Zoom, May 17th - July 19th.
Fee: nil. Traditionally, participants make an offering.
Register: contact@openpathmeditation.com.au

Monthly Retreat Day
May 18th-July 26th 2026
Shoreham or French Island, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

The monthly retreat day provides an opportunity to leave aside ongoing projects, drop 'go nowhere' conversations, and to enjoy the symphony of the natural world without verbal interruption. This is an opportunity to schedule a space in your calendar, and devote a whole day to cultivating deeper stillness. Explore classical and contemporary practices while walking on the beach, sitting comfortably in the garden, standing beholding the open sky, or lying flat on the floor in a dedicated space.
A general contemplative theme such as, "generosity", "centredness" or "patience" guides each retreat day, providing a common focus for all participants. As an entry point, we convene a gentle mindfulness through movement session and a group sit. Participants then carry on with their own practice. The day concludes with experiential group sharing of the explorations.
Please bring your lunch. Refreshments provided.
Sundays, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
May 24; June 21; July 19.
Fee: nil. Traditionally, participants make an offering.
Register: contact@openpathmeditation.com.au