Becoming Buddhist: an introduction to taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaJoin us in a practical three-week course with Robert Tomic to discover what it means to call oneself ‘Buddhist’. Going beyond the shroud of incense smoke, the glare of light offerings and the routine of ritual, we can discover the meaning of why we do the things we do in order to be Buddhist. By opening our […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Adult’s Half Day of Mindfulness Practice Facilitated by Sister Emerald and Sister Steadiness
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBeing an adult is hard work. We have responsibilities, duties, obligations, endless to-do lists, and worries. With modern pressures to be efficient and effective, and a society that is driven on busyness, we forget the importance of being still and present to develop depth in our everyday experiences. Like the butterfly amongst the shrubs, we […]
Healing Meditation Class Facilitated by Sister Emerald
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Healing Breathing Sangha will host meditation sessions at the Metta Centre twice a month each 1st and 3rd Monday from 7pm to 8.30pm, with the first class commencing on Monday 12th March. The classes will explore different kinds of Buddhist practice, including guided meditation, walking meditation, sutra reading, touching the earth practice, lying down […]
Becoming Buddhist: an introduction to taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaJoin us in a practical three-week course with Robert Tomic to discover what it means to call oneself ‘Buddhist’. Going beyond the shroud of incense smoke, the glare of light offerings and the routine of ritual, we can discover the meaning of why we do the things we do in order to be Buddhist. By opening our […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Yoga with Shweta
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Yoga with Shweta
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements […]
Healing Meditation Class Facilitated by Sister Emerald
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Healing Breathing Sangha will host meditation sessions at the Metta Centre twice a month each 1st and 3rd Monday from 7pm to 8.30pm, with the first class commencing on Monday 12th March. The classes will explore different kinds of Buddhist practice, including guided meditation, walking meditation, sutra reading, touching the earth practice, lying down […]
Living Buddhism Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur weekly Living Buddhism Course explores a topic chosen by the group, and the facilitator leads the group as a whole to understand, experience and reflect on how the Buddha’s teachings can be applied to understanding that topic and our lives, so as to make our spiritual practice relevant and integrated in our daily lives. […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Yoga with Shweta
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements […]
Silent Vesak Celebration
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaMetta Centre will be hosting a Vesak Celebration on the full moon day of May, the most auspicious day of the year as we commemorate our teacher, the Buddha’s birth, Enlightenment, and passing away. There are many ways to offer our gratitude and respect to the Buddha: flowers, incense, chants, and prostrations. Metta Centre’s annual […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Yoga with Shweta
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements […]
Haiku for letting go, chilling out, learning to laugh and delight in life by Venerable Bom Hyon Sunim
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaVenerable Bom Hyon Sunim is from the Korean Zen tradition and is resident at the Korean Jong Bop Sa Temple in Sydney. Sunim has recently relocated to Sydney, having lived in Victoria for the past 8 years, where she was the resident teacher of the Bodhi Ahm Buddhist Centre and founded the Healthcare Chaplaincy program […]
Healing Meditation Class Facilitated by Sister Emerald
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Healing Breathing Sangha will host meditation sessions at the Metta Centre twice a month each 1st and 3rd Monday from 7pm to 8.30pm, with the first class commencing on Monday 12th March. The classes will explore different kinds of Buddhist practice, including guided meditation, walking meditation, sutra reading, touching the earth practice, lying down […]
Thursday Evenings Qigong
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaHealing Breath Qigong is a practice that helps us maintain good health, live longer, aging painlessly, prevent illness, heal naturally, and lightening up our spirit. Our weekly Qigong classes are led by Sister Steadiness, bringing in a holistic wellbeing practice that incorporates mindfulness, meditation, slow flowing movements, deep rhythmic breathing, and developing a calm meditative […]
Yoga with Shweta
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements […]