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ORIGINS CENTRE UPDATE 24th JULY 2011
Web site: http://origins.mysouthwest.com.au
FACEBOOK: under ‘Origins Centre and Coorain, Balingup’
Blog: https://originscentre.wordpress.com

Treasury balance: Approximately $14,000

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mindfulness Practice Weekend 13-14 August with Chimé. Two sessions 9:30am and 3:30pm both days. People can stay on longer if they wish to keep practicing. Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome. Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare. The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice.

Origins Centre 28th Birthday 20-21 August A special time for friends to gather, share food, plant some native foods, and tour the developing OC parkland. Please come and enjoy.

30 July – 1 August: Coorain Weekend with Dolma

13-14 August: Mindfulness Training Weekend

20-21 August: Origins Centre’s 28th Birthday celebration

27-28 August: Coorain Weekend with Chimé

2-4 September: Lama Choedak Retreat. Contact Jeremy Ball (08) 6191 0011 for enquires and info.

10-11 September: Mindfulness Training Weekend

24-25 September: Coorain Weekend

8-9 October: Mindfulness Training Weekend

29-30 October: Lama Tarchin Teaching. Contact Usha on 0438 828 587 for enquires and info.

12-13 November: Mindfulness Training Weekend

3-4 December: 10th Anniversary of World Peace Pagoda celebration.

Caretaker Needed. Staff – From time to time long and short term staff are needed. There is almost always an opportunity to help Origins and pursue your own interests too! Contact Robyne at the centre for enquiries.

Lavanya has joined us as temp staff
Dean has joined us as our Caretaker – Welcome to you both!

THANKYOU
Peter and Lou for bricks!
Balvinder, Gurpreet and Neesha for a wonderful evening of music in the rotunda.
Toby for his fine cooking and companionship.
Paul Carter + Isis for offering us one of their computers!

WISH LIST

Large (2.5x4m approx) thick rugs for the rotunda – plain gold, or maroon, red, or earth colours.
New tea towels
Set of queen size sheets and 2 single sets of sheets (good quality second hand ok)
Pillow slips

NOTICE: Does anyone have a trailer in Perth that could be borrowed for a few days to transport bricks down to OC? Contact Robyne.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Amnesty on returning our tupperware! No questions asked….(sheesh, think I shall look in MY cupboard!)

NEWS, PROJECTS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND REGULAR HAPPENINGS.

Bush Parkland – stage two is well and truly underway with invasive weed control, planting, paths and habitat. We should be able to access funding next year but still require some bridging finance for the rest of 2011.

Donations – so much thanks and appreciation to all who support the centre in this way. Every little bit makes a huge difference: If you would like to support OC financially, the Origins Centre bank details are as follows: Account Name: Origins Centre BSB 066504 and Account Number: 10017993.

Lama Choedak : Calm Abiding Retreat 2-4 September Contact Jeremy Ball (08) 6191 0011
Lama Tarchin : October 29th and 30th. Contact Usha 0438 828 587 Tarchin established the wangapeka in NZ and is a dear friend who teaches in our lineage network.

FAMILY KINDY Kindy continues each Monday from 10am to 2pm and is growing with 3-4 families now traveling from Nannup, Bridgetown, and locally of course. Contact Fiona for more kindy details on 97641806

SUNDAYS: 3:30PM Mindfulness Practice in the rotunda with Anne. Open to all, experience not necessary.

WEDNESDAYS: 9AM Puja in rotunda; 12:30PM shared pot luck lunch. If you would like to help with odd jobs in and around the centre Wednesday mornings is the time to come. All welcome, it’s always lovely to socialize and eat yummy food!

PERTH TEACHING
Mondays at 5:45pm – 6:45pm. Ailsa and Dolma’s house: 19 Wellington Street, Mosman Park.
For more info, contact Dolma 0405 456 863

Usha offers teaching and other classes at Yoga Moves

With warm wishes,Team Origins

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Pagoda Birthday

Happy 9th Birthday, Pagoda!
The celebrations began with a shared lunch, followed by a beautiful afternoon in the Rotunda, with a large group reading of the Theravada Puja. In the late afternoon sunshine we a blessed the Pagoda with water, rose petals and wishes for world peace

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News Flash

Environmental Project:
Bush parkland creation.
Combine work for the dole with accredited study. Fantastic opportunity at Origins Centre.
Contact Chime 08 9764 1275

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Happenings and inspired moments

The blog is slowly beginning, at this stage a much needed online home for the Bi-monthly updates. However, it will be fantastic if you, our wide global community, were contributers too!

If you have photos or stories of recent and past (deep dark past) of Origins and its happenings that you would like to share and see here, email them to Dolma at coorain@sctelco.net.au. (600Kbs or less please) and she will add them to the blog.

Get out the old photo albums, dig deep in the memory banks and share with us……!

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Update 16/9/10

New Committee Member:  Welcome to Coral Schubert to the Committee of Management as Site Manager.  Thanks to Coral for accepting this position overseeing the facilities and general welfare of guests and staff.
Moved: Chim; Seconded: Shavi; Accepted.

Notice:  Peter will move into the general managers cottage and do some refurbishments.  He will oversee maintenance and attend to enrollments for now.  Peter is also available for personal practice support.

Volunteer General Manager position –  This volunteer position is an excellent opportunity for a self reliant person who likes working with people.  There is real room for innovation and development.  Eleven days/month are devoted to Traditional Mindfulness and there is ample time for initiatives and personal work, such as study or artwork.  If you are interested in this position please contact Chim at the centre.

Next meeting: AGM 29 September 2010 at Origins Centre, Balingup, at 1:30pm

Enrolled retreat 17-21 September with Chimé   This is a chance to continue Mindfulness practice or to do a short retreat. Children are welcome during enrolled retreat; mostly for adults though. Retreatants should be self-reliant in practice and familiar with Traditional Mindfulness.   Enrollment is essential. Locals can also come and participate.   Contact Coorain for more details 97641275 and the Centre for bookings.

Classical Mindfulness Learning Week 2 – 7 October 2010
Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome.  If you are staying at the Centre, please don’t forget to book your accommodation at 97641109.  Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare.  The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice.  The teachers are provided by Coorain.

Volunteering at Origins:  You are needed and welcome – inquire via Origins 9764 1109.
If you are interested in volunteering to help out at OC for a minimum of one month.

The Centre is back on track with accepting some guests outside of the continuing mindfulness, and enrolled, retreats. Thank you for your patience!

Snakes! they are beginning to come out and warm themselves – so please be snake aware while at the centre.

AA’s weekend was a good one, with some of the guests keen to come back to do mindfulness retreats.

THANK YOU!
Frank and Marg – thank you always for your continuing support over the years.
Jessie Fayers, who has now moved on to study and work in Bali and then NSW. It was a blessing having you around! Travel well.

Wednesdays:
9:00am     Puja in rotunda
11:15am  Mums and children mindfulness sessions with Anne – in rotunda
12:30pm     Share lunch – a great chance to catch up with what’s happening at OC
If you would like to come before lunch on Wednesdays to help with small jobs around the centre, please feel welcome.

Fire Maintenance – We are on track.  It takes appox. $3-4,000/year in labour and machine costs to maintain fire readiness across our property.  It is serious and quite arduous but we have good labour and supervision, and advice from the fire department.  If anyone wants to support this work financially that would be great, the costs have grown as the grasses have invaded.  Anne will be canvassing for support in the near future.

Water – The dams and tanks in the sth west are really feeling the shortage of rain this winter.  Please continue to be water conscious as the centre runs on tanks.

Family Practice – Anne continues this important teaching, which supports the integration of mindfulness and family life. Wednesday’s at 11:15am in the rotunda – bring the babes and little ones.

Donations –  so much thanks and appreciation to all who support the centre in this way.  Every little bit makes a huge difference:   If you would like to support OC financially, the Origins Centre bank details are as follows:
Account Name: Origins Centre BSB 066504 and Account Number: 10017993.

WISH LIST
Cooking wok please.
Steel industrial shelving 500mm deep x tall – 2.2m (approx.)
Bar fridge for manager’s cottage

WA Weekly Mindfulness Sessions:
Albany Tig-le 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Thursdays. 30 Slater Street, Lower King. Contact Trudy 9844 7609.

Perth:  Good News!!  Dolma will establish a full-time Tig-le Teaching House in Perth, later this year or early next year.  Details to follow as they unfold.

Darrell Henry – “Language of Archetype” discourses. To enquire on dates and venues call Candy on 9764 1738.  This teaching dovetails well with all we do.

OC COMING EVENTS
17-21/9           Enrolled Retreat
2-7/10        Mindfulness Training Week
8-12/10          Enrolled Retreat
22-24/10        Hospice of Mother Tara
6-12/11          Mindfulness Training Week
13/11-26/11    Mindfulness/Insight/Luminous Mind Retreat (two weeks)
4/12        World Peace Pagoda Celebration – 9th Anniversary

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Update 1/9/10

Origins Centre Update – 1 September, 2010

Treasurers Report.  Audit – to approve financial statements for financial year 2009/10, all now signed and will be returned to our auditor, Richard Dalgleish.

Moved: Chim;  Second: Anne;  Accepted

Transfer of Funds – a grant of $3,700 has been remitted to Origins from the Australian Government for outreach transport.  The fund is being administered through Coorain and the total grant will be transferred to Coorain Account.

Moved: Chim; Second: Dolma. Accepted

Committee Member Changes: On 31 August, 2010, Sue Jowett finished her work as Office and General Manager.

Motion: To extend our heartfelt gratitude to Sue and accept her resignation as a committee member.

Moved: Chim; Second: Dolma.  Accepted

NB: Sue’s committee position will be filled when we have new staff.  Chim will oversee the office for the next while.

OC will only be taking bookings for the Mindfulness Learning Week starting 11 September and after.  The centre will be in ‘quiet faze’ until then. Thank you for your understanding.

Annual General Meeting will be 29 September 2010 at Origins Centre, Balingup, at 1:30pm

Classical Mindfulness Learning 11-16 September with Chimé

Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome.  If you are staying at the Centre, please don’t forget to book your accommodation at 97641109.  Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare.  The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice.  The teachers are provided by Coorain.

This is be followed by the enrolled retreat 17-21 September with Chimé

Enrolled retreat:

This is a chance to continue Mindfulness practice or to do a short retreat. Children are welcome during enrolled retreat; mostly for adults though. Retreatants should be self-reliant in practice and familiar with Traditional Mindfulness.   Enrollment is essential. Locals can also come and participate.   Contact Coorain for more details 97641275 and the Centre for bookings.

Balingup Medieval Carnivale Thanks to the inspired works of Romy, Dolma, Dylan, Marissa, Shavi, Deb and others, this years stall raised $2,100 for Coorain.  Origins stalls are happy and hardworking with up to four shoulder and neck rubs happening at once. Brilliant!

INDIA – There is a trip brewing for mid February 2011.  We will be away 4 – 6 weeks but you are welcome to join in for any part. This is to renew our connections with friends from the traditional sangha of Tibet in Sikkim – particularly the nuns, HH Karmapa and the Drikung Rinpoche in Dehradun.  Details and flights announced soon.  If you are interested please register with Coorain 9764 1275, Anne or Dolma.

New Blog for OC! Medieval Carnivale update and photos now on our blog! You can get automatic blog updates by clicking on the RSS feed button on top right hand corner of blog page. Awesome way to keep connected with what’s happening at OC.  We keep posting info and photos, so it’s nicely up-to-date

Volunteering at Origins:

If you are interested in volunteering to help out at OC for a minimum of one month, contact 9764 1109 for more info.

THANK YOU!

Jess Dyer has donated wooden toys! Nice indeed.

Chris Jones donated more torches, thank you so much.

Wednesdays:

9:00am             Puja in rotunda

11:15am  Mums and children mindfulness sessions with Anne – in rotunda

12:30pm             Share lunch – a great chance to catch up with what’s happening at OC

If you would like to come before lunch on Wednesdays to help with small jobs around the centre, please feel welcome.

Fire Maintenance – We are contacting Clinton Bailey to try again for a time to burn off up the hill behind OC.

Donations:  Thank you to all who make donations to OC – for your records there was a typo error in the BSB number and people where having trouble donating. This is now rectified below.

If you would like to support OC financially, the Origins Centre bank details are as follows:

Account Name: Origins Centre BSB 066504 and Account Number: 10017993.

WISH LIST

Cooking wok please. “what’s a wok? – something you thwow at a wabbit when your wifle doesn’t work”

Steel industrial shelving 500mm deep x tall – 2.2m (approx.)

WA Weekly Mindfulness Sessions:

Albany Tig-le 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Thursdays. 30 Slater Street, Lower King. Contact Trudy 9844 7609.

Needed: A Tig-le house in Perth – we are looking for a new venue for Tig-le House in Perth/Freo. If anyone can help with this it would be wonderful.

DOLMA TEACHING IN PERTH 4 and 5 SEPTEMBER Dolma will be teaching Mindfulness on the Saturday, and giving the Medicine Buddha Wongkur on the Sunday.

Mindfulness on Saturday 4 September, 10am at 10 Kalara St, Koongamia (contact Marina 9294 4341).

Medicine Buddha Wongkur on Sunday 5 September, 11am, at Yoga Moves Studio, 45 Evans Street, Shenton Park.

Darrell Henry – “Language of Archetype” discourses. To enquire on dates and venues call Candy on 9764 1738.  This teaching dovetails well with all we do.

OC COMING EVENTS

3-5/9      AA retreat (closed)

11-16/9                  Mindfulness Training Week

17-21/9  Enrolled Retreat

2-7/10     Family Mindfulness Training Week

22-24/10 Hospice of Mother Tara

6-12/11                    Mindfulness Training Week

13/11-26/11                  Mindfulness/Insight/Luminous Mind Retreat (two weeks)

4/12                     World Peace Pagoda Celebration – 9th Anniversary

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Update 18/08/10

Origins Centre Committee Meeting 18 August 2010, 1:30 pm at Origins Centre, Balingup.

Treasury: The committee resolves to ratify expenditure incurred on the Lotterywest Pathways and Campsites Grant totaling $11,750 as listed on the spread sheet presented by the Treasurer and confirms that all outlays listed for labour were in compensation for labour exerted on the project.

Moved: Chime;  Seconded: Dolma.   Accepted

The Treasury confirms that $950 have been deposited in Coorain Account to compensate for payments made to sundry debtors.

Moved: Chime.    Seconded: Rosemary   Accepted

Note: $1500 in flight receipts sent to Richard Dalgleish for travel fund.

Huge thanks and appreciation to Richard Dalgleish, Sue Jowett and Rosemary Kelly for establishing our audit protocols: A really valuable service to us all.

Staff and Committee Member changeover: Peter Brett to replace Matthew as Site Manager.  Motion to accept Peter Brett as Site Manager on the Committee in place of Matthew Steffel.

Moved: Chim;   Seconded: Anne;  Accepted

Note: Anthony Bourne to become treasurer in late 2010.  Definite date to be announced.

Thanksgiving and Offering. We all join in heartfelt appreciation to Sue and Matt for their daily gift of thoughtfulness and work.  You have both helped set standards of care and diligence for Origins that we aspire to keep.  Origins exists on good will and volunteered care and you both have exemplified the principles of practice at Origins.  May your futures be blessed and may we see you soon.  Please accept a gift of $300 each for your travel support as a small token of our gratitude.

Romy Kennedy is going traveling in Australia for three months with her brother – happy journey, deep appreciation Romy!

Volunteer Staff: Welcome to Coral Schubert and Pam Campbell for giving your energies as temp. helpers – we need you!

Enrolled retreat 20-24 August with Chimé This year the monthly Traditional Mindfulness Training Week will be immediately followed by a five day enrolled quiet retreat, commencing on the Friday. This is a chance to continue Mindfulness practice or to do a short retreat. Children are welcome during enrolled retreat; mostly for adults though. Retreatants should be self-reliant in practice and familiar with Traditional Mindfulness. There is a group session each day 4 – 5pm. Enrollment is essential. Locals can also come and participate.   Contact Coorain for more details 97641275 and the Centre for bookings.

Classical Mindfulness Learning 11-16 September with Chimé Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome.  If you are staying at the Centre, please don’t forget to book your accommodation at 97641109.  Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare.  The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice.  The teachers are provided by Coorain.

Balingup Medieval Carnival   28 – 29 August Coorain is holding a stall at the Carnival – we need your arts and crafts and knitted socks!  Romy will be in Perth from 19 – 25 August, so if you have something to contribute give her a call on 0410 679 447 to arrange a time and place to pick them up.   Bake a cake/biscuits/slices for the weekend if you are down for the Carnival (individually wrapped slices are helpful), and of course we need helping hands with the shoulder rubs.  Stall assistants are required to be in some sort of medieval costume (be it a curtain or a crown), also  Romy can help outfit you for the day.  Be aware that there is a small entry fee.  See you all down here! The Centre is now booked out.

WE NEED NEW MANAGERS FOR ORIGINS CENTRE   Origins Centre is looking for a new Office Manager and a new Site Manager.  Both positions have private separate accommodation, with a small honorarium of $65 per week.   The work is for 5 days a week part time.  Call the office for details on the duties for each position. 

Please circulate among your family and friends! 

We also have an ongoing need for Temporary Staff at Origins Centre, to work 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, in return for accommodation.  Please keep circulating this opportunity, as Origins Centre can only remain open according to staffing levels. 

INDIA – There is a trip brewing for mid February 2011.  We will be away 4 – 6 weeks but you are welcome to join in for any part. This is to renew our connections with friends from the traditional sangha of Tibet in Sikkim – particularly the nuns, HH Karmapa and the Drikung Rinpoche in Dehradun.  Details and flights announced soon.  If you are interested please register with Coorain 9764 1275, Anne or Dolma.

New Blog for OC! Cheers to Saskia! What a breakthrough, also carries information about OC and Coorain and the updates are posted on it

Burning off – Chrissie Sharp is thankfully liaising with the progress Assoc. of Balingup re our property’s fuel load and fire risk.  We will try to burn and continue contacting the fire department to please help us.  Conquering the fire risk is really difficult with the changing rain patterns.We are contacting Clinton Bailey to try again for a time to burn off up the hill behind OC.

SPECIAL Wednesday LUNCH to bid adieu to Sue and Matthew was just delicious, not only with sweets divine, we actually fitted in a yummy main meal as well…..Matt leaves on Friday and Sue leaves on 30 August.

THANK YOU!

Ian who has donated a guitar to the centre.

To the Yin family who so often contribute to the blessing stream – beds and mattresses, a great gift.

Wednesdays:

9:00am             Puja in rotunda

11:15am  Mums and children mindfulness is on a winter break. Stay tuned for new times.

12:30pm             Share lunch – a great chance to catch up with what’s happening at OC

If you would like to come before lunch on Wednesdays to help with small jobs around the centre, please feel welcome.

Donations:  Thank you to all who make donations to OC – for your records there was a typo error in the BSB number and people where having trouble donating. This is now rectified below.

If you would like to support OC financially, the Origins Centre bank details are as follows:

Account Name: Origins Centre BSB 066504 and Account Number: 10017993.

WISH LIST

>Wool for beanies and scarves, any colour, ply or style.

> 2 single mattresses

WA Weekly Mindfulness Sessions: Albany Tig-le 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Thursdays. 30 Slater Street, Lower King. Contact Trudy 9844 7609.

Needed: A Tig-le house in Perth – we are looking for a new venue for Tig-le House in Perth/Freo. If anyone can help with this it would be wonderful.

Darrell Henry – “Language of Archetype” discourses. To enquire on dates and venues call Candy on 9764 1738.  This teaching dovetails well with all we do.

OC COMING EVENTS

20-24/8 Enrolled retreat

28-29/8 Medieval Fair Balingup

3-5/9            AA retreat (closed)

11-16/9            Mindfulness Training Week

17-21/9  Enrolled Retreat

2-7/10    Family Mindfulness Training Week

22-24/10 Hospice of Mother Tara

6-12/11               Mindfulness Training Week

13/11-26/11 Mindfulness/Insight/Luminous Mind Retreat (two weeks)

4/12               World Peace Pagoda Celebration – 9th Anniversary

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Update 11/8

Origins Centre Committee Meeting 11 August 2010, 1:30 pm at Origins Centre, Balingup.

Treasury: $13,375

Classical Mindfulness Learning Week 14-19 August with Dolma

Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome.  If you are staying at the Centre, please don’t forget to book your accommodation at 97641109.  Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare.  The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice.  The teachers are provided by Coorain.

Wednesday 18 August SPECIAL LUNCH to bid adieu to Sue Jowett and Matthew Steffel – please join us with something yummy to share at 12:30 lunch. Lets send them off with a huge edible goodbye for all the good work and support they have put in over the years!

Enrolled retreat 20-24 August with Chimé

Enrolled retreat:   This year the monthly Traditional Mindfulness Training Week will be immediately followed by a five day enrolled quiet retreat, commencing on the Friday. This is a chance to continue Mindfulness practice or to do a short retreat. Children are welcome during enrolled retreat; mostly for adults though. Retreatants should be self-reliant in practice and familiar with Traditional Mindfulness. There is a group session each day 4 – 5pm. Enrollment is essential. Locals can also come and participate.   Contact Coorain for more details 97641275 and the Centre for bookings.

Balingup Medieval Fair 28, 29 August – we need all the shoulder rubbing peeps and enthusiasts to gather together for our Coorain fundraising stall! Also craft support and produce (cakes! biscuits, etc.) needed. Stall helpers are required to dress up in some sort of medieval costume.  Contact Romy 9764 1275 (0410679447) at Coorain. The centre is also open for accommodation to those who are coming to help support our stall.

WANTED! Volunteer on-site Office Manager. Dear Sue is leaving us at the end of August – Is there anyone who could fill this position?  Nice cottage, beautiful people, idyllic situation an opportunity for someone who may want to study, or pursue a personal interest, as well as keeping the office up-to-date. For further info on the job please contact: Chime or Anne at Coorain 9764 1275.

also wanted:

Volunteer on-site Site Manager. Matthew is leaving us on 20th August to travel with his grandmother to Canada. Peter Brett is standing in as site manager for 2 months. For further info on this position please contact Chime or Anne at Coorain 9764 1275.

Residential Volunteering: Welcome to Pam Campbell, who has come for a month, thanks Pam!

Temporary Volunteer Staff: Room and facilities are provided in exchange for general domestic duties.  Two hours per day, Wednesday to Sunday. One month minimum. Access to Mindfulness classes, Coorain and other events.  Anyone interested please contact the Centre or Anne at 97641275. Although we are fully staffed now, we will need temp staff from September on.

THANK YOU!

Honorary Auditor, Richard Daglish, has been here doing the books for the year, thank you so much Richard.

Sue, our office manager, who has prepared all the books etc so brilliantly for Richard to work with. Thanks Sue!

Genesis for all the work you did on the drains.

Wednesdays:

9:00am             Puja in rotunda

11:15am  Mums and children mindfulness sessions with Anne – in rotunda

12:30pm             Share lunch – a great chance to catch up with what’s happening at OC

If you would like to come before lunch on Wednesdays to help with small jobs around the centre, please feel welcome.

Fire Maintenance – We are contacting Clinton Bailey to try again for a time to burn off up the hill behind OC.

Donations: Thank you to all who make donations to OC – for your records there was a typo error in the BSB number and people where having trouble donating. This is now rectified below.

If you would like to support OC financially, the Origins Centre bank details are as follows:

Account Name: Origins Centre BSB 066504 and Account Number: 10017993.

WISH LIST

>Wool for beanies and scarves, any colour, ply or style.

>single bed base – (and a mattress if possible).

>Small angle grinder

WA Weekly Mindfulness Sessions:

Albany Tig-le 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Thursdays. 30 Slater Street, Lower King. Contact Trudy 9844 7609.

Perth: This Sunday, August 15,  Teaching with Chimé at 4:30pm. 20 Hillier Crescent, Hamilton Hill.

Needed: A Tig-le house in Perth – we are looking for a new venue for Tig-le House in Perth/Freo. If anyone can help with this it would be wonderful.

Darrell Henry – “Language of Archetype” discourses. To enquire on dates and venues call Candy on 9764 1738.  This teaching dovetails well with all we do.

OC COMING EVENTS

14-19/8 Mindfulness Training Week

20-24/8  Enrolled retreat

28-29/8  Medieval Fair Balingup

3-5/9      AA retreat (closed)

11-16/9            Mindfulness Training Week

17-21/9  Enrolled Retreat

2-7/10            Family Mindfulness Training Week

22-24/10 Hospice of Mother Tara

6-12/11            Mindfulness Training Week

13/11-26/11 Mindfulness/Insight/Luminous Mind Retreat (two weeks)

4/12              World Peace Pagoda Celebration – 9th Anniversary

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Centre update July 28th

NOTICE: Volunteer Sustainability.  If we have only one resident site manager at OC we can only take 3 guests.  Extra residential volunteers allow more guests.  We require 2 volunteers along with an on-site manager to allow full booking of the centre.

Classical Mindfulness Learning Week 14-19 August with Coorain practitioners.

Bookings and enrollments are preferred, but informal attendance is welcome. If you are staying at the Centre, please don’t forget to book your accommodation at 97641109. Classical Mindfulness is a non-sectarian, universal tool for human welfare. The method is understandable and useful. It combines both calm and insight. Meditation is well supported by mindfulness practice. The teachers are provided by Coorain.

This is be followed by the enrolled retreat 20-24 August with Chimé

Enrolled retreat: This year the monthly Traditional Mindfulness Training Week will be immediately followed by a five day enrolled quiet retreat, commencing on the Friday. This is a chance to continue Mindfulness practice or to do a short retreat. Children are welcome during enrolled retreat; mostly for adults though. Retreatants should be self-reliant in practice and familiar with Traditional Mindfulness. There is a group session each day 4 – 5pm. Enrollment is essential. Locals can also come and participate.   Contact Coorain for more details 97641275 and the Centre for bookings.

Balingup Medieval Fair 28, 29 August – we need all the shoulder rubbing peeps and enthusiasts to gather together for our Coorain fundraising stall! Also craft support and produce (cakes! biscuits, etc.) needed. Stall helpers are required to dress up in some sort of medieval costume. Contact Romy 9764 1275 at Coorain. The centre is also open for accommodation to those who are coming to help support our stall.

Announcement: We have just been awarded a volunteer grant of $3,700.  Many thanks to Romy and Anne.  This grant is for outreach and training. Cheers, every bit makes a huge difference.

Residential Volunteer: Coral Emery is staying for one month during August. Thank you Coral.

Stand in Site-Manager for end August, Sept and October: Position filled by Peter Brett….YAAAYYY!! Thanks Pete!

NEEDED: Volunteer On-Site Office Manager. Is there anyone who could fill this position.  Nice cottage, beautiful people, idyllic situation, etc etc… Opportunity for someone who may want to study, or pursue a personal interest. For further info on the job please contact: Chime or Anne at Coorain 9764 1275.

We will let you know when Sue leaves so you can come and say goodbye and thanks for all the good work she has put in over the last two and a half years!

Temporary Volunteer Staff:   Room and facilities are provided in exchange for general domestic duties.  Two hours per day, Wednesday to Sunday. One month minimum. Access to Mindfulness classes, Coorain and other events.  Anyone interested please contact the Centre or Anne at 97641275.

Wednesdays:

9:00am Puja in rotunda

11:15am Mums and children mindfulness sessions with Anne – in rotunda

12:30pm Share lunch – a great chance to catch up with what’s happening at OC

If you would like to come before lunch on Wednesdays to help with small jobs around the centre, please feel welcome.

OC COMING EVENTS

14-19/8 Mindfulness Training Week

20-24/8 Enrolled retreat

28-29/8 Medieval Fair Balingup

3-5/9 AA retreat (closed)

11-16/9 Mindfulness Training Week

17-21/9 Enrolled Retreat

2-7/10 Family Mindfulness Training Week

22-24/10 Hospice of Mother Tara

6-12/11 Mindfulness Training Week

13/11-26/11 Mindfulness/Insight/Luminous Mind Retreat (two weeks)

4/12 World Peace Pagoda Celebration – 9th Anniversary

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