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The School of Creative Arts
The School of Creative Arts offers forward thinking holistic approaches to arts, music performance and education, for whole-self development as part of everything we do, and each faculty is informed by an international level of contemporary best practice and expertise in each of their respective fields.
Our courses, workshops and masterclasses draw equally on becoming our most imaginative/intuitive/spiritual self as a living working reality, as much as on the structural elements of our art such as the disciplines of technique, practice and performance.
We learn and practice the most contemporary creative approaches to leadership in our art form, and we also learn and practice the most ancient and timeless approaches which make our art a more insightful and meditative process for ourselves and our audiences.
In this way, our graduates bring to life their own unique way of conveying their greatest ideals and inspirational content in a powerful and engaging way of benevolence, which has always been the way of the great master musicians, artists and bards throughout time.
Because all our work is aligned to the maxim of “how can I make this art or music the most healing experience for everyone?”, we are able to include not only obvious beauty but also more challenging and seemingly disruptive elements, and still produce an outcome of cognitive-self invigoration, upliftment, clarity and more of a sense of having put some broken pieces back together on the inside in the process, in much the same way in which reading Shakespeare does - not only great beauty has place, but also disparate and disharmonious elements as they come into contact with the noblest ideals, and through the re-shaping which occurs, a stronger alloy of character and benevolent inclination toward humanity is produced in both the practitioner and the listener.
Mini Meditation Retreat on Setting Loving Boundaries - Wangara
Come along to a 4-hour mini meditation retreat and discover some simple and effective ways to meditate and/or refine your existing meditation techniques.
Meditation helps you to relax, builds self-confidence and enables you to live in the present moment. Some of the tools you will discover on the day include how to still the mind from mental chatter and the inner critic, being more heart-connected and accepting and loving of self and setting appropriate boundaries and how to manage toxic people and situations.
Mini Meditation Retreats are held monthly and each retreat has its own unique theme and focus.
Our upcoming monthly mini meditation retreats:
12 June - Mini Meditation Retreat on Setting Loving Boundaries
10 July - Mini Meditation Retreat on Healing and Relationships
14 August - Mini Meditation Retreat on Gratitude and Appreciation
11 September - Mini Meditation Retreat on Self Acceptance and Courage
9 October - Mini Meditation Retreat on Self Love and Self Worth
13 November - Mini Meditation Retreat on Kindness and Self Esteem
11 December - Mini Meditation Retreat on Setting Loving Boundaries
We have been offering these retreats now for a few years at variouslocations around Perth and hundreds of people have really enjoyed and
benefited from the experience. We are excited to announce that our
Mini Meditation Retreats has two new homes - one at a new and
beautiful international music academy in Wangara and the other at a
beautiful picturesque country retreat near Toodyay, where you are
surrounded by pastures, winding hills, beautiful trees, red dirt,
kangaroos (when they visit the property which is most days) and birds
singing. It's truly a healing experience being at both locations.
Meditation is becoming a way of life for many people, including Hugh Jackman, Oprah Winfrey and Russell Brand. "Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it." Hugh Jackman
Facilitators Tanya Servaas and Rupert Guenther, are qualified mentors and coaches with extensive meditation experience both personally and professionally, are passionate about facilitating the mini meditation retreats because they are able to share with participants something they love that has helped them over many years.
"Learning how to meditate was a turning point in my life", said Tanya. "I feel more relaxed and I can respond to life more calmly because I feel more present, grounded and in my heart. Participants attending the mini meditation retreat will discover some simple, practical and empowering meditation tools that they can use in their lives."
"We have been offering these retreats now for a few years at varoius locations around Perth and hundreds of people have really enjoyed and benefited from the experience. We are excited to announce that our Mini Meditation Retreats have a new home - at a beautiful picturesque country retreat near Toodyay, where you are surrounded by pastures, winding hills, beautiful trees, red dirt, kangaroos (when they visit thr property which is most days) and birds singing. It's truely a healing experience just being here."
The cost of the retreat is only $140 inclusive of GST (plus BF) or come with a friend and pay $120 each inclusive of GST (plus BF). Afternoon tea provided and optional meet and greet with our friendly farm animals which includes two affectionate pet sheep .
Places are limited and early bookings are advised.
To make a booking you can pay via Eventbrite by registering below or call Tanya on 0413 265 831.
Caption: Photo by Fiona Birt.
Facilitators Tanya Servaas and Rupert Guenther with a combined 60 years meditation experience.
Event Information
| Event Date | 12-06-2022 10:00 am |
| Event End Date | 12-06-2022 2:00 pm |
| Available Place | 20 |
| Individual Price | $148.79 |
| Location | School of Creative Arts – Wangara |
Group Rate
| #Registrants | Rate/Person ($) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 127.69 |
Venue Information - School of Creative Arts – Wangara
Our International Music Academy premises in Wangara
"A certain number of musicians were gathered at a feast given by a great sovereign who took care to place them according to their degree of mastery of their respective arts, when a man of wretched appearance, clad in rags, entered. The master of ceremonies raised him up above all the participants, whose faces expressed their evident disapproval. Wishing to display the man's merit and calm his guest's anger, the master asked him to let them hear a sample of his art. He took out some pieces of wood which he had with him, set them out before him and stretched strings over them. Then he set these strings vibrating and performed an air that made all those present burst into laughter because of the pleasure, the joy and the well-being that took possession of their souls. Then he changed his tuning and played another air which made everyone weep for the tenderness of the melody and the sadness which settled in their hearts. Then he changed the tuning, and played another air which plunged everyone into slumber; so doing he rose, went out and was never heard spoken of again.”
- The Brethren of Purity of Basra
from the book “Music, Mysticism and Magic” by Joscelyn Godwin