Meditation
Maggie has been teaching meditation for 15 years in the Northern Rivers region. Nowadays, she teaches in her home town of Pottsville.
She is trained in a variety of meditation styles, including mindfulness meditation, meditations that connect with the heart, embodied meditations, recollective/reflective awareness meditation, RAIN meditation and Rick Hanson’s HEAL meditation. She is passionate about the meditative process and is always looking for new ways to help people engage with their inner world.
A bit more about Maggie’s journey into meditation can be found at the end of this page.
Current Meditation Groups
Buddhist Sangha Group
Schedule
Every Thursday
7pm to 8:30pm
Format
- Opening guided meditation
- Short dharma talk
- Group discussion
- Closing meditation
Cost
Charitable gift to the teacher (dana) in accordance with Buddhist tradition.
Morning Meditation
and Reflection
Schedule
6 Tuesdays
8:30am – 10:00am
Starting 18/04/2023
Ending 16/05/2023
Format
- Meditation
- Journalling
- Reflections
Cost
$90 for 6 weeks or
$20 per session
Regular sitting group available after graduating 6 week program
Every Thursday
8:30am – 10:00am
$15 per session ongoing
$15 per session ongoing
Heart Insight
Online Zoom
(Co-hosting with two others)
Schedule
Sunday
7pm NSW time
to
8pm NSW time
Format
- Settling 5 minute guided meditation
- Small dharma talk
- Longer silent meditation
- Group discussion
Link
To join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82953076905?pwd=SlVoZjY1S0Y1L2RkaERVSXR5ajlsdz09
Meeting ID: 829 5307 6905
Passcode: 416428
Mindfulness Meditation Workshop
Schedule
Saturday 16/04/2023
9:30am – 3pm
Format
- To Be Announced
Cost
Charitable gift to the teacher (dana) in accordance with Buddhist tradition.
Testimonials
“What struck me the most was that she 100% tries to live by Buddha’s teachings. She walks the talk. As a meditation teacher Maggie possesses one of the most important traits – she’s humble. I observed her relationships with people she was teaching, and they were of partnership. I always liked how well prepared she was for the lecture part of the meditation session, before she opened for discussion.
She always spoke and listened with an open heart and a pure intention. She was also good at meadiating meaningful discussions.
Thank you Maggie, participating in your many meditation sessions was a unique experience for me and a real blessing. It will always be an important part of who I am.
Monika
Maggie creates a rare teaching space of open, accepting, loving guidance (without dogma, preaching or a hint of intimidation).
She comes from the heart and her approach is kind, generous to our shared humanity.
She is broadminded, interested in people and how each one of her students thinks and feels. Her meditation classes are gentle yet deep, simple yet wise, spiritual yet grounded.
Zjamal
A bit more about Maggie’s journey into Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness in her own words:
I was introduced to Buddhism a few years after I moved to Australia in 1999. The ancient texts spoke to me in a way that nothing had done so before. We can think that we are weird, there is something wrong with us and that our suffering is unique. But, although the particulars of our story are unique and precious, there is a commonality in what causes us pain and what brings us joy. This is what Buddhism wants to teach us. It is not a religion, it is ageless philosophy about what it is to be human. How we act, more than we would care to admit, out of an instinct to satisfy our desires and avoid what we consider unpleasant. This causes all sorts of problems for us, especially given the number of competing needs that we have at any given time.
When I first came across Buddhism, I was experiencing problems with my back. The situation escalated; I was in a lot of pain and soon wasn’t able to do a lot of the things I loved to do. Through my meditation and growing understanding of what it is to suffer I was able to realise how much extra pain I was adding to my situation. Nowadays I’m a lot more relaxed about life, I have learned to let go somewhat and am no longer clinging to an idea of how I think life should be before I can experience happiness.
I started teaching kids meditation and Buddhism, at primary school, in 2009. It was such a privilege to interact with the children. I liked to think I sparked their curiosity about what it is to be human and gave them meditation tools they could use going forward in their lives. In 2013 I made the move to teaching high school students. I kept teaching at that level for four more years using meditation, Buddhism and a secular mindfulness practice.
In 2017 I moved to Pottsville. I started running adult meditation groups from my home and have been doing so ever since. I also was invited to teach at Temple Byron and did that for about one and a half years. I’m currently running three groups with another one due to start in a month’s time.
Being a small part of my student’s journey towards them having a happy life is the most rewarding part of my life.
