Useful Details

 

Arrival & Departure Times

The program will begin on the afternoon of the 30th December.

The 29th will be set up day and you are welcome to join us for set up. Or if you wish to arrive on the 29th evening, that is fine, though we may still be setting up. There will also be a small additional charge for the extra night at the retreat site ($10 to $15.)

 

Departure is after lunch on 2 January 2017. The afternoon will be preparation for the BLISS festival starting on the 3rd.

 

If you require pick up or drop off at the Gold Coast airport, please let us know.

 

What to Bring

• Comfortable, respectful clothing.

Please be aware that monks and nuns will be in attendance and the event is a spiritual gathering, so short shorts, halter tops or other revealing clothes won’t be appropriate.

• Most of the rooms include beds with sheets and blankets. 

• Toiletries and towel. (Consider sun cream & insect repellant as well.)

• Swimmers.

• Meditation cushion and yoga mat or shawl or blanket that you can do yoga on. 

• Shoes that are easy to take off, as we will remove shoes in the meditation room.

• Optionally: Musical instruments, journal and pen. Music, art, poetry, (etc.) to share on the Talent Sharing Evening.

• Optionally: Hiking boots, sports clothes and equipment, games for children. Children will need good sunsafe hats for outdoor play -- and that would be a good recommendation for adults, too

 

Sharing Your Talents and Interests

 

Please consider bringing a song, poem, skit or other creative presentation to share with us on the Talent Sharing evening on 2nd January.

 

Food

 

All meals are provided and will be healthy, abundant and “sentient” vegetarian (no meat, fish, chicken, eggs, onions, garlic or mushrooms.)  If you are gluten-free or vegan many meals will be fine, but you may want to bring soy milk or rice cakes, or a few other extras. Salad and raw fruits will be available abundantly for those with raw food tendencies. We will try to source locally-grown foods and some percentage of organic food.

 

There will also be books, CDs and some other items for sale at the shop, so bring a little spending money.

 

Children and Childcare

Childcare will be provided for all ages, based on numbers and ages of children and teenagers attending. Childcare is provided during workshop times, but not during meditation, so parents may need to take turns and share with other parents for younger children.

 

There is a pool available for swimming, but children will require supervision at all times.

 

Contact Details and Address

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The address of Gunnebah Retreat is 586 Nobbys Creek Rd, Nobbys Creek NSW 2484.  The phone number is (02) 6679 1565.

 

​After the 29th of December you can contact Ananda Marga at  retreat on 0400 222 887.

 

What not to bring

 

Alcohol, junk food, non-prescription drugs, cigarettes and pets. Kids computer games or electronic toys would need to only be used in their own room or tent and are not encouraged.