Events on The South Coast
Community Events
SUNRISE MEDITATION & SWIM
MONDAY | SUNRISE | HUSKISSON or VINCENTIA
Most Mondays I host a meditation session on the beach in the Huskisson/Vincentia area, followed by an optional swim in the ocean. This event is weather dependant and moves with the timing of sunrise, so details and confirmation go out the day prior on WhatsApp for meditators and on my socials for the general community (social links below)
Everyone is welcome! If you would like to attend and haven't yet learnt Vedic Meditation, you can enjoy any silent practice you already have, or simply sit quietly for 20 mins and enjoy the start of the day.
If you have learnt Vedic Meditation, you have the option to be added to the South Coast Meditators WhatsApp Community, which includes a dedicated chat for sunrise group meditation. You will find all the details there and can be notified each week if we're going ahead.
If you haven't learnt Vedic Meditation, then make sure to follow my socials below and check in on Sundays! I'd love to see you there.
HERE in Nowra - A Vedic Festival
Join in the fun as Be Here Nowra hosts HERE in Nowra 2026 - a month full of Vedic wisdom, workshops and community events, right here in the Shoalhaven.
In October, meditators from all over the world will return to the area for the 2nd, biannual HERE in Nowra festival. It's a month of free wisdom talks, retreats, consultations, group meditation, knowledge courses, workshops, social events and more. Some events are for meditators only, while others are open to the wider community. If you'd like to find out more and see what's on...
Group Meditation For Meditators
GROUP MEDITATION IN MILTON
THURSDAY JULY 09 | 6PM | BHAVA YOGA STUDIO - MILTON
With the meditation community growing and spreading south, I am offering an in person group meditation, starting with once a month and seeing how it goes.
If you have learnt Vedic Meditation, you will have the option to be added to the South Coast Meditators WhatsApp community, which includes a dedicated chat for Milton and Ulladulla where upcoming events and group meditation info will be announced.
An in person introduction talk will be offered prior to group meditation at 5pm if you have friends or family who may like to come along
WEEKLY SUNDAY GROUP MEDITATION
EVERY SUNDAY | 9AM | NOWRA CBD
Be Here Nowra host a weekly group meditation in Nowra CBD from 9am - 10am. There is time for Q&A with a range of teachers from Be Here Nowra, including myself, alternating hosting. Chats can continue afterward with teachers and fellow meditators with an optional drink at Hyper Hyper Coffee. If you have learnt Vedic Meditation, you will have the option to be added to the South Coast Meditators WhatsApp community, which includes a dedicated group meditation chat - where weekly group meditation locations and teachers will be announced.
An in person introduction talk is typically hosted by a Be Here Nowra teacher afterwards at 10am if you have friends or family in town who may like to come along
WEEKLY WEDNESDAY ONLINE GROUP MEDITATION
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 6:30PM | ONLINE
My incredible colleague Lozz, who also teaches with Be Here Nowra, offers a weekly online group meditation on a Wednesday evening from6:30pm-7:30pm. This can be joined from the comfort of your own home, office or wherever you might be. If you have learnt Vedic Meditation, you will have the option to be added to the South Coast Meditators WhatsApp community, which includes a dedicated chat for online group meditation. Lozz will confirm each week via WhatsApp, and provide the link. Get comfy and bring your questions!
If you can't make one of the above options and would like to join a regular group meditation, I have colleagues all over the world who offer online group meditation and Q&A and they would be happy to see you. There are also plenty of teachers around who offer in person group meditation, so if you're moving away, or travelling, and would like to try find a group meditation near you, reach out and I can see if there's someone in the area I can recommend for you!
Guru Purnima
This event, for those who have learnt Vedic Meditation and honours and celebrates the Gurus in our life - any remover of darkness, anyone, or anything, that has taught us something - on the full moon night in July each year.
This year we will celebrate on Wednesday July 29 from 6:30pm in Huskisson at the Community Centre with myself and my colleagues, Lozz and Brendan hosting the event for the Shoalhaven.
We will perform 'Puja' - the ceremony you witnessed when you first received your mantra and you will have the chance to offer a flower and a wish. The mythos of Guru Purnima is that a boon is granted in response to the wish offered with your flower. The only caveat being the wish should benefit both yourself, and as many other people as possible.
After Puja we will have a group meditation, enjoy tea and some sweet treats and then go for a moonlit stroll through the mangroves (weather permitting), following a few traditions associated with celebrating this wonderful event.
The event is free to attend. Please just bring yourself and a flower to offer.
For catering purposes we ask that you RSVP below.
Rounding
Rounding is an extension of our meditation practice. A round consists of a short set of asana (yoga poses) followed by pranayama (breathwork) then our regular 20 minute Vedic Meditation and we finish with an extended lie down to integrate the practice. Rounding is extremely restful and calming for the body and the asana and breathwork that we use can be modified so that anyone who has learnt Vedic Meditation can enjoy the practice.
Rounding is sometimes referred to as 'industrial strength stress release' and allows us to rest deeply and may allow us to release more stress and fatigue than we ordinarily would during our regular practice.
A round takes just under an hour and once you have learnt, you can enjoy the practice in place of your twice daily meditations at home, or you can join a retreat to practice multiple rounds a day! You will also be welcome to join drop in style, twice monthly group rounds at Nowra Hill, with myself or one of the other Be Here Nowra teachers.
GROUP ROUND
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 06 | 5PM - 6PM | NOWRA HILL
Anyone who has learnt to round with myself or one of my qualified colleagues can join me for a group round.
Rounding in a group, like meditating in a group, can feel 'deeper' and many people enjoy returning to round in a group setting after learning to experience this, to check their practice and to ask questions about the practice or experience.
Bookings are essential so please CLICK HERE if you'd like to join this group round.
Investment - $15
BYO yoga mat and blanket (or reach out ahead of time if you need to borrow a mat)
The yoga studio is on a beautiful property - Ushuaia Farm. Follow the signs for the farm and then the studio
This is an event I host for Be Here Nowra - a local not-for-profit. The cost of the event is paid to BHN and I only take anything made above the event costs as the teacher.
LEARN TO ROUND WORKSHOP
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 | 4PM - 6PM | NOWRA HILL
Anyone who has learnt Vedic Meditation with myself, or one of my colleagues can learn to round with me.
The first hour of the workshop is instruction on the specific asana sequence and pranayama that is used in a round. The second hour we will practice a round together.
Bookings are essential so please CLICK HERE if you'd like to join me.
Investment - $108
No yoga or breathwork experience necessary
BYO yoga mat and blanket (or reach out ahead of time if you need to borrow a mat)
The yoga studio is on a beautiful property - Ushuaia Farm. Follow the signs for the farm and then the studio
This is a workshop I host for Be Here Nowra - a local not-for-profit. The cost of the workshop is paid to BHN and I only take a % as the teacher.
GROUP ROUND
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 | 5PM - 6PM | NOWRA HILL
Anyone who has learnt to round with myself or one of my qualified colleagues can join me for a group round.
Rounding in a group, like meditating in a group, can feel 'deeper' and many people enjoy returning to round in a group setting after learning to experience this, to check their practice and to ask questions about the practice or experience.
Bookings are essential so please CLICK HERE if you'd like to join this group round.
Investment - $15
BYO yoga mat and blanket (or reach out ahead of time if you need to borrow a mat)
The yoga studio is on a beautiful property - Ushuaia Farm. Follow the signs for the farm and then the studio
This is an event I host for Be Here Nowra - a local not-for-profit. The cost of the event is paid to BHN and I only take anything made above the event costs as the teacher.
Rounding Retreats
During October this year for the HERE in Nowra festival, there are a range of rounding retreats on offer. Click the link below to see what's being offered by my dear colleagues from around the world at Bamarang Bush Retreat.
