Goodna Ipswich Meditation

09/10/2025

🌞SUNDAY 12th OCTOBER .
🌞CURRONG ROOMS (next to Scout Hall)
GREENBANK Community Centre . 145 Teviot Road .
🌞10am-11-30am

Life IS better with meditation ! For each of us , whether we are ‘the doctor , the baker or the candlestick maker ‘ - we need to find our own centre of calm. The world throws challenges at each of us, little/big , good/bad. It’s not the nature or the size of the events that shape our lives, it’s how we handle them.

Regular meditation maintains a healthy balanced mindset . It’s a practical way to develop a calm, focused inner sanctuary , far away from daily life .

It’s the best medicine going , the natural healing elixir for our worries - and importantly - a sweet and joyful experience . We all love feeling happy and at peace with the world - so here is an easy way to bring more of that into our life.

Once a month Sunday Morning Meditation is a great introduction. My name is Jivananda , I host the morning, sharing simple easy meditations , step by step guided .
The door is open, the chance is on offer . Come and find out how and why meditation is fantastic ! I have personally been practicing mantra meditation for 50+ years, and I love sharing this with others.

I hope to see you this Sunday 12th Oct .

🌞The program is free of charge, a donation tin is by the door- and all donations help cover the expenses . (Sorry no EFT available ).
🌞comfy chairs, cushions provided, with a nice chai tea and snack at the end to finish off the morning 🙂 .

🌞any Q pls add to comments and i will answer best I can ,

for now , Namaste 🙏🏻Jivananda .

09/09/2025

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THIS SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER MEDITATION MORNING : 10AM-11:30 AM
GREENBANK COMMUNITY CENTRE

Come join in a peaceful, easy , Sunday morning 🎶 of mantra meditation.

🪷Breathe out stress and refresh with a guided session of yoga breath and mindful focus .
🪷Relax and ease your mind and inner being with Kirtan mantra meditation .
🪷 Find out how easy it is add meditation to each day to grow a happier life . *The meditations are fully guided - so no probs if it’s your first time .

🪷Jivananda here , and i am happy to invite you to join me this Sunday 14th September to share a morning of chanting sacred mantras . You may have never done this before, but truely it’s a beautiful experience .
Regardless of our circumstances, age, abilities, beliefs - this meditation is for everyone , and a real expression of our global connection . We are all part of a big big family. 🌎.

🪷your host for the morning , Jivananda .
🪷 chai tea and vego snacks available
🪷 friendly community event
🪷run by donations. $5 would be great to help me cover running costs! Donation tin by the door - sorry NO eftpos available .

🪷PLEASE NOTE : we are in the CURRONG ROOMS , at the Greenbank Community Centre , behind the main hall, next door to Scout Den .

I have been practicing this meditation for around 50 years, and ever grateful for the solid foundation and inner wisdom gained. And I love passing along what i have learned . Hope to see you there! Namaste . 🙏🏻

29/03/2025

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🌞 SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION
6th April, 10am - 11.30am

🌞 CURRONG ROOMS, GREENBANK COMMUNITY CENTRE
145 Teviot Road, Greenbank (next to the Scout Den, BEHIND main hall)

🧘🏼 Guided Meditation - easy and fun to join in for the first time and everytime!
🎶 Sacred Chanting
✨ Relaxed and welcoming space
💺 Air con +seating + cushions available for comfort
🥗 Chai, vego snack and new friends by the end of the morning 🙂
💌 Run by donations at the door (to help cover hall hire) *NO EFTPOS available*

Everyone is welcome - take this time to relax body and mind, and meditate together.

Book your spot here 👇🏼
https://events.humanitix.com/chant-relax-find-peace

Hope to see you there!!

Namaste,
Jivananda

13/12/2024

Namaste from Jiva🙏🏻. I hope all is well . Sharing post from Greenbank meditation . If you can ever make it over on a Sunday morning - it would be great to see you again .xx .
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31/10/2024

Hello everyone …. Shout out about this Sunday Meditation at Greenbank .

I hope all is well 🙏🏻🌸Jiva .

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This Sunday Morning Meditation will feature the mantra AHAM BRAHMASMI 🙏🏻 with a short talk on the meaning of this mantra. Plus plenty of group meditation (and a snack to finish off the morning ) . A great chance to join in soulful meditation and learn a little more each time about the benefits meditation brings to our lives .

🌸Starting 10am , 🌸CURRONG ROOMS (behind the main hall - see map in the FB posts) , 🌸SUNDAY 3rd NOVEMBER

🌸Everyone welcome 🙌🏻. A Community based program run by volunteers, and donations are welcome to help cover costs .

Namaste Jivananda 🙏🏻

17/09/2024

Just keeping old friends in Goodna in the loop . I hope all is well . 🙏🏻from Jiva .

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Dear Friends , This is Jiva here. (Jivananda - but Jiva works too 🤭) .

First , thank you everyone who came to Kirtan on Sunday 1st Sept . It was a lovely morning, and chanting together was a beautiful way to spend the morning ! (Btw - The next one is Sunday October 6th ) .

👋🏻If you are new to ‘Kirtan at Greenbank‘ , hello from me and welcome. 🙏🏻. Below are a few common questions I get asked , and might help to garner an idea of what ‘ this thing called Kirtan ‘ is about.

1) What is Kirtan ?

Kirtan is when 2 or more ppl join in chanting sacred yoga sounds (mantras) . One person leads with a mantra , others listen and place their concentration on the sound of the mantra. In response, everyone then chants the mantra together .
Kirtan is sung out load, set to music or rhythm, and is a meditation practice that is easy, natural , and as old as time. The history of Kirtan stretches back thru the history of this world . It’s tried and true. Kirtan restores inner peace and contentment and is open to everyone to freely join in .

2) Kirtan is meditation on Mantras . So what is a mantra?

Mantra is spiritual sound, the opposite to everyday material sounds . Mantras are the names and qualities of the Supreme Soul 🙏🏻. ‘Man’- means the mind , and ‘tra’ means to draw away from . Mantra draws our minds away from worldly concerns and habits, giving a peaceful road to travel along, as we seek out a deeper meaning to life.

3) Is Kirtan also called Mantra Meditation?

Yes . Kirtan is Mantra Meditation in a GROUP . More broader term of Mantra Meditation includes other meditation practices for personal, alone times, meditation such as yoga breath with mantra , and japa (using meditation beads) .
* These other personal meditations are also taught at Greenbank Kirtan mornings.

My goal as the host of the Sunday mornings is to provide a comfortable space to join in Kirtan, to give guests an understanding of how to practice mantra meditation and the wonderful benefits it brings .

Ist Sunday each month is a chance to hit the reset button, settle the busy mind and calm emotions. Kirtan Meditation is the perfect antidote to the anxieties of modern life .

I hope you can make it along on October 6th as we build our local community meditation base.

~10-11:30 am .
~Currong Rooms at Greenbank Comm Centre .
** pls check earlier posts for directions/map to Currong Rooms .

For now , all the best and my respects to one and all . Namaste Jiva 🙏🏻

28/07/2024

Nice little video on how natural and easy Kirtan is . Maybe you can make it to Greenbank ? First Sunday Morning each month . ✌🏻Jiva .

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28/07/2024

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09/06/2024

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Dear Friends ,

We have a new program starting in Greenbank on 7th July. It’s going to be regular once a month Sunday morning . We have a new FB setup now - hot off the press - woohoo !! (Thank you Amit for doing this !!)

We had the plan to rename Goodna FB and just carry on from there - but didn’t go so easily . So we decided to take a simpler option of a fresh new FB page . Any info on the Kirtan program will always be posted there .

If you’d like to join a Sunday morning meditation with Kirtan or keep up with what’s happening 👀- please go to the new page …. Kirtan Meditation Greenbank …. give it a Like , and then you will receive posts and updates from yours truely. 🙏🏻 .

All the best , thank you again for your support and friendship . I hope we can share some Kirtan at Greenbank , take some deep breaths of pure mantra and deep dives within. It’s a treasure hunt like no other.

For now , my respects Namaste, Jiva .

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Monthly Sunday morning Kirtan Meditation at Currong Rooms, Greenbank Community Centre on Teviot Road