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Australia's
Leading Sustainable Retreat Centre
Gudhara Holistic Sanctuary
Wingello NSW 2579
P: 02 4884 4467
(9am to 5pm Mon-Fri)
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About Us
Gudhara Holistic Sanctuary is a not-for-profit organisation run by a small
group of people under the principles of social, economic and environmental
sustainability. Our weekend workshops are conducted in various locations
in the Southern Highlands by experienced facilitators with an emphasis
on raising consciousness for personal and global transformation. We are
based on a model of sustainability and each guest is encouraged to undertake
some environmental practice such as organic gardening or bush regeneration.
This provides a balanced perspective during the weekend and inspires them
to live more sustainably when they return to their everyday life.
What is valued most
in life at Gudhara is:
- Equality, friendship
and compassion
- Open communication
and resolution of conflict
- Integrity in business
and personal exchanges
- Living in harmony
with the natural environment
- Health and spiritual
growth
- Creativity and
a zest for life
Your Hosts
Greg O'Donnell
B. Arch. (Hons)
Greg has been teaching meditation and conducting transformational workshops
for the last 20 years. He has run ashrams around Australia, founded Sydney
Confesters and The Interfaith Forum and has taught meditation at Alcoa
Australia and The Green Building Council of Australia. Greg is also a
spiritual architect whose
works include the Peace Pavillion at the Sydney Olympics, a Hindu Temple
in Sydney's Western Suburbs and many residential projects. He takes his
clients through a spiritual design process including visualisations, mind
mapping and earth energy attunement to produce unique designs which are
environmentally sensitive and nourishing for the soul. Greg regularly
conducts workshops on topics including Soul Destiny, Life Purpose and
Spiritual Design. He has lectured in design at UTS and presented workshops
in Australia, India and Europe.He recently presented at the Parliament
of the World Religions in Melbourne and organised the 2010 Earth
Hour Vigil at Sydney's Observatory Hill. Greg is co-founder of Gudhara
Holistic Sanctuary.
Alison Parr B.A. (Visual Art), B.App.Sc. (Env.Hlth)
Alison grew
up on Wirradjirri country in western NSW and has always had an affinity
with the land. She has worked in environmental planning, management and
education in sustainability for over 15 years, is a committee member of
the Wingecarribee Climate Action Network and is a co-founder of Gudhara
Holistic Sanctuary. Alison is also a graphic designer and fine arts practitioner
and has an active interest in deep ecology and shamanism. She has studied
Native American, Aboriginal and Vodun shamanic traditions and is an experienced
ecoshamanism facilitator and uses shamanic practices to help reconnect
people with nature and mother earth. She inspires others by living sustainably,
intimately and genuinely with our earth.
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