Australian Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness

21/07/2025

Sending so much love to our beautiful Unveiling the Gold retreat participants as they begin a powerful week of deep meditation, insight, connection and transformation in the Yarra Valley with ACMM Founder, Lisa Forde.

This intimate retreat is a sacred journey, a time to slow down, to listen inward, to share stories in circle, and to uncover the gold that lives within. 🌟

May this experience leave you feeling held, inspired, and deeply in touch with the wisdom within. 💚

21/07/2025

💛 A beautiful opportunity to begin your journey

When you enrol in any ACMM course before 30 July, you’ll receive a nourishing bundle of support valued at up to $333, including:

✨ A self-paced retreat
✨ Two inspirational eBooks
✨ $100 retreat voucher (for Certificate+)
✨ 6 months of Business Lounge membership (for Certificate+)

The best part? You can enrol now and begin anytime in the next 6 months.

Whether you’re ready to dive in today or gently preparing for a quieter season ahead, now is your time to say yes to personal and professional growth.

Download Course Prospectus: https://www.meditationandmindfulness.com.au/here-is-the-acmm-prospectus
Book a Chat: https://acmm.as.me/discoverycall
Enrol Today: https://form.jotform.com/221387821907865

14/07/2025

🧘 It’s Tonight!! and It’s Not Too Late to Join Us!

Come along to our ACMM Community Meditation Night this evening for a powerful Metta Meditation for Peace led by ACMM Founder Lisa Forde.

This heart-opening practice will send waves of compassion and goodwill to ourselves, our loved ones, our communities, and the parts of the world that need peace most. 💛 🕊

Then stick around for a relaxed live Q&A with Lisa, your chance to ask anything about our courses, get guidance on your meditation journey, and learn more about our new Practical Foundations of Meditation and Mindfulness Course.

✨ Tonight – Monday 14 July
✨ 7:30pm AEST (Syd/Melb Time)
✨ Online – link sent after you register
✨ Everyone is welcome!

👉 It’s not too late to register – https://acmm.as.me/freemeditationnight
We can’t wait to meditate with you 🧘‍♀️💫

15/06/2025

🌟 TONIGHT! 🌟
Join us at 7.30pm (AEST) for our free Community Meditation Night

It’s not too late to register, you’ll receive the Zoom link immediately!

🕯️ Be guided by ACMM Mentor Donna Sheil through a powerful Yule Flame Meditation, where we’ll gently release limiting beliefs and invite in renewed hope and dreams.
🕯️ Open to everyone – bring a loved one.

👉 Register now & we’ll see you soon: https://acmm.as.me/freemeditationnight

13/06/2025

We love seeing our graduates thrive! Here's Anthony Wu loving his Work Placement with KMPG in Melbourne.

11/06/2025

Another great student and graduate practise night last week hosted by ACMM Mentor Jen Hill. These practise nights are a great opportunity to connect with the community, practise and have fun doing it! If you would love to learn to guide meditation, visit our website to explore the options.

ACMM Mentor Jen Hill hosted another great Practise Night last week. This time, students and grads practised guiding each other through a Body Connection Medi...

05/06/2025

If you want to develop a daily meditation practice and are struggling...this might help!

04/06/2025

Women’s stories of DV are rumbling under our feet. Tragically, one in four Australian women experience the fear, extreme stress and isolation involved. Politicians seem happy enough to ignore the problem, or throw some patchy money at it in the run up to an election and then move onto 'more important' matters.
Meanwhile, tragic stories drape the news headlines, revealing a national crisis that rages on regardless of whether we choose to look.
Every time I hear another story, I feel the sharp pang of an old wound being gouged. It may be the same for the other 1 in 4 women who have experiences of this kind in their past.
I look back 20+ years, thinking, surely it must be better now. Surely, the police are doing more, there’s better intervention and protection. But these stats tell me that not enough has changed. The family court system is as sluggish as ever; continuing to aggravate the fragile emotions of all involved.
It’s tricky for traumatised voices to speak out. The healing and recovery process is long and hard, especially where children are involved and the experience was protracted, as it often is. Once the immediate danger is over, mothers have no time to gather themselves together, before the devoted task of lifelong repair and support for their children begins.
We need to hear more about this, and you will be reading more about it on this feed as I pen a book about my experience of DV, how it impacts identity, functioning and parenting and how meditation and mindfulness can help.
I’m writing about something deeply personal. Meditation helped me psychologically survive DV—and rebuild a life from the inside out. I believe there are many others who need to hear this. If that’s you, I hope this journey brings hope and clarity.
I look forward to sharing excerpts as I write, and taking you along this journey with me. A journey of awareness, healing and insight through my lived experience. Please follow if you would like to stay with me and share this with those who could benefit🙏 Lisa Forde

03/06/2025

✨ Experience the Power of Meditation with Us! ✨

Join us for our next Community Meditation Night on 16 June at 7.30pm AEST.

Led by ACMM Mentor Donna Sheil, author of our Connecting with Nature elective, in this session you’ll be guided to release limiting beliefs into the Yule Flame and spark your hopes for the year ahead. 🔥

A chance to:
✨ Try a unique style of guided meditation
✨ Connect with like-minded souls
✨ Meet one of our beloved mentors
✨ Get a feel for the ACMM learning experience

Free & open to all. Zoom link emailed upon registration.

👉 Register now and bring a friend: https://acmm.as.me/freemeditationnight

27/05/2025

You don’t need more pressure in your life.

You need space. Ease. Permission to move at your own pace. 🌿

Our teacher training is self-paced and fully supported—designed to flow with your life, not against it.

Whether you need time, space, or room to breathe… this path meets you there.

Explore the most gentle kind of beginning - https://sacredstart.gr8.com/

27/05/2025

The Online Meditation Teacher Training Retreat “Living with Grace and Ease” last weekend focused on exploring grace and ease in daily life through various meditation practices, Yoga Nidra sessions, and contemplative exercises designed to help participants connect with inner guidance and support. Lisa guided participants through multiple meditation sessions, including walking meditations and a detailed polarity integration exercise, while encouraging journaling and breakout discussions to process personal experiences.

The underlying themes in the Living with Grace and Ease experience were:
- Accessing inner guidance and support to navigate life's challenges more smoothly. Grace can manifest in various ways, such as sudden insights, relationship shifts, or problem resolutions.
- Empowerment through vulnerability, honesty, and courage, rather than traditional notions of power.

Participants used journaling prompts to explore deeper aspects of these themes and uncover potential areas for growth.

Lisa guided the group through an exercise on identifying and understanding personal polarities, or habitual ways of reacting. Participants shared their experiences and discussed how these reactions often stem from fear and past conditioning. Lisa emphasized the importance of recognizing and accepting these polarities without judgment, suggesting that by doing so, one can find a balanced middle ground and learn from both positive and negative reactions.

Yoga Nidra Practices were a feature of this retreat experience. Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation practice that aids awareness and dates back to ancient Hindu texts. Lisa guided participants to create a Sankalpa (heartfelt intention) for the practice and then took them through a body scan, focusing on relaxation and awareness of different body parts. This was a deeply relaxing and refreshing practice.

Walking Meditations were also part of the experience on both days. So many personal insights were gained by looking at nature more closely and mindfully, and reflecting on the mirrors of what we observe in our own lives. The group discussed their experiences of observing nature during walks, focusing on contrasts, polarities, and the grace inherent in natural processes.

The second day included various guided meditation sessions focused on relaxation, values clarification, and energy management, along with creative exercises and discussions about setting boundaries and cultural perspectives. The retreat concluded with participants reflecting on their weekend experiences and sharing insights about work-life balance and self-care.

On the second day, the group discussed the power of mantras and their personal experiences with using them for support and healing. Lisa shared her own experiences with mantra practice, particularly during times of crisis, and emphasized that mantras can be used in both challenging and everyday situations to foster a sense of grace and ease. The discussion highlighted the universal nature of mantras and their ability to support individuals across different belief systems and personal experiences. A powerful Mantra meditation followed.

During the weekend several movement practices were offered. Participants shared how they found different ways to connect with the music and their bodies. Lisa then led a journaling exercise focused on values and boundaries, and the group discussed their personal experiences with setting boundaries and asserting their needs.

The group reflected on their weekend retreat experience, sharing personal insights and takeaways. Many participants discussed how the retreat helped them clarify values, particularly around work-life balance and self-care. Several mentioned deep shifts in perspective.

“This was my first online retreat and my first with ACMM, amazing experience I gained so much on a personal level and the group connection and energy was awesome!” Felicity

“Engaging in thoughtful discussions, sharing experiences, and receiving support from others made the retreat feel personal and impactful” Saradha

“I came away enriched with new tools and insights as well as a felt sense of grace that will remain in me.” Phillipa

If you would love to be part of experiences such as these, explore our Meditation Teacher Training Programs here: https://www.meditationandmindfulness.com.au/acmm-course-prospectus/

Image: Our beautiful weekend retreat group! Thank you for your authenticity, honesty and courage 🙏💛🧡

24/05/2025

This isn’t just a training.

It’s a map for your next chapter.🧘

At ACMM, we support you to step into your calling with clarity and confidence—through expert business mentoring, practical tools, and a path that continues beyond graduation.

Because when the course ends… your journey is just beginning, and we’re here to walk with you.

Click here to explore how this could unfold for you - https://sacredstart.gr8.com/