Be Here Nowra

26/05/2026

When we launched Be Here Nowra, the mission was simple: help make Nowra a better place to be. Over the last four years, that vision has evolved in many ways.

In 2024, we were invited to join a team of passionate local business owners to help champion our town. Through the NSW Government Uptown Accelerator, we learned how to build a district team that advocates for and promotes the future of our area. We formed .org.au

Change is possible when people show up. Showing up for themselves through meditation. Showing up for their town through community.

Nowra is changing, and in many ways, for the better. We’re proud to play a small part in that shift.

21/05/2026

Be Here Nowra Audition Tape #2 .h.gross

21/05/2026

Curious about Vedic Meditation? Every Sunday at 10am we host a free introduction to Vedic Meditation talk. It’s a simple, no obligation chat about the practice, the history and how you can learn. You can ask questions and see if the practice might be right for you. Come join us

Sunday 10am-11am May 24th or 31st at El Horses (located off Egan’s Lane).

14/05/2026

Be Here Nowra - Teacher audition tape #1.

Barron. Hired ✅

10/05/2026

Four years of group meds. Over 200 free community group meds for Vedic Meditators. We love this town and all of you for showing up. Can’t wait to see what the next four years brings.

07/05/2026

Be Here Nowra is an experiment.

An experiment to see how a regional community, not exactly known for embracing the unknown, might respond to meditation.

A little over four years ago, Be Here Nowra began in the wake of bushfires, lockdowns, and a huge amount of stress in the community.

There was a question sitting underneath it all:

Would people in a regional town like Nowra be interested in something like meditation?

Would they show up?

The first real test happened on a rainy Tuesday night at El Horses in May 2022.

Nobody really knew how it would go. But every seat was filled.

Over the last four years, people have continued to show up.

Showing up for themselves. Then, a few months later, a family member, a colleague or a friend would arrive at our studio ready to learn.

This project continues to grow through good word of mouth.

The ripple effect in action.

Sunday morning group meditation has become a regular part of the week. Conversations are changing. People have become calmer, more connected, more inspired.

And slowly, something begins to shift.

This week, we celebrate four years of Be Here Nowra.

Along the way, a few humble things have happened:

• Over 350 people have learnt to meditate
• More than 200 free Sunday group meditations have been hosted
• A month-long festival of Vedic Meditation was held in Nowra happening again in October
• Be Here Nowra was featured on ABC TV’s Compass
• One of the world’s top Vedic Meditation teachers moved here and joined the project (Rachel)
• Three students who learnt to meditate here in Nowra have now trained as Vedic Meditation initiators

That last one still feels extraordinary.

Per capita, this little regional town now has more Vedic Meditation teachers than anywhere else in Australia.

Honestly, that’s insane. And beautiful.

To see students come along, learn this simple mental technique, have it change their lives, and then go off and want to share it with others, is incredibly moving.

The documentary continues with more to be captured at .festival in October.

Four years in, it feels safe to say the experiment is working. Can’t wait to see where we land in four more years.

05/04/2026

Thanks for the Easter Sunday group med and chai chats after. Love our community of meditators and the good vibes they are putting out into the world.

19/03/2026

For the last 4 years Joh and I have had the pleasure of helping people rest their nervous system through the technique of rounding. It’s our greatest honor to watch how much transformation can happen when we give our bodies permission to rest.

If you haven’t learnt meditation or rounding you can learn on retreat.

4 Day Retreat�Thu 23 July - Sun 26 July 2026��5 Day High Rounding Retreat �Wed 29 July - Sun 2 August 2026

https://www.beherenowra.com/retreat

24/02/2026

Join us as we clean up Nowra this Sunday.

Team Nowra are rolling up our sleeves and taking part in Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday with an event in Nowra CBD. If you'd like to join us, check the deets at: https://nowra.org.au/events/clean-up-australia-day-in-nowra/

30/01/2026

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MEDITATION? Whether it’s to release accumulated stress, lower anxiety, sleep better, slow aging, find balance or experience inner peace - meditation helps. It’s not a magic pill but a system for releasing stress in the body which can have an impact on all areas of our lives.

Tomorrow. Sunday Feb 1st at 10am we have a free introduction at El Horses (22 Berry st Nowra). Come hear about Vedic Meditation and how it can help you transform. No rsvp necessary. Just show up.

Tag a friend and come along.

DM us for any questions.

11/01/2026

For the last 3.5 years every Sunday morning we’ve come together as a community for group meditation. What started as a handful of dedicated people has grown into a diverse, curious and evolving group who continue to show up with enthusiasm every week.

Today we sent off who will undertake initiator training in India alongside .harding.18

It’s so exciting to see our community of teachers growing and the ripple effect is real.

If you are meditation curious come down and see why so many Shoalhaveners are picking up the practice. Our next in person intro talk is Sunday Feb 1, 10am at El Horses. DM for more details or arrange a phone call.