Celia Roberts Yoga and Meditation Retreats

27/08/2025

The greater the obstacle, the greater the opportunity - such is the Ta***ic way ✨

26/08/2025

🌒 BIYOME Evening Dark Retreat 🌑
Join Celia Roberts BSc for a profound evening immersion into the ancient practice of dark retreat, inspired by the teachings of Tibetan Master Namkhai Norbu and Dr. Andrew Holecek, renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, lucid dreaming, and meditation. Holecek describes dark retreat as “meditation on steroids”. Dark Retreat is a powerful method of inner exploration, growth - and awakening - with the dark being considered such a valuable feminine teacher.

Darkness has long been revered for its ability to restore balance, quiet mental noise, and awaken the luminous mind (prabhāsvarā). In the tradition, dark retreat (mun mtshams) is closely associated with advanced practices such as , where time in complete darkness is used to deepen awareness and accelerate contemplative insight. Contemporary research supports these traditional insights, showing that extended time in darkness influences circadian rhythms, alters and levels, and produces measurable effects on brain and body states, facilitating deep rest, perceptual shifts, and transformative healing. It may help manage sensory processing challenges.

At BIYOME, our Evening Dark Practice provides a safe and supportive environment to begin this path of night-time meditation. Through stillness, gentle movement, and guided contemplations, participants will directly experience how the absence of light can open new depths of clarity, non-dual awareness, self-realisation and spiritual awakening.

Evening Program – Saturday, October 11th, 2025 | 5.30pm – 8.30pm

5.30 – 6.00pm Evening Twilight Preparatory Practice

6.00 – 6.30pm Techniques for &

6.30 – 8.30pm Dark Retreat Meditation in complete darkness (restorative yoga postures provided; please bring a sleep mask Manta Pro Sleep mask recommendation here). One candle will gently light the room as required.

Location: BIYOME
Investment: $128

Please bring a sleep mask, water, a pillow and layered clothing for warm and cold temperatures

https://mantasleep.com.au/products/manta-sleep-mask-pro

19/08/2025

Let us know if you can come?
Meditation Retreat with periods of silent meditation in Japan amongst the blossoms.
September 30th is the date to finalise your intention 🍀 🌸 🍀
https://biyome.com.au/special-events/zen-monasteries-cherry-blossoms-japan-meditation-retreat/

18/08/2025

Laughing at .

“If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.
If you let go completely, you will find complete peace and freedom."
Ajahn Chah

Laughter helps you let go a lot!

15/08/2025

The one you love is yourself.
The one you hurt is yourself.
🪷

Jean Kline (Advaita Vedanta)

14/08/2025

If your mind feels rigid, tight, separate, afflicted, pained….
You can change your mind.
You can see through your mind.
You can work with the heart.

Soften the heart and forgive. ♥️

Tomorrow, we will work with our compassionate cultivation of consciousness - our loving awareness.

Friday retreat - the value of true compassion.
https://biyome.com.au/meditation-classes-brisbane/rrt

11/08/2025

The most loved 4 day intensive


Find out more
https://biyome.com.au/cpd-pages/cpd05-restorative-yoga-teacher-training-restorative-yoga-therapy/

50hrs registered training
50hrs endorsed training and Federation of ()

11/08/2025

ZEN MONASTERIES & CHERRY BLOSSOMS JAPAN MEDITATION RETREAT

6 – 17 April 2026 | Blossom Season | Kyoto, Kanazawa, Myoko Kogen, Nagano, Osaka

An Immersive Zen & Meditation Pilgrimage

Step into the heart of Japan’s monastic tradition. This retreat introduces you to the country’s rich spiritual heritage through temple stays, authentic Zen teachings, and immersion in Japan’s natural and cultural beauty.

Rooted in simplicity, presence, and reverence, this is a pilgrimage of the heart and mind – this is a journey through the essence of Zen, wabi sabi, and Japanese monastic life. You’ll walk beneath blossoming sakura, meditate with Zen monks, and rest in temples, ryokans, and serene mountain lodges.

Your Guides

Celia Roberts – BIYOME founder, meditation teacher of over 20 years, and former resident of Japan for 3.5 years, where she immersed herself in the language, traditions, and cultural life of Japan.

Leigh‑Ann Rohde – Long‑time BIYOME colleague, part‑time resident in Japan, and devoted student of its culture, natural beauty, and seasonal rhythms.

Together, Celia and Leigh‑Ann will guide you beyond the tourist trail into authentic temples, gardens, and experiences rarely seen by visitors.

https://biyome.com.au/special-events/zen-monasteries-cherry-blossoms-japan-meditation-retreat/

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cherry blossoms, experience, .

6 – 17 April 2026 | Blossom Season | Kyoto, Kanazawa, Myoko Kogen, Nagano, OsakaAn Immersive Zen & Meditation PilgrimageStep into the heart of Japan’s monastic tradition. This retreat introduces you to the country’s rich spiritual heritage through temple stays, authentic Zen teachings, and imm...

05/08/2025

8 August - Meditation for Radical Healing from Illness, Cancer & Other Diseases (Evidence-Based) 9:30 - 12:30

On Friday, Sam and I will be teaching together.

So, do come.
https://biyome.com.au/meditation-classes-brisbane/

30/07/2025

It’s the most fabulous training! Anita is incredible ✨

https://biyome.com.au/cpd-pages/cpd16-music-yoga-therapy-and-sound-meditation/

28/07/2025

The more you think…
The more you doubt.

Teachings with Samasneri Jayasara
https://youtube.com/?si=0GKpCAPc4v9IUeUT

27/07/2025

The healing power of exceptional silence with Buddhist nun, Samasneri Jayasara.

As Ramana Maharshi once said, “silence is the teaching”. Silence is the highest teaching, the loudest prayer and the highest form of grace.

Sri Nisagardatta Maharaj said “to go beyond the mind, you must be silent and quiet.”

We are peering into all disciplines, despite resting in the silent teachings of , remembering that the mind is all stories.


The science of silence
https://biyome.com.au/meditation/the-benefits-of-silence/