Awakening through Insight Meditation

About Still Water Insight

Still Water Insight is a space dedicated to awakening through the practice of Insight Meditation. Rooted in the Buddha’s teachings on clear seeing (Vipassana), we offer retreats, courses, and talks to support the deepening of presence, wisdom, and freedom. Whether joining us in New South Wales or online, you’re invited to explore the path of awakening through your own lived experience, grounded in the body and supported by community.

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“Insight is any way of looking that releases craving.”

— Rob Burbea

Upcoming events

  • Clear Seeing Day Retreat

    Clear Seeing Day Retreat

    Sun 29th Mar 2026, 10am-4:30pm AEST, North Narrabeen, NSW

    The Clear Seeing day retreat offers a gentle invitation to pause and return to your inner ground. Through rest and embodied awareness, the body unwinds, the mind softens, and clarity begins to reveal itself.

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  • Foundations of Mindfulness - An Eight-Week Meditation Course

    Wed 15th Apr - 3rd Jun 2026, 7-8:30 pm AEST, Online

    This eight-week course is an invitation to learn and deepen the foundations of mindfulness as taught by the Buddha. Rooted in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, the course supports the gradual cultivation of awareness, presence, and the capacity to meet experience with greater clarity and spaciousness.

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  • The Inner Rhythm of Being

    The Inner Rhythm of Being

    Fri 26th June - Wed 2nd July 2026, Witon, NSW

    The Inner Rhythm of Being Retreat is an invitation to slow down, soften, and reconnect with the innate intelligence of the body. The body is a vehicle for awakening—for, as the Buddha taught, all the teachings are found within this very body.

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