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Below are links to outstanding mentors, teachers and places, some whom we have come to know and love deeply.

Lorin Roche Ph.D, is one of the most highly experienced meditation teachers in the USA today. Completing his doctorate in 1987 adapting anthropological techniques to the study of intuition and meditation having researched and interviewed thousands of meditators, his work continues to reveal a common truth; that the low retention rate amongst meditators has a lot to do with discovering techniques suited to the nature and needs of each person instinctively. Most people believe they fail in meditation and inevitably opt out because they're undisciplined. His Master's Degree work focused on the crisis or turning points in a meditators development.

Married to Camille Maurine, both Lorin and Camille are known for Instinctive Meditation and Movement, an inspiring approach to meditation, body awareness and expressive energy practices. Lorin has been teaching, exploring and researching meditation since 1968. He began developing Instinctive Meditation in the mid-1970s.

All this led to the development of new approaches to learning meditation, based in naturalness and instinctive inner wisdom. Instinctive Meditation is as much an inquiry and an exploration as a teaching, which his new translated version of Bhairava Tantra - The Radiance Sutras - 112 Tantric Yoga Teachings - For Opening To The Divine In Everyday Life reveals.

What is already happening in your body? What is calling you? Instinctive Meditation works with individual uniqueness, and tends to feel more like an innate skill that you are remembering, than a technique you are learning. Lorin's work is aimed at activating your internal guidance systems and bringing forth your instinctive knowing, so that you safely practice meditation without being dependent upon gurus, systems or external authorities. He has written books and essays on what it means to have a meditation practice that makes one thrive, connect and strong in the 21st century. www.lorinroche.com

Camille Maurine is a renowned LA-based performing artist, trained in dance, theatre and the healing arts. She teaches meditation in a revolutionary, female friendly way. Over the years she has interviewed thousands of meditators about their experience for her two books which she co-wrote with her husband Lorin Roche, 'Meditation Secrets For Women' and '24/7'. She brings to meditation an embodied, psychological and spiritual expansiveness; returning the whole human being to themselves.

Her work KinAesthetics, is a fusion of movement, yoga, meditation and expression: as you witness the evolving process of the body and the psyche's generosity and ingenuity.
She is the creator of Moving Theater, a transformative performance process. Both Camille and Lorin, bring the art of embodied meditation into the 21st century, at last! www.camillemaurine.com

Founded in 1962, Esalen Institute is a centre encouraging work in the humanities and sciences promoting human values and potentials. Known worldwide for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential / didactic workshops, the steady flux of philosophers, psychologists, artists and, religious thinkers such as: Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Fritz Perls, NLP founders Bandler & Grindler, Fritjof Capra, Stanislav Grof, Gabrielle Roth, Anna Halprin, Thomas Moore - just to name a few, is consistent all year round with public seminars, residential work-study programs, invitational conferences, research, and semi-autonomous projects. Set up to foster personal development and social transformation, it is an environment to explore more deeply the world and ourselves. www.esalen.org

Re-connecting to our body and our planet - towards sustainable futures of wellness, imagination, eros and creativity. Associate Professor Freya Mathews: Philosophy Program Latrobe University Melbourne. Researches in Ecological Philosophy, Philosophy of Place, Indigenous Philosophy and Taoism. www.freyamathews.com

Arron Wood promotes Fire Starter - Kids Teaching Kids Environmental Programs - around Australia and soon, the world. 'As the 2007 Prime Minister's Envirionmentalist of the Year', Arron's believes that the environment should be a standardised unit in education, just like numeracy and literacy.
www.onelifeoneworldourfuture

Melbourne based Jungian Analyst Kevin Toohey - C.G.Jung-Institute, Zurich, Switzerland

Soul Centred Psychotherapy with Dr Kaali Cargill and Andrew Cargill in Melbourne, is the name given to an engaging therapy that focuses on relationship, mindfulness, attention, lived experience, meaning, honouring, enchantment and the sacred. www.kairoscentre.com

Dr Helen Georgiou a masterful physician in Traditional Chinese Medicine based in Melbourne.
www.hiddentreasuresofhealth.com.au

Michelle Mahrer is a highly experienced movement facilitator who facilitates ecstatic dance events in Melbourne. Influenced by Gabrielle Roth's 5 rhythms, shamanism and the healing power of dance, Michelle is also, an award winning filmmaker, producing 'Dances of Ecstasy.' mmahrer@bigpond.net.au

Kelly Casey is the principle behind meditation training for children, parents and teachers.
Melbourne Kids Meditate specialises in teaching simple and effective meditation techinques to children, to promote relaxation for active bodies and active minds. www.melbournekidsmeditate.com.au

Soma Chi Yoga is a dynamic, fluid practice that blends Vinyassa flow yoga with traditional Hatha yoga, martical arts and tai chi influences. Based in South Yarra, it's where I attend classes regularly run by principle and Somatic therapist Lianne Metcalf, an innovative and playful yoga teacher for our modern times. www.somachi.com.au

Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani is co-founder of Vitality - Allied Organic Health, a best selling author, award winning chiropractor and mother of 4 boys. She provides cutting edge information and knowledge on wholistic parenting from pregnancy to early childhood. www.welladjustedbabies.com

Thrive Natural Foods created by Michelle Russell is an educational journey towards a healthy lifestyle. Learn how nourishing food fuels and protects your body as you cook and eat your way to optimum health. www.thrivefoods.com.au

The Vitality Group - Organic Allied Health - Principle Director Dr Simon Floreani leads a dynamic team of wellness experts whose objective is to help your body’s innate wisdom express itself to its full genetic capacity. www.vitalitygroup.com.au

Wellness Connect (formerly Nuovon) is a natural health and wellness digital marketing firm dedicated to wellness professionals delivering the efficiency of on-line communication incorporating, web, email and sms marketing systems. www.wellnessconnect.com.au

Shiva Rea a leading teacher of transformative Vinyasa flow yoga and yoga trance dance.
A truly innovative, evolutionary, transforming teacher. www.shivarea.com

Whole Kids is Australia's leading certified organic snack provider for kids, and believe in healthy kids in a healthy world. Check out their full and impressive range; I particularly love their sea salt popcorn. Co-founders James and Monica Meldrum www.wholekids.com.au