Christine Thompson
Vipassana Insight Tradition
Christine Thompson has had a love of the Buddha Dharma since the 1970’s and in 1975 she attended her first Vipassana retreat in India. She then lived in a dharma community in the U.K. with Christopher Titmuss and Christina Feldman for four years. In her capacity as a psychotherapist and social worker, she has taught Mindfulness meditation to individuals and groups in the mental health and drug and alcohol fields. Until moving to Canberra, Christine was the Senior Buddhist Chaplain for Prisons under the auspices of the Buddhist Council of Victoria and Corrections Victoria. As part of this role Christine taught meditation and gave Dharma talks. As well as long personal retreats in India, Christine sat a three month retreat in the U.S. guided by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg and a two month personal retreat at the Forest Refuge, also in the U.S at IMS. Christine has been an assistant teacher at the Thai Temple, Bodh Gaya with Christopher Titmuss and Radha Nicholson and taught groups at the Dharma Gathering in Sarnath, India. Before moving to Canberra, Christine was a Dharma teacher as part of Melbourne Insight Meditation Group (MIMG). Christine was also the guiding teacher of a weekly Insight Meditation sitting group in Ferny Creek (Dandenong Ranges) called Heartwood Insight Victoria. Christine is a Mindfulness Mentor on Christopher Titmuss’s Mindfulness Training Course (online). |
Christine moved to Canberra in October 2015, and has formed a group – ‘Heartwood Insight Canberra’. Christine is available to give Dharma talks and teach meditation to a variety of groups as well as looking for people who can help set up day and weekly sitting for Heartwood Insight.
In 2019 Christine offered the possibility of a more in depth one to one contact exploring individual meditation practice. Open to both long term yogis and relatively new meditators, more individually focussed guidance is offered. These sessions are offered on a dana (donation) basis.
From mid April until July 2024 Christine will be on personal retreat. For a list of her retreats and teaching schedule please refer to the link below for Melbourne Insight Meditation.
In 2019 Christine offered the possibility of a more in depth one to one contact exploring individual meditation practice. Open to both long term yogis and relatively new meditators, more individually focussed guidance is offered. These sessions are offered on a dana (donation) basis.
From mid April until July 2024 Christine will be on personal retreat. For a list of her retreats and teaching schedule please refer to the link below for Melbourne Insight Meditation.