What a day we had in Campbell Town for our Spring Muster! The weather cleared for the morning, and we were welcomed by a representative Elder, Meredith Lockheed, with ochres from several areas of Tasmania, including the Midlands, reflecting the diversity in the group that had gathered.
We explored the diversity in our practices, forming our ‘families’ of common practice, and sharing wisdom about ways of nurturing our practices: respecting our own boundaries, being kind to ourselves so we can be kind to others, Gentle Reminders to stay in the present with our senses open and going at our own pace, not being disappointed in or impatient with ourselves, practicing gratitude for what already brings joy in the natural world from the first moment we look out the window in the morning, having fun, and starting anew each new day. Our family tree looks something like this! 
We explored new practices in the workshops, using mud (clay) mindfully to express stories from our lives, meeting the pantukina layapinta/Elizabeth River, and moving with our breath around our window of tolerance. If you are interested in knowing more about these, send us an email and we can work out how to offer more mindful experiences of these kinds. We all got to take home a small clay container made mindfully by Miranda, to remind us how our practices and our MPA community ‘hold’ us safe and valued. Check out some photos of the event below.
We launched the MPA/UTAS research project Water Under The Bridge, which seeks to learn what happens down stream for those of us who have completed a mindfulness course over the past 9 years…if you are one of these, please check out the Research information and link here. We plan to have updates on our website, as well as initial themes that we can present at our next Muster in Autumn! Stay tuned for details next year…and if you missed out on your MPA Beanie this time, make sure you’re there for the Autumn version!