TESTIMONIALS
‘The Broad Place Half Day Retreats have been a highlight of my spiritual journey the past few years, and I look forward to attending whenever I can. They’re little mini getaways for my mind and soul where I can decompress, fall apart and come back together again. I always leave feeling lighter, brighter, with more clarity and alignment. So many things make these retreats special – from Jac’s teachings and philosophies on life, the delicious and nurturing catering, and the collective supportive energy of other attendees who all have a story to share and contribution to make. Jac pours so much love into each of her events and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for purpose and meaning’ – Hazel Ip
“An entire day of guided introspection by The Broad Place’s nourishing (in ALL the ways) ways it a treat in itself. The bonus is all the takehomes that stay impregnated in your brain. Some smack you in between the eyes then and there, others trickle down and others are there planted for you when you might need to access them later. What a day of true nourishment in every sense of the word” – Megan Morton
‘Thank you so much for the incredible space and spirit to truly expand. You come and wave a wand with the right meaning and intentions around the wand to give us confidence to grow and be the self we wish to be. You are a Wizard Jacs. You make the thoughts feel actionable and real and with this we can make them more so. Thank you for being the Broad Place Wizard Jac’ – Tara Riddell
‘I’m in my 50’s ( just) and have family with two adult kids. I’m the CEO of one of Australia’s largest agribusinesses, which is an incredibly rewarding job that demands a huge amount of me. I travel frequently and need to work across multiple countries, time zones, and manage a business that has lots of people, a lot of animals and even more land. I was unsure about learning to meditate, but Jacqui expertly guided me through learning Integrated Meditation with such flexibility that I managed to fit in 20 minutes twice a day, or close to it, and to not feel guilty when I didn’t. The impact was immediate, and I felt more connected, calmer and mindful. I’ve been meditating when traveling, every day at work and anywhere I can fit it in essentially.
I have also been working with Jac one on one and have found her guidance through Mentoring to be a gamechanger for me. As a leader and a person, she has helped me create the time and space to reflect and approach everything I do intentionally and with more empathy and presence. I would highly recommend learning Integrated Meditation and The Broad Place to anyone that wants to not just work at their peak performance but also be a kinder, more creative, compassionate person’. – Hugh Killen, Australia
I am very happy to be returning to my much loved city of Melbourne with all our incredible students there and the abundance of creativity! I hope you can join me on a few of these educational immersive experiences and also we have a few more TBC mini workshops to potentially come also. Email us if you want to stay looped in and also if you want to stay abreast of February 2025 dates. -Jacqui Lewis
MELBOURNE INTEGRATED MEDITATION COURSE – 3 SESSIONS OVER 3 EVENINGS
Come and learn an incredibly powerful meditation practice with Jacqui Lewis that you can practice for life with. There are two group times available for Session One, in which a traditional Vedic ceremony will take place and you will receive your personal mantra and begin your meditation practice. Then in Session Two we will meet again, and dive into all the practicalities about this practice, how it differs from others and really get into the nuts and bolts of how to practice this every day. We will also begin to look into scheduling and how flexible you can be with your 10-20 minute sittings that will happen once or twice a day depending on your personal schedule. Session Three is where we explore the physical and neuroscience of your practice and arm you with more tools and inspiration behind this technique and how to bring meditation into your life with steadiness and long lasting shifts and changes.
Included in the course is all of your tuition, as well as membership to our online Vault with extra classes and information and the ability to resit our 2 hour long Masterclass online or resit the Live course either in person or online as you wish.
The fees are $1200 incl GST per person and we offer discounts for students, full-time single parents or those suffering financial duress so please reach out to us info@thebroadplace.com.au for more information.
The times on offer are:
SESSION ONE with has two options on Wed 20th November 4pm-5.15pm on OR 6pm-7.15pm (we will be in touch to book in the session that suits you more after you have enrolled)
SESSION TWO is Thurs 21st November 5.30-8pm
SESSION THREE is Friday 22nd November 5.30-8pm
And all three sessions have to be sat to complete the course.
NURTURING THE NURTURER: A SELF-CARE CLASS FOR MOTHERS
U-Fhern Chang will kick start this beautiful workshop off as a mother of four and founder of Elan House of Wellness, and then Jac Lewis will guide mums through a gentle class on self care, patience, compassion and kindness, drawing on ancient lineages and weaving them with modern psychology for you to feel calmer, more empowered and aligned to yourself as a human being first, then a mother. Beautiful teas and snacks from Elan will be provided and babes under 2 years are welcome to join the fun!
MELBOURNE INTEGRATED MEDITATION REFRESHER SESSION FOR EXISTING STUDENTS
We are offering a GIFTED 90 minute Refresher Session for our existing Integrated Meditation students! This will be Friday afternoon 3-4.30pm on Friday 22nd November. This is the perfect way to refresh, recharge and polish up your practice no matter where you are at with it! Jac will guide you through some tools for making time for practice, you will refine your practice with her and meditate as a group, and bring questions or just come with an open mind! If you can’t make this Refresher Session then please let us know and if there is space to fit you into one of the evening IM Course sessions we will be able to confirm closer to the date.
WORKSHOP ON WORKING WITH PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE
Join Catie Gett and Jacqui Lewis for an engaging workshop on working with perimenopause and menopause as not a problem, but an opportunity for deep transformation and chance. Catie is the founder of The Staple Store and author of Notes to My Daughter, Notes to my Son and You + Me, and Jac will be going in an intimate space where she will talk on hormones and nutrition and Jac will be speaking on mindset, clarity and confidence. This event will be 2.5 hours in length and will also have time and space for questions and takeaways for all attendees.
This event is limited to a very small group so be sure to enrol as soon as you know. The event will take place in Fitzroy or Collingwood exact address TBC and will be 10am-12.30pm.
THE EMPOWERED WOMAN DAY RETREAT
Join Jac Lewis on a full day immersion into igniting your connection to higher self, understanding how to self lead, understanding the mind, body and soul on powerful levels, and have a full day of being taken care of with delicious drinks, food and excellent company.
Jac will cover tools, techniques and practices to understand your mind and nervous system and be able to regulate both and understand how to move from frazzled and overwhelmed into clear and calm. We will look at your personal purpose, and experience a transformational guided meditation experience to come into alignment with your wiser higher self also.
It’s really a day to not just learn a lot of practical education, but time and space for you to come in contact with the essence of you, and be nourished in the process.
This Retreat will take place Saturday November 23rd, and includes the whole experience, extra notes and prompts following the Retreat, all drinks and a beautiful lunch.
Fees per person are $395 and we also offer friends/family packages of 10% off for two people attending together.