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Awakening Consciousness

Meditate08
Australia's first major Meditation Conference and Expo featuring some of Australia's leading nondenominational teachers. Styles of presentation range from spoken word to music. The Meditate08 website provides links to teachers' websites and details of upcoming presentations, performances and workshops at the June 2008 Expo.

Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Dhamma talks recorded at the Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre in Perth Western Australia.

Australian Christian Meditation Community
A tradition of meditation that began with the Christian Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers.

Augustine Contemplation Path
Provides a contemplative practice that draws on Christian and Zen traditions and ancient wisdom.

Chinmaya Mission
Swami Tejomayananda, Swami Swaroopananda and Brahmacharini Nivedita offer teachings on Advaita Vedanta: The Upanishads and the Baghavad Gita.

Kumbada Studio
Set in the Victorian Dandenong ranges Kumbada Studio offers yoga and dance for adults and children and is the home of our Chanting Satsang on most Saturday evenings.

Swami Beyondananda
A spiritual comic. Surf the cosmic waves with Swami Beyondananda. Enlightening our burdens and poli-tickling the body politic. http://www.wakeuplaughing.com

The Sacred Site
Online broadcasts of religious and spiritual issues

Music

Anne Norman
A leading performer of contemporary shakuhachi, Japanese bamboo flute. Much of Anne's work has focussed on improvisation in interaction with other artists, including actors, dancers, poets, visual artists, installation artists and musicians. Anne has a Masters in Ethnomusicology (Monash Univ) and a Bachelor of Music, DipEd (Melb Univ).

Wlodek Pawlik
A master pianist, composer and improvisor whose works span jazz, symphonic and sacred music. Wlodek has been an adjudicator at the International Jazz Piano Competition in Indianapolis and was named The Best Polish Jazz Musician Of The Year and The Best Polish Jazz Pianist Of The Year by Jazzi Magazine.

Neon Egypt
An excellent intuitive music ensemble. Whether called Meditative Jazz, World Jazz, or World Fusion, Neon Egypt's offering is decidedly unique. Expressive, free-flowing saxophone melodies float gracefully over Taiko-like melodic drum lines. All of Neon Egypt's selections are 'first takes' of spontaneously improvised Intuitive Music, recorded live.

Ty Burhoe
Ty Burhoe has been a disciple of the great tabla maestro, Ustad Zakir Hussain, since 1990. From that time forward, he has been wholly dedicated to music as a career and as a spiritual path. Ty is known for his sensitive accompaniment and melodious style. He works with a broad range of artists including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Art Lande, Krishna Das, Curandero (Miguel Espinoza), Ustad Sultan Khan, Tony Furtado, Bela Fleck and more.

Carson Crickmore Guitars
Philip Carson-Crickmore creates handmade guitars of exceptionally high quality. His guitars are played by leading Australian artists and session musicians including John Butler, Xavier Rudd, Shane O'Mara and Sam Leman..

The Planet
Rare music from around the globe. Takes you to links with other great music programs.

The Boite
Australian venue for World Music, a magazine and a music resource

Community

Sustainable Living Foundation
A community based not-for-profit organisation committed to promoting, celebrating and practicing the principles of sustainable living.

Wiseworld
Calender of community conscious events around Melbourne

Living Now E-zine
Presents a variety of views, products and services relating to alternative health, ecological and spiritual issues.