3-Day Silent Mindfulness Retreat by Adj A/Prof Angie Chew

IMPORTANT! PRE-REQUISITE:

This 3-Day Silent Mindfulnes Retreat is open to individuals who have attended at least one of Brahm Centre's Mindfulness Courses previously.

WHAT?

The Retreat

A 3-day silent retreat to connect with yourself without distractions. An opportunity to step away from the responsibilities to give yourself a much needed break, for self-reflection and emotional healing.

Practice techniques in calming yourself to heal your mind and body, building resilience in managing work and personal stress.

Benefits:

Deepened Self-Awareness: Silence creates space for introspection, helping us to connect with our inner thoughts, emotions, and beliefs without distraction.

Mental Clarity: The absence of external noise and social interaction allows the mind to calm, fostering greater mental clarity and focus.

Stress Reduction: Silence reduces overstimulation, helping to lower stress levels and promote a sense of inner peace.

Emotional Healing: Silent retreats provide a safe environment for processing and releasing pent-up emotions, facilitating emotional healing.

Increased Creativity: With less external input, the mind has more freedom to explore creative ideas and solutions.

WHEN?

Program Schedule (Bintan Time)

• Friday 27 June: 11am-8pm
• Saturday 28 June: 8:30am-8pm
• Sunday 29 June: 8:30 am-3pm

Program will comprise of mindfulness practices (sitting, walking, lying down and standing stretching, movement) developing compassion, kindness and equanimity with foundational attitudes of befriending, non-striving, curiosity, gratitude, acceptance and letting go)

Twin Sharing: $480 per person inclusive of 2-night twin room sharing, breakfast, lunch and one late afternoon tea break. Optional dinner on own account.

Single Room: $630 per person inclusive of single room, breakfast, lunch and one late afternoon tea break. Optional dinner on own account.

HOW do I get there & back?

• You are responsible for your transportation to and from the Island. Please book your ferry tickets with Bintan Resort Ferries by accessing the followoing link, http://www.brf.com.sg
• Please purchase your personal travel insurance for the duration of your stay.

Getting there (27th June)

You will be departing from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

We recommend to book yourself on the 8am or 9am (Singapore time) ferry on the 27th of June.to Bintan. This will allow you sufficient time to gather yourselfs upon arrival and be fully present, when the retreat begins at 11am.

Upon arriving at Bintan, you will be taken to the hotel in a FREE shuttle service provided by the hotel - a 10min ride.

Getting back (29th June)

Please book your ticket onboard the 6.30pm (Bintan time) ferry on the 29th of June.

The hotel's FREE shuttle will bring you to the ferry terminal on the day of your departure

You will be arriving at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore. Please be advised - booking a Grab, or hailing a taxi from TMFT can be difficult at that time, waiting times can be as long as 30 mins.

RETREAT LEADER

Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew is the Founder and CEO of Brahm Centre, a charity with over 50 staff, dedicated to promoting healthier and happier living. In recognition of her contributions in the mental health space, she was named “The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2019”.

She is the first certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher in Singapore conferred by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health, in collaboration with UMASS Memorial Health Care’s Center for Mindfulness. Angie is also a certified Dot-b and Paws-b Mindfulness teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK). In addition, she is a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course teacher trained by Oxford University Mindfulness Centre.

Angie is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Mindfulness at the National University of Singapore. She has conducted mindfulness courses, workshops and retreats to more than 10,000 people across all ages.

Her corporate clients extend across various industry sectors - from healthcare (Ministry of Health, National Health Group, SingHealth, Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Integrated Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Community Psychology Hub), education institutions (Ministry of Education, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, NUS High School, Dunman Secondary, Nanyang Girls’ High School, St Anthony's Canossian Secondary) to finance (DBS, OCBC, BOS and Goldman Sachs), just to name a few.

Notes:

• Please note that payments for courses are non-refundable but transferable

• Brahm Centre reserves the right to replace a trainer, should the trainer be unable to conduct the class due to unforeseen circumstances.