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Events
Yoga at Hovea Ashram Every Sunday
Introduction to Hatha Yoga, Psycho-Physical Exercises on Zoom every Sunday morning 8:30am Perth time.
For the link please telephone 0419 043768.
Previews are provided opposite of two videos filmed at Hovea Ashram:
“Hatha Yoga” & “Psychophysical Exercises”
Filmed and produced by Ian Sergeant and Maddie Bonnaire.
HATHA YOGA HOVEA ASHRAM from Manita Beskow on Vimeo.
PSYCHOPHYSICAL EXERCISES HOVEA ASHRAM from Manita Beskow on Vimeo.
Hovea Ashram Library
The library contains a diverse and eclectic range of books, in a quiet setting, ideal for relaxed reading or private study.
Topics
Books by Dr. Serge Raynaud de la Ferrière
Art – Mythology – Personal Development – Yoga – Spiritualism – Psychology – Jung – Freud – Science
Some examples of library titles
- Inventing the Future, David Suzuki
- Serendipity
- Synchronicity, the Bridge Between Matter and Mind
- Man and his Symbols, Carl Jung
- The Great Mother, Erich Neumann
- Shamanic Voices, Joan Halifax
- Limitless Mind
- The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- Jewels of the Pharaohs
- Discovering Life on Earth, David Attenborough
- The Legends and Myths of Hawaii
- Tales of Old Japan
- Asiatic Mythology
- Kundalini in the Physical World
- Spirit and the Mind
- Freedom in Exile, The Dalai Lama
Past Events
International Yoga Day
Winter Solstice Celebration
Sunday 22nd June 2025 | 9.30am – 4pm
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I Ching and Analytical Psychology:
An Experiential Overview
19th May 2024
Dr. Zhao Liu (Kevin) has a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Peking University. He is equipped with a Jungian perspective and has completed a one-year training program with teachers from the China Society of Analytical Psychology. He invited all to an introductory and experiential overview of what the I Ching interacts with our conscious and unconscious life using cases.
Symphony of Peace Prayers
18th May 2024
A global celebration of humanity’s diversity and oneness, bringing together people of all faith’s traditions and backgrounds in our common wish and prayer for peace and harmony.
Visions of the Cosmos:
Landscape Astrophotography from Western Australia.
23 March 2024
Dr John Goldsmith (Founder, www.celestialvisions.com.au)
John introduced his unique book “Visions of the Cosmos: Landscape Astrophotography from Western Australia”, celebrating the cosmos and iconic Western Australian landscapes. His third book is a collaboration with nine of WA’s leading astrophotographers, and presents majestic visions of the cosmos and wilderness landscapes, documenting more than two dozen iconic landscapes throughout Western Australia.
The extraordinary images are complemented by stories, insights and personal reflections on the wonders of the night sky and our ancient landscapes. This unique book is entirely conceived, photographed, authored, designed and produced in Western Australia.
Dr John Goldsmith is a Western Australian based astrophotographer, author and exhibition curator. He is a leading proponent of ethical astrophotography and leads collaborative based exhibition and astrophotography projects, having curated over 40 astrophotography exhibitions since 1999.
Dr Goldsmith featured in the international 5-part film series The Borderless Sky, The Aboriginal Sky of Australia (2017) and provided project guidance for the film Fireball, Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020) by Clive Oppenheimer and film-maker Werner Herzog.
The Western Australian Museum (Boola Bardip) engaged Dr Goldsmith to coordinate the Western Australia by Night permanent exhibit. His PhD research Cosmos, Culture & Landscape (2014) investigated Western Australian Aboriginal sky knowledge, with a focus on Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater. He is the creative developer behind Celestial Visions (www.celestialvisions.com.au).
International Yoga Day 2023
Yoga at Hovea Ashram, 18 June 2023.
Click PDF Flyer for download.
Private Screening of “The Borderless Sky, The Aboriginal Sky of Australia” 2019
The private screening of “The Borderless Sky, the Aboriginal Sky of Australia” at Hovea Ashram, on Saturday, 19th January, 2019, was attended by more the 60 RSVP guests. The film is part of a five-part TV series that follows five members of The World at Night, in their astrophotography adventures around the world.
The Australian premiere screening of the Australian episode took place in 2018 at the Mount Magnet Astro-Rocks astronomy festival. The series has featured on ARTE TV in France and Germany, with a special presentation at the Romanian astronomy festival, Astrofest 2018 (Targoviste). The private screening event marked the birthday celebration of Dr de la Ferriere.
As the hot summer’s day gave way to a lovely summer’s evening, guests enjoyed a vegetarian meal including paella and refreshing icey drinks, in the shaded surroundings of Hovea Ashram.
2018 International Day Of Peace Celebration
Universal Great Brotherhood’s participation on the Human Values Seminar, organized by “Sant Nirankari Mission Australia”, October 2018
Hovea Ashram and Manita Beskow, played a key role with the 2018 International Day of Peace celebration which was hosted by the UNAAWA, in Subiaco, Western Australia. The event attracted more than 100 attendees for an afternoon of talks, stalls and discussions, themed on: Building a culture of peace – What are you doing for peace?
Organisations represented included:
1. Australian Baha’i Community (Rashmi Patel)
2. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Jo Vallentine)
3. Mayors for Peace (Elizabeth Po)
4. Medical Association for the Prevention of War (Leigh Dix)
5. Psychologists for Peace (Laura Curelic and Niki Maclennan)
6. Universal Great Brotherhood Science of Living (Manita Beskow)
7. The Alternatives to Violence Project (Sally Herzfeld and Mark Newhouse)
8. UNAAWA (Anne and Rees Barrett)
9. Peace Crane Project (Ruth Smith)
10. Rotary Peace Path to Peace Project (Jurgen Baumhoff)
We are very appreciative of the number of people who attended the event and participated in the celebration of Peace. Twenty-four Interfaith Leaders came and shared their valuable thoughts with a large audience.
The event was organised via the Sant Nirankari Mission (Universal Brotherhood). The Sant Nirankari Mission (Universal Brotherhood) is a spiritual movement, and a genuine effort to unite mankind for the good of humanity.
The Mission believes in responsible living in society, and that equality should prevail within community life. For further information: www.nirankari.org/australia/
International Day of Yoga, 2018
The International Day of Yoga was celebrated at Hovea Ashram, on 24th June 2018.
“Yoga is not a religion, nor is it a simple philosophy. It is a method of realization.” Dr de la Ferriere (1959)
View the Flyer about the day here.
