From sounds
to silence
A sanctuary in the karri forest of WA's south coast to rest, reset and look after your wellbeing, with the river, the trees and the animals for company.
Life is loud. Stillness can be learned.
Deadlines, screens, worry, the constant hum of everything. Most of us carry more noise than we notice, and it wears on the mind long before it shows.
Sounds to Silence is Mohanji's vision for every Centre of Benevolence: a place to move from the noise around us, and within us, into stillness.
In Australia, that vision is about looking after your mental wellbeing before life gets too heavy. That means time in nature, rest, gentle movement, breath, meditation, service and the company of kind people.
Three movements, one direction
Mohanji describes the path simply: accept yourself, become aware, and stability follows. Whether you come for an afternoon or a fortnight, a visit tends to follow the same quiet arc.
Sounds: accept where you are
Bring the busy mind with you. There's nothing to fix, nothing to prove and nothing to believe. Accepting yourself as you are is where steadiness begins.
Slowing: notice
Walk to the river, feed the animals, breathe. As the day slows, you start to see your own patterns: what drains you, what steadies you. Awareness gives you a choice.
Silence: settle
Guided meditation, silence zones and the quiet of the sacred spaces. Outside events move you a little less. In time, the quiet outside becomes a quiet you carry home.
How you can be with us
Retreats & programmes
Residential retreats, day programmes and weekly online meditation.
Stay in a chalet
Private 2- and 3-bedroom chalets among the trees, for a weekend or longer.
Meet our beings
The cow, the calf, the peacocks, the poultry and the wild neighbours, each with a story.
A day at the centre
Dawn practice, the animals, a slow vegan lunch, silence by the river. See how a day unfolds.
Four ways to pause
Practices drawn from Mohanji's teachings, shared in a way anyone can join: yoga, conscious walking and breathing, guided meditation, conscious dance, the Mai-Tri method (a quiet, meditative group practice) and silence.
Residential retreats
Two to four days at the centre, with practice, rest, vegan meals and time in nature. Recent retreats: Time to Pause, Light Within, New Year New Beginnings.
Day programmes
A few hours to step out of the week, like Relax and Reset: practice, a walk and a vegan lunch, by suggested donation.
Community wellbeing
Sessions with local groups across Walpole and the Great Southern, bringing simple practices for a calmer mind to the community.
Weekly online meditation
Join a guided meditation every week from wherever you are. A small, steady habit that keeps the quiet within reach.
Guided processes
Abundance Process: a guided meditation using breath and visualisation to loosen limiting beliefs and cultivate a sense of abundance.
Future Mapping Process: a reflective, meditative process looking at past, present and future, to recognise repeating patterns and choose a more meaningful direction.
Mohanji Transformation Method (MTM): a facilitated meditation process for letting go of deep-seated patterns.
Facilitated one-to-one by trained facilitators from the Mohanji community. Get in touch to arrange one.
The centre's programmes and processes are meditative and wellbeing practices. They are not therapy, counselling or medical treatment, and don't replace care from a health professional.
Your own chalet, one long exhale
Wake to birdsong and the river light. Private 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom chalets, each with its own kitchen, bathroom and verandah, set among the trees.
See the chaletsEvery being here has a story
Caring for animals is one of the quietest ways to calm a busy mind. Ours are family, and they are the first to greet every guest.
A river, a forest and a lot of sky
The centre sits on the South Coast Highway at Walpole, among the karri and tingle forests near the Giant Tingle Tree and the Tree Top Walk. About 500 metres of river frontage leads to an inlet that opens to the ocean.
There are chemical-free gardens and an orchard, walking paths and a tennis court, and big night skies. At the heart of the land are four small shrines: the quiet energy that holds the centre, open to everyone for a moment of stillness.
Explore the centreFour sacred spaces, one quiet energy
Mohanji consecrated four small temples here, which we call the sacred spaces. They are the quiet energy that holds the whole centre: the stillness guests notice the moment they arrive. Everyone is welcome, every day from 6 am to 10 pm, whatever your beliefs.
- NatureLord DattatreyaThe teacher who learned from the earth, the river and the birds. Our care for the land starts here.
- AwarenessLord GaneshaHonoured at the start of anything new: the steadiness of a watchful, present mind.
- OnenessShirdi Sai BabaBeside him burns the dhuni, a sacred fire kept alight since Mohanji lit it in March 2023.
- Strength & wisdomDevi AnaghalakshmiParvati, Lakshmi and Saraswati in one form: strength, abundance and wisdom.
Six simple principles
The centre is guided by Mohanji's teachings. You don't need to know them to visit, but they shape everything here, from the vegan kitchen to the quiet hours.
Be you
Accepting yourself as you are, strengths and struggles alike, is where steadiness begins.
Notice
Watch the mind instead of being carried by it. Awareness turns reactions into choices.
Kindness to all beings
Gentleness towards people, animals and the land, in thought, word and action. That's why the centre is vegan.
A clear mind
The centre is free of alcohol and drugs so everyone can be fully present.
Share what you have
Time, skills, care. Giving to others is one of the surest ways to feel well yourself.
Alert, aware, active
Stay present, stay engaged, and don't put life off. A simple recipe for a contented life.
Mohanji and the vision
Mohanji is a global humanitarian, environmentalist and spiritual guide, best described as a friend of the world. In this country, the work has one simple aim: adding value to Australia. His teachings, and the spirit of every centre, come down to three lines.
Vision
One world, one family.
Mission
Support the shift from humankind to kind humans who leave Earth better than they found it.
Humanity
The best religion for human beings is humanity.
In their own words
…a beautiful place that anyone who wants to connect to themselves must visit!
…each day filled with mindfulness activities, spiritual discourses, amazing yoga, healing sessions…
A beautiful, sacred space, infused with higher energies… The general area of Walpole is beautiful.
