Our Vision

Campfire in the Heart is a sacred place of retreat, in the spirit of love the Campfire community welcomes all who come.

It desires to be:

A space that nurtures

  • Presence to Land and Spirit,
  • Attention to the creative tensions unfolding into the new
  • Openness to healing and reconciliation
  • Transformation in depth and breadth

Grounded in Contemplative Practice through

  • Silence and simplicity
  • Prayer and meditation
  • A desert spirituality of deep listening

A curious, inquiring community

  • Intentional and service oriented
  • Inclusive, hospitality to all who come.

Campfire in the Heart is inspired by the contemplative Christian tradition and the world’s wisdom teachings and is affiliated with the World Community for Christian Meditation.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Arrernte Country and the lands, the waters, the mountains, and all life within Country.

We pay our respects to the Arrernte Elders past and present and acknowledge the continuing connection to Country.

We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We express our desire to embrace the world’s oldest living continuous cultures. We aspire to learn from Indigenous wisdom to see Country protected and flourishing.

We acknowledge the ancient wisdom of deep listening of the Arrernte people and Aboriginal peoples that is alive today.

It is with deep inner listening that we connect to the Spirit of this land and to each other in silence beyond words, thoughts and images, in this restful location.

We recognise that First Nations’ sovereignty was never ceded – this continent, always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.