An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course. Each
class is one hour, once per week. This course is practical,
non-religious and designed for beginners. The course includes
* 4 classes with an experienced mindfulness trainer
* 4-week subscription to the full version of the CALM app
* Downloadable guided mindfulness meditations for you to keep
* A 45-page guidebook
? Full length 4-week course so you can practise and report back.
? No risk money-back guarantee; if you attend all the classes and dont
feel you have received any benefit get your money back.
? Includes 4-week subscription to the premium version of the CALM
mindfulness and meditation app.
? Australias number one 'in-person' mindfulness course.
? Exclusive 45-page guidebook including weekly assignments, indepth
articles and a reading list.
? Over 15 guided downloadable guided meditations for you to keep.
? No religion. No dogma. No funny positions. Practical and
non-religious course.
? Designed for absolute beginners.
Mindfulness Works is the largest mindfulness training organisation in
Australia. Over 10,000 people have completed the Mindfulness Works
Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course
Mindfulness Works is committed to:
* Providing accessible and affordable mindfulness courses.
* Offering a diverse range of experienced and skilled mindfulness
trainers.
* Providing courses in a practical format with exceptional supporting
resources.
* Improving the mental health of all of us and fostering self-love in
all.
* Supporting our facilitators with options for further professional
development.
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in
the present moment, and non-judgmentally. Jon Kabat Zinn (Professor of
Medicine Emeritus Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for
Mindfulness in Medicine).
The benefits of regular mindfulness are
? Reduced stress and anxiety
? Improved sleeping patterns
? Less self-judgement and more self-acceptance
? Greater feelings of joy and freedom
? Improved mental health
? Effective ways to work with difficult thoughts and emotions
Mindfulness helps you to keep your thoughts in the present moment. As
you practice, you tend to get better at calming the mind and keeping
things in perspective. Dr Grant Blashki is a practising GP and Beyond
Blues lead Clinical Advisor
Week 1: What is Mindfulness?
* What mindfulness is
* The benefits of mindfulness and meditation
* Guided body scan mindfulness meditation.
Week 2: Working with the Mind
* Why thinking can be problematical
* Practical ways to work with difficult thoughts
* Self-judgement and how to intervene
* Guided mindfulness meditation counting the breath.
Week 3: Working with Emotions
* What are emotions?
* Learning to feel emotions
* The RAIN method
* Non-judgement and acceptance
* Guided mindfulness meditation on feelings.
Week 4: Radical Acceptance
* What it means to be present
* How "wanting things to be different" causes stress
* Developing wisdom and insight
* Authentic self-compassion
* Open awareness guided mindfulness meditation
* Next steps.
YOUR FACILITATOR IS LARA BAKER
Lara is dedicated to practising mindfulness as a way of keeping
herself healthy and remaining balanced as a busy mother and running a
company. She has used mindfulness as a solid coping mechanism when
life has been challenging.
Lara has had 14 years experience working in the community sector with
young people and the homeless. She has an intense sense of social
justice and believes everyone needs to have access to professional
development and stress reduction techniques to work at their optimal
and achieve a healthy life. Lara also offers equine assisted learning
(working with horses through mindfulness) to a wide variety of
audiences.
Laras tertiary background is psychology/community work; she has a
Diploma of Youth Work and is also a certified trainer and assessor.
Lara has worked under government and non-government organisations in
various positions from volunteering, working in drop-in centres,
residential services, as a school counsellor/education and working
directly with people with drug and alcohol issues to managing an
organisation she founded.
She has had 10 years training experience along with designing and
running workshops for many different audiences.
Feedback from participants indicates Laras facilitation ability
creates a warm, interactive environment for participants to learn and
be heard whilst maintaining an important level of professionalism.
Laras company is Community Training
[https://www.communitytrainingservices.com.au/] and comes from a
strength-based approach right through all levels of an organisation
from direct client contact to team dynamics to administration and
allows organisations to perform at an optimal level.
_Using mindfulness to help me better manage unrelenting anxiety,
obsessive worrying & sadness. I have found that using the apps is
helpful when having a stressful day, & I intend to keep practicing
daily. Thank you. Cecily Wilson_
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