$125 FOR A FULL 4 WEEK INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS COURSE IN CANBERRA. INCLUDES 4 CLASSES WITH AN EXPERIENCED MINDFULNESS TRAINER, WILDFLOWERS MINDFULNESS APP, DOWNLOADABLE GUIDED MINDFULNESS MEDITATIONS FOR YOU TO KEEP AND A 45-PAGE GUIDEBOOK.
Mindfulness Works exclusive 4 week introductory courses provide you with all you need to learn and start to experience the benefits of mindfulness. Courses are held throughout Canberra.
Mindfulness Works is one of Australasia’s largest mindfulness training organisations. Every month over 500 people complete the Mindfulness Works introductory course.
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Mindfulness is a practical and simple practice of being present, relaxation and self-awareness.
Over time and with regular practice, many people find that mindfulness can assist them to experience less stress, anxiety and worry as well as greater happiness more self-acceptance. You still experience difficult thoughts and feelings, but you have a greater capacity to be with them, rather than be trapped by them.
Sitting mindfulness practice triggers a relaxation response causing your blood pressure to drop, your breathing to slow and deepen and you relax. As you regularly practice mindfulness, our brain gets ‘rewired’ as new neural pathways are formed, making it easier to experience this relaxation.
With the increased self-awareness that occurs with long term mindfulness practice, people are able to make decisions that are better for them, rather than reactive decisions based on anger, fear or stress. You don’t feel so threatened and have more capacity to respond to a situation, rather than just react.
Many people also discover with regular mindfulness practice and over time that they have a greater capacity for self-acceptance, self-love and a natural sense of OKness – even with challenges such as relationship, financial, work or family difficulties.
The Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course has been designed to give you a tacit experience of mindfulness and to assist you in developing the habit of a regular practice. It is designed for you to experience the benefits of mindfulness for yourself, rather than just learn about them.
Many people who practice mindfulness regularly, over time find that they:
Experience less stress, anxiety and worry
Improve sleeping patterns
Feel more self-acceptance and self-love
Reduce reactivity and increase emotional intelligence
Experience more joy
FULL 4 WEEK COURSE: Give yourself the full experience of a four-week course, rather than just an introductory workshop. A four-week course allows you to practice between classes, giving you the opportunity to experience the benefits of mindfulness for yourself in a real way.
NO-RISK MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: If you attend all the classes (complete the course) and don’t feel you have received any benefit, you are entitled to a full 100% money back refund. You still get to keep all the course materials, downloadable guided meditations, workbook and app.
EXCLUSIVE 45-PAGE GUIDEBOOK: Our exclusive professionally designed Mindfulness Works 45-page guidebook is for you to keep. This includes weekly assignments, lots of articles and a reading list.
OVER 15 GUIDED MINDFULNESS MEDITATIONS – FOR YOU TO KEEP: You receive a selection of over 15 guided mindfulness meditations to download/stream. Yours to keep even after the course finishes.
NO RELIGION. NO DOGMA. NO FUNNY POSITIONS: This course is practical and fun with no religious elements at all. The language used is clear and modern. We sit in chairs.
FREE WILDFLOWERS MINDFULNESS MEDITATION APP: Get one of the highest rated and most advanced mindfulness apps on the planet. Measure and record your heart rates and moods over time as you practice, use games to keep you interested and access a variety of extra guided mindfulness meditations.
EXPERIENCED AND WELL-SUPPORTED TEACHERS: Receive guidance from experienced mindfulness teachers with retreat experience, who have received our Mindfulness Works teacher training and partake in ongoing professional development.
“Thank goodness I came across Mindfulness Works. I have learnt so much in a year and have the happiest, authentic and content that I have ever been. By learning acceptance without judgement as been an eye opener for me. I’m continuing my journey of self compassion and feel excited and hopeful for my future. But am grateful of the now and who I am today…” – Rebecca Young
- Track your heart rate using your device camera over time so you can see the impact of your mindfulness practice
- Follow a carefully designed mindfulness programme in your own time and anywhere and receive recommendations for guided mindfulness meditations (included) based on your mood.
- Play fun, innovative and creative mindfulness based games to encourage practice and learning.
COURSE LOCATIONS | ALL COURSES ARE $125
| Course Dates | Time | Venue | Price | Register Now | |
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| Thur 20 Sep – Thur 11 Oct 4 Thursday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Thurs Evenings. 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Chifley Community Room 71 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley | $125 | Neil Shepherd | SOLD OUT |
| Thur 01 Nov – Thur 22 Nov 4 Thursday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Thurs Evenings. 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Chifley Community Room 71 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley | $125 | Neil Shepherd | Tickets $125 each JOIN WAIT LIST REGISTER |
| 2019 Wed. 16 Jan – 6 Feb 4 Wednesday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Wed Evenings. 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Chifley Community Room 71 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley | $125 | Neil Shepherd | Tickets $125 each 20 Tickets Left REGISTER |
| Thur 28 Feb – Thur 21 Mar 4 Thursday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Thurs Evenings. 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Chifley Community Room 71 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley | $125 | Neil Shepherd | Tickets $125 each 20 Tickets Left REGISTER |
| Course Dates | Time | Venue | Price | Register Now | |
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| Tue 07 Aug – Tue 28 Aug 4 Tuesday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Tues Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Dickson College 184 Phillip Ave Dickson | $125 | Neil Shepherd | SOLD OUT |
| Wed 17 Oct – Wed 7 Nov 4 Wednesday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Wed Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Dickson College (Special-Purpose Room – N8) 184 Phillip Ave Dickson | $125 | Neil Shepherd | SOLD OUT |
| Tue 13 Nov – Tue 4 Dec 4 Tuesday Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | 4 x Tues Evenings 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Dickson College (Room N8) 184 Phillip Ave Dickson | $125 | Joan Cornish | Tickets $125 each 16 Tickets Left REGISTER |
“Neuroscientists have found that meditators shift their brain activity to different areas of the cortex…This mental shift decreases the negative effects of stress, mild depression and anxiety. …The researchers found that the meditators showed a pronounced shift in activity to the left frontal lobe. In other words, they were calmer and happier than before.” – Psychology Today
- Easy to follow instructions on mindfulness as well as simple, daily mindfulness practices.
- An opportunity to experience the benefits of mindfulness for yourself – in a very real way.
- A safe, confidential environment suitable for absolute beginners and like-minded individuals wanting to investigate mindfulness, meditation and ways of supporting their own well-being.
- Time out for you and your own well-being and a place where you will not be judged and a way to foster non-judgement and acceptance in yourself.
- All the tools and support you need to continue practising mindfulness after the course finished including your own guidebook, mindfulness meditation audios and notification of more advanced courses and retreats (should you wish).
- A no-risk money back guarantee. If you attend all course sessions and feel you have not received benefit, you are entitled to a full refund.
“Since doing this course, I have been sleeping much better, I feel much more in control of my emotions, I have enjoyed ‘noticing’ my own state, but also it has transferred to everything around. This means I am re-enjoying many things that I had been taking for granted.” — Sandy Good
Course Contents
This particular course emphasises your own natural wisdom, your own innate OKness, right here and now. The instructions and guidance will be explicitly inviting you to embrace your whole human experience as it happens, moment by moment with a radical acceptance.
Mindfulness means “paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.” – Jon Kabat Zinn (Professor of Medicine Emeritus Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine).
Mindfulness and meditation are both gaining in popularity as more and more people discover how this simple skill can have a profoundly positive impact on your life. Organisations such as Google, Apple, Nike and Yahoo! now run mindfulness programmes and sessions for staff during work hours. Modern research about mindfulness and meditation shows measurable and significant benefits to people including less stress, less anxiety, greater focus, calm and happiness.
Week 1: What is Mindfulness?
- What mindfulness is
- The benefits of mindfulness and meditation
- How to get the most from the course
- Guided body scan mindfulness meditation
- Questions and answers / discussion.
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
- Questions and answers / discussion.
Week 3: Working with Emotions
- What are emotions?
- Learning to feel emotions
- The RAIN method
- Non-judgement and acceptance
- Guided mindfulness meditation on feelings
- Questions and answers / discussion.
Week 4: Radical Acceptance
- What it means to be present
- How wanting causes stress
- Developing wisdom and insight
- Authentic self-compassion
- Open awareness guided mindfulness meditation
- Questions and answers / discussion
- Next steps.
“I am more open to life and what is going on around me. I feel more comfortable in myself… “
“I gained tools to help myself become aware of my feelings and how to deal with them…”
“I am learning how to step outside myself and re-assess before I react…”
“It’s ok to be you – with all the human failings and flaws…”
“I have a sense of emerging calm and strength…”
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Refund and Transfer Policy
- Full refunds are available up to one week before a course starts.
- Free transfers to other courses are available up to one week before a course starts.
- Once a course has started, full refunds are only available if you attend every class of the course and feel you have not got value. In this case you are entitled to and will be given a full refund.
- Refunds are not given if you do not attend every class of the course and if you simply ‘do not like’ the course or decide it ‘is not for you’.
- For more details about our refund and transfer policy, please read our FAQ.
How long is each weekly class and what happens?
Each class is one hour long. There will be a guided meditation for a period. This will include meditation instruction. After the meditation and instruction, there will be a talk or discussion. This includes a question and answer time.
Who is it suitable for?
This course is suitable for any of the following:
- 18-year-olds and over
- Beginners
- People who have never meditated or practised mindfulness before
- People who have just started meditating or practising mindfulness.
About Mindfulness Works
Mindfulness Works is one of the largest mindfulness training organisations in Australasia. Every month over 600 people attend the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 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
About The Trainers
The approach of all Mindfulness Works teachers is straightforward, practical and heartfelt and directed towards you discovering your own innate wisdom and authentic experience.
Joan Cornish – Canberra
Joan is a wellbeing coach, who finds time spent in nature to be the greatest healer. She uses a blend of mindfulness, coaching, NLP and Hawaiian bodywork to help others embrace life with greater self-awareness and joy.
A long-time meditator, Joan knows firsthand how practising mindfulness is one of the most important things we can do to free ourselves from worry, judgement, self-criticism and struggle. She sees sharing mindfulness skills as a gift, and a way to help build greater compassion in the world.
When she’s not working one-on-one to assist clients to find and follow their bliss, Joan leads wellbeing walks and workshops for women. With a focus on compassion, creativity and connection, her Soul Food Sundays program provides the opportunity to experience firsthand the benefits of nature-based therapy. Through simple guides exercises, Joan shows how regular mindful walks can calm a busy mind, boost the immune system and enhance your sense of connectedness to yourself and the world around you.
Joan practises daily yoga and is a committed student of Self-knowledge. With many years in designing behaviour change environmental programs and a lifetime interest in personal development, she brings a unique blend of insights on how we create change both within ourselves and at the community level.
Neil Shepherd – Canberra
Neil is passionate about personal development, life-long learning and growing. He sees this as a means towards living a calmer, happier and more interesting life and he is keen to share this with others.
Neil started his practice over 18 years ago, mostly seeking strategies to better manage the life challenges he was experiencing at the time. After an experience with mindfulness and meditation, he developed a fascination for it and has since participated in a significant number of meditation retreats, practices and workshops. Some interesting examples are several years of mindfulness meditation practice with a Buddhist Lama, the challenging “Vipassana” 10-day silent retreat and an Eckhart Tolle retreat in Costa Rica. He also practised yoga for a number of years to help with the mind-body connection.
Neil is a Mindfulness Works facilitator with qualifications in Mindfulness, Coaching, PSYCH-K facilitation, Workplace Training, Lean
Six Sigma and a number of other corporate and technical subjects. He has also had ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) training with Dr Russ Harris.
He comes from a corporate background in Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Consulting, Systems Management, Business Improvement, Presenting and Training.
He is inspired by natural beauty, travel and creativity. As an avid traveller, he has trekked and motorcycled through Nepal, walked Tasmania’s 7-day Overland Track and motor-homed through Europe along with numerous other travel adventures!
Neil’s ethos is “Life is to experience.” His focus is also to simplify where possible, be kind and avoid anything too extreme – he believes the world could do with some more smiles and kindness!
Neil’s company is Inner Synergy
Website: InnerSynergy.com.au
Instagram: innersynergy_canberra
Testimonials for the Introductory Course:
“The course was very relaxed and friendly, and full of useful practical advice that recognised the limits to time that everyone faces. Also I liked the mix of people attending, with a range of different reasons for being there.” — Rosie Cree
“Since doing this course, I have been sleeping much better, I feel much more in control of my emotions, I have enjoyed ‘noticing’ my own state, but also it has transferred to everything around. This means I am re-enjoying many things that I had been taking for granted.” — Sandy Good
“The course guidebook was a useful guide and very informative. I also enjoyed the formal practice and the way different strategies were explained.” — Linda Daniell
Questions or More Information:
Please review the Mindfulness Works Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). If you have any further questions or require more information, please contact us.
