FOLLOW-UP COURSES, RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS

FOLLOW-UP COURSES, RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS FOR EXPERIENCED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS OR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION 4 WEEK COURSE

Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Central Victoria, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sunshine Coast and Sydney

ADELAIDE

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

(MBSR) COURSE

PROSPECT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Learn how to break your cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion. Drawn upon the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn this formal, evidence-based program assists participants to deal more effectively with stress. 

This MBSR program introduces participants to an assortment of mindfulness tools and techniques designed to cultivate awareness, acceptance and compassion towards themselves and others.

24 x mindfulness practice recordings and a Mindfulness Training course book included.

Dates:  8 weeks, Tuesday 15 May – Tuesday 3 July, 2018
Time:  Every Tuesday evening, 6.00pm – 8.30pm, plus one full retreat day Sunday, 24 June
Venue:  Prospect Health Plus, 133 Churchill Road, Prospect, SA
Cost:  $595.00
Facilitator:  Anne Rodgers
To Register:  Email anne@oasismindfulness.com or ph 0438 199174

MONTHLY MINDFULNESS DROP-IN SESSION

ADELAIDE

You are invited to maintain your mindfulness meditation practice by attending a guilt-free drop-in session once a month. The Adelaide facilitators of Mindfulness Works Australia, have bound together to offer their time to keep your practice going. Please join us on the first Sunday of the month.

Date:  First Sunday of every month, next class 3 June
Time:  10.00am – 11.30am
Venue:  Box Factory, 59 Regent St South, Adelaide
Cost:  $5 per class

Facilitators:  Rotating between Anne Rodgers, Cherise Vallet, Leanne Camilleri and Annie Harvey

Bring:  Just yourself and dress in comfortable clothing.

MINDFUL LONG WEEKEND FOR WOMEN

UNPLUG AND RECONNECT

3 May – 6 May, 2018

Authenticity Health and Wellness Retreat,
Port Elliot, South Australia

This three-day, specially created experience will include:

• Mindfulness – formal and informal practices
• Meditation – simple techniques to calm your mind
• Restorative Yoga – deeply relaxing, profoundly calming
• A one-hour spa massage (or other treatment)
• Time for quiet solitude and reflection
• Beautifully presented, delicious organic vegetarian meals

This specially crafted experience is limited to 10 women ready to make the shift to a more enriching and abundant life.

Dates and Time:  5.30pm Thursday,  3 May – 12.00pm Sunday, 6 May
Venue:  Authenticity Health and Wellness Retreat, 14–30 Waterport Road, Port Elliot
Cost:  Twin share: $990.00, Single: $1,300
Facilitators:  Anne Rodgers and Cherise Vallet
To Register:  Email anne@oasismindfulness.com or Phone 0438 199 174

MONTHLY MINDFULNESS CLASS

BRISBANE

If you have some meditation experience and need to re-establish your practice, find out more about mindfulness or like the energy of group meditation, this class is perfect for you. This is not a class for absolute beginners.

Date:  First Saturday of every month, Next class 5 May
Time:  2.30pm – 3.30pm
Venue:  Graceville Presbyterian Church, 12 Bank Road, Graceville
Cost:  $15.00 per class
Facilitator:  Kate Hubert

To Register:  Please message or phone Kate on 0403 865 901. Booking is required as space is limited.

http://mindfulnessreflection.com.au/meditation-classes/

PEACE, MINDFULNESS AND AWARENESS

A MONTHLY DROP-IN SESSION

These sessions offer:

• authentic instruction in meditation
• time and space for meditation practice
• discussion about how we can bring the benefits of meditation into every aspect of our daily lives
• insight into the relevance of peace, mindfulness and awareness for our busy, modern lives
• teachings by meditation masters on a different topic each month.

These classes are for newcomers to meditation, as well as those who already have some experience with meditation and wish to deepen their understanding and practice. This is not a course, so feel free to come along to any session that suits you.

When:  Second Saturday of each month
Time:  9:30am – 12:00 midday
Cost:  Suggested donation $10
Venue:  Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane.

14 April 2018:  Transforming loneliness
26 May 2018:  Healing depression — Please note this is NOT the second Saturday
9 June 2018: The power of forgiveness
14 July 2018:  Truth, love and relationships
11 August 2018:  Meditation for your day job
8 September 2018:  Overcoming fear and anxiety
13 October 2018:  How to deal with physical pain
10 November 2018:  Healing low self-esteem
8 December 2018:  Transforming uncomfortable situations

EVERY THURSDAY | DROP-IN MEDITATION SESSIONS

BRISBANE

These weekly drop-in meditation sessions are a good opportunity to practise meditation in a supportive environment. All are welcome and basic guidance is given.

Dates and Time: Every Thursday night, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane
Cost: By donation
Facilitators: Lyndi Smith

FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH | DROP-IN LOVING KINDNESS

BRISBANE

CONSCIOUS CHANGE – 8-WEEK MINDFULNESS-BASED PERSONAL GROWTH PROGRAM

AUCHENFLOWER

April – June

Conscious Change is an 8-week (2.5 hour session with daily practice) group program designed to help participants cultivating mindful awareness and bringing positive change in their lives. The course involves attention-training practices, cognitive change strategies and hands-on mindfulness exercises/practices that teach participants how to live in the present moment and thrive during emotionally challenging times.

Limited to 10 people only! 

This course is designed as a step-by-step process to help you:

• Establish a daily mindfulness practice to achieve a sense of relaxation and clarity
• Deal with stress and anxiety in a much better way
• Manage your emotions effectively
• Improve focus and attention, as well as your relationships
• Enhance your levels of happiness and well-being.

Dates:   19 April – 7 June (8 Thursdays)
Time:   6.30pm – 9.00pm
Venue:   Scouts Den, Park Lane, Auchenflower (near NAB Stadium)
Facilitator:   Jon Unal
Cost:   $475

To Register:   Please go to http://www.consciousbeginnings.com.au/group-courses.html or email Jon at jon@consciousbeginnings.com.au

1-DAY MINDFULNESS RETREAT

REST YOUR MIND AND CONNECT WITH YOURSELF!

MT SAMSON
Sunday, 20 May

Join us for a well-deserved rest in the beautiful nature of Mount Samson, just 40 mins away from Brisbane CBD. This retreat covers both theory of mindfulness and practical exercises and meditations leading you towards inner calm, presence and well-being. 

Throughout the day you will be guided through a variety of different practices, including mindfulness of breath and body awareness, mindful walking and movement, mindful eating and sitting meditations. There will be opportunities to rest, relax and connect with nature.

Date:  Sunday, 20 May, 2018
Time:  9:45am – 5.00pm
Venue:  Kupidabin Cultural Association Inc. 7 Lyell Court, Mt Samson Qld
Price:  $110 (Early bird special $95 till 20 April)

To sign up, please go to: http://www.consciousbeginnings.com.au/rest-your-mind.html or email Jon at jon@consciousbeginnings.com.au

MINDFULNESS CIRCLE BRISBANE

TOOWONG

Tuesdays (fortnightly)

These fortnightly mindfulness and meditation workshops are open to anyone who would like to practise mindfulness in a group environment with like-minded people. We hold sessions on Tuesdays (fortnightly) at 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong.

Feel free to join us and bring along your friends to help us expand our mindful community. We appreciate your donation to help us cover the hall hire costs.

CANBERRA

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Herman Hesse

Mindfully Me is a six-week (1.5 hour session) mindful living course designed to help you decrease stress, increase wellbeing and transform your relationship with yourself and others.

Each week you’ll press pause on the hectic pace of modern life and join with others to learn practical wisdom in an engaging, supportive environment.

Limited to 15 people, the course is suitable for beginners and those in the early stages of developing a mindfulness practice.

You’ll gain real life skills to:

• manage difficult thoughts and emotions
• adapt to and better handle stressful situations
• cultivate greater self-acceptance (the heart of all meaningful change)
• improve awareness and attention, transforming your relationships with yourself and others
• build a daily mindfulness habit, and nourishing meditation practice.

Dates:  2 May – 6 June (6 Wednesdays)
Time:  7.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue:  Brindabella Natural Health, Dickson Shopping Centre (2nd Floor), Dickson Chambers Building
Cost:  $290 (Early bird $255 until 2 April)
Facilitator:  Joan Cornish
To Register: Please go to www.innernature.com.au/workshop-enquiry/ or email Joan at joancornish@innernature.com.au

CENTRAL VICTORIA

Are you ready to love yourself truly, madly and deeply and transform your life from the inside out?

Join us for this transformational healing retreat!

Join Ayurvedic practitioner and educator Claire James and yoga and meditation teacher Michelle Taffe over these 4 days and 3 nights dedicated to reconnecting with yourself, and learning to love and care for yourself in brand new ways.

We will be practising yoga, meditation and connecting deeply with the breath each day, We will use Aryurvedic teachings for creating vibrant health, introspection and journalling practices for self-exploration and self-discovery. There will be optional Reiki and Massage treatments on offer as well.

Date:  Friday, 15 June – Monday, 18 June 2018
Time:
Facilitators:  Claire James and Michelle Taffe
Venue:  Rocklyn Yoga Ashram near Daylesford in central Victoria.
Cost:  $650

For More Information:  https://www.michelletaffe.com/event/radical-self-love-retreat/

For Bookings:  Contact hello@michelletaffe.com or info@alchemywellness.com.au

GOLD COAST

Are the waves of life smashing you against the rocks?
Would you rather have calm seas in your life?

Then the Mindfulness for a Busy Life workshop is for you.

A morning to withdraw from your busy life and feel the calmness that resides within you. The workshop is practical, non-religious and facilitated by Paula Cross.

Paula will give you the tools she has learnt over the past 15 years of mindfulness practice.

You too can calm the seas of your life!

Mindfulness has been proven to be highly effective for:

• Engaging the relaxation response
• Reducing stress, anxiety and unhappiness
• Helping recognise mental habits – worry, self-criticism, blame, judging, impatience and moodiness
• Increasing a sense of well-being
• Slowing the thinking mind and increasing the grey matter of the brain as we age
• Meeting the moment as it is – self acceptance.

This 4½ hour workshop is located 6km from the little town of Mudgeeraba, with breathtaking views where you can lose yourself in the horizon. It is a follow-on from the introduction to mindfulness/meditation you attended. The focus will be on how we can incorporate the tools we learnt into everyday life.

If you have been struggling with the formal practice, then this will be excellent for you. After all, mindfulness is 99% practice and only 1% theory. Practices you will learn: breathing, body scanning (yoga nidra), Yin yoga (gentle movements) and laughter.

Bring – Water bottle, yoga or exercise mat (supplied if you don’t have) and wear comfortable clothes.

Date:  Saturday, 21 April 2018
Time:  1.00pm – 5.30pm (includes 30 mins afternoon tea)
Venue:  Gecko House, 139 Duringan Street (cnr Thrower Road and Duringan Street), Currumbin, Gold Coast
Investment:  $90

For Bookings:  Contact Paula on 0408 286 599 or email mindfulness4rc@gmail.com

Website: www.mindfulness4rc.com.au

“We must become the change we want to see” – Ghandi

MINDFULNESS IN NATURE ONE-DAY RETREATS

Currumbin Valley

INHERENT NATURALNESS WEEKEND RETREATS

Currumbin Valley

MELBOURNE

MEDITATIONS TO CHANGE YOUR BRAIN — MEDITATION WORKSHOP

ELWOOD
Sunday, 3 June 2018

This science-backed meditation workshop will give you an action plan to change your brain’s old habits into one’s generating greater joy and happiness.

This workshop will give you the tools to:

1. Understand your mind/body connection to improve sleep, reduce potentially stressful events and identify the mental triggers that cause your stress.
2. Understand the neuroscience and identify areas of the brain that can be targeted to reduce the stress and increase happiness, strength and calm.
3. Learn and practise 5 specific 20-30 minute meditations to change your brain’s habitual response.

Date:  Sunday, 3 June
Time:  1.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue:  Elwood Sailing Club, 67A Ormond Esplanade, Elwood
Cost:  Super Early Bird $40 discount till 28 April

You will receive:

• A four-hour workshop including meditations, journalling and information on the Neuroscience
• A 50-page scientifically researched and sourced course outline
• Downloadable audio meditations practised in the workshop
• Online resources, teachings, apps and podcasts on the “neuroscience of meditation”.

For More Details:  Go to facebook page Mindful Life Training at mindfullifetrainingau

To Register: Click here

MONDAY MORNINGS | PRACTICE GROUP

COBURG NORTH

SATURDAYS & WEDNESDAYS | FREE! OUTDOOR MINDFULNESS TRAINING

MELBOURNE

Welcome to Reality Based Mindfulness (RBM). We are dedicated to providing mindfulness training in a range of contexts. Operating outdoors in parks throughout Melbourne we strive to enable you to apply mindfulness techniques to your daily life. With our wide range of mindful therapy services, we can help you improve your general wellbeing, focus and productivity.

The RBM Approach:  You might be wondering, like many of our students, how the teaching of mindfulness techniques can be applied to everyday life. The RBM approach focuses on real world situations, not just traditional meditation. Through our outdoor meditation sessions in local parts, we target real world situations as opposed to controlled environments. While a more challenging environment, this will make it easier to integrate the practice into daily life. Much like a sports coach trains an athlete in sports specific exercises, we train mindfulness for the real world.

When: Saturdays, 10.30am – 11.30am, Wednesdays, 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Venue: Elk Wellbeing, 282A Queens Parade, Fitzroy
Facilitator:   Coco Nkrumah
To Register   RSVP required. Phone 0411 703 515 or email info@realitybasedmindfulness.com.au

 FREE MINDFUL WALKING GROUP 

EDWARD LAKES PARK (RESERVOIR)

Joining our mindful walking program is perfect for all ages and fitness levels.

• Learn how to meditate
• Increase focus and productivity
• Meet new people.

All sessions are FREE!

When:  Monday mornings. Begins 23 April for 8 weeks
Time:  9.30am – 10.30am
Where:  We will meet at the rotunda at Edwards Lake Park (Reservoir). Please arrive 15 mins early as we start 9.30am sharp.

NEWCASTLE

These classes are designed to support those looking to empower themselves around managing the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety and depression. The gentle sequences have been specifically chosen to promote self-regulation by connecting with the body, through breath. Moving slowly with awareness, we learn to meet our bodies and whatever circumstances we may find with kindness, self-compassion and non-judgment.

Dates:  6 weeks, Thursday, 7 June – Thursday, 12 July 2018
Time:  5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue:  2 Percy Street, Hamilton
Investment:  $120 Full / $102 concession (paid in advance)
Facilitator:  Hannah Perkins

The 8-week MBSR course is a pathway to greater skill, wisdom and the ability to meet whatever life brings, offering hope for a way forward that embraces life in all its fullness. 

​This course has been widely researched over the past 25 years and is at the cutting edge of integrative and preventative medicine. Over the eight weeks you will learn to examine and reflect on patterns of your own mind, feelings and actions and to gently interrupt self-criticism and unhelpful actions. You will learn skills that allow you to tune into and become aware of your experience in the present moment.

Dates:  Tuesday, 7 August – Tuesday, 25 September, 2018 (including a day of mindfulness on Sunday, 16 September)
Time:  6.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue:  2 Percy Street, Hamilton
Cost:  $545 Full / $395 Concession (Includes a workbook and life-long access to mp3 recordings)
Facilitators:  Dr. Jennie Broughton and Hannah Perkins

To Register:   www.huntermindfulness.com/register or ph 0403 324 974

SUNSHINE COAST

8-WEEK MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) COURSE

2 May – 20 June, 2018

This is THE original mindfulness course, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, that has been helping people with a wide range of life challenges for nearly four decades.

A lot of the science about the benefits of mindfulness meditation is based on the experiences of people doing this course, and courses derived from it. MBSR offers an indepth training and immersion in the various aspects of mindfulness practice, and includes 8 x 2.5 hr weekly sessions, a one-day retreat, a supportive and inspiring course book, access to guided meditation practices, and individual support inbetween sessions if needed.

MINDFULNESS WEEKEND RETREAT — ‘BECOMING UNSTUCK’

June, 2018

SYDNEY

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR)

8-Week Program, 15 May – 3 July 2018

ST LEONARDS, SYDNEY

Deepen your mindfulness practice and learn how to reduce stress. MBSR offers simple yet powerful practices to develop resilience and a sense of greater wellbeing.

This is an educational, evidence-based program, transforming your relationship to your thoughts, emotions and impulses, offering you a way to successfully navigate the challenges of a busy world. Small groups ensure an intimate supportive experience.

Participants report:

• more energy and enthusiasm
• greater ability to handle stressful situations
• less physical, mental and emotional issues
• improved self-esteem and self-confidence
• improved quality of sleep and a greater ability to relax.

Limited to 14 Participants

Date: 8 Wednesday evenings, 15 May – 3 July 2018 and a Sunday Retreat Day
Time:  6.30pm – 9.00pm. First 15 minutes time for quiet practice.
Where:  Awareness Institute, Chandos Street, St Leonards
Cost:  $580 – Early bird special closes 23 April
Facilitator:  Lydia Vorona
For Enquiries or To Register:  Please go to: www.thestillmind.com.au or Email Lydia at lydia@thestillmind.com.au

NEW LEVEL 2 COURSE – THE WELLBEING

4 Weeks starting in June

ST LEONARDS, SYDNEY

Completed Introduction to Mindfulness and wondering where to now? Wanting to refresh your mindfulness practices within a group environment or perhaps looking for support to establish a daily practice. Join us on Monday nights to reconnect and go to the next level of mindfulness practice.

In this 4-week course we will:

• Revisit the basics of mindfulness
• Learn new practices
• Explore the scientific rationale and some theory behind the practices
• Understand the stress response and how mindfulness is an intervention
• Explore mindfulness and communication
• Receive new guided recordings and weekly emails to support your home practice
• Special rate of $50 for Sunday retreat day in Mosman – 17 June 2018 (10.00am – 3.00pm)

Date:  4 Wednesday nights, 13 June – 4 July
Time:  7.00am – 8.00pm
Where:  Awareness Institute, Chandos Street, St Leonards
Cost:  $120
Facilitator:  Lydia Vorona
Email:  lydia@thestillmind.com.au

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

(MBSR) COURSE

Bondi Junction, Sydney

The MBSR program offers a set of powerful practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion.

Those who have taken a course in MBSR report feeling more engaged in their work and relationships, more energized and less anxious. They report sleeping better and have fewer physical symptoms of stress. With the MBSR program, you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work and play.

This highly participatory, practical course includes:

• guided instruction in mindfulness meditation
• gentle stretching and mind-body awareness exercises
• group discussion aimed at increasing awareness in everyday life
• essential daily home practices that concretise the benefits
• techniques that can be practiced anywhere, anytime, to fit into your lifestyle
• a workbook, selected readings and a series of guided meditations
• access to the teacher for questions and guidance throughout the 8-week course.

Dates:  Tuesdsay, 5 June – Tuesday 24 July, 2018 (8 weeks)
Time:  Every Tuesday evening, 6.15pm – 8.45pm, plus one full retreat day 14 or 15 July (TBC closer to the start of course)
Venue: Waverley Library Bondi Junction
Cost:  $695.00
Facilitator:  Rita Young

MINDFUL RETREAT IN THE CITY

17 June, 2018

MOSMAN, SYDNEY

Join us for a day of peaceful practice in beautiful bush and harbour surroundings in Mosman. This is a chance to immerse yourself in the practice of mindfulness, to reconnect and refresh.

You will be guided through many different mindfulness practices during the day, including sitting, walking and gentle movement. There will be time to eat mindfully, to rest and to reconnect with nature. We finish the day with a group discussion,

Experience the gift of inner silence and the benefits of taking time out to nurture yourself with mindfulness.

Dates:  Sunday, 17 June, 2018
Time:  10.00am – 3.00pm
Where:   Mosman Dance Academy, Mosman
Cost:  $80
Facilitator:  Lydia Vorona

Morning tea provided, please bring your own lunch to eat mindfully. Small kitchen and fridge available.

For Enquiries or to Register:  Please go to www.thestillmind.com.au or Email Lydia at  lydia@thestillmind.com.au

INTERNATIONAL RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS

Mindfulness Works facilitators offer international retreats and workshops in a variety of locations outside of Australia.