$125 FOR A FULL 4 WEEK INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS COURSE IN CAIRNS. 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 Cairns.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thur 20 Sep – Thur 11 Oct 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | SOLD OUT |
| Thur 1 Nov – Thur 22 Nov 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | COURSE HAS ALREADY STARTED |
| 2019 Thur 31 Jan – Thur 21 Feb 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | Tickets $125 each 20 Tickets Left REGISTER |
| Thur 2 May – Thur 23 May 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | Tickets $125 each 20 Tickets Left REGISTER |
| Thur 8 Aug – Thur 29 Aug 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | Tickets $125 each 20 Tickets Left REGISTER |
| Thur 3 Oct – Thur 24 Oct 4 Thursday Evenings 6.30pm – 7.30pm | 4 x Thur Evenings. 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Stratford Community Hall 15 Kamerunga Road Stratford Cairns | $125 | Lara Baker | Tickets $125 each 20 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.
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’s 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 centers, 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 Lara’s facilitation ability creates a warm, interactive environment for participants to learn and be heard whist maintaining an important level of professionalism.
Lara’s company is Community Training 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.
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.
