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  • Mindfulness Practice Session Mon 4 Nov

    Our meditation group meets in Bondi Junction every Monday evening to: Support and motivate your practice Answer any questions that may arise during your practice Allow you to experience the deeper meditation that comes from meditating in a group You can come just to meditate with us, or stay on and share in the discussions. Come … Continue reading Mindfulness Practice Session Mon 4 Nov

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  • Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness Skills For A Balanced Life

    Do you know what path you’re on? Are you walking towards your purpose? Are you struggling with life’s challenges and would value learning some coping skills? Perhaps you have a stressful job, a challenging relationship or a difficult health issue, or maybe there’s just too much going on in your life and you’re not sure … Continue reading Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness Skills For A Balanced Life

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  • How Positive Emotions Build Resilience

    I love Sydney at this time of year. I love the long, warm days with cooler nights. I love how, after the heat of the day, Sydney’s sea breeze keeps the evenings comfortable. I love to sit outside after work or on weekends with good friends, and good wine, watching the sun set and I … Continue reading How Positive Emotions Build Resilience

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  • Managing Those Negative Thoughts

    My father-in-law passed away earlier this year, two weeks before his 97thbirthday. When my husband emptied his house, he discovered 2 boxes filled with hundreds of slides which we found, after converting them to digital format, dated back to the 1950s. I had known my father-in-law for 34 years before he passed away. He was … Continue reading Managing Those Negative Thoughts

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  • Gratitude, kindness & compassion

    My parents came to Australia as refugees in the 1950s. The neighbourhood was not welcoming. Although their English was good, their accents were strong. Australians at that time were unfamiliar with strong accents and strange European names, and their normal human reaction was to be suspicious of what they are unfamiliar with. My father changed … Continue reading Gratitude, kindness & compassion

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  • Reflections

    This beautiful photo was captured by a friend of mine whilst holidaying in Italy. It made me think of this word “reflection”, in fact you might say it made me reflect on the word. The most common meanings are: To think about or to deliberate on something, introspection, review in your mind To mirror, cast … Continue reading Reflections

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  • Mindfulness Skills For A Balanced Life (Tuesday Evenings)

    Are you looking for coping skills to deal with life’s challenges? You may have a stressful job. a challenging relationship or a difficult health issue. Or maybe there’s just too much going on in your life right now and you’re feeling the strain. This introductory Mindfulness course will teach you how to manage stress and … Continue reading Mindfulness Skills For A Balanced Life (Tuesday Evenings)

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  • Increasing Your Positivity

    I’m fortunate to live in one of Sydney’s leafy suburbs, surrounded by a variety of different trees and bushes. And where there are trees, there is wildlife. This morning a dozen or more rainbow lorikeets were flying and chattering outside my bedroom, showing off their beautiful plumage and enjoying the nectar of the flowering bushes. … Continue reading Increasing Your Positivity

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  • Good vs Bad Stress

    This past week has been a challenging one for me in many respects. If you read last week’s newsletter you’ll be aware that I’ve had gremlins in my website for a couple of weeks that have been playing havoc with my events page. So I’ve not been able to post new events or receive online … Continue reading Good vs Bad Stress

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  • Mindfulness Practice Group Wed 14 Mar

    Our meditation practice group meets every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm to Support and motivate your practice Answer any questions that may arise during your home practice Allow you to experience the deeper meditation that comes from meditating in a group Share discussion and knowledge on topics of relevance to Mindfulness Space is limited so please … Continue reading Mindfulness Practice Group Wed 14 Mar

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