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  • Meditation For Managing Chronic Pain

    Like everyone, I have good days and not so good days. For me, this is often linked to how much pain I’m in on a given day, but it can also be just the normal ups and downs of life.  In fact, pain itself is not so much the cause of a low mood as … Continue reading Meditation For Managing Chronic Pain

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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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  • Mindfulness Practice Group 17 October

    Whether you’re an experienced meditator or a beginner, it can be helpful to have a regular group to meditate with. Our meditation group meets in Bondi Junction on Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30pm to Support and motivate your practice Answer any questions that may arise during your home practice Allow you to experience the deeper meditation that … Continue reading Mindfulness Practice Group 17 October

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  • Does Worrying About Not Sleeping Keep You Awake?

    I had one of those nights last night. You know – one where you wake at 3am and think, is this it? Will I sleep anymore tonight? I’m sure many of you can relate to that. So what do you do? Do you fuss and worry about it? Do you toss and turn? Perhaps you … Continue reading Does Worrying About Not Sleeping Keep You Awake?

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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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  • 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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  • Polishing Your Meditative Practice

    People often assume that because I teach meditation, my life must be pretty chilled. They ask me if I meditate every day and assume that I have no challenges with this because I’ve been doing it for more than 30 years. Of course, the truth is I experience all the challenges with my practice that … Continue reading Polishing Your Meditative Practice

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  • Mindfulness Skills Level 2

    In our introductory course, Mindfulness Skills For A Balanced Life, you learned how to manage stress and strong emotions, and you experienced what it was like to let go of judgments and to observe your thoughts instead of running away with them. This allowed you to gain a perspective of observing, rather than being your … Continue reading Mindfulness Skills Level 2

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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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