8 week Mindfulness Course - Conscious Change

Experience calmness, clarity and peace of mind with this practical mindfulness course which includes attention training, cognitive change strategies and hands-on mindfulness exercises/meditations. Become the best version of yourself and thrive during emotionally challenging times by implementing healthy strategies in a safe and supportive group environment.Our next mindfulness course in Brisbane is starting on the 28th of February 2019. Conscious Change is an 8 week group program (2.5 hour sessions with daily practice) designed to help you develop mindful self-awareness to bring positive change into your life. You will be fully supported in your journey of transformation and personal growth and learn about the latest research on mindfulness, stress reduction, resilience, emotional intelligence. In addition to weekly sessions, there will be formal and informal practices and guided meditations to assist you in cultivating mindfulness in your daily life. This program will help you to: • Reduce stress and anxiety through psychological insight and emotional healing; • Improve well-being and happiness by learning to live in the present and cultivating self-awareness; • Develop positive relationships with yourself and others by utilising mindfulness based techniques; • Become more balanced and centred; • Enhance emotional intelligence, focus and engagement; • Deepen your mindfulness practice and gain insights of who you are. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jon at 041 017 7041 or email jon@consciousbeginnings.com.au Date: 8 Thursdays, 10th of October - 28th of November 2019 Time: 6.30pm – 9:00pm Venue: 132 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, QLD 4064 Investment: $490 or $425 (Early Bird until 10th of September 2019) Course Content WEEK 1 MINDFULNESS & THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS Find out how mindfulness can improve your life Cultivate present moment awareness Learn from the latest research how to increase happiness and well-being Bringing mindfulness in your daily activities Guided meditation: Mindfulness of Breath and Body Awareness WEEK 2 STRESS MANAGEMENT Identify unhealthy coping strategies under stress Learn effective ways to reduce stress and anxiety Guided Meditation: Body Scan WEEK 3 MANAGING EMOTIONS Increase self-awareness and become more emotionally alert Manage & express emotions effectively The RAIN process Guided Meditation: RAIN WEEK 4 KINDNESS & COMPASSION Cultivate compassion towards oneself and others Improve self-esteem Accept yourself unconditionally Guided Meditation: Loving Kindness Meditation WEEK 5 MINDFUL RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION Improve your relationships by communicating clearly and listening attentively Develop healthy boundaries and deal with conflict effectively Guided Meditation: Body Meditation with the group WEEK 6 RESILIENCE Find optimal ways to overcome life’s challenges Develop emotional and cognitive strength Guided Meditation: Mountain Meditation WEEK 7 PROCRASTINATION Be time efficient and create a work/life balance Emotions regulation & Radical acceptance Deal with fear of failure and become more innovative Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of Thoughts WEEK 8 GRATITUDE & MOVING FORWARD Learn about the power of gratitude Cultivate more gratitude in daily life Reframing disaster Guided Meditation: Choiceless Awareness Meditation Testimonials from course participants:“I found Jon to be very effective from the beginning of the course. He took the time and patience to get to know each of us, and our individual goals and provided constant feedback and encouragement to ensure that we were all working towards these goals. His honesty and candor delivered with compassion and care created a very safe and nurturing environment that I found to be very instrumental toward my healing and growth. Jon displayed genuine interest in my well-being and progress at all times which helped me build trust. I found Jon to be extremely authentic and his passion towards mindfulness was contagious.” - TRACY DAVIS "I'm truly thankful to have come across Jon at Conscious Beginnings. I have always found him to be extremely insightful, intuitive and compassionate. I have attended a mindfulness course with Jon as well drop-in sessions and each experience never ceased to amaze me with the self-awareness and spiritual growth that Jon facilitates for the participants. Magic really does happen in his sessions and it's a credit to his experience, expertise and personality. I would encourage anyone and everyone to access Conscious Beginnings services, wherever you are in your life. If you are open to the learnings, the tools you will gain are invaluable and will assist you in all aspects of yor life. Thank you for all that you have assisted me with Jon, on both my spiritual journey and path to wellbeing.” LEANNE WILES Facilitator Jon is a high performance coach, mindfulness trainer, psychotherapist and the founder of Conscious Beginnigns. He has been practicing meditation and mindfulness for over 12 years and uses his experience to help clients developing greater self-awareness, resilience and wellbeing. He leads corporate and group mindfulness programs in addition to his coaching and pyschotherapy practice. What is included? •A 65 page manual that includes useful tips, educational material and weekly practices. • 8 Weekly 2,5 Hour Group Sessions. Get the support of the group process to keep you motivated. • Weekly Emails. Benefit from additional resources on mindfulness • Guided Mindfulness Meditations are available at any time, on any device.Refund PolicyA full refund will be given back until 4 weeks prior to the start of the Conscious Change program. After this date, you will be offered the opportunity to participate in one of the future programs. We look forward to seeing you soon to support you becoming the best version of yourself!