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MINDFULNESS WORKS

Mindfulness & Meditation Training

  • About
    • About Mindfulness Works
    • Meet the Trainers
    • Reviews and Feedback
    • The Benefits of Mindfulness
    • FAQ
    • Free Mindfulness Apps
    • Become a trainer with Mindfulness Works
  • The Benefits of Mindfulness
  • Intro Course Locations
    • North Island Courses
      • Auckland – Central, North Shore, East, West
      • Hamilton
      • Hawkes Bay
      • Hibiscus Coast – Orewa
      • New Plymouth
      • Palmerston North
      • Porirua and Kapiti
      • Rotorua
      • Tauranga
      • Wellington and Hutt Valley
    • South Island Courses
      • Blenheim
      • Christchurch
      • Dunedin
      • Invercargill
      • Nelson
      • Rangiora
  • Online Learning
    • Online Intro to Mindfulness Course
    • Mindfulness 2.0
    • Mindful Eating Basics Online Workshop
    • Mindfulness and relationships workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • One on one mindfulness training and coaching online
  • Advanced Courses
    • Official follow-up courses and workshops
    • Mindfulness 2.0 (online)
    • Mindful Eating Basics Workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • Other follow up courses, workshops & retreats
  • Workplaces
  • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • How to Redeem a Gift Card
  • Contact

Inspiration

The Big Icecream in the Sky

July 6, 2012 by admin

It so easy to be seduced by future promises of success, happiness and fulfilment. Have you noticed that even when you reach a certain goal or milestone ( a new job, new car, overseas holiday)  the experience is not quite up to what you anticipated AND once it’s over there is a hollowness and then the seeking of the next Big Thing?  That’s often my experience.  Seems like I am finally learning and understanding that the future promised land, the grand prize is nothing more than a mirage.  The oasis, water and palm trees look sooooo inviting form far off.  They become all I can think about an the quicker I can get there the better.  Once there though, the image vanishes and I see that the sand here is the same as the sand that I ‘left behind’.  The hoped for reward was an illusion.

The alternative is beautifully explained by Ram Dass from his book Be Here Now…

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Be Here Now, Ram Dass

Living in the moment

February 13, 2012 by admin

Love this from www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com …

Filed Under: Inspiration

Silicon Valley Wises Up

February 11, 2012 by admin

Silicon Valley Wises Up

This is brilliant and inspiring!  Two high profile business oriented events focusing on mindfulness, meditation, compassion and spirituality in business are making waves in the States.

One of my passions and areas of interest is the cross over between spirituality and business. Too often these are (artificially) seen as two separate and distinct realms.  Now the illusory divide is collapsing, which is great to see.

The Wisdom 2.0 are Being Human conferences are mixing business and ancient holistic wisdom including meditation and mindfulness. They are attracting major players in the Tech industry including Google, Twitter and Cisco and are highly popular and expected to sell out.

Talks include “Ancient Wisdom and Modern Life” given by eBay Inc. founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, and “Wisdom-based Practice and Leadership” with Cisco Chief Technology Officer.  Awakened teacher and author  Eckhart Tolle is a key note speaker at Wisdom 2.0.

What was once considered fringey is rapidly becoming mainstream. The innovative early adopters are well and truly embracing these new approaches to business.  So much so that I found out about these events in article in the Wall Street Journal!

Expect what is happening over there to reach our shores too.  Read a short article about what is happening here.

 

Filed Under: Benefits of Mindulness & Meditation, Evidence, Inspiration, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness & Business Tagged With: Being Human, Wisdom 2.0

When I am Successful, Them I will be Happy – Yeah Right!

February 11, 2012 by admin

In a very funny, sharp and entertaining talk, psychologist Shaun Achor talks about how as humans beings, we often think that ‘When we are successful, then we be happy”.  He clearly shows why this is both a psychologically and scientifically flawed approach.  He doesn’t leave us hanging though, he presents a profound alternative.

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Shaun Achor

Still Already Perfect

December 21, 2011 by admin

“The Self always remains actionless, whereas thoughts arise and subside.  The Self is Perfection; it is immutable; the mind is limited and changeful.  You need only cast off your limitations.  your perfection thus stands revealed.”  – Ramana Maharshi

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Ramana Maharshi

Yes, I’ve made mistakes…

December 18, 2011 by admin

Someone once told me that 50% of any decision we make, will end up being the wrong decision.  “Wrong” meaning of course – it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it it to.  I think that is a fairly accurate ratio. The outcome of any decision or action we make is entirely out of our hands and over time it makes sense that the split is 50/50 in terms of a ‘right’ decision or a ‘wrong’ decision.

We seemingly make the decision and well, hope for the best.  Why give ourselves such a hard time then when the outcome is not what we thought?  Making a mistake or failing can so often seem like such a big deal in  my life – almost ‘end of the world” stuff.

In truth we can only make the best decision or take the wisest action we can at the time and even then it may be that we may not the one acting or deciding.

Filed Under: Inspiration

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MINDFULNESS WORKS IS NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST MINDFULNESS TRAINING ORGANISATION. WE OFFER PRACTICAL. NON-RELIGIOUS AND ACCESSIBLE MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION COURSES THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. EVERY MONTH OVER 500 PEOPLE TAKE THE MINDFULNESS WORKS EXCLUSIVE INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION 4 WEEK COURSE.

The Mindfulness Works vision is…

“To significantly improve the mental health and well-being of all and to foster self-acceptance and self-love in all.”

  • Experience less stressand anxiety

  • Improve sleeping patterns

  • Feel more self-acceptance and self-love

  • Reduce reactivity and increase emotional intelligence

  • Experience more joy

Mindfulness for anyone who would like it!

Mindfulness and meditation are both wonderful and effective practices with a wide range of benefits. The purpose of Mindfulness Works is to provide mindfulness and meditation training to anyone who would like it and make the instructions and practice as accessible as possible.

Experienced Mindfulness trainers

Mindfulness Works has experienced mindfulness trainers. All of them have also been vetted and trained by Mindfulness Works. Meet the trainers and find out more here.

Principles of Mindfulness Works mindfulness and meditation training

  • All mindfulness and meditation instructions and training are non-religious.
  • Emphasis is placed on trusting your own experience and all teachings are grounded in your own experience.
  • The most important teacher is yourself.
  • Training environments are kept safe.
  • Anyone is free to ask questions at any time.
  • Mindfulness and meditation are restorative practices more than remedial (they restore us to our natural feelings of okness and ease rather than ‘fix’ something that is wrong).
  • All formal teachers and facilitators have regular mindfulness and meditation practices.
  • Mindfulness must be actually practised to be useful (rather than just talked about).
  • All courses and retreats come with a money-back guarantee.

Keeping it real

If mindfulness and meditative practices have any value, it must be in our actual real life experience. Therefore, a strong emphasis in all Mindfulness Works courses and retreats is placed on your own experience. By relating the principles and practices back to your every-day interactions, relationships and life situations, it means that you get to actually ‘road test’ it. You can then start to become your own teacher more and more as you deepen in your understanding of how mindfulness works.  If there is ever a conflict between the formal teacher’s sharing and your own experience, the encouragement is to trust your own experience.

Providing extraordinary value

Mindfulness courses should not be prohibitive in terms of cost. They shoudl also give you as many resources as possible to encourage you in your mindfulness learning, experience and practice. Mindfulness Works is here to provide extraordinary value in our mindfulness courses.

  • Keeping the cost low.  You pay only $135 for a full Mindfulness Works introductory 4 week course.
  • You get a 45-page guidebook. You get an exclusive 45 page guidebook on mindfulness and meditation to keep
  • Downloadable/Streamable Mindfulness Meditations. You get free access to a variety of guided mindfulness meditations for you to keep for life.
  • No risk money back guarantee. We are committed to you receiving benefit form this course. If you attend all 4 classes of the course and feel you have not benefited, you are entitled to a full refund of your course fee. Plus you get to keep all your course materials.
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Founder

photo-karlMindfulness Works was founded by Karl Baker. Karl has been practising mindfulness and meditation for over 18 years.  He received one-on-one mindfulness and meditation instruction for a number of years from mindfulness and meditation teacher, Jeremy Logan. He has attended many silent multi-day mindfulness meditation retreats with his teachers Stephen Archer, Jeremy Logan and Sharda Rogell. Karl’s other teachers have includedYanchiji and Arohananda Ma from Tushita Hermitage in New Zealand.

Karl has a first class honours BA degree from Victoria University. He is a creative and innovative entrepreneur having founded three successful businesses. Karl lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.

FIND OUT MORE:

  • About
    • About Mindfulness Works
    • Meet the Trainers
    • Reviews and Feedback
    • The Benefits of Mindfulness
    • FAQ
    • Free Mindfulness Apps
    • Become a trainer with Mindfulness Works
  • The Benefits of Mindfulness
  • Intro Course Locations
    • North Island Courses
      • Auckland – Central, North Shore, East, West
      • Hamilton
      • Hawkes Bay
      • Hibiscus Coast – Orewa
      • New Plymouth
      • Palmerston North
      • Porirua and Kapiti
      • Rotorua
      • Tauranga
      • Wellington and Hutt Valley
    • South Island Courses
      • Blenheim
      • Christchurch
      • Dunedin
      • Invercargill
      • Nelson
      • Rangiora
  • Online Learning
    • Online Intro to Mindfulness Course
    • Mindfulness 2.0
    • Mindful Eating Basics Online Workshop
    • Mindfulness and relationships workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • One on one mindfulness training and coaching online
  • Advanced Courses
    • Official follow-up courses and workshops
    • Mindfulness 2.0 (online)
    • Mindful Eating Basics Workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • Other follow up courses, workshops & retreats
  • Workplaces
  • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • How to Redeem a Gift Card
  • Contact
  • About
    • About Mindfulness Works
    • Meet the Trainers
    • Reviews and Feedback
    • The Benefits of Mindfulness
    • FAQ
    • Free Mindfulness Apps
    • Become a trainer with Mindfulness Works
  • The Benefits of Mindfulness
  • Intro Course Locations
    • North Island Courses
      • Auckland – Central, North Shore, East, West
      • Hamilton
      • Hawkes Bay
      • Hibiscus Coast – Orewa
      • New Plymouth
      • Palmerston North
      • Porirua and Kapiti
      • Rotorua
      • Tauranga
      • Wellington and Hutt Valley
    • South Island Courses
      • Blenheim
      • Christchurch
      • Dunedin
      • Invercargill
      • Nelson
      • Rangiora
  • Online Learning
    • Online Intro to Mindfulness Course
    • Mindfulness 2.0
    • Mindful Eating Basics Online Workshop
    • Mindfulness and relationships workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • One on one mindfulness training and coaching online
  • Advanced Courses
    • Official follow-up courses and workshops
    • Mindfulness 2.0 (online)
    • Mindful Eating Basics Workshop
    • Mindfulness Plus Booster Sessions
    • Other follow up courses, workshops & retreats
  • Workplaces
  • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • Mindfulness Experience Gift Cards
    • How to Redeem a Gift Card
  • Contact

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