FOLLOW-UP COURSES, RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS FOR EXPERIENCED MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS OR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION 4-WEEK COURSE

Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rangiora, Wellington and Kapiti

 ONLINE MINDFULNESS 2.0 — OFFICIAL FOLLOW-UP COURSE

The Mindfulness Works exclusive MINDFULNESS 2.0 course provides you with further support for your ongoing journey. The focus of the course is on the deeper aspects of mindfulness and meditation, compassion for ourselves and others as well as encouraging and supporting you in a daily practice.

Enjoy 4 x 60-minute weekly classes to give you the opportunity explore the more profound aspects of mindfulness and meditation.

ONLINE COURSES AND CLASSES

SITTING GROUP – MINDFULNESS PRACTICE SESSIONS

LIVE AND ONLINE

Wimal (Wim) Wickramasuriya is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting online, which will recur every Monday evening unless otherwise advised. Our sessions at the moment are scheduled for 40 mins at a time when three or more attendees take part.

The weekly time online on Monday evenings will be from 6.30pm – 7.00pm. This is New Zealand Standard Time (NZST); Global audience — please check your respective time zone to connect please.

These weekly sessions of Formal Mindfulness-Based Practices will allow you to gain traction in the content covered by the Mindfulness Works 4-week Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course (see NZ website or Australia website). Learn to develop self-awareness as you gain traction, weekly.

Please register your interest to participate by email: wimal@zealguard.co.nz or by text or calling +64 22 012 8692

Payment is NZ$10 per session per person.
The account for online payment is Westpac Albany, Auckland. New Zealand: Zeal Guard Ltd: 03-1322-0796974-000.
Please include your full name as reference.

OTHER COURSES, SITTING GROUPS AND RETREATS

AUCKLAND

SITTING GROUP – MINDFULNESS PRACTICE SESSIONS

OREWA 

We are continuing to implement formal and informal mindfulness practice in Orewa. Please join us. Also, you are welcome to introduce others who have the understanding of the content that was delivered as an Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course.

These mindfulness practice sessions are ongoing exercises to deepen your understanding of awareness. Wimal will conduct some brief revision of the work that was covered in the Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation programme and then conduct a formal practice within the hour. He will encourage you to participate regularly and gain traction in Mindfulness Awareness and Presence.

When:  Every Wednesday evening, 6.30pm–7.30pm
Where:  Hibiscus Coast Community House, 216 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa
(Cnr Centreway Road and Hibiscus Coast Highway — entrance is at the corner of Centreway Road)
Cost:  $20
Facilitator:  Wimal (Wim) Wickramasuriya
For More Information and To Register:  Contact Wimal (Wim) at wimal@zealguard.co.nz or ph 022 012 8692.

MINDFULNESS REVISION SESSIONS
FOR PAST ATTENDEES
OF THE INTRODUCTION TO
MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION COURSE

Orewa

Topics from the 4-week Intro Course will be summarised. We will explore the interplay between thoughts and emotions and how to use this information, so we connect with Mind and Body, consciously.

When:  Please email Wimal (Wim) at wimal@zealguard.co.nz or text or call on 022 012 8692 for session dates. These are held often on Wednesday evenings.
Time:  5.30p–6.30pm
Where:  Hibiscus Coast Community House, 216 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa (Cnr Centreway Road and Hibiscus Coast Highway — entrance is at the corner of Centreway Road)
Cost:  $25 per person (payment can be made online to Wimal’s business, Zeal Guard Ltd, Westpac Albany — Account No. 03-1322-0796974-000 (Please type your full name as reference).
Facilitator:  Wimal (Wim) Wickramasuriya
For More Information and To Register: Contact Wimal (Wim) at wimal@zealguard.co.nz or ph 022 012 8692.

CHRISTCHURCH

DUNEDIN

RANGIORA

NORTH CANTERBURY
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE GROUP

This practice group is for anyone who has done an Intro course or another mindfulness course and wants to keep their practice alive by joining a community of like-minded folks to practise with.

• how to keep your practice going and bring mindfulness into your day to day life
• interpersonal mindfulness and mindful communication
• a range of other practices: including walking, movement, cultivation of compassion, joy and self-compassion
• taking the practice further: through teacher led inquiry
• taking the practice further: mindfulness as a way to make changes in the world.

Where:  Rangiora
Cost:  $18 per session
Facilitator:  Kate Brandram-Adams RN(MH) Mindfulness North Canterbury
For Details:  https://mindfulnessnorthcanterbury.wordpress.com/upcoming-courses-and-events/
To Register and Find Out More:  Email Kate on kate@mindfulnessnc.nz
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BUILDING RESILIENCE 5-WEEK COURSE:
THE COURSE OF OUR TIME

Rewire your Brain to be More Resilient

Rangiora

Tuesday evenings. 2 February – 2 March

This 5-week course is bursting with cool neuroscience and practical tools that actually make lasting changes to your brain and life — 80-minute sessions with practices to take away to rewire your brain. Based on the work of Dr Rick Hanson’s positive neuroplasticity training and much much more.

Resilient people make resilient communities: be part of making your community resilient in these uncertain and challenging times.

Some of the themes covered will include:

• Mindfulness: the power and pleasure of being present
• Working with the puppy mind/ruminating mind
• Rebalancing the negativity bias surviving to thriving
• Making good experiences stick and become part of us
• Connecting with and cultivating joy, kindness and compassion
• Treating ourselves with kindness (as a friend) when things are difficult
• Building connection for resilience.

Course includes:

• 5 weeks of 80-minute sessions
• Specifically tailored recorded guided meditations to use at home
• Weekly digital resources to keep (rather than a paper coursebook).

MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION WORKSHOP

Rangiora

Sunday, 14 March

Learning to be compassionate to yourself is something we can all do with practice and intention. Research shows that it is vital for wellbeing; not just for ourselves but for those we are with too. In fact, the whole world will benefit from us being more compassionate to ourselves as it has been found to increase resilience, make us more able to make changes and increase our ability to be with others’ pain (including the Earth’s) in a sustainable way without hardening or burning out.

Learn about the science and practice of mindful self-compassion.

• Learn how to ‘bio hack’ your physiology to release your own soothing chemicals when things are tough and not going well!
• Learn how to treat yourself more like you would your best friend!
• Support your mindfulness practice with self-compassion.

This workshop is a pre-requisite to the Mindful Self-compassion Workshop for Health Professionals. If you are helping or are a health professional, please get in contact for more information at kate@mindfulnessnc.nz

Date and Time:  14 March, 2021 (1.00pm – 5.00pm)
Venue:  Rangiora
Facilitator:  Kate Brandram-Adams RN(MH) Registered Mindfulness Teacher at Mindfulness North Canterbury
To Register:  https://forms.gle/aXQh8etf4a5htgay5

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WELLINGTON

MINDFULNESS, QI GONG AND BREATH FOR RELAXING THE NERVOUS CENTRE
Thorndon

A 1-day Mindfulness Retreat

Saturday, 6 March

Experience more ease and vitality, and reduce anxiety and stress in your day-to-day life Join me for a day, in a lovely gardened setting in Thorndon, to explore and practise a more natural state of being. During the day we will explore mindfulness meditation, breath and qi gong movements with a particular emphasis on down-regulating the nervous system and releasing anxiety. Parts of the day will be in silence for participants, but full instruction and guidance will be offered. There will be time to sit and walk at breaks, or to rest, and to write.

• Replenish your energy and reduce stress and anxiety

• Nourish your well being and mental health

• Enjoy the benefits of giving your mind a rest from over-thinking.

During the day you will be guided in these, and more:

• Mindfulness meditation practice

• Breath work to relax the mind, oxygenate the body and calm anxiety

• A qi gong sequence that you can practice at home for more day-to-day vitality, calm and ease

• Practices to stretch and energise your body and calm your mind

• Tips to build mindfulness into everyday life

• Practices to improve sleep.

When:  Saturday, 6 March (10.00am–4.30pm)
Where:  Hobson Crescent, Thorndon
Facilitator:  Rachel Tobin
Cost:  $105 (Please bring food to share for lunch.) Morning and afternoon teas and snacks will be provided.
For More Information and to Make a Booking:
http://www.theartofmindfulness.co.nz/retreats/#wellington

KAPITI

MINDFULNESS, QI GONG AND BREATH FOR RELAXING THE NERVOUS CENTRE
Paraparaumu

A 1-day Mindfulness Retreat

Friday, 2 April (Easter Friday)

Treat yourself to a day-long retreat, at the new Lotus Yoga Centre, to explore the experience of being present and open to a still place of moving and being. This retreat is particularly designed to calm the mind and reduce stress. We’ll use sitting mindfulness and breath practices, plus a qi gong (chi kung) and breath sequence designed to reduce anxiety. There will be time to sit and walk at breaks, or to rest, and to write.

During the day you will be guided in these, and more:

• Mindfulness meditation practices

• Breath work to relax the mind, oxygenate the body and calm anxiety

• A qi gong sequence to relax the nervous system that you can practise at home (and the video link)

• Tips to build mindfulness into everyday life

• Practices to help sleep.

When:  Friday, 2 April (Easter Friday)
Where:  Lotus Yoga Centre, Ruapehu Street, Paraparaumu
Facilitator:  Rachel Tobin
Cost:  $105 (Morning and afternoon teas, coffee and snacks provided)
For More Information and to Make a Booking:
http://www.theartofmindfulness.co.nz/retreats/#kapiti