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WHY WE NEED MINDFULNESS NOW?

28/12/2020

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Holidays at last! 2020 has been quiet a year and it’s good to put my feet up in surprisingly cool weather and rest. It’s been a pleasure to catch up with family and friends. Yesterday I went to a beautiful waterhole and tomorrow I head off on a short meditation retreat. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I can easily rest in the moment despite the background hum of the new coronavirus outbreak.

2020 was not restful- not even for "mindfulness teachers". The year began with devastating bushfires and progressed to COVID -19. 2020 was a year of uncertainty, change and grief for the world. A year where I found ithelpful to have a mindfulness practice. But why


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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: An 8-week course for greater well being.

28/12/2020

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2020 has been a stressful year. First we had the bushfires and then COVID-19, and we haven't settled yet.  In some ways our sense of knowing how life works, what we can expect on a day to day basis, has changed. Things feel more uncertain and uncertainty is implicitly stressful.

Although many people lost work in 2020, counsellors (such as myself) received an increase in referrals and often had to turn people away. I was relieved to be able to continue to offer Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses, albeit online. 

What is MBSR?
MBSR is an 8-week course that integrates the teaching of contemplative practices such as meditation with western psychology, with a view to building skills to reduce stress. It is an evidenced-based program that can be helpful with stress, depression, anxiety, stress related health problems and managing pain. You can click on the links below to    


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    Tienne Simons is a therapist and the founder of HeadRest Mindfulness training. She did her training in MBSR when she became convinced that the program was not only a useful add on to therapy for many but sometimes a more appropriate way to support people than counselling. She has had a mindfulness practice for about 30 years- well nearly!

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