Living Mindfully
An 8 week deep dive into mindfulness to empower you with tools for skillful living and transform your relationship with stress.
Do you have disrupted sleep every night?
Do you feel anxious and irritable and you’re not sure why?
Do you feel tension and overwhelm when a new demand arises?
That’s stress.
The state of the world and daily life can feel overwhelming, and you might not relate what you’re feeling to stress. But it impacts us all.
Life is stressful.
I didn’t know what stress was.
I was working in a new job with more responsibility, a bit out my depth. Driving up to two hours in peak Sydney traffic. There was no time in the day to stop or rest, always rushing from one thing to the next.
I wasn’t sleeping at night, waking up and not getting back to sleep. Constantly looking at the clock till the alarm would go off. This went on for weeks. Lack of sleep was making me edgy and tired. And sometimes there would be a tightness in my chest and things felt surreal. I didn't feel like being around others, so I was isolating myself.
I didn’t understand what was happening. I felt stuck and overwhelmed.
One night I had a panic attack, while driving. I blacked out. Luckily I got to the side of the road. I was freaked out and the days after were filled with high anxiety.
I remember the exact moment when I knew something had to change.
I’d taken a long walk along the waterfront at Manly near where lived. I stopped and stared out over the water, thinking about my life. I had the thought ‘If this going to be my life, I don’t want to live this way.’
And that was a scary thought - not wanting to live.
I had to make a change.
I decided to try yoga and meditation. At first I wasn’t sure if this was what I needed. It was a little weird as I’d never heard of it (it wasn't huge in 2000). At the first few classes I noticed it was really difficult to relax and be still. My mind was racing so much.
But after a few weeks I noticed how good I felt after class. So I started to practice meditation at home with CD’s.
I began to feel empowered by the steps I was taking. I started to feel calmer. I felt clearer. I slept through the night a few times in a row. I felt more relaxed and happier in myself. My friends said the old me was coming back!
So I kept doing it and things slowly came back into balance.
Are you looking for a change? Something needs to shift.
Ask yourself…
... What if you could live with more ease and contentment?
... Imagine operating from a place of greater calm and strength.
... How different your days would be after better sleep.
It’s a fact, meditation is good for your body, mind and soul.
Just two months of regular meditation can profoundly effect your thinking and behaviour.
An 8-week course of mindfulness and meditation to transform your relationship with stress so you can live with more ease and calm.
This is no ordinary mindfulness course…
This is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
With the buzz of mindfulness in the world, it can be hard to determine what style or course will be best for you. This course is good for absolute beginners and experienced meditators.
MBSR is a unique offering in the mindfulness marketplace:
Full course price of $450 = Payment plans can be arranged
This course gives you:
Next Course date
February 2022
Quaker House, Kelvin Grove
Brisbane
Course Topics
Week 1
Recognising the present moment
Week 2
Perception and how we make sense of the world
Week 3
Keeping the body in mind
Week 4
Investigating stressful experience and approaching the difficult
Week 5
Finding perspective: working with emotions and thoughts
Week 6
Relationships and kindness
Week 7
Values and action
Week 8
Making mindfulness a part of your life
This deep-dive is designed to show you the power of a regular meditation and mindfulness practice.
Kyle-Lee Young
Kyle is an approachable, knowledgeable and caring teacher. With her gentle voice, she guides us into self-awareness and self-acceptance. For me, Kyle's mindfulness and yoga practice is an invitation to find the strength hidden within ourselves and reconnect with our true self. Sofia
It was just terrific. I really benefited from your class and wish I could do it every day, I should do it every day! Jodie
Thank you for a lovely 4 weeks of all things meditation and mindfulness. Last week’s class was bliss and flowed beautifully. You explained everything perfectly. Brendan
Feel less stressed and anxious.
Respond consciously rather than reacting when challenges arise.
Get to know your own patterns and how to transform them.
Cultivate more joy and acceptance towards your life however it is.
Improve your concentration and mental clarity.
Feel focused, present and productive in your daily life.
Develop more resilience on all levels – mental, emotional and physical.
It takes time to create change. And change happens through a dedicated practice. Scientific research suggests eight weeks is the best time for new cognitive, emotional, neurological and behavioural pathways to develop and become embedded. And if you tried using an app and things don’t seem to be improving, an in-depth course offering a personal relationship with a teacher and a structured program may have better outcomes for addressing chronic stress and pressing issues. Face to face provides the opportunity to support each other and learn.
Every meditator has experienced this and had these thoughts at some time. The MBSR course has been designed in a specific way to develop mindfulness and meditation skills over the 8 weeks. You’ll understand the science behind mindfulness and why the perfect place to start is where you are at right now. MBSR offers ways to explore mindfulness through different practices - lying, movement and you don’t need to sit on the floor crossed legged.
Jon Kabat-Zinn developed the 8 week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course in 1979 for people who had no other treatment options for managing their conditions - people suffering chronic and acute stress, chronic pain and illness, and associated anxiety and depression. MBSR offers a tested approach. Thousands of scientific studies have been conducted over 39 years, confirming the important transformative outcomes of this 8 week mindfulness course for mental and emotional wellbeing, physical conditions, pain and anxiety, and many other areas.
There are so many meditation apps out there, friend recommendations and a gazillion courses, it can feel overwhelming to wade through it all. I’m not going to tell you this is THE right way. There may not even be a right way. My practice has changed many times, evolving over the years just as other aspects of our life do. This is a perfect way to take your first step into a regular meditation practice regardless of whether you’ve meditated before or not. And it’s a great way to learn about learn about mindfulness. This could be an experiment to see if this style of practice is helpful to you.