Mindful and Meaningful Living - Skills for creating more purpose and happiness

What are your hopes and plans for creating a happier and more meaningful life? Have you set aside time to delve deeply into what’s important to you and to set goals for the year ahead? This one-day workshop gives you the opportunity to identify your values and set goals in a key area of your life, such as relationships, career, health, spirituality, leisure or personal development. You will be guided through a step-by-step process to get clear on where you are now and where you would like to be in the future. You will also develop an action plan for success, as well as learning some valuable mindfulness skills to stay present and enjoy the journey along the way. We will also be practicing some secular evidence-based mindfulness techniques to help you deal with difficult thoughts or feelings that can pop up when we commit to change. Learn mindfulness techniques to boost resilience, stay on track and overcome fear and self-sabotage This workshop uses the principles of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), an evidence-based mindfulness therapy that helps people find their sense of meaning and purpose and effectively handle difficult thoughts or feelings that are part of our human experience. Sunday 14 August 9.30 am - 3.30pm, held in the Wellbeing Centre at Chenrezig Institute. Facility Fee $149 10% discount for concession card holders. Accommodation and meals available separately. Meals must be booked before 10.00 am on the day of the event. All bookings can be made on our website www.chenrezig.com.au. Lindel Greggery is principal of Noticing the Now, which delivers mindfulness training and coaching to individuals, teams and businesses. She is a corporate mindfulness trainer with the Potential Project and trained in the mindfulness-based therapy ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) with Dr Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap. Lindel has had a daily mindfulness practice for more than a decade.

Established 1974, Chenrezig Institute is a centre for Buddhist study, meditation, retreat and practice nestled in the foothills of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The Institute is home to a Tibetan Geshe (Lama), a large community of ordained Sangha (monks and nuns), students, residents, volunteers, retreat goers and guests.

Apart from the formal study programmes, Chenrezig Institute is a peaceful, calm and relaxing place to spend a few hours, days or weeks. Stroll along the bush paths, wander in formal garden, espresso in the cafe or a vegetarian meal.

Teachers’ availability subject to change; please refer http://www.chenrezig.com.au/programme/monthly-calendar/ for updated information.