How’s it going advocating for better transport and places? Advocating for better walking spaces, bike friendly routes and great places to hang out in can be draining, frustrating – and challenging! It’s a long game. Downheartedness can infect other areas of your life despite your best intentions to be upbeat. Do you want to smell the roses again? Feel less tired? More optimistic when you read emails? Hear yourself be more positive in your conversations? Feel that life has a fresher flavour?
It’s possible.
A daily mindfulness practice can help support you bounce back more easily. There are decades of high-quality research into the psychological benefits of mindfulness even in very challenging circumstances.
Here’s what’s on offer. A weekly mindfulness class with a short inspiring talk, a guided mindfulness sit and easy ways to start a daily mindfulness practice to continue when the course ends. There’ll be an opportunity to stay online after each session to chat with others in advocacy.
When and where? It’ll be online for 6 Wednesdays on 5, 12, 19, 26 June, 3, 10 July. We'll meet at 6.30pm Brisbane time (AEST) for an hour. No experience needed. Just bring an open-mind and enough video bandwidth to see each other. Full disclosure, this is a course requirement for a 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (to be honest, it would be a great help to me by coming along for the 6 weeks). If you find it supports you and buffers against burnout, we'll continue.
Who’ll be guiding you? Wendy Nash (that's me). I have a diploma of Insight & Compassion Meditation Teaching, a Somatic Psychotherapy Diploma and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons). My honours research project studied the effect of loving-kindness practices on kindness towards others. I've practised mindfulness for over 20 years with internationally renowned teachers in Australia, Europe and North America and my approach is to make mindfulness easy to apply in daily life.
What’s Get Around Cabo Carfree? I started Get Around Cabo Carfree because the public and active transport options in Caboolture, SE Qld, usually lead to lots of swearing about the Transport & Main Roads. My long-standing mindfulness practice helps me keep sane and I hope others will find it equally beneficial.
Please feel welcome to ask any questions and forward this registration to others who might be interested.
