Ongoing Groups
Ongoing Groups allows the possibility of change by questioning old patterns of behaviour and beliefs. Growing up within patriarchy both women and men are socially conditioned to gaze through a negative lens particularly in relation to the functions of women’s bodies and gender role assignations . My work is an accumulation of experience both personal and clinical. My major research at postgraduate level examined the history of societal beliefs that engenders and maintains this negative and stereotypical thinking. This unchecked and frequently unconscious source maintains disrespectful and limiting behaviours and beliefs about women, their bodies, and expectations in life. I have also been heartened by the increasing number of fathers who have consulted me over the years to assist them in helping their daughters to retain their self-worth in a frequently hostile culture.
A group created for peri and post-menopausal women to alleviate anxiety depression and other mood disorders. This group includes surgical menopause.
Groups provide an opportunity for powerful transformation. Sharing within a supportive company can change things dramatically in a short space of time. For women in both peri and post-menopausal and surgical menopause phases, this series provides the space to recognize strengths and resources challenging the cultural mindset of deficit for changing women. I help you to uncover your skill set and recognize your resources by challenging outmoded beliefs. This group inspires the imagination to see the world through a new lens by using both conventional and creative approaches. Reframe your anxiety depression and self-value. This group is limited in size to create the safe and personal space in which to learn and experiment with new information.
This is a series of classes to help parents become more proactive in relation to your children’s behaviours. Parenting is a demanding and sometimes thankless job and understandably at times we become reactive which results in unfortunate behaviour. As parents, we beat ourselves up for not being perfect and feel embarrassed that we did not behave in a more effective way. Because we judge ourselves as not being good enough this all too often leads to attempting to keep the behaviour a secret. This then leads to the behaviour becoming the focus to be avoided and thereby creating anxiety resulting in further more frequent episodes making us feel wretched and out of control. This group looks at how we keep the distressing cycle going. We take into account stages of development and different children’s ways of behaving. We look at sibling relationships.
We also examine how as adults we are thinking. We are in effect learning to watch what we experience and how the child is behaving and how we react. It is a bit like watching yourself from the sidelines. This objectivity provides us with options to respond and communicate in a more appropriate way for both child and parent creating a win- win situation.
There is a lot of information provided in this course which runs over eight weeks. There is also a lot of experimenting with new behaviours at home which is the engine that drives the change. Without your willingness to attempt to change nothing happens. So bring your willingness along with your motivation! I wish this had been around when my children were young! This was one of my reasons for creating this course.
Mindfulness Research has shown our mind is the most powerful instrument of all, yet we receive more instruction on how to use technology than we do on how to use our minds.
Without guidance, our minds can resort to unhelpful thinking styles and patterns which can negatively impact on our mental and emotional well-being This series of classes helps you to create the calm objective space of mindfulness and then allows you to notice old patterns of behaviour that keep you stuck in uncomfortable places. As a meditation teacher, I have found that mindfulness alone frequently does not address the driving issue or faulty self-belief. Mindfulness without awareness is useful but behaviours and thinking need to be examined so that old patterns maintaining anxiety, depression or anger, for example, have a possibility of change. This core skill is essential and an integral part of all of the classes that I teach. The neuroscience research to support this approach repeatedly provides evidence of its efficacy.
Mindfulness training offers an incredibly powerful approach to developing a more measured and calm experience of life, utilising our mental capabilities, promoting emotional balance and boosting physical vitality. Research has shown that people who regularly practice mindfulness are more satisfied, perform better, have greater resilience to stress, and enjoy healthier relationships. Many of these benefits are evident within a few weeks of regular practice.
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When committing to these groups it is expected out of respect for yourself and others that you will attend the complete series.
For details of fees, dates and have your name added to the list of any one of our groups please contact me.
Group dates will be determined when we have enough registered participants.