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Mindfulness Meditation Training for Health Practitioners - Craig Hassed
● Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd
Program overview
Mindfulness-based meditation, stress management and cognitive therapy are attracting enormous interest in the mental health and medical fields. Much of this interest is based upon emerging research as well as a millennia of acquired wisdom.
In contemporary health settings, mindfulness has a range of diverse applications including management of depression, anxiety, chronic pain and eating disorders as well as having direct and beneficial physiological effects relevant to the management of heart disease, cancer and other chronic conditions.
The Mindfulness Meditation Training for Health Practitioners will be submitted to the RACGP QA&CPD Program for Category (1/2) points for the 2011-2013 triennium. The outcome of this application will be published at a later date.
Format
This three-day experiential live-in program is designed for health practitioners from various disciplines who are interested in developing or extending skills in practice and delivery of mindfulness therapies. Participants will be introduced to a range of mindfulness practices and explore how mindfulness can form the core of a comprehensive approach to stress management, counselling and cognitive therapy.
By gently allowing each person to move at their own pace, the program will be suitable for practitioners new to mindfulness and also for those more experienced. Prolonged periods of practice will be punctuated with instruction, discussion, questions and reflection and optional yoga, all in the beautiful and peaceful environment and facilities of The Gawler Foundation’s Retreat Centre in Yarra Junction.
Facilitator
Dr Craig Hassed is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of General Practice, Monash Medical School; and a regular presenter at The Gawler Foundation's Life and Living Cancer program. Craig has written and presented on Mindfulness widely for academic and general audiences.
When and Where
This residential retreat will be held from Friday 24 June to Sunday 26 June 2011.
The Gawler Foundation
Yarra Valley Living Centre
55 Rayner Court
Yarra Junction, Victoria
Bookings and Enquiries
Please contact The Gawler Foundation on 03 5967 1730.
Costs include tuition, accommodation and all meals for the full program.
A limited number of subsidized places are available for full time students.
*TGF is an endorsed educational provider for the RACGPs CPD programs. The Mindfulness Meditation Training will be submitted to the RACGP QA&CPD Program for 30 Category 2 points for the 2011-2013 triennium. The outcome of this application will be published at a later date.