MBSR Graduate groups

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Cultivating compassion

This is a course for graduates of the MBSR program to deepen their practice with a specific focus on cultivating kindness and compassion for self and others.

It can feel like ‘second nature’ to respond with contraction and a subtle aggression to the pain in our lives. In this course we will explore the hypothesis that compassion is a possible, wise and effective response to the suffering that arises in life. In this experiential course, we will focus on the inner development of self-kindness, a sense of connectedness and contentment and how this influences the wider world, drawing on Buddhist perspectives and on the evidence-based work of Paul Gilbert - http://compassionatemind.co.uk/

We will explore:
- practices and exercises to develop compassion
- human evolution: the “old” brain and the “new” brain
- human development: the affect systems which drive and transform our experience
- empowerment through self-soothing and compassion
- connectedness and compassion in the world
- finding spaciousness and choice in responding to difficulty

Dates

	Session	Time
	Sunday Feb 7	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Sunday Feb 14	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Sunday Feb 21	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Sunday March 7	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Sunday March 14	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Sunday March 21	9 - 4pm Day Long Intensive (1 Mary St, Hunters Hill)
	Sunday March 28	6.45 - 8.45pm
	Venue: 3 Church St, Waverley (upstairs group room)

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Cost:

$390 (inc GST)

Registration:
Click here to complete online registration form

Payment:
By EFT via internet banking (Account details below)
Please record your surname in the reference field.

Account details:
Account Name: Openground
Bank: ANZ
BSB: 012-241
Account No: 4990-00818

- By cheque or money order
Please make cheques/money orders payable to "Openground".
Post to:
Openground
3/71 Boronia Rd
Bellevue Hill NSW 2023

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Special events

One day workshop with Dr Bob Stahl
The Mindful Body

An exploration of the original Body Scan
9.30 – 5pm, 3rd July, 2010