MIND MATTERS Future-proof your brain – devise your own brain fitness program
Jenny Brockis CCRC004 Just as physical health improves wellbeing, being brain fit helps you learn effectively, remember more and maintain clear thinking when under pressure. This workshop will enable you to develop your own brain fitness program based on healthy nutrition, mental challenge, stress management and physical exercise. Includes six weeks’ online follow-up to help you embed your new healthy brain habits. 3 hour workshop $89 9am-12pm Saturday 21 SEP UWA Claremont
Five-minute meditator Eric Harrison CCBF004 Anxiety, poor sleep and a runaway, overactive mind may be signs of stress. Over time, these damage our health and make us very miserable. Fortunately, you can easily lower your levels of arousal and muscle tension within a minute or so if you know how. Learn how to relax a little, many times a day, and restore balance and control. 6 hour workshop $149 9am-3pm Sunday 6 OCT UWA Claremont
Find your balance with the Alexander Technique Glenn Swift CCFE002 Glenn B. Swift has taught this technique for over twenty years, counting Hugh Jackman amongst his pupils. Any type of performance can be improved by learning simple changes, beginning with balance of the head and the function of breath. Actors, musicians, dancers and other ordinary people will benefit. Bad backs and stiff necks are also addressed. Participants also receive a private consultation with an AuSTAT registered teacher. 6 hours of workshops $159 6.30-8.30pm Thursdays from 10 OCT (3 weeks) UWA Claremont
Focused or frantic? The benefits of paying attention Jenny Brockis CCHS352 Driven to distraction by too much to do and too many interruptions? Discover how your brain pays attention and how to focus on each thing you want to do. In a time poor, busy world there is a better way to deal with distractions and interruptions. Learn how to improve your attention skills, regain control and still get everything done. 3 hour workshop $89 9am-12pm Saturday 12 OCT UWA Claremont
Mindfulness 101 Eric Harrison CCBF405 Mindfulness is both a Buddhist practice and a psychological therapy. In this workshop Eric Harrison from the Perth Meditation Centre will map out this territory, place it in the context of modern brain science and help you make it your own. He will illustrate the concepts of ‘paying attention’ and ‘being in the present’ through awareness techniques that can be done repeatedly throughout any day. 6 hour workshop $149 9am-3pm Sunday 3 NOV UWA Claremont
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