• 2 nights
• Fri 23 Aug – Sun 25 Aug 2019
• Facilitated by Associate Professor Craig Hassed
• Explore mindfulness for stress and anxiety management
• Learn a range of mindfulness practices
• Explore mindfulness in counselling and cognitive therapy
• Enjoy plant-based wholefoods for optimal health
• Apply for QI&CPD points

This mindfulness training retreat is designed for health practitioners from various disciplines who are interested in developing skills in practice to incorporate the use of mindfulness therapies.

You 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.

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 ever emerging research as well as 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.

By gently allowing each person to move at their own pace, this program is suitable for practitioners new to mindfulness and also for those more experienced.

At this retreat you will:

• Learn a range of mindfulness practices
• Experience a mixture of meditation practise, educational sessions, group discussions and private reflection.
• Spend time in the natural surrounds of the beautiful Yarra Valley bushland
• Experience the energy boosting benefits of plant-based wholefoods
• This activity has not been allocated RACGP QI&CPD points. However, the RACGP acknowledges the personal learning value of various activities. GPs are therefore welcome to self-record this activity using the RACGP QI&CPD online services. Please contact your respective State QI&CPD office for assistance.

Price starts from $650 per person (including GST), depending on your choice of accommodation, and covers all elements of the program, including delicious plant-based wholefood meals, snacks, teas and dandelion coffee.

Please note: financial members receive 5% discount on second and subsequent retreat bookings.

Optional extras include transport, massage therapies and purchases from our resource centre.

Associate Professor Craig Hassed also runs his ESSENCE of Health Retreat at our centre. His ESSENCE of Health model is a powerful and effective approach for enhancing wellbeing, and preventing or managing a wide range of physical and mental health challenges. Suitable for Health Professionals and the General Public.

To find out more or to register for our next retreat, call 1300 651 211 or email clientservices@gawler.org. Alternatively you can submit your booking request/enquiry using the form below and one of our friendly client services team members will be in touch within 2 business hours.