Whether you are dealing with chronic stress, illness, issues stemming from imbalance in your life or simply wanting to incorporate a great wellness practice in your daily life, one of the things that can really help is to include the “reset” offered by mindfulness meditation.

Mindfulness meditation is a very potent way to support yourself. It gives both body and mind a break from living in “the Red Zone” of stress and overwhelm - an antidote of sorts. 

There are now over 4000 published research articles attesting to the therapeutic benefits of meditation for a wide range of physical and psychological conditions and its compatibility and synergy with most other forms of treatment.

So what is mindfulness? Believe it or not, it’s simply the practice of paying attention to what is happening around and inside us, without trying to analyse or change any of it. Mindfulness meditation (usually done with the eyes closed to shut out visual distractions) is a pathway to developing the wonderful skill of being mindful as you go about your daily life with your eyes open.

We now know that it stabilizes the mind, creates more peace of mind, lessens fear and makes the immune system function better. It turns us into better communicators, parents, friends and partners. It also helps us to enjoy life more.

Mindfulness- Based Stillness Meditation (MBSM) is a mindfulness technique recognized internationally by leaders in the field. It was developed at the Gawler Institute in Australia – an organisation famous for improving recovery outcomes and quality of life for people affected by cancer and other illness.

What's involved?
These courses offer a thorough grounding in the what, why and how of this incredibly effective style of mindfulness.  Beginning with meditation (an eyes-closed form of mindfulness in a quiet setting) is an excellent way to develop the skills and habits that allow you to later practice mindfulness with your eyes open as you go about your daily life.
Each 2 hour class involves a mix of discussion, teaching and practice - beginning with very short simple practices. Each week builds on the previous one, so that by the end of the course, you have a robust basis for a beneficial personal practice.

Just in case you're wondering... we sit in regular chairs to meditate.  Although some people prefer to sit on the floor, sitting in a chair is equally effective and much more comfortable for most people!
And although closing your eyes also helps as it shuts out visual distractions, it is not vital.  What's most important is that you are comfortable and relaxed however you approach the meditation. 

There are two course options:
Mindfulness Meditation  (4 Week Course)   $80
Mindfulness Meditation  (8 Week Course)  $150

2020 COURSE DATES:
4 weeks   Fridays, 10am – 12pm, 14 Feb - 6 Mar
8 weeks   Tuesdays, 10am – 12pm, 5 May - 23 June
8 weeks   Wednesdays,  7 – 9pm, 29 July – 16 September
4 weeks   Wednesdays, 7 – 9pm, 28 Oct – 18 Nov
 
Venue: Stoney Homestead, 12 Galbraith Greens, Silverdale, Auckland

Please Note: Should this event or the venue be affected by restrictions due to Covid - 19, classes will simply be carried out via online group video call (which you can join via home computer, smart phone or other phone).

Have you noticed that sometimes you just don't have the oomph for the mental work for positive change?

At those times, you can simply smoothly switch focus to another part of your being - your body and its energy field!

All your experiences have an impact on this energy field and where change is proving challenging, a session of profoundly-relaxing and nurturing energy balancing can gently shift "stuck" energy and help you feel a lot better.

During your Life Force energy balancing treatment you will 

Creating a Vision Board is a wonderful way to spend time connecting with your deep dreams and inner wisdom, and to generate energy, clarity and goals for life change.

In this 3-hour workshop you will create a vision and deeply connect with what fulfils you. Images, colour, words, affirmations and meditation energise your vision and sow the seeds for it to come to fruition. This is the Law of Attraction in action!
Everyone can make a Vision Board, and it’s a great idea to update or create yours every few months to keep your vision fresh, focussed and energised.

" It's permission to stop. To think. To do. Daydream. I got slowly invested in my board. It didn't look like anything I expected... The most surprising thing though is not just the centred calm I felt but the sense of play - tools likely needed for thinking about any life goal..  The task, lack of distraction and permission to concentrate are deeply refreshing. It stirred a sleeping creativity and the sensation of finally being able to see something that was there all along"  AB, Auckland

"I have now had the privilege of creating 3 Vision Boards with Liz. The day itself is relaxing, fun, creative and very enjoyable. Each Vision Board has been posted above my computer screen in the office, so every day when I start work I spend a few minutes soaking in the energy and intention of my vision. In December 2018 I created a board that was filled with travel, rest and relaxation, tropical vista's, glorious beaches. At that time it was all but a dream. As I write this... less than 6 months on... I am at the start of a 7 week Asian "trip of a lifetime". My dreaming has literally turned into a glorious reality... almost without effort. If you're thinking of joining Liz to create your vision... stop thinking and simply do it. You wont be sorry! Lynda Wharton, Auckland

Read more about Vision Boarding in my blog 
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​PS: No artistic skill required. Teenagers welcome with a parent.
 
2019 dates
21 July - Stoney Homestead, Millwater , 1.30 - 5.00pm
Please join workshop by emailing liz@beinspired.co.nz. 

$49.50 


**all materials and refreshments included in price

This group is for you if you use Louise Hay's Heal Your Life approaches in your life (even if you are just beginning) and want to practice and consolidate skills like affirmations, self - awareness, visualisation and positive thinking.

We all know that when we learn a new skill like positive affirmations, it can be hard to make time to practice it. So that is what this meeting is for - a regular time for you to work on yourself and your Louise Hay skills with guidance and support.

Each meeting allows you to:

• be nourished and nurtured
• create affirmations for current issues
• use wisdom cards
• relax, meditate and de-stress
• focus on moving towards thinking and feeling positive
• spend time practicing with Louise Hay's techniques for creating a happier life.

Each meeting is a space where you can be supported with your journey, and where you can know that you are bringing soul and heart back into your day to day life.

​Entry $20 (or by heartfelt donation)

Full Details on MeetUp site  or  Facebook Group Page

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You are probably here because you are looking for positive change. 

What draws people to coaching is the want or need to develop confidence with new ways of being: being empowered, being hopeful and being satisfied in their own life.
Because  (in short) you want to be self- determining. You want to feel like you are in charge of your own life, feelings and experiences. 
You've realized you've been taking a scatter-gun approach to solving your problems or achieving your goals because you don't really know how to achieve this for yourself (or are finding it very hard to get started) . So you go looking for someone or something to help - that's where a Coach comes in.

Mindfulness and mindset are two very powerful tools to utilize as you go from this place of frustration - feeling stifled and unhappy - to experiencing tangible movement towards your goals.

With mindfulness and mindset coaching, as you learn to be able to be more mindful, startling realizations begin to occur... you start to see how caught up in negativity you may have been... you recognise that what looked like a tolerable situation is really disempowering you without you having realised... you discover that you've been bottling up emotions forever, and consequently missing out on the important messages that they have for you (and the ability to experience all the emotions that you WANT to feel).

With growing mindfulness you also start to have new ideas and clarity about what you need to do to support yourself, and to eliminate old, self-sabotaging behaviours.  People often also experience that stuff that has been 'stuck' for years, starts to move, without you even having really been focusing on it. 

Another name for mindfulness is "Awareness". When you have self awareness you have a superpower that enables you to get very clear about what is standing between you and your happiness. 

In fact, right now your goals may be very modest... a want to solve an immediate problem, a desire to stop "putting up with it" or living with a "band-aid" mentality (do anything to not rock the boat or move you or anyone else out of your comfort zone).   However, small goals are like focusing on something right in front of your face. They obscure your view of the big picture... the cool, inspiring, deeply fulfilling things that are available to you when you have the courage and commitment to first of all heal, and then look beyond your present experience.

As you learn to be more mindful, startling realizations begin to occur... you start to see how caught up in negativity you have been... you recognise that what looked like a tolerable situation is really disempowering you without you having realised... you discover that you've been bottling up emotions forever, and consequently missing out on the important messages that they have for you.  

What results can you expect from engaging in mindfulness and mindset coaching with Liz?

• you see concrete progress towards your goals whatever they are
• you develop the capacity to have a much more constructive perspective about challenging situations
• you see your own potential much more clearly
• you get to experience more peacefulness and contentedness in day to day life
• your boundaries improve
• your connection with your sense of your true self flourishes
• you get to take a person who values themselves into every aspect of your life
• you get to feel in charge of your destiny
• you become clear that your life has meaning and that you are a valued and appreciated individual
• you have emotional intelligence and you know how to use it

Everyone knows that success, prosperity and abundance are not really achieved through hard work. But not everyone knows that how they're achieved is by understanding that they are available to everyone and that you deserve them just as much as anyone else.  You could call it mindfulness about money!

When you hold believe that you deserve and are capable of being prosperous and experiencing abundance you become able to  have better experiences with money and more of every other wonderful thing in your life!

Using Louise Hay’s profound and transformational approaches to life and how to tap into our personal power, I will work with you during this six week course to develop a “prosperity and abundance consciousness” and refocus your thinking to a place where you become more and more aware of the abundance that is occurring in your life.  

Create and manifest prosperity in every part of your life!  If you are concentrating on debt, a sense of lack, unpaid bills, negativity about money and fear of the future, it will be very hard for you to feel that your life is abundant.  Your experience of life is a reflection of what you believe about yourself and the world – but what you believe is only thoughts and thoughts can be changed. Prosperity begins with you feeling good about yourself and everything that you already DO have in your life.  Wouldn’t it be great to be free of anxiety, to feel hopeful and happy? Wouldn’t it be incredible to truly appreciate that you are a huge asset to yourself?  Wouldn’t it be wonderful to experience an abundance of love, satisfaction, happiness and resources simply through your own actions?

I’m a practical and down-to-earth person and I’m only interested in practical and down-to-earth solutions  I’ve played with and practiced with these ideas for several years now, and have had a huge amount of fun exploring the power of abundance thinking .  I’ve loved moving into a place where I now have an abundance of incredible friends, am able to pursue fulfilling and expanding experiences,  have money arriving in crazy ways at just the right time to facilitate the next important step in my own journey…  My experience is that It’s not just about money, abundance is a lifestyle! 

I’ll be bringing all my skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to you, with the objective of demystifying how to make abundance your lifestyle too.  I’m not into jargon or woo – woo. I just like things that work and make my (and your) life better.

Discover how to open and be receptive to all the good that the universe has to offer you – now!

Limited to a maximum of 12 per group, participants will enjoy the serene and luxurious environment of the beautiful workshop venue near Albany, Auckland.

6 Week Course  $297.00 per person (comprehensive resources included)