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Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

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Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

On the 26th of May, join us for our third live mindfulness session 😍 The 1.5 hour event kicks off at 7pm AEST and will be hosted by @nashy and SANE Counsellor & Forums Moderator, @Former-Member!

Mindfulness practice helps people connect to what is happening in the moment. This reduces stress, making people feel calmer and allowing them to think more clearly🧘. Taking a few minutes out of your day to focus on your thoughts and surroundings can have really positive effects on your mental wellbeing.

If you’ve never tried meditation before, or you’d like to continue practicing, everyone is welcome! 7pm – 8.30pm right here in this thread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNCB1MZDgQA

Want to receive an email reminder on the night? Hit the 'Support' (thumbs up) button below.

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I'm new here - what is the event about?

This online shared event intends to bring together people living with complex mental health issues and their carers in an online setting, ensuring we are collaboratively allowing time for ourselves (and our minds) away from the stressors of our recovery journey. Check back soon for more info on the format!

How do I get involved?

Conscious Mindfulness takes place right here! It's text based, so no software is needed. During the session, to keep up with the latest posts hit the 'refresh' button on your browser for the latest posts (it doesn't automatically update). Keep an eye for page numbers at the top & bottom of the page, and jump to the highest page number for the most recent post.

Throughout the session, the facilitator will put discussion points and questions out for you to consider, usually asking for your own experience on the topic. To contribute to the session, just hit the 'reply' button and share your thoughts. No answers are right or wrong and everyone is welcome to get involved.

We'd encourage you to engage in this event on a desktop computer/laptop, as we need to refresh the browser page quite frequently, sometimes this can be tricky on mobile!

What time does this event start in my timezone?

  • AEST- 7pm
  • ACDT- 6:30pm
  • ACST- 5:30pm
  • WST- 4pm

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

Hey there @Fluttershy1 welcome! Click on this meditation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4nUAIZt7fA

After you've done it, come back here and post your comments on how it felt by hitting "reply" on anyone else's post 🙂 Refresh your browser every minute or so to see comments back to you Enjoy the meditation 🧘

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

Great insights @Kritika @NatureLover @frog @Former-Member @Shaz51 and others 🙂 moving onto discussion point 2...

During the time you spent repeating the mantra “in anyway I’ve harmed someone else through my thoughts, words or actions, I forgive myself; I continue to have an open heart” what sort of emotions were you experiencing? What were the physiological responses associated to these emotions?

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KritikaContributor

Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

i just remembered that it is me who is hurt too i forgot about myself .felt blank cried.

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

Hi @Mavis1 , I'm one of the moderators here on the forums and thought I'd pop in as I can see that you're wanting to join tonight's Mindfulness Group and are having some issues with loading the page. The forums can be tricky if you're on a phone and they work much better on a computer or laptop. Also refreshing the page can help and then scroll down to the bottom.

It's great that you're here and we'd love you to get the most out of the session tonight. Here also is a link with some additional tips on how to navigate the forums. https://saneforums.org/t5/Forums-news-and-feedback/Forum-Guides/m-p/105962/highlight/true#M1038

If you have any questions just tag me with an @ in front of my name. Hope this all helps 🙂

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Mavis1Casual Contributor

Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

no im on a laptop but i cant hear anything? and its hard to follow message threads as they go back to email then you click on them - sorry the thread isn't easy to follow and i cant hear anything

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NatureLoverSenior Contributor

Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

During the repetition of the mantra I felt relief - I hadn't even realised I needed to do this, but I could feel how healthy it was to do.

Not sure it was a physiological response, but I felt myself sag in relief.

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

@Kritika "Felt blank" I felt really connected to that. Have never heard that verbalised but I think I relate to this. What did it feel like to cry after thank blank feeling? We're all here to listen

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

@NatureLover that is really lovely. Could be the physiological response for sure It's so great when the body starts to drop like that. Kind of makes you realise how much influence the brain has over the body hey?

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Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

@Mavis1 Oh no 😞 Sounds like there's a tech issue. We are unsure as to why there is no sound for you. Would recommend restarting your computer if it helps. I am sorry this is happening we are really keen for you to join in

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frogSenior Contributor

Re: Join us for our online mindfulness group // Tues 26th May, 7-8.30pm AEST // Guest facilitator: SANE Counsellor, Amour_Et_Psyché!

@Former-Member'I continue to have an open heart' made me feel kind of vulnerable, but also a sense of connectedness.

@Kritika @NatureLover @Nong1990 @Shaz51 @Former-Member ...

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