Based on 2500 years of practical mental healing wisdom
For registration & details:http://themindingcentre.org/wp/practical-buddhist-counselling-course-forthcoming/ (4) Buddhist Psychology: the mind, consciousness & well-being (Non-religious) Intake 15: 2, 9, 16, 23 Mar (Sat; 7.00 -9.00 pm)
Course fees: $170 (incl 2 coursebooks)
Course summary:
Healing yourself: how the mind creates problems; 2 kinds of pain; perception
The conscious body: mind-body interbeing (the 5 aggregates & mental networking)
The unconscious: are we really in control, or how can our mind work for us?
The art of loving: negative emotions & healing emotions; types of love
Brain or mind? Neuroplasticity: how the mind grows the brain.
Don't believe everything you think: mental defences & emotional resilience
Non-judgemental day is here: mindfulness in daily life; meditation on the move
For details & registration:http://themindingcentre.org/wp/buddhist-psychology-course/ (5) Psychology of Death & Living (Non-religious)
Strategies for a happy life
Intake 12: 5, 12, 19, 26 Apr (Fri; 7.30 -9.30 pm)
Course fees: $130.00 (incl coursebook)
Course summary:
The Last Breath" the last moments of a death row inmate
(1) Beginners' Meditation (Non-religious)
Small-group sessions (5-15 people), recommended for those 15 years and above.
LEARN TO MEDITATE BEFORE YOU MUST Course fee: $100.00 (per intake)
Instructor: Piya Tan
Intake 86: Apr 13, 20, 27 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Intake 87: May 10, 17, 31 (Fri 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
Benefits of meditation:
Calm and insight for head and heart, theory and practice MEDITATION IS INNER PEACE, NOT JUST A METHOD
Recommended as foundation for practice especially
if you have learned meditation or plan to take it up Date: 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2013
Time: 7.00 - 9.00 pm (Sat)
Instructor: Piya Tan
Course fees: $130 (incl coursebook)
Course contents:
Body-based meditations: the breath as the door to true peace
(1) Buddhist Psychology: the mind, consciousness & well-being (Non-religious).
The psychology 2500 years before Freud and western psychology, and which is now revolutionizing it. For details.
For health care professionals, social workers, care-givers, executives, clergy, managers, lecturers, teachers, parents, or anyone interested in the mind and mental health. Intake 16: Jul 5, 12, 19, 26 (Fri; 7.30 -9.30 pm)
Course fees: $170 (incl 2 coursebooks)
Instructor: Piya Tan Course summary:
Healing yourself: how the mind creates problems; 2 kinds of pain; perception
The body: conscious and unconscious: interbeing & are we really in control?
The art of loving: negative emotions & healing emotions; how the mind grows the brain.
Don't believe everything you think: mental defences & emotional resilience
Non-judgement day is here: mindfulness in daily life; meditation on the move
For details & registration: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/buddhist-psychology-course/ (2) Beginners' Meditation (Non-religious):For details.
Small-group sessions (5-15 people), recommended for those 15 years and above.
The 4-element meditation on the body, feelings, space & light
Walking meditation
For registration & details: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/intermediate-meditation-course/ (4) Dhyana for Beginners (Non-religious) (new).For details.
Meditation & bliss workshop on the full Breath Meditation: Practice & theory
Whether or not we attain dhyana, meditation can be blissful, healing , liberating Dates: 14, 21, 28 Sep (Sat; 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Instructor: Piya Tan
Fees: $120 (incl coursebook)
Meditation & bliss workshop on the full Breath Meditation: Practice & theory
Whether or not we attain dhyana, meditation can be blissful, healing , liberating.
Dates: Sep 14, 21, 28 (Sat; 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Instructor: Piya Tan
Fees: $120 (incl coursebook)
For registration & details: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/buddhist-meditation-non-religious/dhyana-for-beginners/ (3) Satipatthana Vipassana (Non-religious):For details.
Meditation on body, feelings, mind and reality
Calm and insight for head and heart, theory and practice
MEDITATION IS INNER PEACE, NOT JUST A METHOD
Recommended as foundation for practice especially
if you have learned meditation or plan to take it up
Intake 9: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 7.30 - 9.30 pm (Fri)
Instructor: Piya Tan
Course fees: $130 (incl coursebook)
Course contents: Samatha & Vipassana: calm & insight in mindfulness training and liberation
Body-based meditations: the breath as the door to true peace
Feeling-based meditation: overcoming negative emotions
Mind-based meditation: the nature of mental hindrances
The three brains: how satipatthana relates to our whole being
Calming the body & healing the heart: thinking & feeling
The mind can heal itself: it is more than the brain
Mindfulness in daily life: present moment awareness
Effective attention & environment: reality: virtual & real
Meditation dangers: identifying and preventing them
Practical methods: guided practice sessions.
Intake 16: Nov 22, 29 (Fri; 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm)
Course fee: $ 100.00
Instructor: Piya Tan
For registration & details: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/intermediate-meditation-course/ (5) Psychology of Death & Living (Non-religious):For details
Strategies for a happy life. Intake 13: Oct 26; Nov 2, 9, 16 (Sat; 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm)
Course fees: $ 130.00 (incl coursebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan
For registration & details: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/psychology-of-death-living-forthcoming/ (6) Buddhist Counselling Psychology:For details.
Self-listening leads to self-knowledge and self-therapy that empower us to help and heal others, to counsel and communicate with our loved ones, family, work-place, and group. Intake 1: Nov 23, 30; Dec 7, 14 (Sat; 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm)
Course fees: $ 140.00 (incl coursebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan
For registration & details: http://themindingcentre.org/wp/practical-buddhist-counselling-course-forthcoming/
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