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Stressed? Distracted? Over Uni?

What if 8 weeks could seriously change how you handle it all?

*** Join the Wait List Below ***

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Join our Mindfulnes Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program – backed by science and loved by students worldwide.

Is MBSR for you?

This mindfulness course is ideal if you:

• Want to reduce stress, anxiety, or emotional reactivity that interferes with study
• Are interested in studying more efficiently through increased focus and attention
• Seek a deeper sense of clarity and calm with academic demands
• Are curious about evidence-based mindfulness practice as a practical learning skill
• Feel stuck on autopilot and want to live more intentionally with your study and life

No experience with mindfulness is necessary — just an open mind and a willingness to explore.

📅 What’s involved:

• 8 weekly sessions (2.5 hours each) – it’s a commitment, but it’s worth it
• Guided meditations, mindful movement, and real-life tools relevant to study and everyday life
• A supportive group of students all learning together

WHEN: TBC

WHERE: TBC

FACILITATOR: Counsellor Chris O’Grady

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS

Spots are limited – sign up now and invest in your focus, resilience and academic success.
Your future self will thank you.

 

Developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is one of the most well-researched and respected mindfulness programs in the world. Over 8 weeks, this course helps you relate differently to stress, uncertainty, and the challenges of study and everyday life — while also strengtheing your sense of meaning, attention, self-regulation, and resilience.

MBSR is not a therapeutic program – it is a skills-based educational program. The program focuses on building practical capacities that support learning, performance, and wellbeing in the context of academic success.

Through the cultivation of skills, attitudes and knowledge, the MBSR program offers a scientific and evidence-based approach to develop and quicken our innate human capacities for attention, awareness and wise action. Students learn mindfulness practices that support noticing thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, and applying these skills practically to academic and everyday challenges.

MBSR is different from other mindfulness offerings in terms of time spent in actual practice and the transformative power of being on this journey over 8 weeks with other students in the group.

The dedicated mindfulness practice will also support you more generally with your:

Focus and presence 💡

Cultivate more concentration and capacity to be in the moment with study and what matters to you most, here and now.

Emotional regulation 😌 

Responding more effectively to pressure during exams, deadlines, and presentations.

Clarity and wisdom 🦉

See your patterns and values with more clarity so that your actions can be more beneficial to yourself and positively influence study habits, motivation and decision making.

 

In MSBR change happens through:

Physiological regulation ~ learning how to calm and balance your nervous system under pressure

Emotional awareness ~ getting to know your own emotions and how to accept, explore and transform them

Cognitive flexibility ~ developing more concentration and clarity, and less rigidity in your beliefs and attitudes

Engagement with values ~ connecting what matters to you with how you approach study and life

Behavioural change ~ experimenting with small changes leading to bigger shifts in life

 

Topics by week 📅

Week 1     Recognising the present moment
Week 2     Perception and how we make sense of the world
Week 3     Keeping the body in mind
Week 4     Working with stress and academic pressure

Week 5     Finding perspective: working with emotions and thoughts
Week 6     Relationships and kindness
Week 7     Values and action
Week 8     Integrating mindfulness into study and daily life

 

 What does the MBSR course involve?

• A 2.5-hour class, over eight weeks, plus one afternoon of mindfulness practice
• An individual interview, and optional individual support from the facilitator
• Mindfulness meditation and body awareness training
• Scientific rationale for the practiceStructured discussion with other students about learning, stress, and effective responding
• An exploration of your own patterns and how to transform them
• Access to an audio app for practice and a 145-page course book

Come and see how this inspiring course can help you develop more mental, emotional, physical and psychological resilience and well-being. This program costs $700 in the community but as a Flinders student it is completely FREE!

 

THE DETAILS & REGISTER

WHEN: TBC

WHERE: TBC

FACILITATOR: Counsellor Chris O’Grady

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS

 

Spots are limited – sign up now and invest in your mental clarity, confidence and academic success.
Your future self will thank you.

 

If you have any questions about the program please reach out to Chris at chris.ogrady@flinders.edu.au