There are many reasons to write a journal: – to work through issues and concerns -to set and track goals – to explore your feelings – to gain self-confidence  – to reduce stress and process thoughts & feelings – to find inspiration and connect with your creativity – to get clarity Starting out can be daunting. You may wonder how to write, what to write, and will you get bored. In these courses you will find your own journal writing style. One that you enjoy. One that supports your goals. As you glance across the offerings listed below you welcome to dip into the themes tha ..read more

Do you have people-pleasing parts? Do you focus more of your energy on the well-being of others than yourself? Do you believe it’s your responsibility to make everyone else happy? I want to share the opportunity for you to join a range of experts who are sharing their wisdom on a FREE, AVAIYA University online event that – specifically designed to help you break free from these draining tendencies and heal parts of you that are focused on people-pleasing. It’s called Breaking Free From Codependency and begins July 13th. This online event is brought to you by Ike Allen & Ande Anderson ..read more

In this workshop series we’ll gather to explore and share the [virtual] shelter of each other during this time of physical social distancing. Come when you are able to for this free weekly online journaling circle on Tuesday mornings 10-11am AEST. I’ll offer gentle guided writing exercises using simple prompts and poems to help you get started in your journal writing experience. In each session, there’ll be quiet time for writing whatever comes to mind. There is no requirement to share your writing in this group and no particular writing skills are needed. Just a pen & paper o ..read more

Hypnosis at your fingertips. Mindset Health makes use of advanced technology to offer 50+ sophisticated and empirically supported hypnosis sessions through a phone app. The Mindset Health App has as its primary goal helping people help themselves. Learning to manage our behaviours and regulate our thoughts and emotions helps us create the life we want. In this time of Covid-19 it is even more important for us to manage our mental and emotional states. We need to let go of unhelpful beliefs and patterns and replace them with flexible and adaptive responses. In lig ..read more

As I write this I am aware of the gamut of feelings running through my body as our world changes in ways we couldn’t have anticipated. Day by day we are all processing new events and information; some of it shocking, some of it anticipated, and some of it life-changing. I have noticed waves of sadness, fear, grief, hope, despair, tiredness, edginess, sleepiness and insomnia just to name a few. For some of us our concentration span may have shrunk to the size of a peanut. We may it difficult to settle on a book, a movie or even finishing a work task. This can be a consequence of being hyper-vig ..read more

Say No! to yet another New Year Resolution. What if I were to suggest that you don’t, that’s right, don’t make a New Year Resolution for 2020? Why you might ask? If you make a resolution that comes from seeing something you are doing as a problem to be eliminated or a habit to be broken you are creating something new out of something old. You are seeking a solution from the space or energy that holds the problem in place. You are, in essence, working against yourself. Or to put it in other words; one part of you is trying to override another part of you. How has that been working out? Th ..read more

Journalling with colour and creativity can be easy and fun!  Maybe you already journal from time to time but you would love to add images, colour and creativity into your journalling practice.   Maybe that sounds a little scary to you? You haven’t drawn anything since school and that wasn’t a great experience. Don’t worry we can walk you through simple techniques to add images, colour, texture, shapes, collage and more to your journal. These workshops are designed for anyone wanting to write about and reflect on their own life. No particular writing or artis ..read more

These are my favourite journalling techniques for managing anxiety, tension or my busy mind. 1. Having a conversation with myself:  I write as if I am having a conversation with myself. This helps me get to know more about what’s going on. It’s easy. I ask myself a question and then I answer it. I write whatever comes up. It’s helpful to ask questions like: Who am I talking with? Why have you showed up today? “What do you need (from me)? What would you like me to know? Then go back and forth, just writing whatever comes without any judgement! It looks like a dialogue in a play with a new ..read more

Maybe you’ve dipped in and out of journal writing like one does dipping ones toes into water to test the temperature. Or maybe you’ve look at the water and long to dive right in but tell yourself “I can’t go there, it’s too cold, what about the current, I don’t know where it will take me….” You are not alone. There are many reasons why people don’t start or keep a journal – and it’s rarely because they don’t see the value. Rather, they listen to their ‘Journaling Fears’. Journalling fears are stories we tell ourselves about journaling that stop us from starting or maintaining a journaling ..read more

“Journaling is like whispering to one’s self and listening at the same time.” Mina Murray. Journal writing regularly is one of the most potent and powerful habits you can take up. You will find yourself showing up better in every area of your life — every area! Without question, journaling has by far been the number one factor to everything I’ve done well in my life. I use it to help me make decisions, to listen within for wise advice, to sort through dilemmas, to come up with ideas, to vent, to express, to find all the aspects of myself that I don’t speak out loud. I use my journ ..read more