Tag Archive for ‘course’ at Karuna Hospice Services

Tag Archive for 'course'

Creating Sanctuary, a new Karuna MindLife Course

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on September 15, 2008

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We are pleased to announce our final MindLife course for 2008, which aims to help us take time out from the busyness of our lives to replenish our spirit and reconnect with the joy in everyday life.

As we come to the end of another busy year and gear up for the stresses of the Christmas Season, we are offering wonderful opportunity to find ways of creating sanctuary in your life, no matter what the season. You could even think of it as an early Christmas present to yourself!

Over the course of this one day workshop, we will explore the following themes:

Transform your barriers to peace
Create your own private sanctuary
Experience the healing power of silence
Identify your pathways to joy

The day will be relaxed and gentle with opportunities for questions and discussions.

About the facilitator:
Priscilla Maxwell is a qualified teacher, health practitioner and counsellor with many years professional experience. Her courses demonstrate how ancient techniques can be applied in the modern world with powerful results.

Cost: $75

Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Place: Karuna House, 27 Cartwright Street, Windsor

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16 Guidelines for a Happy Life

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on April 29, 2008

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This course has completed. Thank you to all who attended.

“Where is the real happiness in our lives? Have we lost touch with what it means and how to find it?”

The 16 Guidelines are universal, powerful, and infinitely adaptable. Drawn from ancient Tibetan wisdom they focus on key strategies which will be covered over the following two weekend workshops:

Part 1: How we think & How we act - Sat 5 and Sun 6 July, 2008
Part 2: How we relate to others & How we find meaning - Sat 19 and Sun 20 July 2008

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Each weekend looks at a two key strategy and covers eight of the Guidelines. They include step by step exercises to use in your life, allowing you to measure your own progress towards greater happiness and wellbeing. This course is ideal for anyone looking to make genuine progress on their path to a more fulfilling life.

It is not essential to attend both weekends as each workshop covers separate strategies and Guidelines. However, by attending each workshop you will gain maximum benefit through working with all 16 Guidelines.

The workshops will be relaxed and informal, encouraging questions and discussions, facilitated by Buddhist nun Tenzin Chonyi.

About the facilitator
Tenzin Chonyi (Dr Diana Taylor) is a qualified psychologist with many years of professional experience. She teaches courses which demonstrate how ancient techniques can be applied in the modern world with powerful results. Chonyi is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition.

Cost: $150 per weekend, $220 full course
Time: 10am - 4pm each day
Place: Karuna House, 27 Cartwright St, Windsor

photo by Daniel K. Gebhart, under the creative commons licence

Morning and afternoon tea will be provided - Please bring your lunch.

Places are strictly limited.
Please reserve your place now on 07 3632 8300

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Life After Death, A New Karuna Course

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on March 10, 2008

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An opportunity to pause on your journey since the loss of someone you love and reflect on how this has changed your life…

This course is ideal for anyone touched by the death of a loved one and interested in looking more deeply with others on the impact of this experience and how it has altered their understanding and approach to life.

Over 6 evenings we will explore the following themes:

Death - an encounter with life’s mystery?
Grieving your way
Aloneness
Communion with your loved one - what continues?
Relationships and friendships - old wood/new growth
You and Your life! - drawing meaning to live with

The evenings will be relaxed and gentle with opportunities for questions and discussion.

About the facilitator:
Andrew Lindsay is a registered psychologist and counsellor working with Karuna Hospice Services. Through this work he has made many connections both with people as they approach the end of their lives and with people affected by the loss of someone close and dear. He is sustained and inspired by the richness of the human spirit and the touching possibilities within human relationships.

Dates: 6 Wednesday evenings - 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th April and 7th May
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Place: Karuna House, 27 Cartwright St, Windsor
Cost: $150

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Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please book by phoning 07 3632 8300.

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Death and Dying: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective ‘08

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on January 21, 2008

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We are pleased to announce another offering of our very popular Karuna Life Education course, which takes a look with a Tibetan Buddhist perspective at that eternal question, “what happens when we die”?

In a gentle and compassionate way, explore death and dying from the viewpoint of Tibetan Buddhism. By understanding the cycle of life and death, we can also view loss and grief in a new way; developing both wisdom and loving kindness for ourselves and others. The day will be relaxed and informal, encouraging questions and discussions, facilitated by Buddhist nun Tenzin Chodron.

The session will run from 10am to 4pm, Sunday 20th April. Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please contact us to book your place.

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First Introduction to Buddhism Weekend for 2008

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on November 22, 2007

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Our previous Introduction to Buddhism weekend courses have met with a great deal of success with much praise from all those who have attended. It is a pleasure to announce these new dates for Karuna’s strongly experiential weekend involving discussion and meditation in an open and relaxed environment.

Please download the Introduction to Buddhism flyer for more details.

An Evening with Ian Gawler at Karuna

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on July 19, 2007

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An opportunity to hear Ian Gawler, author of You Can Conquer Cancer and Director of The Gawler Foundation, speak about his extensive experience over the past 25 years with people facing life threatening illness.

Join us for a discussion involving some of the challenging questions we face in living fully until we die and in helping others to do the same.

Where: Karuna Hospice Services - Mandala Room
27 Cartwright St, Windsor
When: Wednesday 8th August, 2007 - 7pm to 9pm
Cost: $25 including a light supper

Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please call 07 3632 8300 to reserve your place.

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Introduction to Buddhism 2007

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on June 25, 2007

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Due to popular demand, we have confirmed extra dates for our weekend Introduction to Buddhism course later this year, which will introduce the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism and give an insight into the Buddhist world view.

This additional weekend course will be held on the 17th and 18th of November. Please download the event flyer below, or call 07 3632 8300 or email karuna@karuna.org.au to book your place today.

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Taming The Tiger Within

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on June 13, 2007

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Dealing with disturbing emotions…

1 Day Workshop

“How does your tiger react when faced with emotional challenges?”

Gain insights and practise a fresh approach to increasing your happiness
Explore the fascinating role your feelings play in creating your world
Discover simple, guaranteed techniques for transforming your emotions

The day will be relaxed and informal, encouraging questions and discussions, facilitated by Buddhist nun Tenzin Chodron.

Dates: Sunday 23rd September
Time: 10am - 4pm
Place: Karuna House, 7 Cartwright St, Windsor
Cost: $85

About the facilitator: Tenzin Chodron is a qualified social worker and counsellor with many years of professional experience. She teaches courses which demonstrate how ancient techniques can be applied in the modern world with powerful results. Chodron is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition.

Bookings are essential as places are limited
Please book by phoning 07 3632 8300

Morning and afternoon tea are provided
Please bring your lunch
We look forward to seeing you!

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Open Heart Peaceful Mind

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on June 13, 2007

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6 Week Experiential Evening Course — Awareness Techniques for a Happier Life

How would it feel to live a life that is less stressful, more fulfilling and to have a better relationship with yourself and those around you?

Your mind plays a vital role in how you experience the world. A better understanding of how it works will provide you with powerful tools to make your life more positive and meaningful.

Course Aims:

Become better equipped to deal with everyday stresses and important issues in your life, teaching you how to work with them.
Gain insights into the effects your thoughts have on your general happiness, wellbeing and your interactions with others.
Apply self awareness in transforming thoughts using guided visualisation, breathing techniques and different forms of meditation.
Establish a daily meditation practice.
Strengthen your personal capacity to manage physical and/or emotional pain.
Develop a greater capacity for happiness and love, for self and others.

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to reduce their stress and be happier and also for anyone who wishes to establish a routine practice in meditation and wants to better understand the processes of the mind.

The material is presented in a group setting in a casual informal style which encourages questions and discussions by participants about the various topics being examined throughout the six week course.

About the facilitator: Ven Tenzin Chodron is a qualified social worker and counsellor with many years of professional experience. She teaches courses which demonstrate how ancient techniques can be applied in the modern world with powerful results. Ven Chodron is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition.

Dates: 6 Tuesday evenings 24th, 31st July, 7th, 14th, 21st August, 4th September
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Place: Karuna House, 27 Cartwright St, Windsor
Cost: $150

Bookings are essential as places are limited
Please book by phoning 07 3632 8300

We look forward to seeing you!

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Death and Dying: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective

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on June 12, 2007

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What Happens When We Die?

The mind plays a vital role in how we experience each moment on our life journey including what happens when we die.

Understand the unique place of death in your life
Learn to live and embrace life more fully
Celebrate the value of each day and each relationship
Discover how to help loved ones once they have passed on

In a gentle and compassionate way, explore death and dying from the viewpoint of Tibetan Buddhism.

By understanding the cycle of life and death, we can also view loss and grief in a new way; developing both wisdom and loving kindness for ourselves and others.

The day will be relaxed and informal, encouraging questions and discussions, facilitated by Buddhist nun Tenzin Chodron.

Date: Sunday 9th September
Time: 10am - 4pm
Place: Karuna House, 27 Cartwright St, Windsor
Cost: $85

Bookings are essential as places are limited
Please book by phoning 07 3632 8300

Morning and afternoon tea are provided
Please bring your lunch
We look forward to seeing you!

“While I thought I was learning how to live; I have been learning how to die”
–Leonardo Da Vinci

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