A GP perspective on mindfulness
Dr Adele Stewart share her journey as a GP in learning mindfulness and bringing this into her practice for a range of physical and mental health challenges.
OpenGround Reviews
Hear what past participants have to say
These are actual experiences from people who did the work. Their challenges varied. What they found was real.
A life-changing course
Sheila, MBSR participant
Sheila did MBSR seventeen years ago - new mother, homesick, returning to full-time work, and deeply sceptical about the kind of people she'd find in the room. She talks about...
A life-changing course
Sheila did MBSR seventeen years ago - new mother, homesick, returning to full-time work, and deeply sceptical about the kind of people she'd find in the room. She talks about what those Tuesday nights with Tim meant to her, and...
Self-regulation & more
Lisa, MBSR participant
Meditation, Lisa says, isn't just self-regulation - it's a way of keeping the heart open. She talks about what it means to be less reactive, less judgmental, and more genuinely...
Self-regulation & more
Meditation, Lisa says, isn't just self-regulation - it's a way of keeping the heart open. She talks about what it means to be less reactive, less judgmental, and more genuinely...
Alex's Story
Watch this video to hear about Alex's experience with MBSR. Â
From the teachers...
Hear perspectives on mindfulness, learn about your nervous system, and of the results from our MBSR for Veterans & their Families courses and more...
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Dr Adele Stewart
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Libba Granger
Why eight weeks?!Â
Eight weeks sounds like a commitment. Libba explains why that's actually the point – an app or a weekend retreat won't dislodge habits that have been in place for years, and why the structure of MBSR is specifically designed to fit into a real, full, imperfect life.
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Timothea Goddard
About your nervous system and how mindfulness can help
Tim explains that we can spend a lot of life striving/fighting and fleeing from things on autopilot. The awareness that opens up through some mindfulness training really gives us the skills and perspective to choose differently. —Tim Goddard
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Timothea Goddard
MBSR is an experiment, YOUR experimentÂ
There is a curriculum but MBSR isn't one-size-fits-all. Tim talks about the program as a series of genuine experiments relevant to your life - where what shifts for you will be different from what shifts for anyone else. And why the group makes that discovery so much richer.
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Libba Granger
MBSR for Veterans & their Families
Looking for assistance with the Veterans and Family and Carers MBSR programs? Please contact us at: veterans@openground.com.au
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Libba Granger
Results from Veterans Pilot Programs
Looking for assistance with the Veterans and Family and Carers MBSR programs? Please contact us at: veterans@openground.com.au
Want to add your story?
If you've completed MBSR at OpenGround and would be willing to share your experience (anonymously or with attribution), we'd love to hear from you. Your story might be exactly what someone else needs to read to take the step.