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.
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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.
Building confidence steadily
Betty, Retreats participant
Starting with a silent weekend in the Southern Highlands, Betty gradually built up to five and seven-day retreats. She talks about the quiet courage it takes to be with yourself...
Building confidence steadily
Starting with a silent weekend in the Southern Highlands, Betty gradually built up to five and seven-day retreats. She talks about the quiet courage it takes to be with yourself inside your own head - and the confidence that follows...
Reset with a retreat
Alex, Retreats Participant
From the intimidation of a Day of Silence to then attending multiple longer retreats, Alex describes what it's like to arrive anxious, go quiet, and find that the fear simply...
Reset with a retreat
From the intimidation of a Day of Silence to then attending multiple longer retreats, Alex describes what it's like to arrive anxious, go quiet, and find that the fear simply...
Real listening to others
Mike
Being able to separate your own feelings from a conversation - and really listen. Mike talks about the quiet magic of that: a child comes to him with something, he...
Real listening to others
Being able to separate your own feelings from a conversation - and really listen. Mike talks about the quiet magic of that: a child comes to him with something, he...
Nature on Retreats
Betty, Retreats Participant
Watch this video to hear about Betty's experience with Retreats.
Nature on Retreats
Watch this video to hear about Betty's experience with Retreats.
What the hell is wrong with me? Headaches, fati...
Dr Gillian Deakin
What the hell is wrong with me? Headaches, fatigue, pain, fibromyalgia, gut problems? Forty years as a GP brought Gillian to a compelling question: why do so many people have...
What the hell is wrong with me? Headaches, fatigue, ...
What the hell is wrong with me? Headaches, fatigue, pain, fibromyalgia, gut problems? Forty years as a GP brought Gillian to a compelling question: why do so many people have...
"I communicate with others more clearly"
Survey, 2025
I think I communicate with others more clearly and authentically.
"I communicate with others more clearly"
I think I communicate with others more clearly and authentically.
A different quality of inner life
Jude, MBSR participant
Daily practice has changed something fundamental for Jude - not just patience with his wife and twelve-year-old daughter, but the whole texture of his inner life. He also shares how...
A different quality of inner life
Daily practice has changed something fundamental for Jude - not just patience with his wife and twelve-year-old daughter, but the whole texture of his inner life. He also shares how...
"...more present with my young children"
Survey, 2025
I find I am more present with my young children. I feel I can stay with their emotions and hold space without being reactive. I find I am more patient...
"...more present with my young children"
I find I am more present with my young children. I feel I can stay with their emotions and hold space without being reactive. I find I am more patient...
From the teachers
Hear different perspectives on mindfulness, get to know your nervous system, and the real-life results of our courses, and more.
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Dr Adele Stewart
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Libba Granger
Why eight weeks?!
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 experiment
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.