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.
"...down-to-earth with excellent tools"
Survey 2025
Practical down-to-earth with excellent tools – best thing I've done.
"...down-to-earth with excellent tools"
Practical down-to-earth with excellent tools – best thing I've done.
"...reminded of my mind body world connection"
LMC, Living Wholeheartedly Retreat, July 2025
I came to the retreat looking for silence, and that was there, but there was so much more. I was reminded of my mind body world connection, where I am...
"...reminded of my mind body world connection"
I came to the retreat looking for silence, and that was there, but there was so much more. I was reminded of my mind body world connection, where I am...
"...full of discovery, learning, insight"
Meditation Lab Participant, 2025
This was one of the most friggin incredible four hours. It truly was brilliant, helpful, full of discovery, learning, insight. It was touching and inspiring and heartfelt.
"...full of discovery, learning, insight"
This was one of the most friggin incredible four hours. It truly was brilliant, helpful, full of discovery, learning, insight. It was touching and inspiring and heartfelt.
"space for exploring, accepting and connecting..."
Meditation Lab Participant, 2025
Beautifully crafted journey and space for exploring, accepting and connecting through reflection and experimenting.
"space for exploring, accepting and connecting..."
Beautifully crafted journey and space for exploring, accepting and connecting through reflection and experimenting.
"I felt connected and calm"
Meditation Lab Participant, 2025
By the end of the session I felt connected and calm and had a new sense of tremendous spaciousness.
"I felt connected and calm"
By the end of the session I felt connected and calm and had a new sense of tremendous spaciousness.
"...freed up so much space for actually living"
Pain to Peace Participant, 2025
I went from spending 80% of my energy managing pain to maybe 30%. That freed up so much space for actually living.
"...freed up so much space for actually living"
I went from spending 80% of my energy managing pain to maybe 30%. That freed up so much space for actually living.
"The pain neuroscience education was a revelation"
Pain to Peace Participant, 2025
The pain neuroscience education was a revelation. Understanding that my flare - ups don't mean I'm destroying my joints - just that my nervous system is hypersensitive - took away...
"The pain neuroscience education was a revelation"
The pain neuroscience education was a revelation. Understanding that my flare - ups don't mean I'm destroying my joints - just that my nervous system is hypersensitive - took away...
"...reset, replenish our energy"
EM, Deepening Insight Retreat, March 2025
Libba's warm energy, humour and wisdom are a delight. I learned a lot and was able to bring perspective to a few things that had been troubling me in life....
"...reset, replenish our energy"
Libba's warm energy, humour and wisdom are a delight. I learned a lot and was able to bring perspective to a few things that had been troubling me in life....
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?!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.