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.
"Doctors kept telling me 'nothing's wrong' but ...
Pain to Peace Participant, 2024
Doctors kept telling me 'nothing's wrong' but I was in agony. Learning that pain is real even when scans are clear, and that I could still work with it -...
"Doctors kept telling me 'nothing's wrong' but I was in agony..."
Doctors kept telling me 'nothing's wrong' but I was in agony. Learning that pain is real even when scans are clear, and that I could still work with it - that validation alone was worth the course.
"...truly life-changing."
Cathy, MBSR Participant, 2024
I recommend anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of self, happiness and life to experience this course. This can be truly life-changing.
"...truly life-changing."
I recommend anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of self, happiness and life to experience this course. This can be truly life-changing.
"...she got it in ways my other doctors didn't"
Pain to Peace Participant, 2024
Dr Mandy's lived experience with back pain meant she got it in ways my other doctors didn't. She could say 'I know that fear when you bend down' and I...
"...she got it in ways my other doctors didn't"
Dr Mandy's lived experience with back pain meant she got it in ways my other doctors didn't. She could say 'I know that fear when you bend down' and I...
"...they can listen to what's going on in their...
Dr Gillian Deakin, GP specialising in functional symptoms
I certainly love people to learn mindfulness so they can listen to what's going on in their mind, in their life, in their body, in their emotions — and their...
"...they can listen to what's going on in their mind...
I certainly love people to learn mindfulness so they can listen to what's going on in their mind, in their life, in their body, in their emotions — and their...
"I was so ready for this"
Survey 2024
MBSR really shifted my life and approach to it. I was so ready for this.
"I was so ready for this"
MBSR really shifted my life and approach to it. I was so ready for this.
"...more present and better educated on neuropl...
Liz, Pain to Peace participant, 2024
I am more present and better educated on neuroplastic pain – this has allowed me to go out into the world with a lot less fear. I am able to...
"...more present and better educated on neuroplastic...
I am more present and better educated on neuroplastic pain – this has allowed me to go out into the world with a lot less fear. I am able to...
"...better equipped to face the health challenges"
Pain to Peace participant, 2024
My level of fear, despair, negative self-talk and distress has significantly reduced in the past 8 weeks. I am better able to recognise signals of danger and reorient myself towards...
"...better equipped to face the health challenges"
My level of fear, despair, negative self-talk and distress has significantly reduced in the past 8 weeks. I am better able to recognise signals of danger and reorient myself towards...
"...a wonderfully safe space"
Jen, MBSR Participant, 2022
Thank you so much for holding a wonderfully safe space and for generously sharing throughout our MBSR program. The program has really helped me to think differently about many things...
"...a wonderfully safe space"
Thank you so much for holding a wonderfully safe space and for generously sharing throughout our MBSR program. The program has really helped me to think differently about many things...
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.