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Course Registration: MBSR for Veterans Family Members & Carers

October 23, 2026 - December 11, 2026

An eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course for the family members and carers of current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members.

Live-Online

These sessions will run live-online via Zoom. You’ll receive an email with your Zoom link. Please check your spam and promotions folders.

8 weeks, Friday 10:30am-1pm (AEDT)

Fri 23rd Oct, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 30th Oct, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 6th Nov, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 13th Nov, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 20th Nov, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 27th Nov, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 4th Dec, 10:30am-1pm
Fri 11th Dec, 10:30am-1pm

With an additional Half-Day Retreat (online) on Sat 21st Nov, 9am-1pm (AEDT).

Taught by Ingrid Jolley

Ingrid has been facilitating MBSR through OpenGround since 2018. She has taught mindfulness and yoga in diverse settings, including schools, hospitals, youth refuges, workplaces, and the broader community. She has also offered MBSR through the University of Melbourne as a teacher in residence. Ingrid is particularly passionate about supporting people emotionally in response to climate change. Through her work with Psychology for a Safe Climate, she has co-facilitated workshops, courses, and Climate Cafés.

Her work focuses on helping people meet emotional difficulty with greater awareness and compassion, supporting individuals and groups to build inner resources to navigate stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, and the emotional realities of living in a changing world. Her approach is informed by both her personal journey and professional experience as an MBSR teacher, psychotherapist trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR and ACT, social worker, and yoga therapist/teacher. Known for her genuine, down-to-earth style, Ingrid makes mindfulness practical and relatable, offering an embodied, compassionate presence that supports people to integrate practice into their lives in meaningful and sustainable ways.

To get to know more about Ingrid Jolley and our other teachers visit this page.

Can't make this date/time? Join the waitlist to be notified of other upcoming Veterans MBSR courses.

More information

This program has been funded by Open Arms

For free, military-aware mental health and wellbeing support for veterans and their immediate family call Open Arms Veterans & Families Counselling day or night on: 1800 011 046

Have questions?

Call us: 0401 904 995 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm AEDT)
Email: veterans@openground.com.au

Response time: within 1-2 business days