Introduction to Week 3

Watch Craig and Richard introduce the topic for this week, improving work and study performance.

How we refer to work, study and learning

We refer to work and study throughout this week and the course as a whole, but we recognise that a lot of our learners are older and no longer in full-time work.

We also recognise that work doesn’t just include paid employment, but can also include volunteering, caring and working around the home. Learning can also include learning for personal and professional interest and not just at a school or university.

This week’s meditations

This week, you’ll have the chance to practise and experiment with the Body, breath and sound and Productivity meditations.

Rather than skipping straight to these exercises now, we strongly encourage you to work through the steps preceding these meditations to help better prepare you for these practices.

Mental health disclosure

This course is not designed to be therapeutic for any particular physical or mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, psychosis and post-traumatic stress. So if you have any significant health concerns, we ask you not to discuss personal details about this on a public forum such as this, and we strongly encourage you to seek professional advice and support.

• National Mental Health Commission: 24 Hour Emergency Services in Australia

• spur: Mental health support: Links to various crisis counselling services and information networks around the world.

• Befrienders Worldwide: Volunteer action to prevent suicide

• NHS mental health helplines: Helplines in the UK

• Mental Health Hotline Numbers and Referral Resources: Helplines in the US