Feedback from the educators
Watch Craig and Richard chat about the conversations and questions that have arisen from comments, discussions and learner activity throughout Week 1 of the course. We hope you enjoy it. …
Course: Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance
Default mode and reduced performance
Watch Craig and Richard discuss the concept of default mode and how it contributes to reduced wellbeing and performance. Default mode is the distracted state of mind we go into …
Meet the mentors, Sherelle and Liz
The course features mentoring by Sherelle Connaughton and Liz Brnjak. They’ll support you as you make your way through the course, facilitating discussions and providing additional information to help make …
What is mindfulness and why does it matter?
Watch Richard talk about mindfulness and why it matters. This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. This video is part of the Mindful Moments YouTube series. These videos feature …
How can mindfulness be practised through movement?
Mindfulness doesn’t just mean sitting around with our eyes closed. We can practise it in any moment. An excellent way to do this is through movement. Mindful movement simply means …
Mindfulness in the home
What it means to be at home can be thought about in many different ways. It can mean finding a place of peace or sanctuary, a place to be oneself, …
Developing a life-long practice
Watch Richard talk about some of the ways that you can continue to explore, develop and maintain mindfulness practices in your life. Tips for maintaining a mindful life Go to …
Introducing the big four cognitive practices of mindfulness
Watch Craig introduce the big four cognitive practices of mindfulness (perception, letting go or non-attachment, acceptance and presence of mind). Each of these cognitive practices can have a very powerful …
Tips for preventing procrastination
Watch Craig explain how mindfulness meditation can help to reduce procrastination and increase engagement. You may also be interested in more tips for overcoming procrastination, which are available from the …
A mindful approach to digital technology
Watch Richard provide an overview of different ways we can approach the use of technology and how it can help us to become more mindful. Have you become more aware …
Tips for creativity
Watch Craig talk about how mindfulness can improve the quality of thought which can help to increase creativity and mental flexibility.
Mindful eating: Discretionary foods
Watch Richard and lead educator for Monash University’s ‘Food as Medicine’, Melissa Adamski discuss how you can apply a mindful eating approach to discretionary foods. Using food as medicine Explore …
Tips for productivity
Watch Craig provide some tips on how you can cultivate mindfulness through meditation to become less stressed and more productive.
Mindful eating: Dried blueberry
Watch Richard and lead educator for Monash University’s ‘Food as Medicine’, Melissa Adamski use a dried blueberry to demonstrate mindful eating. If you’d like to follow along, please pause the …
Mindful eating: Introduction
Watch Richard and lead educator for Monash University’s Food as Medicine, Melissa Adamski introduce mindful eating, where the application of mindfulness can help you to better engage with the experience …