Wellbeing & Health
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Fernwood Offer | Wellbeing Breakfasts | Meditation | Work/Life Balance Podcast
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Fernwood Offer
Get fit and enjoy a massive saving on Fernwood Women’s Health Club Membership!
Save a potential 50% off at Fernwood with the special WPDN corporate deal of $700 for 12 months ($26.60 per fortnight direct debit).
The offer is only valid if we can get 10 people so please contact Jo Corbett now to register your interest
Offer includes:
- Full Club Membership
- Health Check
- 3 pack Personal Training
- 3 Nutritional/Wellness Sessions
Wellbeing Program Archive
2012
2012 Wellbeing Breakfast Series
What is a Healthy Diet?
| Date | April 16th 2012 |
| Time | 7.30 - 9am |
| Location | Cafe Air-David Jones - Attendees can buy their own breakfast at Café Air on the day (or just coffee if they wish). |
Calling women of all ages!
Join Nicky from Fernwood Women Health Club Rundle Mall. Hear her speak on what constitutes a healthy way of eating.
Learn how you can manage your weight easily through eating the right fresh, healthy foods in the correct quantities.
Together we can empower you to shine!
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What to do about things at work we cannot change?
| Date | September 12th 2012 |
| Time | 7.30 - 9am |
| Location | Cafe Air-David Jones - Attendees can buy their own breakfast at Café Air on the day (or just coffee if they wish). |
This talk will be based on the first line of the serenity prayer.
May I accept the things I cannot change (May I change the things I can / May I have the wisdom to know the difference).
We struggle with the parts of our work lives that we do not like and that we cannot change.
This talk will discuss strategies to deal with those parts.
Presented by Mark O’Donoghue [Presenter Profile]
Student Counsellor, Counselling Service, The University of Adelaide;
Trainer, Adelaide North Eastern Division of General Practice
BA Hons (Psych), B Soc Admin, Grad Dip Family Therapy,
Member AASW
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Meditation | 2012 Dates and Course Information
Presented by Mark O’Donoghue [Presenter Profile]Student Counsellor, Counselling Service, The University of Adelaide;
Trainer, Adelaide North Eastern Division of General Practice
BA Hons (Psych), B Soc Admin, Grad Dip Family Therapy,
Member AASW
Level 1 MEDITATION | An introduction (4 week course)
Level 1 | Meditation: an introduction - March, Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28
Level 1 | Meditation: an introduction - October, Wednesdays 3, 10, 17, 24
Level 2 MEDITATION | Mindfulness (4 week course)
Level 2 | Mindfulness - June, Wednesdays 6, 13, 20, 27
- prerequisite: Level 1 | Meditation: an introduction
Time: 5.30-6.45pm
Location: The University of Adelaide, North Tce. Campus, exact location to be confirmed latter.
Booking: A limit of 14 people can do the course - first come first served.
If you are interested please email Mark to register.
Payment: $65 to enrol in the course – payment on the first night.
Presenter: Mark O’Donoghue [Presenter Profile]
Contact: mark.odonoghue@alumni.adelaide.edu.au
Meditation is an ancient skill that can be learnt in modern times. Traditionally meditation was used to overcome mental suffering, and is now being used to promote psychological well being.
MEDITATIONS TAUGHT
- Concentration
- Breathing Meditation
- counting the breath
- mindfulness of in and out breath
- silent awareness of the breath
- Loving-kindness (three versions)
- Mindfulness
- Yoga - You will learn a simple five minute yoga sequence that de-stresses the body, which most people can easily do and that is an ideal preparation for meditation.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED (talks)
- demystification of meditation
- balanced effort
- loving-kindness and its uses in life
- using meditation to manage stress
- establishing a meditation routine at home
- incorporating meditation into daily life (formal and informal meditation)
MARK O’DONOGHUE’S MEDITATION CD [Presenter Profile]
Meditation Works on sale for $20
Work/Life Balance Podcast
The Australian Human Rights Commission has created a free fortnightly podcast series on a range of human rights issues.
Episode 12 examines work/life balance with Dr Lyn Craig, an ARC QEII Fellow from the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales.
Summary of Podcast
Work/ life balance, especially for people raising a family, is one of the eternal questions when it comes to reforming the workplace and addressing the competing pressures of working and raising children. How do we value the time people, mainly women, carry out as unpaid caring work? How do men fit into this equation?
In this instalment of Pod Rights, Race and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, talks to Dr Lyn Craig about her research entitled, Work and Family Time: Australia in Comparative Perspective. It compares the time demands of parenthood and the gender division of care in the United States, Australia, Italy, France and Denmark, and includes an overview of policies in those countries that are designed to promote better division of unpaid care.
For those interested in Human Rights the whole series is a very interesting listen!
