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The 2nd International Conference on Happiness & Its Causes
The 2nd International Conference on Happiness & Its Causes
- Date : 14 - 15 June 2007
- Venue : Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
The Dalai Lama and a faculty of expert speakers from Australia and overseas will explore the techniques for achieving peace and happiness at this conference. It is a two day conference featuring up to 50 leading minds from psychology, science, philosophy, and religion
- Pre-conference workshop by best-selling author of The Art of Happiness , Dr Howard Cutler
- Post conference workshops on Positive Psychology, Cognitive Therapy, Meditation
A special highlight of the conference will be a dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent Australians on key issues that are impacting on the happiness of individuals and society as a whole. The discussion will be moderated by ABC Television's Geraldine Doogue . The panel will consist of Clive Hamilton - Executive Director, The Australia Institute, and author of "Growth Fetish and Affluenza", Prof Gordon Parker - Executive Director, Black Dog Institute and Linda Burney MP, Canterbury Electorate, NSW, former Director General for the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs The Dialogue with the Dalai Lama will follow a special 45 minute address exclusively for conference delegates.
For conference poster click here
MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy)
& MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)Training in Victoria & South Australia
Victoria MBCT
Prof Graeme Meadows' group, Southern Synergy, at Monash University in Melbourne, is now accepting applications for its training program in the instruction of MBCT group therapy, commencing Wednesday 27 th June 2007. For more info click here
Victoria MBSR
Practicum training for professionals and an MBSR class in Melbourne , beginning in July, 2007 with Timothea Goddard & Tom Fischer. Click here for more information
South Australia MBCT
MBCT Course for Professionals - 8 weeks x 1 night /weekJuly - August 2007 taught by Liana Taylor , Meditation Teacher, Executive Coach & Psychologist liana@lifeintelligence.com.au
plus MBCT Professional Training Program - 5 Day residential
March 7- 12 2008 MBCT Professional Training program
Taught by Mark Williams co - author of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression- known as 'the Green Bible', and Melissa Blacker , teacher at Jon Kabat -Zinn's Centre for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts, USA.
A rare and rich opportunity to have two excellent, experienced, world renowned teachers come and run this training for us here.
NB this course can be taken alone, and also as a part of MBCT teacher certification in SA and around the world
Click here for more information
or c ontact Maura Kenny at CTAD, Maura.Kenny@nwahs.sa.gov.au
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North Carlton
Victoria 3054
Ph: 03 9347 4300
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