On 28th April, join us for our second live mindfulness session 😍 The 1.5 hour event kicks off at 7pm AEST and will be hosted by @Former-Member and One Door Mental Health.
Mindfulness practice helps people connect to what is happening in the moment. This reduces stress, making people feel calmer and allowing them to think more clearly🧘. Taking a few minutes out of your day to focus on your thoughts and surroundings can have really positive effects on your mental wellbeing.
If you’ve never tried meditation before, or you’d like to continue practicing, everyone is welcome! 7pm – 8.30pm right here in this thread!
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I'm new here - what is the event about?
This online shared event intends to bring together people living with complex mental health issues and their carers in an online setting, ensuring we are collaboratively allowing time for ourselves (and our minds) away from the stressors of our recovery journey. Check back soon for more info on the format!
How do I get involved?
Conscious Mindfulness takes place right here! It's text based, so no software is needed. During the session, to keep up with the latest posts hit the 'refresh' button on your browser for the latest posts (it doesn't automatically update). Keep an eye for page numbers at the top & bottom of the page, and jump to the highest page number for the most recent post.
Throughout the session, the facilitator will put discussion points and questions out for you to consider, usually asking for your own experience on the topic. To contribute to the session, just hit the 'reply' button and share your thoughts. No answers are right or wrong and everyone is welcome to get involved.
We'd encourage you to engage in this event on a desktop computer/laptop, as we need to refresh the browser page quite frequently, sometimes this can be tricky on mobile!
What time does this event start in my timezone?
- AEST- 7pm
- ACDT- 6:30pm
- ACST- 5:30pm
- WST- 4pm
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Welcome everyone to tonight’s second Online Mindfulness event for both Carers and those with Lived Experience. And a very special welcome to our forum members who wanted a reminder of this evenings event 
@Buster1976 @Former-Member @1412 @Tess1 @Mateo @nicgatt14 @Missfruitbat @Scarface @1108 @Rose_222 @Dave22 @Sherbet @Greengirl44 @ELB @Kat5 @Missymoo87 @Happy2020 @Fergus50 @Former-Member @MDT @AnnaK @Chappy0401 @AJX @Isabelle @ThinQ @eth @Grandpa @frog @Adge @Mazarita @Snowie @Teej
Everything tonight will be text based. This means the whole convo will run right here in this thread 
This ensures your anonymity and privacy whilst you get to enjoy the meditation, then discuss mental health with other forum users and our special guest!
Remember to refresh your browser every few minutes to see new posts, and be sure to hit reply to posts to get involved in the discussion too (we recommend enjoying this event on a laptop or desktop computer).
Whilst everyone settles in I wanted to introduce our wonderful guest @Michael-CM from One Door Mental Health to tonight’s event. For more than 30 years, One Door Mental Health has designed and delivered expert mental health programs that are now accessible through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). One Door Mental Health is a leading mental health service provider specialising in severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder.
If everyone could ensure they are in a quiet and safe space, and are ready to meditate that would be great! We will be sharing a youtube link very soon to a meditation we will all do together before the questions kick off. Whilst I get this set up, our wonderful guest @Michael-CM from One Door will introduce himself 😄 …
Thanks for joining.
Alright wonderful community @Adge @Former-Member and others . The meditation we will be sitting in today has been brought to us by our wonderful guest - @Michael-CM. The meditation is a quick five minute body scan, once you've enjoyed this meditation, return to the page here and we'll debrief together at approx 7:15pm!
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.