Reconnect with your own inner compass
8 x Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm and a full ‘Day of Mindfulness’
Undertaking this in-depth training will offer you a precious capacity for the rest of your life. By participating in this 8-week course you will develop an observing, accepting and compassionate stance towards your own internal experiences and how to apply this in a practical way to immediate life challenges.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based, user-friendly program that brings the principles of mindfulness meditation into everyday life by teaching specific skills and practices to help break cycles of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion. As seen on ABC Catalyst TV.
Details of the upcoming MBSR
Tuesday evenings 6.30 – 9pm.
21 and 28 April
5, 12, 19 and 26 May
2 and 9 June June 2026
One full ‘Day of Mindfulness’ on Saturday 30 May 2026, 10:00am-4:00pm
A total of 26 hours attendance of in-person classes
Come and see how this inspiring course can help you develop more mental, emotional, physical and psychological resilience and well-being.
What does it involve?
Individual phone meeting with me, to personalise the training in line with your intentions
A 2.5 hour class, over eight weeks, plus one full retreat day
Mindfulness meditation and body awareness training
An exploration of your own patterns and how to transform them
Good conversations about things that matter
Scientific rationale for the practice
Access to NEW Openground audio app for practice and a 145 page course book which will be send to you by post before the commencement of the course.
Develop the skills and knowledge over 8 weeks to:
Calm your nervous system, so you can rest
Listen to your emotions without being flooded by them
Don’t believe everything you think!
Develop stronger boundaries and more connection
Develop new ways of enjoying ordinary moments in life
Let go of habits that no longer serve you
The Curriculum:
Week 1: Stepping out of Automatic Pilot & Waking up
Week 2: Perception: how perception relates to our experience of stress & suffering
Week 3: The power and pleasure of being present & embodied
Week 4: Approaching emotional stress and difficulty more skilfully
Week 5: Stress physiology: working with rumination & other unhelpful thinking patterns
Day of Mindfulness: This day provides guidance, time and space for deep practice
Week 6: Interpersonal mindfulness and compassion
Week 7: Living on purpose and according to our values
Week 8: Mindfulness as a way of living and being
About your teacher:
Kate has been a student and practitioner of meditative practices for 38 years. She has completed a rigorous pathway of training through the Mindfulness Training Institute of Australia and New Zealand and is an internationally accredited and certified Mindfulness Teacher. She is affiliated with Openground, which is a leading mindfulness training institute in Australia and is globally respected. It is proud to be endorsed by Emeritus Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn, who developed MBSR at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979. Kate is committed to applying evidence and mindfulness-based interventions in her work with individuals and groups. She finds great joy in working together with people to promote health and happiness.
Fee:
- Standard Rate – $695
- Concession– $595 (must hold a current Health Care Card). Please note: to be eligible for the concession fee, you must first text a photo of your current HCC to 0408540895. Once approved, you can make the payment.
- 20% discount– $556, for returning participants.
- If you have a current Mental Health Care Plan from your GP you will be eligible for a rebate of $46.75 for every class attended. Therefore, if you attend all 8 evening classes, and the Day of Mindfulness, at the end of the course you will receive a receipt to lodge with Medicare to claim your rebate of up to $420.75.
- If it is helpful, we can agree on a payment plan, such as paying in 2 instalments before the commencement of the course. Please email Kate at kateskilbeck@gmail.com to make a plan.
The fee includes 26 hours of session time. Included in the cost is also a comprehensive MBSR coursebook and downloadable links for a full set of MBSR guided mindfulness meditation practices.
I am dedicated to going the extra mile to help you engage with each other and your practice in ways that are immediately satisfying and helpful. Come and join us!
The MSBR program has been reviewed and approved by the APS as an educational activity in accordance with the APS CPD Activity standards. Psychologists can now receive PD points for attendance in the MSBR program, for professional self-care.
To secure your place, please start by filling in the form below. Kate will then be in touch with you to complete your registration.