Welcome to Mindfulness in New Zealand
There is a great need for mindfulness trainers who can guide adults, teens and children towards experiencing Mindfulness and to establish the practices themselves to experience the many on-going benefits; decreased anxiety and stress, increased mental clarity, better self-regulation, better sleep quality to name a few..
We offer:
Introduction to Mindfulness courses across New Zealand:
• Two day Mindfulness Training courses for teachers, counsellors, social workers, parents and anyone who wants to learn how to establish an ongoing Mindfulness practice for themselves, their organisation, clients, students and children etc.
• Mindfulness classes in schools
• Mindfulness training for School Staff
This course gives you the background, science, practices and techniques to teach/guide others and establish a regular practice yourself. LEARN MORE
Introducing Mindfulness across the school for all staff. Teachers will be shown the breathing, listening, body scanning techniques and learn simple ways to demonstrate Mindfulness to students.
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In this self-paced online course you will learn, step by step to establish your own regular practice.
Each week we look closely at emotions, thinking, impulse control, inter-connectivity as well as learning by doing the fundamental mindfulness practices; breathing, listening, body scanning etc.
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Mindfulness means “paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn. (Founder of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)
By training ourselves to notice our thoughts and feelings through awareness on physical sensations, we come to realise that we have the ability to shift our attention away from negative thinking and behaviour patterns. When done repeatedly, we increase resilience to the minds efforts to focus on anxious thoughts patterns for example.
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LESSON PLANS
» improve students ability to deal with stress
» cultivate kindness and empathy
» designed by a registered teacher
» complies with the objectives of the curriculum for personal development
» suits all age groups
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“Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you see? What do you hear?”Jon Kabat-Zinn
How does it work?
Mindfulness increases our ability to notice what is happening in you and around you in the present moment. Mindfulness is a skill and requires practice. Just as athletes train on a daily basis to maintain fitness and stamina. Mindfulness,requiring regular daily practice to experience the many well documented benefits especially of de-stressing, relaxing the body and most importantly improving life quality with raised awareness and appreciation of life itself.
Through guided, easy-to-do practices you are training the mind to be more present in the moment resulting in a fresh alertness and aliveness previously covered over with anxious thinking and over-thinking and being caught up in feelings and emotions.
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Deepen the contact within together with like-minded people in a beautiful setting
Who is it for?
Everyone!
- Who wants to improve the quality of life and relationships
- Thinks anxiously as a regular behavior.
- Stressed people
- People who engage in constant negative self-talk
- People who can’t sleep because of incessant inner chatter
- People who operate on ‘auto-pilot’ and are always ‘on’..
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Why Mindfulness?
Evidence based results from around the world continue to show that the regular practise of Mindfulness has ongoing benefits for physical and mental health. Research over the past few decades has found that Mindfulness training helps to;
Relieve Anxiety
& Stress
In our fast paced lives, where we rush from one demand to another, there is very little time or space to stop and pause. Mindfulness offer the tools needed to connect with our inner intelligence, where we can access natural calmness beneath the busy minds.
Let go of Anger
& Frustration
Coming in contact with your direct experience in the mindful state allows us to become familiar with the patterns that direct our lives; our thoughts, emotions and reactions.
Overcome Worrying
& Negative Thinking
Pain is an inevitable part of being human but suffering is optional. In mindfulness we learn how to manage our thoughts and emotions instead of letting emotions and thoughts manage us.
Stop Inner Chatter
Aimless thinking and inner chatter is draining our energy and clouding over the present moment. One of the most common benefits from regular mindfulness training is greater mental clarity and a new sense of inner peace.
Have Better Sleep
To be able stop incessant thinking and worrying is one of the great benefits of Mindfulness and it makes it easier to to go to sleep and have unbroken sleep throughout the night.
Stop Living in the Past
Mindfulness practices increasingly bring you more into the present with the growing awareness that going over the past keeps you stuck in the past.
About the Trainer
Rita Riccola
“Rita is a fabulous facilitator – she made us feel extremely comfortable, was open minded and encouraged us all to share from our diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. I came away with many very practical, easy to use exercises that I have since been using with with my classes of various ages. Thank you Rita for gifting me such a wonderful and enjoyable afternoon of learning”.
-Louise Dore, Auckland
Rita Riccola
Rita Riccola is one of New Zealand’s leading mindfulness trainers in the school and education sector. Hundreds of teachers in both New Zealand and Australia has taken her 2 day mindfulness facilitation course to date. She have provided staff training for numerous schools across New Zealand in order to help them integrating mindfulness practice to the curriculum.
She is a former teacher and a trained mindfulness teacher with 28 yrs experience who has completed courses with Mindful Schools USA and attended many Mindfulness retreats. These courses are designed to meet the growing need for educators and human resource workers to offer Mindfulness training to all
What Participants Say
“What I liked best about the 2 day training was the relaxed, knowledgeable approach to Mindfulness”.
-Laura, Melbourne
“I liked the pace, experiential learning and the facilitators sharing her experience”
Alison, Sydney
“I’ve learnt valuable human, approachable ways to bring Mindfulness to my school and my own life”
Peter, Sydney
“ I’ve learnt that you can choose to change. The interaction between participants was especially valuable”
– Jen, Sydney
“This Course Exceeded My Expectations”.
Angela B, psychologist, Auckland
“Thank you Rita for providing such a thorough course in Mindfulness. This has come at exactly the right time for me as I look towards a less cluttered lifestyle, on the physical plane as well as the emotional and spiritual. My Tai Chi has become more focused and precise, as has everything I do now, with being fully present with an open heart.
Thank you once again,
Warm blessings”
Anne C., Auckland
“I’ve really loved this course – both the online component and the two day course, I’m so grateful I’ve learnt these empowering new tools. THANK YOU :-)”
Natalie E. Auckland, NZ
“The 8 week course has allowed me to re connect with the person I used to be and ignite my passion to forge forward, to help others find their passion, peace, connection and love within themselves. So they too, can help others to find their way in life. Thank you for this experience and training”
Sia K, Sydney, AUS
“This has been a wonderful course and I look forward to sharing what I have learned with others!”
Nancy C.. Auckland, NZ
“Hi Rita, I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful 2 days at the weekend. I can honestly say that it was a life changing experience as I have come home rejuvenated and ready to move forward.
Thank you again”
Susan M. Auckland, NZ
“Rita is a fabulous facilitator – she made us feel extremely comfortable, was open minded and encouraged us all to share from our diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. I came away with many very practical, easy to use exercises that I have since been using with with my classes of various ages. Thank you Rita for gifting me such a wonderful and enjoyable afternoon of learning”.
-Louise Dore, Auckland
“I found Rita’s expert and gentle facilitating a wonderful way to explore mindfulness personally, whilst also guiding me to share mindfulness with others”.
-Suzanne Henwood, Auckland
“The Mindfulness Teacher Training 2 day workshop delivered some excellent material and provided participants with some definitive tools to enable them to develop their own teaching programs around. Rita’s knowledge and inclusive manner of facilitating made for an enjoyable experience”.
-Errol Alison, Wellington
“Practicing Mindfulness has been shown to alter the structure and function of the brain, which is what allows us to learn, acquire new abilities, and improve memory.” DR. ROMIE MUSHTAQ
Mindfulness trains the mind to be observant and responsive to the many challenges we face every day.
Harvard, Oxford and Stanford Universities offer Mindfulness courses. Mindfulness is not just a trend but a proven method for success.
Due to the COVID-19 situation the 2 day Mindfulness Facilitation Training has moved temporarily to a Virtual Interactive Classroom.
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2020 COURSES
Virtual Interactive Course 14-15 April 2020
Tuesday: 9.00.00am-2.30pm
Wednesday: 9.00am-2.30pm
Cost: $495
Including: Teaching Manual, an 8 week Mindfulness workbook, online course and ongoing support.
Virtual Interactive Course 14-15 May 2020
Thursday: 9.00.00am-2.30pm
Friday: 9.00am-2.30pm
Cost: $495
Including: Teaching Manual, an 8 week Mindfulness workbook, online course and ongoing support.
Virtual Interactive Course 17-18 June 2020
Wednesday: 9.00.00am-2.30pm
Thursday: 9.00am-2.30pm
Cost: $495
Including: Teaching Manual, an 8 week Mindfulness workbook, online course and ongoing support.
Virtual Interactive Course 14-15 July 2020
Tuesday: 9.00.00am-2.30pm
Wednesday: 9.00am-2.30pm
Cost: $495
Including: Teaching Manual, an 8 week Mindfulness workbook, online course and ongoing support.
Online Courses
Start practising mindfulness
Self-Paced Online Course
Learn the effective mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance and focus in their lives.
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Bring Mindfulness to the Classroom
ONLINE TRAINING
For teachers and consultants who want to introduce mindfulness to their students, children or staff.
Non Religous
There is no religion, dogma or beliefs attached to mindfulness. Mindfulness has it’s roots in many contemplative practices but doesn’t require or impose on anyones belief systems. It’s a mental activity that has proven to be of great benefit for maintaining physical, mental and emotional balance.
Evidence Based
The many benefits of mindfulness have been well documented especially in the past 30 years since Jon Kabat-Zinn established the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme that has led to the wide-spread, evidence based research and the acceptance of these non-religious, practical exercises anyone can do.
Mindfulness for everyone
Mindfulness practice doesn’t require any preparation or beforehand knowledge about meditation. Anyone can experience the effect from these simple exercises.