Health & Wellbeing
Term 1 2012
Thursdays 6 - 7.15pm 7 weeks
Starts: Thursday 23rd February (Note: Start date and session times changes.)
Fee: $95
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Course description: Boot Camp is outdoor military style training designed to challenge all aspects of your health and fitness. Each Boot Camp session is generally 60 minutes (plus warm-up and cool down) and is targeted for all fitness levels. So if you're looking for something different come along, have fun, enjoy the outdoors, meet people and most of improve your health and fitness levels.
Erin Hughes: I love working out at home, in the gym or outdoors. I enjoy boxing and riding and have played Netball at a representative level. I enjoy running Boot Camp and have a lot of fun meeting new people. I love to teach kids about the importance of being active and eating healthy. I have my Certificate 3 in Fitness and Certificate 4 in Personal Training and am currently working at becoming a qualified Group Fitness Leader specialising in a Boxing Class. I enjoy helping people improve fitness and love to show people how much fun it can be to achieve their goals
Saturday 9.30am - 3.30pm 1 day
Date: 17th March
Fee: $85
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Course description: This short one-day course is for people who would like more confidence meeting others. The focus is on the social scene, and this also applies to meeting people in business for networking. Through fun and interactive exercises, you'll learn how to adapt your communication style to the other person and sharpen your powers of observation - so important in building rapport. And you will use simple language from the environment in order to carry on a meaningful conversation with people you meet.
Agenda
How and why people come together
What you say after you first say hello
Building rapport as a way of connecting with others
Behavioural styles
Fine tuning your powers of observation
What makes a good conversation
Learning outcomes - By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Meet others confidently and with poise
Start a conversation
Build relationships with others more deeply
Connect and hold these connections
Hold a meaningful conversation
Graham Reitzin: holds a Certificate IV in Assessment and Training and brings a wealth of experience to the classroom. His career originated in commerce and industry working mostly in sales, marketing and customer service. Now a trainer for over 12 years, he has a passion to get results for students. Graham uses 4MAT as a training and development tool. He says, "It certainly is a whole lot better than 'show and tell' lecturing." Finally, Graham believes that it's important to have fun in class. Many graduate students can vouch for that.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: graham.reitzin@yahoo.com
Thursdays 7 - 9pm 8 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $160
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Course Description: In this course you will have the opportunity to learn HOW TO make sustainable changes to any area of your life. It is a forum for creating awareness of self, gaining tools for change and offering a safe and supportive space for people to become more comfortable with learning to live consciously. If you are looking for new ways of doing things, and actively seeking a group of people to help support you with this exciting new phase in your life then this course is your next step.
This course includes information on:
- How to become aware of self
- Understanding what taking responsibility means
- Getting to know yourself authentically
- Maintaining integrity
- Energy goes where thought flows
- Reaction vs Response
- Mindfulness
- Feeling vs Thinking
- Creating Healthy Boundaries
- Being Present
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Catherine McMahon is a practitioner of natural and energetic therapies. She offer a wide variety of services to her clients and specializes in creating transformation through creating personal awareness and self empowerment.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Mobile: 0407 908 779
Web:www.gratitudehealing.com.au
Meditation
Wednesdays 7.45 - 8.15pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $40
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Course description: Meditation is a simple technique which involves relaxation and concentration. We use the breath and stillness of the body to enter that state. The mind, body, senses, breath, reason and ego are integrated in the object of contemplation. The mind will become tranquil and clear, the health improves and there is a lightness in the body. This course will give you an understanding of techniques you can use in your own practice.
Duration: 30 minutes. We sit in an upright position with the spine relaxed and erect. The eyes are closed and we observe the breath. In this stillness, peace and quiet we may change the direction of our lives.
Bring a blanket and a small cushion.
Anne McKinley has a Diploma in Yoga teaching with the International Yoga Teachers Association (NSW). She is a Registered Nurse and has a St. John's Ambulance First Aid Certificate. She has been practicing Yoga since the age of 21 and has taught young children, teenagers and adults including expectant mothers since 1985.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 02 6166 3033
Pilates - Beginners
Wednesdays 6pm - 7pm for 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $95
NOT recommended for pregnant women and anyone with spinal pathologies.How to enrol:
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Course description:This class is for those who have not previously attended Pilate’s classes. Pilates is a technique which aims to improve the postural muscles of the body. In particular, Pilates focuses on postural alignment, strengthening of the deeper abdominal muscles, stability and mobility through the entire body. The course aims to introduce the key concepts of Pilates and how to incorporate them into your everyday life. Participants of all levels will benefit from this course. If you have any significant injuries or spinal conditions please email the course convenor prior to the course commencing to determine suitability. A mat is also required, if you should have any concerns please call Pip on 0417 463 732.
Phillipa (Pip) Grant holds an Advanced Diploma of The Pilates Method and is qualified through Pilates International Training Centre, Sydney. Pip is registered as a Level 2 Instructor with the Pilates Alliance Australasia. She is also a qualified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer with her background in Strength, Fitness, Flexibility and Posture Awareness. In addition to teaching Pilates from Introduction to continuing level classes here at Ginninderra College, she also works with rehabilitation through to training athletes. Pip runs a home based studio where she conducts Pilates equipment based sessions, using equipment such as the Reformer, Wall Tower and Chair.
Instructor contact information for further details about this course:
Mobile: 0417 463 732
Email: pipgrant@pilatesact.com.au
Web: www.pilatesact.com.au
Pilates - Continuing
Wednesdays 7pm - 8pm for 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $95
NOT recommended for pregnant women and anyone with spinal pathologies.How to enrol:
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Course description: Completion of Pilates - Beginners or equivalent is required. Please contact the instructor if you require further advice.
Phillipa (Pip) Grant holds an Advanced Diploma of The Pilates Method and is qualified through Pilates International Training Centre, Sydney. Pip is registered as a Level 2 Instructor with the Pilates Alliance Australasia. She is also a qualified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer with her background in Strength, Fitness, Flexibility and Posture Awareness. In addition to teaching Pilates from Introduction to continuing level classes here at Ginninderra College, she also works with rehabilitation through to training athletes. Pip runs a home based studio where she conducts Pilates equipment based sessions, using equipment such as the Reformer, Wall Tower and Chair
Instructor contact information for further details about this course:
Mobile: 0417 463 732
Email: pipgrant@pilatesact.com.au
Web: www.pilatesact.com.au
Tuesdays 7 - 9pm 6 weeks
Starts: 14th February (No class on the 12/3)
Fee: $110 incl GST
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Course description: Bring the change into your life that you want by being the change you want:
Ever wondered why you keep attracting the same “wrong people” into your life. You keep ending up in the “wrong job” for you or you feel that things are just plain out of Sync and you are not getting what you want from life?
This 6 week course will take an experiential approach to help you discover what it is about your self that you are projecting to the world – and what it is that you would like to be projecting so that you can attract the right people, career and fulfilling life that you want!!
The course involves series of self discovery activities and planning exercises in a safe environment with the opportunity for post course support to enable you to take the steps you need to find your authentic self and the life you want
Judy Scott has a passion for helping people to be the best they can, to find their inner strengths and understand the values that shape who they are so that they can achieve their full potential and live the rich and fulfilling life they deserve. She works as a coach, mediator and family dispute resolution practitioner. She also provides coaching and facilitates training to help people to work in difficult circumstances, sometimes with difficult people; to be resilient and manage stress. Judy has an honours degree in Psychology, a Masters in Adult Education, a Masters in Business Administration and a graduate certificate in careers education. She has studied counselling and is a trained and registered mediator. Judy is a member of the International Coaching Federation and continues to study and work in the area of coaching with a special interest in Neuroscience and mindfulness. Having spent many years working with separated couples Judy has developed a special interest in relationships and helping people to understand their own needs and how to understand the needs of others in order to ask for and achieve the best they can in relationships.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: judy.scott@iinet.net.au
T'ai Chi Chuan - Beginners & Continuing
Thursdays 7 - 8.15 8 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $90
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Course Description: T'ai Chi is popular around the world as a soft, slow moving, meditative exercise that with regular practice improves health and well being. T'ai Chi aims, through correct practice, to harmonize the mind, body and spirit. The theory and practice of T'ai Chi have developed over hundreds of years. The style that is taught in this class is a traditional Yang Style Long Form and Short Form which is taught throughout China and most of Asia.
What is T'ai Chi Chuan: T'ai Chi Chuan is one of the Internal or Soft Styles of T'ai Chi. Its main form involves moving slowly with regulated and coordinated breathing to relax the body and develop the flow of Chi (Qi). Classes involve basic general exercises, T'ai Chi movements and breathing exercises. It is suitable for people of all ages and all levels of fitness. Practiced regularly, T'ai Chi may lead to reduced stress, increased flexibility, improved muscle strength, increased energy and increased feelings of well-being.
Alan Whitfield is a Senior Instructor in T'ai Chi Chuan with 30 years experience. His aim is to help practitioners develop their minds and bodies to promote health and well being. He has conducted classes since 1999 for the Canberra College mainly at Weston and Woden. He has also conducted classes at several ANU halls of residence, and for ACT Health.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: Alan.Whitfield1@three.com.au
Wu Tao - the Dancing Way
Wednesdays 6 - 7.15pm 7 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $85
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Course description: Wu Tao - The Dancing Way, Perfect Beauty, Perfect Harmony, Perfect Balance. Wu Tao or The Dancing Way, is a Dance-based therapy that balances and harmonises the flow of Qi (life-force energy in the body). It has its foundations in Oriental Medicine and is a system of healing, with a wholistic philosophy and practice, that restores balance to the person on all levels.
The main form of Wu Tao is a series of dances that balance the Qi. This is achieved by activating and stretching the meridians, which are the pathways through which the Qi energy flows. Each dance, (there are 5) works on balancing two meridians, which belong to a particular element. (eg. Kidney/Bladder Meridians belong to the Water element). The dances are learned and then performed to beautiful melodic music which corresponds with the particular energy and quality of the element for which it is used. The end result is an experience of beauty, harmony and balance, physically, energetically and mentally, during and after performing the dances.
Wu Tao is both movement and stillness. Doing and Being. It encourages the development of these qualities and an experience of being in the flow of the life-force. In Wu Tao, while one is focused on 'doing' the routine with the music, the mind becomes still and the body poised and balanced.Healing and Balance for Body and Soul.
What are the benefits of Wu Tao?
- It balances and unblocks Qi, creating more energy and the ability to function at optimal health.
- It strengthens and tones the body, resulting in greater flexibility, muscle tone and strength.
- It calms the mind, reducing stress on all levels.
- It brings the divine elements of spirit and body together, allowing a blissful state of oneness to arise.
How is it taught?
The beginner programme is run over a 7 week period so that the dances can be learnt. When they are eventually put together the end result is an experience of beauty, harmonoy and balance -- physically, energetically and mentally. Wu Tao enhances the flow of chi, tones the body and brings you to a place where the mind is free of chatter and you can experience the inner stillness of your own BEING with a sense of deep peace.
Anne Whish-Wilson has a current licence for teaching Wu Tao - the Dancing Way and is an Alternative Health and Healing Practitioner.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: annewhishwilson@gmail.com
Yoga - Monday (Dru)
Mondays 6.15 - 7.45pm 7 weeks
Starts: 13th February (No class on the 12/3)
Fee: $95
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Course description: Dru Yoga is an easy and effective way to unwind and revitalise and also provides a fresh and positive approach to overall health and well-being. The benefits can often be felt immediately and more regular practice enhances physical strength and flexibility, improves mental clarity and emotional balance, resulting in a deep sense of calm and inner connection. A typical class will include body warm ups and activations, flowing sequences and relaxation time. It is recommended that you bring a yoga mat or rug, a blanket or other cover to use during relaxation and a water bottle.
Alina Hughes is a registered teacher with the International School of Dru Yoga and has taught Dru Yoga in Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe. She has had extensive experience in natural health therapies, personal and career development, having worked in those fields for the last 29 years. Alina is also available for personal consultations.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Mobile: 0403 435 690
Email: alina@linknet.com.au
Yoga Tuesday (Hatha)
Tuesdays 6.15 - 7.45pm 8 weeks
Starts: 14th February
Fee: $110
You should not enrol in this class if you are pregnant.
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Course description: The aim of the course is to provide students with principles and basic practices of Beginner and Intermediate Yoga. Hatha Yoga is concerned with growth - physical, mental, moral and spiritual. Beginning with improved health and added physical well being, it works up slowly through the mental to the spiritual. In class work, students will participate in breath awareness and regulation of the breath (Pranayama), rotation of joints and body stretching (Vinyassa), postures (Asanas), deep relaxation (Yoga Nidra), and meditation (Dhyana). Prana or energy through the breath is used in all Yoga practices whether still or moving. Yoga can be practiced by all ages and is a science that gives a human being the knowledge of "true" self.
You will need to bring a mat or rug.
Anne McKinley has a Diploma in Yoga teaching with the International Yoga Teachers Association (NSW). She is a Registered Nurse and has a St. John's Ambulance First Aid Certificate. She has been practicing Yoga since the age of 21 and has taught young children, teenagers and adults including expectant mothers since 1985.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 02 6166 3033
Yoga - Wednesday (Hatha)
Wednesdays 6.15 - 7.45pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $110
You should not enrol in this class if you are pregnant.
How to enrol:
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Course description: The aim of the course is to provide students with principles and basic practices of Beginner and Intermediate Yoga. Hatha Yoga is concerned with growth - physical, mental, moral and spiritual. Beginning with improved health and added physical well being, it works up slowly through the mental to the spiritual. In class work, students will participate in breath awareness and regulation of the breath (Pranayama), rotation of joints and body stretching (Vinyassa), postures (Asanas), deep relaxation (Yoga Nidra), and meditation (Dhyana). Prana or energy through the breath is used in all Yoga practices whether still or moving. Yoga can be practiced by all ages and is a science that gives a human being the knowledge of "true" self.
You will need to bring a mat or rug.
Anne McKinley has a Diploma in Yoga teaching with the International Yoga Teachers Association (NSW). She is a Registered Nurse and has a St. John's Ambulance First Aid Certificate. She has been practicing Yoga since the age of 21 and has taught young children, teenagers and adults including expectant mothers since 1985.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 02 6166 3033
Yoga Nidra
Tuesdays 7.45 - 8.15pm 8 weeks
Starts: 14th February
Fee: $40
You should not enrol in this class if you are pregnant.
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Course description: "Nidra" means complete relaxation. Yoga Nidra is part of a group of practices which forms the first stage called PRATYAHARA. The brings about a state of total relaxation of all body systems, gross and subtle and the different levels of mind. One does not need to practice YOGA; however, it enhances the benefits.
Yoga Nidra can be valuable in overcoming many kinds of physical disorders, especially those conditions directly related to stress and tension.
You will need to bring a mat or rug to lie on, clothes which stretch and a blanket for coverage. This is a 30 minute class. Do not consume food for 2 to 2.5 hours before hand.
Anne McKinley has a Diploma in Yoga teaching with the International Yoga Teachers Association (NSW). She is a Registered Nurse and has a St. John's Ambulance First Aid Certificate. She has been practicing Yoga since the age of 21 and has taught young children, teenagers and adults including expectant mothers since 1985.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 02 6166 3033