MINDFULNESS FOR WELL-BEING
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
Rumi
About us
We offer mindfulness courses and classes for individuals and groups in Melbourne, Australia. Our courses are suitable for beginners, adults of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds.
We often work with people experiencing anxiety, depression, major health conditions, mental health issues, burn-out, post-traumatic stress and neurodivergence. Our courses are designed for anyone interested in learning mindfulness practices, that backed by science, to reduce the impact of stress on the mind, body and spirit.
Our in-person courses offer an enriching experience including step-by-step guidance from an expert teacher, experiential learning and connection with other participants. We provide a safe and belonging group environment for learning. We also respect that everyone is on their own path of well-being. Our courses also include 1-1 support from the teacher, outside class time, for the duration of courses.
We offer a range of courses from drop-in meditation classes to more comprehensive courses, depending on your time commitment. We also provide 1-1 tailored programs for individuals. See our current list of courses.
Consistent with our mission to make the benefits of mindfulness as accessible as possible to everyone in the community, good concessional rates for people on lower incomes are available for all courses.
We hope to see you in class soon!
Meet your teachers
Sally Richmond
Sally Richmond (MA, BSW) is a mindfulness teacher, coach and registered Social Worker. She has studied and learnt ancient well-being practices including Tai Chi, Yoga, Qigong, breath-work, mindfulness and meditation for over 30 years. Through her exploration and consistent practice over many years, Sally personally knows the transformative power of applying these practices to nourish the body, mind and spirit.
Sally has a lifelong dedication to enhancing health and optimising well-being for personal and community transformation. She has worked in health and human services for more than 25 years. Sally teaches mindfulness courses integrating mindfulness practices and the latest science on the regulation of the nervous system. These foundational practices include gentle movement, mindfulness meditation, connecting with nature and self-compassion. They support the restoration of health, healing and growth.
In her courses, Sally teaches a range of mindfulness practices through experiential learning. She offers a range of tools and practical guidance in a way that empowers people to explore what works best for them and their own body/mind. As Jon Kabat-Zinn says "people are their own geniuses, if we let them."
Sally is a registered social worker and current member of the Australian Association of Social Workers. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Tasmania and a Master of Arts from RMIT.
Additionally, Sally has also studied and completed comprehensive meditation teacher training with the Meditation Training Institute of Australia and New Zealand. She is a fully trained and registered meditation teacher.
With her continued dedication to learning and growth, Sally engages in regular retreats and peer supervision. Seeing many people in her classes who have experienced the long-lasting impacts of trauma, Sally is currently training with the Polyvagal Institute and brings a trauma-informed perspective to her work.
In our stressed-out world, Sally is a passionate advocate for more nourishing ways of being to enhance health for people, communities and the planet.