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Week 1 and 2 with children, many born in Burmese refugee camps, now settling in Australia as refugees or in the space of indecision of living as asylum seekers. How difficult it must be to not know if the life that you are building for your children could be taken away at any moment.

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This link gives you access to 500 'Film for Actions" documentaries, the content of all. opening new perspectives and insights to the human, global and universal condition.

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http://www.filmsforaction.org/walloffilms/
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SOLIPSIST by Andrew Huang. A 10 min visual, spell binding experience

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Mind in a Jar - Planting Seeds: The Power of Mindfulness for Children

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Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

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Ultimate Dog Tease - I know it's not like my usual posts but I couldn't resist this one.

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Yesterday I had the great pleasure of being a facilitator and co-facilitator in two workshops being run at the Abbortsford Convent. The venue is a spectacular space to explore the unconscious ( Soul Collage with Svetlana) and then experience the tranquility of the present (Mindfulness with Sound and Creativity- my workshop). Thanks to Natalie from Awaken the Spirit Holistic Healing for the wonderful opportunity.

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Alan Watts - Life and Music - When we are forever looking for happiness, we often miss the happiness that could be experienced in the present through the engagement ofmindfulness

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http://www.creativespark.org.au/introducing-mairead-creative-spark-volunteer/
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"Images to think about" is my page on Pinterest. It is a collection of images that can offer a place to begin to create a bigger picture of how we feel within.We are all made up of "Parts of Self". Some we know about, some, others can see and some are yet to emerge. Image can enable the unconscious to become conscious, Mindfulness experiencing of these images can bring you into the present while offering personal insights.

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http://www.pinterest.com/maireadash/images-to-think-about/
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Survival Back Packs. I volunteer as an Art Therapist at Inner Space ( http://www.innerspace.org.au/ ) , a holistic health centre and needle exchange network where Homelessness is a very real problem for many of the clients. Solving it requires a lot more than just what you or I can do on our own. But that doesn't mean we can't help individual people. I really loved this idea and am going to make a few of these myself.

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http://www.upworthy.com/ive-often-wondered-how-i-can-personally-help-homeless-people-i-just-found-a-great-idea?c=upw 1 http://www.innerspace.org.au/
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Ancient warrior myths help veterans fight PTSD Greek heroes struggled with battle stress, too

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http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-myth-helps-veterans-battle-ptsd-153531485.html
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Henna Heals is a global community of artists that tattoos temporary “henna crowns” on patients' bald heads, as a form of empowerment. Complete hair loss is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy. Patients often turn to wigs, hats, and scarves to cover their heads, but now there’s a new alternative.

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http://www.medicaldaily.com/overcoming-cancer-henna-heals-global-artist-community-empowers-patients-temporary-head-tattoos
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Creative Sparks (NGO), Svett Moondog (Counselor Art therapist and children's author) and I are working together on this project with refugee and asylum seeking children. This will be one of many projects that Svett and I will be collaborating on. We hope to bring therapeutic creativity, promote community and group integration and have lots and lots of fun using materials from the local environment. We will also engage in movement,music and mindfulness.

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Chimes for Autism: Tyler's Story. Life is full of beautiful moments

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