Buoyancy Conversations

Music for relaxation and positivity

buoyancy — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:19:26 +0000

Hal Tropp and friends on didge, voice and violin. Recorded at Buoyancy Studios

Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

buoyancy — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:29:33 +0000

Jon Kabat-Zin leads a session on Mindfulness at Google.

Mindfulness – Body scan exercise

buoyancy — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:17:23 +0000

A short guided body scan exercise recorded by Jinesh Wilmott (13mins). This is a mindfulness based technique designed to assist with getting in touch, in a non-judgemental way, with thoughts, sensations and emotions, as they appear moment by moment.
This can be done at home if you have a quiet and comfortable space to lie down, or also sitting in a chair, if that is easier or more appropriate.
Best not to do while driving!

Drug Harm Minimisation

buoyancy — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:42:12 +0000

Links to recent articles and podcasts from a variety of external sources, presenting different perspectives on drug harm reduction

‘How safe is your prescription?’

ABC Radio Podcast (synopsis from Radio National Life Matters website)

‘Prescription medication is now a very common part of our lives, whether it’s treatment for a long term medical condition, or just a course of antibiotics to treat an infection. But with their popularity comes new risks. New research shows around one in three prescriptions has an error. Ken Lee is a second generation pharmacist who’s been looking very closely at what can go wrong with the dispensing of prescription medicine.He wants patients, doctors and pharmacists to be more wary’

To download or listen to podcast >> Click here to download or listen to podcast on ABC Radio podcast website

‘Drugs not the answer for modern problems’

article by Dianna Kenny, published in the Sydney Morning Herald. March 14, 2011

Read article on Sydney Morning Herald Website>> http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/drugs-not-the-answer-for-modern-problems-20110313-1bsum.html

‘Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness’

By Gary Greenberg December 27, 2010 published in Wired Magazine, January 2011

Read article on Wired magazine website >> http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_dsmv/all/1

Bipolar Bears – mental health advocates

buoyancy — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:17:34 +0000

Dan McGuiness from the Bipolar Bears shares about his experiences with the band, and talks about the importance of their role as a mental health advocates.

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RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS NOW!

As a number of the former long-term members of the band retired at the end of last year, the BiPolar Bears Band are now recruiting new members for a fresh line-up in 2011.

Looking for high standard musicians for the following positions:

-Lead Vocalist

-Drummer

-Rhythm Guitarist

-Bass Guitarist

-Keyboard player

You will need to …

-be a professional standard musician

-have a personal experience of mental health issues and be prepared to share your story

-be willing and able to work hard and contribute fully to the band

-be available for regular rehearsals and gigs, paid and unpaid

-preferably have songwriting experience, your own gear and transport

For more information, please contact Dan McGuiness on 0403 455 378 for details and to register your interest in auditioning.

Working with difficult emotions – a Tibetan Buddhist approach

buoyancy — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:40:47 +0000

Traleg Rinpoche presents a talk entitled ‘ Emotions can be educated’ (Dharma tv website)

To go to the dharma TV website to view this video – click here http://www.dharma.tv/video/traleg/introduction.html

About Traleg Rinpoche (Biog from www.tralegrinpoche.typepad.com )

Traleg Rinpoche is the director of Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which he established in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, and in 2000 after Teaching extensivly in the U.S. particularlly in the New York area for over 20 years Rinpoche opened the E-Vam Buddhist Institute in Chatham, New York as well as formalizing his New York City Practice Group. From the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, he has been teaching, leading retreats, and traveling to lecture for Buddhist groups and university courses in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia since 1980. Traleg Rinpoche earned a Masters degree in Comparative Philosophy from La Trobe University, and developed the Annual Buddhist Summer School in Melborne Australia in 1983 which is having it’s North American Debut in 2006, both The Buddhist Summer School and the biannual Buddhism and Psychotherapy Conference that he began in 1994 in Austrailia have become the forum for many important social and religious issues. Rinpoche is the Author of The Essence of Buddhism, Mind at Ease and Benevolent Mind. as well as publishing Ordinary Mind a Buddhist magazine in Austrailia In Traleg Rinpoche’s 30 years of teaching internationally he has generating hundreds of hours of Dharma Teachings as well as Magazine articles, interviews and commentary texts and translations….

Centers Against Sexual Assualt

buoyancy — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:21:50 +0000

Carolyn Worth, manager of South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault talks about how the centers help people deal with the effects of sexual assault, recent or past.

Link to CASA website >>

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Introduction to Meditation

buoyancy — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:43:56 +0000

Internationally respected zen teacher, Ekai Korematsu, gives a practical introduction to Zen meditation for maintaining healthy body and mind (5 videos).

For information on Ekai’s classes for clients at Buoyancy Foundation in Richmond, Victoria, Australia – call 94293322 or see current timetable

Part 1 – Introduction

Click here to view the embedded video.

Part 2 – Relaxation

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Part 3 – Sitting Meditation

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Part 4 – Floor Exercise

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Part 5 – Walking meditation

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Experiential art therapy

buoyancyadmin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:56:27 +0000

Guna Green (Buoyancy Foundation) speaks about the benefits and process of art therapy.

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The ‘Standard Drink’ game

buoyancyadmin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:47:28 +0000

Drug and alcohol worker at Buoyancy, Guna Green, gives a demonstration workshop called “The ‘Standard Drink’ Game”, the aim of which is to sharpen up people’s sense of what a standard drink actually is.

This workshop format was developed during Buoyancy’s recent ‘Alcohol and Older Persons Project’, funded by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Listen to interview from the Buoyancy Radio Show – with Guna Green and Adam Forbes>>