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Interested in mindfulness? Aged 16-25? Want to help build a mindfulness program? Get in quick!
You may have noticed in the blog post about mindfulness that there’s an exciting opportunity right now to get involved in helping design a mindfulness program.
Want to learn more? Read the blurb from the friendly researchers below!
Help design an online training program aimed at boosting the happiness and wellbeing of young people.
Many young people experience emotional difficulties at some stage. Health professionals have long realised this and have used various programs either to help young people cope better with difficulties… but what do young people themselves think they need?
A group of researchers from Melbourne and Monash universities would like your help to design a program which uses mindfulness meditation as the cornerstone. This is a surprisingly simple practise where people learn to focus on their breath and body sensations. Gradually the practitioner comes to learn that the ability to direct your attention to your body at will helps stop unnecessary rumination and worry in everyday life. See the Reach Out fact sheet on mindfulness for more detail.
This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting research project that will hopefully benefit a great number of your peers.
If you agree to help you will be asked to either attend group discussions in person (in Sydney or Melbourne) or to agree to be interviewed by telephone or participate in an internet forum.
Interested? Please contact Dr Kaveh Monshat via mail@mateprogram.org
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Kaveh
about 2 years ago
Reply ReportHi everyone,
Thank you for showing interest and it's great that a few people have already emailed me on mail@mateprogram.org.
Don't worry if you're working full time. At this stage of the project if I can call you for a phone interview (which can be after hours) you'll be helping out a great deal.
The next round of interviews will happen at the beginning of February but don't hold back... email me now and I'll put you on the list.
Cheers,
Kaveh
Chey
about 2 years ago
Reply ReportI would love to get involved but Im working 5days a week so i dont think Id be that much help To Kaveh damn though sounds like a good op
anna
about 2 years ago
Reply ReportGreat!
Anyone who's interested please contact Kaveh asap at mail@mateprogram.org
thanks:)
Becks
about 2 years ago
Reply ReportI'd love to get involved! =)