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One Week Focus Courses
Many people feel they can’t afford two weeks off work or out of their schedule so these One-Week Focus courses are a wonderful alternative. The courses are an in depth look into one topic and they are packed with insights, skills and wisdom for every day living. This week is designed for more personal healing and research, focussing exclusively on one topic. They are also a great way to get
a ‘taste’ of Living Wisdom and see whether it fits into your values, goals, programs and future
direction. One-week courses are being launched for the first time in Australia in February 2007 at North Brisbane (near Petrie) on a regular basis. Below is a list of courses that we are endeavouring to present at least once each year.
Lectures run Monday - Friday, 9am-3pm. Five day module fee is $550
(see Itinerary).
Building Better Relationships Focus
We are all in relationship; with family, friends, workmates, spouse etc. Everyday of our lives we face issues relating to those relationships. This seminar is designed to equip and empower, not only the marriage relationship but all forms, types and styles of relationships. It gives necessary tools to enhance our everyday lives. Topics will include; trust, negotiation skills, our bruises, balance of power etc. Everyone wants to live in peace and harmony – and guess what – IT IS POSSIBLE! All healthy relationships are built on the King and the Queen of the life skills – Negotiation Skills and Trust concepts. Any relationship can only ever be as good as the people involved in it. What do you do when one is a bully or a difficult person? What happens when trust is broken over and over again? Can it be restored and if so, how? We all carry bruises from our past and these effect the way we relate to others, the world around us and ourselves. Identifying the bruises (without a lot of unnecessary digging) is vital if we want the freedom to be ourselves but to be vulnerable at the same time. Isn’t it strange how we can relate to one person well and to another we become ‘paralysed’ and can’t relate the way we normally would? Jo is passionate about getting the most out of relationships because she knows first hand the pain of dysfunctional ones.
(See Itinerary)
Moods and Emotions Focus
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Fear
- Rage
- Grief
- Depression
In this course Jo explores what drives our moods and explains unstable emotions as essentially the product
of the subconscious mind. Tranquilizers are not a satisfactory solution for long term treatment of most mood
or behaviour disorders – instead there are certain profound insights which can automatically return
volatile moods and emotions to a place of stability and moderation, once they are grasped by the mind. Depression
can also be described as the ‘common cold’ of the western world. Why is that when we are amongst
the most affluent people in the world? There are 6 likely causes of endogenous depression, once we have diagnosed
the type of depression we are dealing with it is more easily fixed than most believe. Does yours feel like stuck
and frustrated, or empty and sad, or tired and exhausted, or lonely and abandoned? If you would like a copy of
these 6 likely causes please contact us by e:mail -
info@livingwisdom.com.au or phone us on (07) 3882 5283. Anger can sometimes be called ‘disappointment
energy’. Anger is neural energy and we can either use it for destructive or constructive outcomes. Living
Wisdom explores 15 likely causes of anger, remember anger is always a symptom of something else. Trying harder,
gritting your teeth and using will power to stop being angry won’t be sustainable. Finding the root causes,
giving the needed insight and instruction and replacing that old survival kit are sustainable. If you would like
a copy of these 15 likely causes please contact us by e:mail -
info@livingwisdom.com.au or phone us on (07) 3882 5283.
(See Itinerary)
Getting the Reins of Your Life Focus
During this week Jo teaches on concepts and skills necessary to literally make the most of your life. They
include a fresh focus on personal goal-setting, relationship and emotional health skills, obstacle identification
and removal. Getting beyond victim-hood, blame-shifting and any associated sense of powerlessness or despair is the
aim. So, whether you are already ‘going for it’, or struggling, or just wanting to help family with
their own difficulties, there’s something in here for you! Do you feel as if your body goes in one direction
(e.g. to work) but your heart is going in another? If you aren’t enthusiastic about what you are
doing something is wrong – its time to STOP and figure out what is happening. If you lose your enthusiasm
you are in danger of burnout and exhaustion. Learn how to guard your enthusiasm, get control of where you are
headed and overcome the obstacles you struggle with.
(See Itinerary)
Habits and Addictions Focus
We all have them! The question that must be answered at a deep sub conscious level before there can be real
success over any type of habit or addiction is, “Is my life better with or without this?” Addictions
numb our pain, the trouble is we have often forgotten what that pain was in the first place. We are self-medicating
but that medicine could now be killing us. Whatever we can’t master we become a slave to and slowly that
‘master’ will swallow up who we are and then what will be left of us? Remember, a physical solution
is never the answer to an emotional problem. Weak willpower is the secondary issue – never the primary one.
Breaking free from an addiction is all about increasing one’s motivation and learning how to overcome a
deep and abiding double-mindedness. Addicts need powerful help and persuasive insights to endure the inevitable
short term pain to get long term gain. In this seminar Jo teaches how to escape the pit of addiction and there is
help in here for all those trapped within its painful grasp – either directly or indirectly. Don’t
keep trying to do this alone, it’s ridiculous to think that you can do your own open heart surgery so why
do you believe you can do the deep sub-conscious re-programming that needs to take place?
(See Itinerary)
Sexuality and Brokenness Focus
We are sexual beings but learning to keep our erotic desires within the boundaries of ‘safe’ is the
challenge we face in this sex-soaked society of the 21st Century. Sexual identity, sexual brokenness, loss of
libido, gender orientation, same sex attraction, pornography and masturbation are all topics discussed and
presented in this seminar. Where there is addiction linked to sexuality that needs to be explored also. Are we
born with a certain sexual orientation or not? The debate goes on. Living Wisdom has the ability to explore sexual
awakenings that may have awoken sexual erotica too early and in a destructive context – this will still
be impacting your life today. This seminar is a fascinating topic which will bring many answers to people’s
deepest and most private questions. It has the ability to bring libido levels back to a satisfying level without
the use of any medications or destructive aids. It teaches how you can enjoy one partner for the rest of your life
and be more than satisfied with what you once may have considered ‘boring’. If you are in pain in any
area of your sexual life (thoughts, relationship, orientation, beliefs, habits, singleness etc) then take what we
offer here seriously.
(See Itinerary)
Parenting Skills Seminar and Help For Blended Families Focus
Even though this whole subject is huge in itself there are some very basic principles which in general will
hold true for every situation. We explore at least 7 of these in this seminars as well as a few ‘self
tests’ for parents. We look at 5 principles by which to train a child and we learn to recognise when we are
parening out of our own fears. If you have an ‘oppositional’ child this seminar will give some possible
causes for this so that you have somewhere to begin. We look at tracing the development of rebellion and a concept
called defensive detachment. Do you feel as if your children are allowing you to parent them or are you in a
constant power struggle with them? When a child ‘detaches’ peace is lost in the home. Blended or Step-families are now making up a large proporiton of our society
so this issue cannot go unaddressed when we are talking about parenting our children today. Once again Jo teaches
from first hand experience as well as from the invaluable concepts of the Living Wisdom Manual for Life.
(See Itinerary)
Knowing Ourselves Through A Christ-Centered Psychology Focus
Do you really know what makes you 'tick' and why you do what you do? Until we discover our invisible masters we never will. This seminar unlocks our most 'allergic feelings', the ones our subconscious avoids at all costs. Discover the overlays of the heart - the neurological welds that cause so much confusion in our lives. What is your 'Default Emotion' and how can locating it revolutionize your mental/spiritual health? When faith and psychology are willing to talk to each other, both benefit. Faith grows beyond Christian cliche's and easy answers, and psychology learns that truth, and not merely techniques, sets people free. In this seminar the interface is examined and REAL ANSWERS are found for lives and relationships.
(See Itinerary)
Escaping Toxic Religion Focus
In counselling I find that many of my clients problems have been increased due to teachings and experiences after conversion and that many people with strong faith have more to 'untangle' than those without it. The beliefs we are interested in are the 'toxic' ones, in so far as once they are taken on board, their effect is to confuse, paralyze, render dogmatic, or superstitious. This seminar covers Legalism, Fatalism, Christian 'quick-fixes', Veneration of Man, Blue-print Guidance, Behaviourism etc. It points to a need to think clearly and carefully about what might be in the way of such religious baggage, without jeopardizing genuine faith.
(See Itinerary)
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