Level Up Mindfulness - 2025 Advanced Course

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Level Up Mindfulness is for anyone with some experience in mindfulness who wants to take their practice to the next level. 

Each class is 1.5 hours, on 4 consecutive Monday evenings 6:30pm - 8pm, February 10th, 17th, 24th, and March 3rd. 

It will be held at Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre - Kotuku Room - Corner of Songer St and Main Road Stoke. 

Expand your awareness. Enhance your life. 

WE KNOW THE BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS. HOW DO WE MAKE IT STICK?

All of us who have tried mindfulness practice have felt some of the benefits. The challenge is always, how do we make them stick? 

When the challenges of life come our way, what happens to our practice? Is it something we lean into, or something we forget?  

Rather than being a chore or something we "should do", mindfulness practice can become something that supports our intentions and the kinds of lives we want to create. 

This course will build on the foundations you've laid, and expand your knowledge, skills and confidence. Equipped with understanding, we can take the reins on our own sense of growth and fulfilment.  

We will reconnect with our motivation to reignite our practice. 

We will learn tested reliable methods and enjoyable practices. 

We will troubleshoot any difficulties and the inevitable obstacles that arise.  

We will strengthen positive habits to embed the learning and build a sustainable and satisfying practice. 

And we will be part of a rich and supportive learning environment. 

Wherever we are, we can always go to the next level! 

“Every choice you make is a vote for the person you wish to become” - James Clear, Atomic Habits

BENEFITS INCLUDE :

✔ Reduced stress and anxiety 

✔ Effective ways to work with difficult thoughts and emotions

✔ Improved mental health 

✔ Increased confidence, clarity and efficacy

✔ Improved sleeping patterns 

✔ Increased self-acceptance and improved relationships with others

✔ Greater feelings of joy and freedom 

✔ Moving towards mastery and continual inner growth 

THIS COURSE INCLUDES : 

✔ 1.5 hour sessions in an interactive, experiential and supportive learning space.

✔ More time for practice, more time for Q and A. Drop in together, learn from one another.  

✔ Downloadable guided meditation recordings for each week's topic, so you can practice at home. 

✔ Daily prompts to keep you on track, delivered straight to your Inbox. 

✔ Course Workbook with reflection questions to embed your learning.

PLUS BONUSES : 

• Bonus guided meditations for you to keep
• 30 minute individual catch up session if you happen to miss a class
• Additional articles, resources and reading list
• Optional What'sApp community group for support and inspiration
• Priority, discounted access to Individual Mentoring/Coaching sessions 

“Mindfulness gives us back our lives” - Oren Jay Sofer

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE? 

✔ Full length 4-week course so you can practise and report back.

✔ All the benefits of in-person learning in a dynamic and supportive group setting. 

✔ No risk money-back guarantee; if you attend all the classes and don’t feel you have received any benefit get your money back.

✔ Builds on the foundations of Australia and NZ’s number one 'in-person' mindfulness course, with certified Mindfulness Works facilitator
✔ Practical and non-religious course. Real life examples, real life learning. 

✔ Designed for people with some experience in mindfulness who want to learn more and get better at it. 

COURSE OUTLINE 

Over 4 weeks, you will learn the essential steps for building a sustainable and satisfying regular practice. 

Week 1: MOTIVATE

• Refresh and deepen your understanding of the mind-body connection, and how and why mindfulness works.
• Reconnect with your motivation and re-ignite your practice. Dust off your skills to reestablish your "mental hygiene" routine!
• Clearing obstacles - choosing a practice and routine that works for your learning style and your life circumstances. 
• Recognise and activate your mind's natural capabilities. Learn about attentional flexibility and the different types of focus and awareness.
• Guided meditation and time for Q and A.

Week 2: CONNECT 

• Mindfulness practice is not selfish - making time and space for what is really important.
• Deepening self-regulation - connecting with ourselves improves all our relationships.
• Resourcing ourselves. Clarifying the levels of support in our lives.
• Using mindful self-compassion for working with stress, self-judgement, and the many gremlins that show up! 
• Guided meditation and time for Q and A.

Week 3: APPLY  

• Real Life Mindfulness - from the ideal to the real. Applying your skills "where the rubber meets the road".
• Using curiosity and kindness to transform obstacles into fuel for growth. 
• The connection between calm and focus/concentration. Strengthening your meditational muscle. 
• Mindfulness in communication, conflict, and other courageous situations.
• Guided meditation and time for Q and A.
  

Week 4: SUSTAIN 

•  Shifting from "doing" to "being", from practice to presence. Mindfulness as a way of life.
• Developing wisdom and insight - resting into the awareness that is always present, seeing clearly to free our minds. 
• Charting a sustainable course for our practice. Developing healthy discipline. Orienting our lives to stay true to ourselves.
• Next steps - what supports do we need, and what is available? 
• Guided meditation and time for Q and A. 

YOUR FACILITATOR IS CHANI GRIEVE

 Chani is a Certified Facilitator with Mindfulness Works, the largest mindfulness training organisation in Australia/New Zealand. Over 40,000 people have completed the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course. Chani has had a dedicated meditation practice for over 17 years, undertaking annual personal retreats, and has been teaching mindfulness classes, workshops and retreats in both New Zealand and Australia since 2012. She has been a Mindfulness Works facilitator since 2021.  

Chani also works as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and Movement teacher and is passionate about helping people connect with the intelligence of their bodies as the foundation of our practice. She is the creator of The Embodiment Journey; a 5-month trauma-informed embodiment training program.

She lives in Nelson with her partner and their young daughter, walking the challenging and deeply satisfying path of integrating inner growth with parenthood and the nitty gritty of everyday life. She supports participants to connect with their inspiration, trust their own experience, and use their practice to contribute to a healthier, happier, saner world. 

Testimonials :  

"Chani's teaching style is both relaxed and inspirational. I felt deeply engaged in the practices she offered, which translated to a deep calm within. Thank you!" - Karen H.

"Chani is a master trainer, and the course was presented to perfection. I loved the range of techniques, and the feeling at the end of each session of feeling incredibly relaxed & in a very good place." - Jo H. 

"I participated in Chani's training course and found it to be extraordinarily powerful. Chani is a wonderful teacher." - Simon J. 

"I loved the daily prompts. They kept me on track and reminded me that support is always there." - Reiner S.  

"Chani leads a course with heart. Her presence offers safety, and her mind offers wisdom. I could really be myself. That's exactly what I'm after, to be myself and to find rest in that." - Khasha K.

Level Up Mindfulness - Expand your awareness. Enhance your life.