Mindful Movie Night

You are invited to a special fundraiser & screening of My Year of Living Mindfully, the internationally acclaimed documentary, at the heritage-listed cinematic gem, Chauvel Cinema.

• Welcome to Country & short mindfulness practice with First Nations Yoga teacher Auntie Jacqui Jarrett
• Intro and Q&A with the filmmaker, Shannon Harvey
• Learn more about The Yoga Foundation's work and impact
• Delicious vegetarian food from The Laughing Chef, and drinks
  
• Popcorn and choc-tops for everyone - of course!
  
• Bid on the great items in our silent auction
• Get lucky in the Raffle

100% funds raised support the work of The Yoga Foundation. We teach programs that support teens, men and women recovering from trauma, family, domestic and sexual violence, mental ill health, homelessness and disadvantage.

THE VENUE: The Chauvel has been operating in Paddington for over 40 years and has long been the spiritual home of Australian film culture, a gathering place for avid cinema lovers to share their passion for the best in independent, world and cult cinema.

THE FILM: My Year of Living Mindfully (2020) is a feature documentary directed by Shannon Harvey and Julian Harvey. The film was awarded Best Film at SCINEMA, the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere, and Cinequest's Thrive award for being the festival's 'most inspiring and life-affirming film'.

Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there was nothing.

Worried for the future mental health of her kids who were growing up amidst epidemics of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, Shannon enlisted a team of scientists to put meditation to the test. Could learning to quiet our busy minds be the simple solution the world so desperately needs?

Throughout her year of living mindfully Shannon is poked, prodded, scanned and screened as she travels the world to interview 18 of the world’s leading mindfulness scientists and pioneers. But after a 30,000 kilometre journey from the bright lights of Manhattan to the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East, what begins as a self-experiment, transforms into a life-changing experience. 

My Year of Living Mindfully is filled with compelling stories, groundbreaking science, and unexpected insights that go to the heart of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

We are delighted that Shannon Harvey is attending our event to introduce her film and take part in Q&A after the screening.