Mindfulness for Leaders: 4-Week Online Course
Cultivating Calm, Clarity, & Connection for Practitioners, Professionals, Parents & Educators.
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Join Our Online Mindfulness for Leaders Course: Discover the Art & Science Being Present, Holding Space, & Compassionate Leadership & Connection.
In today’s fast-paced, screen-focused world, it’s easy to feel distracted, disconnected, and overwhelmed. The Mindfulness for Leaders Course offers a transformative opportunity to slow down, restore balance, nurture peace of mind and develop agency in a world of over stimulation. Over four weeks, you will develop the skills to cultivate inner calm and clarity while rediscovering your connection to both nature and the people around you.
Whether you're managing a team, guiding clients, teaching students or in a care giving role, mindfulness for leaders provides personal and professional development for professionals, practitioners, parents and educators. Mindfulness is more than a practice—it’s a powerful leadership skill. Grounded in neuroscience and psychological principles, this course provides evidence-based strategies to expand awareness, enhance emotional intelligence, and foster deeper relational connection.
Why Mindfulness For Leadership?
Modern life often pulls us away from the natural flow of existence, leaving us feeling numb, isolated from one another and disconnected. Mindfulness bridges this gap, empowering you to navigate the stress response, reclaim agency and connection, lead with authenticity, and compassion. Through systematic practice, creative exercises, interpersonal dialogue, and guided reflection, you’ll learn:
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To observe and reframe habitual thought patterns: Develop the ability to shift from limiting beliefs to an expansive perspective and potential.
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To hold space for yourself and others: Strengthen your capacity for compassion, resilience, and relational leadership.
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To integrate body, mind, and environment: Create a harmonious and coherent connection between your inner world and the world around you.
Course Highlights​
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Neuroscience of Mindfulness: Understand how mindfulness rewires the brain to enhance focus, emotional regulation, and adaptive thinking.
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Mindfulness Techniques: Explore practical tools to reawaken sensory awareness, creativity, and flow states.
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Relational and Nature-Based Practices: Deepen your connection to others and the environment through exercises designed to inspire awe, belonging, and purpose.
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Practical Leadership Tools: Learn how to lead with presence, clarity, and compassion in challenging times.
Course Overview
The Mindfulness for Leaders Course blends practical tools and deep insights to enhance your leadership abilities. ​
Week 1: Foundations of Mindfulness – Discovering Presence and Awakening to Interbeing​
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Learn the core principles and mindsets of mindfulness.
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Awaken your senses, centre your awareness, and develop openness.
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Breakthrough fear and suffering and move beyond the illusion of separation toward interbeing and connection.
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Engage in your first foundational practice to awaken interconnection.
Week 3: Cultivating Compassion – Transforming Stress and Resistance
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Explore the role of of the parasympathetic nervous system in connection and care giving.
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Discover open and inclusive communication, compassionate listening, deepen into heart based relationships.
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Transform feelings of isolation and separation by co-regulating, practicing kindness, joy, generosity and equanimity.
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Practice turning toward emotions and holding space with compassion in the third mindfulness exercise.
Week 2: Mind-Body-Social Connection – Embracing Context and Awareness
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Deepen your understanding and observation through the doorways of thought, emotions, physical sensations and behaviour.
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Explore context through cultural, organisational, government, spiritual, familial, and environment.
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Practice looking deeply within ourselves without clinging, aversion, judgment and reacting.
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Practice choiceless awareness, fostering deeper insight through the second guided exercise.
Week 4: Living and Leading Mindfully – A Vision for Life and Leadership
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Integrate mindfulness into daily habits to nourish your mind, body, heart and community.
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Shape a meaningful and cohesive life narrative grounded in values, ethics, healthy living and regenerative community.
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Experience more wonder, awe, peace and joy to cultivate a present centred and refreshing approach to life.
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Clarify your authentic vision for mindful living and leadership through the fourth practice.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is ideal for:
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Leaders seeking to enhance their relational and emotional intelligence.
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Professionals in helping roles, such as educators, allied health practitioners, and managers.
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Parents and caregivers aiming to foster deeper connections with loved ones.
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Anyone eager to cultivate mindfulness as a skill for personal and professional growth.
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Key Benefits of the Course
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Cultivate a natural, mindful presence to lead with authenticity.
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Enhance your capacity to hold space and attune to others.
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Develop an embodied somatic practice to ground your leadership.
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Experience reduced stress and heightened resilience.
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Gain clarity, compassion, and insight for navigating complex challenges.
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Rediscover the wonder, beauty, and interconnectedness of life.
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Course Details
Duration: 4 weeks
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Live Facilitation: 6 hours (1.5 hours/week).
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Online Modules: Self-paced learning resources.
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Recordings: Available for replay after each session.
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Additional Materials: Guided practices, worksheets, and exercises.
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Bonus extra online meditation practice session weekly.
Delivery Format: Fully online via Zoom with interactive elements.
Pricing: AUD $425 (includes live sessions, recordings, and materials).​
Dates: 17/3/2025, 24/3/2025, 31/3/2025, 7/4/2025.
Time: 7pm-8.30pm Monday evening.
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Join Us
This course isn’t just about mindfulness on the cushion—it’s about integrating mindful awareness into every aspect of your life. Whether you’re leading a team, supporting a community, or seeking personal growth, this course equips you with the tools to rise to the challenges of our time with wisdom and care.
Join us and rediscover your place in the intricate web of life. Transform how you lead, connect, and thrive in an ever-changing world.
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Client Testimonials
Introductory Mindfulness for Leaders Course Inclusions
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Facilitated 4 x 90 minute group sessions
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Digital workbook theory and practice modules
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Follow up emails and recorded meditations
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Licensed Counselling & Coaching Professional
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Access to Weekly Practices & Support
About Marion Miller
Marion has extensive experience teaching mindfulness to diverse groups, including leadership and employees at the Department of Education, the Supreme Court of Victoria, and various corporate and health organisations. She played a key role in facilitating a WorkSafe leadership and mindfulness pilot program for Smiling Mind and has trained mindfulness practitioners, teachers, and leaders.
With over 15 years of personal Insight Meditation practice, including regular participation in silent retreats, Marion brings a deeply rooted understanding of mindfulness to her work. She continues to refine her practice through supervision with a senior teaching community, ensuring her approach is grounded, authentic, and impactful.
She has over two decades of training and experience and holds a degree in ICF coaching, PACFA licensed counselling, MBSR and MBCT Mindfulness, and Ecotherapy certification.
Email Marion To Find Out More
Connect with Marion for complimentary call to find out more about the online mindfulness class ask any questions & take the first step.
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