Mindful Compassion Course by Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew - NT20241024MCC

Would you like to reduce your anger or fear and be more emotionally regulated?

Compassion can open our hearts and transform our critical mind to a more appreciative and forgiving mind.

Compassion can help to heal the pain from past unpleasant experiences and build our mental resilience to face the future with more equanimity and optimism. This reduces anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and other depressive symptoms.

Outcomes

• Less anger and resentment
• More forgiving, less critical and blaming towards oneself and others
• A more relaxed and optimistic mind
• Reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms
• Better quality sleep

Lesson Topics include:

• • Compassion for Self
  • Compassion for Others
  • Effects of Difficult Emotions
  • Developing Compassionate Relationships
  • Transforming The Mind & Heart
  • Letting Go and Forgiveness
  • Sustaining A C ompassionate Approach to Living

Approach: There will be presentations, discourses, mindfulness practices, journaling and group discussions. Attending every class is strongly encouraged as each class builds on the previous.

Schedule: 8 weekly sessions plus a half day retreat (All sessions and retreat must be attended to receive a completion certificate)

SCHEDULE

Thursday, 24 October - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 7 November - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 14 November - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 21 November - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 28 November - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 5 December- 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 12 December - 7pm-9pm

Thursday, 19 December - 7pm-9pm

* No Class on 31 November.

VENUE

Brahm Centre @ Newton

Half-Day Retreat:

Sunday, 1 December - 9.30am-3.30pm

Brahm Centre @ Newton

Total

• 8 weekly sessions at Brahm Centre @ Newton
• 1 Half-day retreat at Brahm Centre @ Newton

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Course fee: $550 | $110 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*

*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

*In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).

1) Upon registration, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre’s Eventbrite page. This is considered as a deposit to reserve a place in the course.

2) Participants have to claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal,

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3) Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC. This procedure can take up to 12 weeks from the course end date.

Notes:

• Please note that payments for courses are non-refundable.
• Do ensure that you are able to attend the first session of the course before registering for the course as you will not be allowed to continue with the course should you miss the first session.
• Request for transfers or make up-classes for selected mindfulness courses are subjected to availability and fees of $30 for transfers and $10 for make-up are applicable.

Trainer Bio:

Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew is the Founder and CEO of Brahm Centre, a charity with over 50 staff, dedicated to promoting healthier and happier living. In recognition of her contributions in the mental health space, she was named “The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2019”.

She is the first certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher in Singapore conferred by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health, in collaboration with UMASS Memorial Health Care’s Center for Mindfulness. Angie is also a certified Dot-b and Paws-b Mindfulness teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK). In addition, she is a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course teacher trained by Oxford University Mindfulness Centre.

Angie is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Mindfulness at the National University of Singapore. She has conducted mindfulness courses, workshops and retreats to more than 10,000 people across all ages.

Her corporate clients extend across various industry sectors - from healthcare (Ministry of Health, National Health Group, SingHealth, Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Integrated Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Community Psychology Hub), education institutions (Ministry of Education, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, NUS High School, Dunman Secondary, Nanyang Girls’ High School, St Anthony's Canossian Secondary) to finance (DBS, OCBC, BOS and Goldman Sachs), just to name a few.

Prior to her founding of the Brahm Centre in 2012, she served in senior positions at Singapore Airlines, Visa International, Accenture, Hewlett Packard and government agencies.