Many men and women are unconsciously ruled by powerful feelings of fear, anger, guilt and shame. This 10-session group program educates and promotes self-awareness, equipping you to become both strong and calm.

All programs are available face-to-face in Bathurst or on Zoom from anywhere in Australia.

The program is available for individual enrolment in a small group, or for groups convened on behalf of organizations and agencies.

The program works at many levels to help you understand the origins of your emotions and reactions, and learn to emotionally regulate yourself. You can then identify the things you value, practice mindfulness and calming skills. Strong and Calm enables clearer thinking, better decision-making and clearer, more purposeful direction in your life.

Being Strong and Calm and working together, gives parents and their teenage or young adult children the best possibility of a positive result in every area of their life, including work and study and preparing for exams and interviews, during and beyond school.

We’ve found that by teaching people how to calm their fight/flight reactions at the same time as they replace a negative thought with a new, positive one, the new thoughts are accepted and they’re able to achieve the positive results they want.

It’s virtually impossible to think of any situation where being genuinely strong and calm would not be an advantage to a young person or a parent.

This program works at many levels to help you understand your emotions and reactions, and learn to emotionally regulate yourself. You can then identify the things you value, practice mindfulness and calming skills. .

You’re invited to get out for a walk and talk every Tuesday morning, setting out at 6.30am from Café VIVA in the cathedral grounds, corner Keppel and William Streets, Bathurst.

For later risers and slower walkers, with a longer chat, our second group leaves from the Railway Museum at 8.30am every Tuesday, finishing with coffee and a chat at the Railway Carriage Refreshment bar.

Open to people of all ages and abilities to regularly get up, greet the day and connect with others.

A limited number of personal sessions with Lachlan or David are now available, including ‘out of business hours’ and weekend appointments.

These sessions cover all the elements of Strong and Calm, with the added opportunity to apply the skills you learn to your special needs and concerns, in complete privacy.