college of universal medicine term 1 – 2015

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TERM 1 2015

The College of Universal Medicine, is a charitable educational institution established in 2011, following many years of non-profit and philanthropic activity by its founder, Serge Benhayon.

In 2014, the College introduced itself as an outfit dedicated to serving the true health, healing and wellbeing of all people and our communities. The courses were many and varied and covered, for men and women alike, the possibility of how we can bring true health and wellbeing into our own lives on a daily basis. The empowering nature of these courses has been well documented by the many testimonials received, some of which are shared with you in this brochure.

COURSES DELIVERED IN 2014:

Self Care in Pregnancy

Your Body and Its’ Connective Tissue

Healthy Sleep - Healthy Life

The Living Sutras of the Hierarchy

Embracing Menopause

Understanding Anxiety in Men

Exercise for Wellbeing – A Women’s Program,

Being a Woman In The World Today

Addressing Cyber Bullying

There is Another Way.

In 2015, the CoUM courses will repeat and expand into many more topics, and will be delivered within the NSW school term periods.

OUR EDUCATIONAL COURSES WILL DELIVER IN AREAS SUCH AS:

Men’s Health,

Women’s Health,

Psychological Wellbeing,

Raising our Youth,

Anxiety,

Chronic Disease,

The Dignity of Death and Dying,

Healthy and Active Lifestyles (inclusive of Exercise, Yoga & Nutrition)

and more.

You can subscribe online to our e-newsletter and be informed about upcoming events, activities, courses, and be a part of our discussion forums on what is happening in the world, why it is happening and what CoUM is doing to help.

Yours truly,

Natalie Benhayon School Governor

E S TA B L I S H E D I N 2 0 1 1

WELCOME

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START 2nd February 27th April 13th July 12th OctoberFINISH 27th March 26th June 18th September 11th December

COLLEGE TERM DATES FOR 2015

COURSE DETAILS

This course is for everyone – whether you are still in school, starting your first job or have been entrenched with your finances for decades. It will be equally beneficial for those who are employed, unemployed, or in business.

Exploring how we are with money allows us to expose, broaden (expand) and develop our relationship with money. This will ultimately support us with understandings that then flow into all other areas of our lives: health and wellbeing, relationships with partners, family, friends, colleagues and our communities. Learning how you are with your personal finances will support you to build a solid and clear foundation. Explore what works, what doesn’t and why.

So how and where to start?

THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE:

• Were you ever taught how to handle, use or manage money?

• How and what have you learned to-date? Is it working?

• Do you feel like you are constantly trying to come up for air or in survival mode with money?

• Do you want to run the other way at the mere mention of money, finances, budgeting, cash-flows, bookwork?

• What is the angst, overwhelm ?

• Do you feel burdened as the provider e.g. as the household’s sole means of income?

WELLBEING

You And Money– Building a Healthy Relationship

with Your Personal Finances

OPEN TO EVERYONE

DATE Sunday 1st February

T IMES 9.30am – 1pm AEDT REGISTRATION 9.00am

COST $40 | please pay via website

LOCATION The Hall of Ageless Wisdom, 37 Converys Lane, Wollongbar 2477 NSW (Near Lismore, off Bruxner Highway)

ENROL ONLINE www.coum.org ENROLMENTS CLOSE 30.1.2015

CONTACT Call Susan on 0413 268 588 for more information

This will be an interactive presentation and workshop exploring

and understanding how we are with money, how this impacts us,

our lives and others. It will introduce tools that can help to support

the development of a truly healthy relationship with money.

WELLBEING

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Deborah BenhayonCertified Bookkeeper Business ConsultantCertIV Financial Services, Registered BAS Agent, Member in Practice (ICB & ABN), Certified Trainer, Qualified in MYOB & Reckon, Quickbooks,

Susan ScullyAccountant Business ConsultantBCom (Bachelor of Commerce), Registered BAS Agent, FTI (Fellow of The Tax Institute), Member in Practice (ABN), MYOB & Reckon Professional Partner | Quickbooks ProAdvisor, Multi-Business Owner | Company Director

Collectively Susan and Deborah bring with them over 57 years of experience in the Finance and Business Sectors being employed within both National and International companies as well as running their own businesses. In addition supporting and developing many other businesses across a diverse range of industries located locally, nationally and internationally also.

With this extensive portfolio of experience they offer a depth of understanding of what is needed in order to support people to build and further develop strong relationships with their financial foundations whether that be personally or in business.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Kate GreenawayRegistered PhysiotherapistBAppSc

Marcia OwenEsoteric Yoga practitionerDip. Digital Technology, Cert IV TAE

Fiona Lotherington Technical Instructor SCU, Esoteric YogaB App Sci (Environmental Management), Cert 4 TAE, Dip App Sci (Nursing)

This is a very practical and interactive course. Each week will build as the participant develops a relationship and deeper understanding of their body. Through being gentle with and enjoying the body in movement, students will learn how to re-connect to their natural way of moving.

Participants will be introduced to what tension in their body means and each week there will be a series of simple connective tissue exercises. These exercises will be the tools that can easily be incorporated into daily activities, restoring an elongated posture, reducing tension and rejuvenating the body.

DO YOU:

• Experience tension and pain in your body?

• Have trouble with flexibility?

• Want to improve your overall health and well-being?

PLEASE NOTE:

• Wear loose comfortable clothing.

• Bring mats and cushions for floor work.

• Please bring hydration, pen and paper.

WELLBEING

Your Body and its Connective Tissue – Simple Exercises

to Refresh and Rejuvenate

OPEN TO EVERYONE (over 15 years of age)

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 5 Tuesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th Feb and 3rd March

T IMES 6pm – 7.30pm REGISTRATION 5.45pm


LOCATION Goonellabah Business Centre, Suite 4/32 Gumtree Drive Goonellabah NSW 2480


CONTACT Call Kate on 0418 270 563 for more information

This course helps participants understand and reconnect with their bodies via the connective tissue (CT). Understanding the purpose of our CT, what the nature of this tissue is, what it does in the body and how it responds to physical and emotional stress, is key to this course.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Michael Serafin Compounding PharmacistBachelor of Pharmacy, 1st Class Honors, PhD.

Mary-Louise Myers Esoteric Women’s Health PractitionerWorkplace Training and Assessment Cert IV

Josephine BellEsoteric Women’s Health Practitioner

THE COURSE WILL EXPLORE:

• The different phases of menopause

• The physical and emotional/psychological aspects of menopause

• The various treatments – emphasising the importance of not only relieving symptoms but also addressing the underlying emotional and behavioural aspects

• Hidden and not so hidden beliefs, ideals, and attitudes that hinder women from embracing menopause and all that it offers

• How self-care and self-nurturing can support the experience of menopause

• How symptoms can relate to lifestyle choices.

PLEASE BRING:

• A writing pad and pen / electronic devices may be used

• Your own means of hydration

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Embracing Peri-menopause, Menopause and Post Menopause

– Gain Greater Understanding of This Phase of Your Life

OPEN TO WOMEN OF ALL AGES

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 4 Wednesdays 4th, 11th, 25th February & 18th March

T IMES 6:30pm to 8pm REGISTRATION 6.15pm


LOCATION Goonellabah Community Centre, 27 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah 2480 NSW


CONTACT Call Josephine on 0419 713 414 for more information

Menopause is a significant and often misunderstood time in a woman’s life and is commonly approached with fear and dread. This course will explore society’s attitudes and perceptions about menopause, how these affect women and what can be done to support women through this phase of life.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Jennifer SmithRegistered NurseB Nursing, Spec Cert Pall Care

Kate GreenawayRegistered PhysiotherapistBAppSc

Alison GreigRetiredBA LLB(Hons), A.N.U; LLM(Hons) Cantab.; Grad Dip Psych., C.S.U.

Zoe SherrinNaturopathB Nat.

Fiona Lotherington Technical Instructor SCU, Esoteric YogaB App Sci (Environmental Management), Cert 4 TAE, Dip App Sci (Nursing)

Why do we sleep? What is sleep and why is it so important to physical, emotional and mental health?

This course will explore the science of sleep, the hours leading up to sleep, (known as the ‘wind-down period’) and will explore our natural daily rhythm. Paying attention to and living with respect for our physiology improves the quality of our sleep – looking at how we can best honour our bodies to support our sleep will be a key focus of the course. Sleep is part of a ‘repose cycle’ consistent in both the macrocosm and microcosm of nature, but not always honoured by man. We will discover how sleep supports us beyond function – facilitating the rejuvenating and evolving qualities of sleep that are not yet widely understood or appreciated.


• Our relationship with sleep and our unique rhythms around sleep

• What influences these rhythms, what works for each of us and what doesn’t

• The science of sleep in relationship to our own bodies, patterns and observations.

PLEASE BRING:



• Please bring a yoga mat and pillows or cushions each week to support your body for Body Awareness and Connective Tissue exercises

WELLBEING

Healthy Sleep – Healthy Life Developing a Deeper Quality

of Sleep and Rest

OPEN TO EVERYONE

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 4 Wednesdays 18th, 25th February and 18th, 25th March

T IMES 6pm to 7:30pm REGISTRATION 5.45pm

COST $60 Full or $40 Concession | please pay via website

LOCATION 188 Keen Street, Lismore NSW 2480


CONTACT Call Jen on 0429 431 081 for more information

Through bringing awareness to our sleeping patterns, routines and

cycles, this course develops the understanding that how we live

during our whole day influences the quality of our sleep each night.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Charles WilsonBaristerBA LLB

Marianna MasiorskiPsychologistB Psych, (Hons), MAPS, EPA Acc

Natalie BenhayonPublisher, Complementary TherapistEPA Accredited

Alison GreigRetiredBA LLB(Hons), A.N.U; LLM(Hons) Cantab.; Grad Dip Psych., C.S.U.

Sarah Davis MotherBBSc, Grad Dip App Psychology

THIS PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS:

• How and why we use the internet in our lives and how that impacts on our body, our well-being and relationships

• The impact of our choices on ourselves and others, including off-line relationships

• Identifying and understanding abuse and what does not feel OK

• What is healthy use of the internet

• How we can lead community change through personal choice and responsibility.

Testimonials from the July 2014 Cyber-Bullying Community Forum:

“This is an issue affecting so many and we need to not turn a blind eye to it” ~ Parent

“There was so much discussion and support from everyone that I can take away and put to use” ~ High School Student

“I came out feeling like I could make a difference” ~ High School Student

PLEASE BRING:



COMMUNITY WELLBEING

Online and Well – Understanding Cyber-Abuse, our relationship with

the internet, ourselves and each other

OPEN TO EVERYONE

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 4 Thursdays 12th March and 19th, 26th, 2nd April

T IMES 6pm to 7.45pm REGISTRATION 5.45pm


LOCATION Goonellabah Business Centre, Suite 4/32 Gumtree Drive, Goonellabah NSW 2480


CONTACT Call Caroline on 0419 197 867 for more information

This course is for all ages and all walks of life to support in

understanding cyber-abuse in its many hidden and not so hidden

forms as well as supporting the participant to develop a healthy

relationship with the internet, themselves and others.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Michael BenhayonComplementary TherapistAdvDip Health Sciences (Acupuncture)

Martin GladmanSocial Worker, Counsellor and Complementary TherapistBachelor of Social Work (Hons)Adam Warburton

Commercial Building ForemanBachelor of Applied Science Construction Management Q.U.T.

Michael SerafinCompounding PharmacistBachelor of Pharmacy, 1st Class Honors, PhD.

Francisco ClaraBody Work & Massage TherapistDiploma of Remedial Massage

This course is a five week program specifically designed to respond to this growing trend, offering men an opportunity to deepen their understanding, develop their awareness and gain insight into the many contributing factors that leave them feeling depressed and/or exhausted.

Depression and exhaustion are a major concern with 1 in 8 men admitting to experiencing depression in Australia at any given time. Suicide is currently the leading cause of death for men aged between 25 – 44 with more and more men reporting feeling run down, moody, agitated, disengaged and tired.

The effects of depression and exhaustion can be subtle and go unnoticed, resulting in men often withdrawing from family and friends, working overtime or adopting unhealthy behaviours as a means to cope.


• How our diet and other physiological factors influence our moods

• How our beliefs about ourselves, our work and our family can either deplete or revitalise

• The role that anxiety and stress can play in our lives

• How avoiding or not acknowledging what we’re experiencing can make matters worse

• Practical tools that men can use to support themselves throughout the day so as to start to build a life free from depression and exhaustion.

PLEASE BRING:



MEN’S HEALTH

Understanding Men with Depression and Exhaustion

This program is for men who are experiencing depression and/or exhaustion, or who may have a friend or family member

who is in this situation.

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 5 Thursdays 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th March & 9th April

T IMES 6pm to 7:30pm REGISTRATION 5.45pm


LOCATION Goonellabah Community Centre, 27 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah 2480 NSW


CONTACT [email protected] for more information

Depression and exhaustion are rapidly becoming common concerns

in the lives of many of our men. The effects of depression and

exhaustion are vast and far-reaching leaving men feeling run down,

moody, agitated, disengaged, tired and overwhelmed.

Explore a way of moving and exercising for women that develops physical and psychological health, including self-confidence, self worth and a zest for life. Simple and practical tools and exercises that you can do at home will be shared, for you to continue to develop connection and awareness and an exercise routine that supports you. You will leave the workshop feeling refreshed and inspired about how you approach exercise.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR WOMEN WHO:

• Want to make a change with the way they exercise

• Want to develop a deeper relationship with themselves and let out who they really are knowing that this is beyond the way we look or what shape or size we are

• Want to deeply care and nurture themselves from the inside out, including developing a fit, strong and vibrant body

• Participated in the 6 week Exercise for Wellbeing – Program in November 2014 and want a re-fresher

• Did not participate in the 6 week exercise for wellbeing program in November 2014 and would like to experience a brief introduction for the next 6 week program booked for later in the year

WHAT TO BRING:

• Bring a writing pad and pen, your own means of hydration and morning tea

• Wear shoes and clothing suitable and comfortable to exercise in

• Bring a yoga mat, towel and pillow and some light hand weights (0.5 to 2kg)

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Exercise For Wellbeing – A workshop for women

OPEN TO WOMEN OF ALL AGES

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION Saturday 7th March 2015

T IMES 8.30am - 11.30am REGISTRATION 8.15am


LOCATION Goonellabah Business Centre, Suite 4/32 Gumtree Drive, Goonellabah NSW 2480


CONTACT Call Danielle on 0409 595 855 for more information

This workshop shares a way of exercising that is simple and gentle

and develops a positive connection and relationship with yourself

and your body. Through theory and practical activities you will

learn to exercise in a way that truly supports your health, vitality

and wellbeing.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Dr Danielle PireraExercise PhysiologistBBiomedSci, BExSci, PhD

Danielle is an exercise physiologist with degrees in Biomedical Science, Exercise Science and a PhD in exercise physiology. She has 26 years experience participating in fitness and ten years work experience in personal training and group fitness. Danielle has developed a relationship with herself in exercise that builds self-worth and a confidence to be herself and is inspired to share this way of exercise with others to also develop a content, vital and joyful life.

Whether it be anxiousness, raciness, nervousness or general feelings of overwhelm, most men in our day and age experience some degree of anxiety at some point in their lives, making anxiety one of the most prevalent mental health disorders experienced by men in Australia.

Presentations run for approx 1 - 1.5 hours and contain prerecorded lecture and discussion style formats that build across the five weeks. Drawing on men’s everyday experiences assures the presentations are practical, powerful and real.


• What anxiety is and the many ways it can impact on a man’s life • The part our daily choices play in our experiences of anxiety and

how through developing awareness we can start to address our anxiety

• The physical factors that contribute towards our experiences of anxiety such as diet, exercise, hormone imbalances, neurotransmitters, methylation issues and pyrrole disorders

• The role that confidence plays in overcoming anxiety and how we can start to build true confidence from within

• Practical tools and techniques that can support us in connecting to our body so we can deepen our awareness and start to build a life that is free from anxiety.

PLEASE NOTE:

To ensure video content can be viewed without interruption participants will need access to a computer with an internet connection with a speed of 1.5MB or greater (ADSL).

MEN’S HEALTH

Understanding Men in Anxiety This program is specifically tailored for men

experiencing anxiety and is open to all men affected by or working with men with anxiety.

COURSE DETAILS

DURATION 5 Sessions at 1.5h each

T IMES View the videos over a 5 week period from the date of your enrolment

COST $75 payable via the website

ENROL ONLINE www.coum.org Further instructions on how to access online videos on the

CoUM website are available upon course enrolment.

CONTACT [email protected] for more information

This course is a powerful five-week series of video presentations prerecorded in late 2014. Offered here for the first time in an online format, this course gives students a chance to deepen their understanding and awareness of their anxiety through the teachings of the ageless wisdom.

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Michael BenhayonComplementary TherapistAdvDip Health Sciences (Acupuncture)

Martin GladmanSocial Worker, Counsellor and Complementary TherapistBachelor of Social Work (Hons)Adam Warburton

Commercial Building ForemanBachelor of Applied Science Construction Management Q.U.T.

Michael SerafinCompounding PharmacistBachelor of Pharmacy, 1st Class Honors, PhD.

Francisco ClaraBody Work & Massage TherapistDiploma of Remedial Massage

UNDERSTANDING MEN IN ANXIETY“For as long as I can remember I have been a nervous, anxious man. It was a part of how I lived. What was beautiful for me in doing this course was the understanding of nervousness and anxiety that I developed. The course simply explained what nervousness and anxiety are, where they originate, the effects they have on my body and how the relationship that I have with myself affects how I am. This demystifying has allowed me to let go of the fear of anxiety and nervousness and reinforce my relationship with myself. “ ~ Brian Piper, Byron Bay, NSW

EXERCISE FOR WELLBEING – WOMEN’S PROGRAM“This course is so unique in its offering of exercise as a way to be honouring of our bodies, not pushing or pulling our bodies away from ourselves, but being with our loveliness.” ~ Helen McCaffery, Ballina, NSW

EMBRACING PERI-MENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE AND POST MENOPAUSE“I feel prepared for menopause. From not really knowing anything about it, only people’s experiences which on the whole weren’t positive, to realising menopause is a truly beautiful time for women to either claim themselves back from mothering and/or deepen our connection with ourselves.” ~ Robyn Jones, Lismore, NSW

HEALTHY SLEEP – HEALTHY LIFE“I thoroughly enjoyed this course and can feel major differences in my quality of sleep and my energy levels have improved” ~ Deborah McKay, Northern Rivers NSW

P.O. Box 4046, Goonellabah NSW 2480 AUS

T E S T I M O N I A L S

from Courses held in 2014

www.coum.org | [email protected] | & 0428 662 063

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