
Workshops & Professional Learning
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7.30 - 8.30pm AEST
13 Apr 2025
Join us on a nourishing music listening journey. Immerse your mind, body & spirit in a bath of sound. Relax, tune in, connect & reset.
Nourishing counsellors, allied health and service providers to hold onto themselves whilst holding space for others. Tempo offers evidence-based, practical and immersive supports and professional learning, incorporating neuroscience, and creative arts, music and somatic processes, within a framework of social justice, community and collective care.
Workshops & Professional Learning
Zoom online
7.30 - 8.30pm AEST
13 Apr 2025
Join us on a nourishing music listening journey. Immerse your mind, body & spirit in a bath of sound. Relax, tune in, connect & reset.
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Join a small group of peers to learn, explore, connect, express and reflect through shared discussion, music and creative arts experiences.
Workshops & Professional Learning
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An 8 week online professional learning program for healthcare workers, counsellors, allied health and service providers looking for an integrated, practical roadmap to being well in under-resourced workplaces.
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I'm Minky van der Walt:
I know very well the toll that caring for others can take.
I’ve worked in large public hospitals, small private hospitals, primary schools, high schools, early childhood centres, community mental health and child and adolescent therapy services.
I have extensive experience in providing therapeutic support to families, individuals and services experiencing extreme stress, and working alongside, and in consultation with, the educators, emergency service workers and health professionals who support them.
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Turning inward for connection & change
The rich array of autumnal colours remind us of the cycles of life, the delight of colour, and the shift from the expansiveness of summer, to our inner world as we head closer into winter. With so much of our focus caught up in busy-ness and the 'doing' of life, this post invites reflection on presence, connection and transformation through creating the safety and space for our inner worlds, through music, art, embodiment and relaxed states.
Is your music playlist helping you?
Creating playlists for fun, to exercise and support us through hard times has always been a great thing to do. You might not think about it much, but your music playlist impacts your mood, your thoughts and your body. And if you're having a hard time, it's worth noticing if the music you listen to is helping.... or not.
Music: the superpower in your pocket
It’s a big claim, but think about all the times of need you have turned to music ... in times of heartbreak, teenage angst, weddings, funerals, setting the scene for a party (at the beginning and at the end of the night), for graduations, for religious services, and on and on.
11 must-have supervision resources recommended by Australian clinical supervisors
There are many approaches, processes and theories in relation to clinical supervision. This blog invited reflections and input from experienced clinical supervisors in Australia to share their favourite supervision resources. Please see below to consider the diversity of inspiration, reflection and resources from Aussie supervisors, offering multidimensional approaches in the books, articles and cards below. Many thanks to the registered psychotherapists, counsellors, art therapists and music therapists who contributed!
Moving from the pit of despair to action-based hope in healthcare.
Healthcare workers are navigating immense challenges, from workforce shortages to moral distress and exhaustion, leaving many feeling stuck, demoralised, and hopeless. While despair can feel overwhelming, there is a way forward. Taking inspiration from 'The Princess Bride', this blog explores how action-based hope, rooted in values, creativity, and collective care, can empower health professionals to move beyond frustration, rediscover purpose, and create meaningful change in their personal and professional lives.
Hope as inspiration, mentor and a pathway to thriving for health workers
More than blind optimism, embracing an attitude of hope is a way of taking action; offering orientation for fatigue, despondence and systemic strain in healthcare. In these quotes below you will find reflections on hope from thought leaders in politics, healthcare, the arts, religion and philosophy; inviting a movement beyond toxic positivity, to truly inspire, to guide, and help to create pathways of positive change for health professionals, the teams and systems in which they work, and importantly, for the people they serve in healthcare.
Header image: Jason Charles Hill