Defence and veteran families are invited to join us online for a meditation workshop
Has any of your loved ones ever served in the Australian Defence Force? Are you connected to defence service in any way? Whether you’re the partner of a current member, a veteran spouse, parent, adult child or a widow of a veteran, we warmly invite defence and veteran families to join us for our meditation workshop online on Thursday 6 March, brought to you by our Wellbeing Program.
Families of veterans and war widows make unique sacrifices during and after service. They balance the many demands of supporting a family, navigating grief and loss, relocations or adjustments, deployments or other absence from home, transition out of service or caring roles due to illness or injury.
Social connection, peer support and self-care are at the core of our wellbeing activities. We acknowledge that veteran families may face barriers in developing and maintaining peer connections due to the unique nature of defence life, increasing their risk of social isolation and loneliness. The purpose of this activity is to encourage the families of veterans to focus on self-care and expand their social network by connecting with like-minded peers.
Meditation online
Defence and veteran families are invited to come together for a meditation workshop facilitated by Susie Spinks, an accredited Meditation Teacher with the Meditation Association of Australia. Susie will focus on mindfulness, meditation and the science behind it, demonstrating three different types of meditation, an explanation of stress and how meditation helps, and guidance on having one’s own meditation practice moving forward.
There is no cost for this event. Your meditation workshop will be covered by Families of Veterans Guild.
Previous attendees to Wellbeing activities said “I just wanted to express my gratitude for being able to connect with such a wonderful group. It was such a great opportunity to do a self-care activity and get to know some of the other attendees at the same time.”
Event information
Location: Online (Zoom link will be emailed to you).
Date and Time: Thursday 6 March, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
Registrations: Open 3 February. Registrations close 3 March.
- Cost: FREE for families of veterans.
Registration is a must, places are limited. Register below or call us on 02 9267 6577. For more information, please email wellbeing@fov.org.au.
