MINDFULNESS CONSULTANT - Dr Lisa Pizaro

She is dedicated to meditation and has over two decades of practice, with a diploma of meditation teaching from Gita International. This year she joined the respected Mindfulness team at Monash University teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in the Health Enhancement Program designed for medical students.

She is an author, a contributor to prestigious journals, and presents at conferences internationally including the Women’s World Congress.

Lisa commenced Tai Chi and Qigong training with Shifu Tara Brayshaw in 2013 and was impressed by the mind-body emphasis in the practice. A moving meditation; Tai Chi and Qigong provided a method to stretch out and recharge physically after a long day living in her head!

The techniques taught have been proven by Neuroscience to increase beneficial brain activity and diminish the stress response leading to increased happiness. Mindfulness has a fundamental connection to Tai Chi, where the control of breath and awareness of energy empowers the practice and the practitioner. Mindfulness meditation brings people into contact with their potential and helps discover and define their purpose in life. Meditation practitioners develop empathy, show greater compassion, and communicate more thoughtfully. The health benefits have been rigorously assessed and proven by science and long been indicated in the testimonials of participants.