Philosophy ‘Shorts’

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When

Date:
10^th, 17^th & 24^th November 2025
7:15 to 9:30pm AEDT
Refreshment break included

Mon 10^th November – Week 1
Mindfulness, myths and realities

Mon 17^th November – Week 2
Heartfulness, a deeper mindfulness reality? (based on my heartfulness book)

Mon 24^th November – Week 3
Philosophy, how this relates to mindfulness/ heartfulness and is there a valuable coming together of all three?

Presenter:
Assoc. Prof. Stephen McKenzie

Cost: $75.00 (3-week course)

Where

Melbourne School of Philosophy
45 Riversdale Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122

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Mindfulness, heartfulness and philosophy – How these ancient and modern great life systems can help us live well, now

In this series of three connected and connecting sessions facilitated by long time School of Philosophy member Associate Professor Stephen McKenzie we will explore, together:

What mindfulness really is and isn’t, how far its modern manifestation has moved it from its ancient origins, and how this ancient as well as modern practice can help us survive and thrive in our modern world.
What heartfulness really us and isn’t, and whether we need to connect with our essential nature, including our emotions, to really survive and thrive.
What philosophy really is and isn’t, whether it is essentially connected with mindfulness and heartfulness, and how these great life systems can take us home, to who we really are, together.

Associate Professor Stephen McKenzie is Torrens University’s founding Head of Psychology and was previously a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and at Monash University.

Stephen is an expert in online education and in wellbeing and mental health. He has developed and taught many wellbeing and mental health supporting courses and his books include Mindfulness for Life, (with Craig Hassed); Mindfulness at Work; Heartfulness: Beyond mindfulness – finding your real life; Reality Psychology – A New Perspective on Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Resilience and Connection; Mindfulness at Play: Parenting healthy, happy children with old wisdom and new science. Stephen has been a member of the School of Philosophy for over 25 years and a tutor in it for over 20 years.