FGHG Courses & Practitioner Workshops
Fertile Ground Health Group presents a range of Courses, Classes & Practitioner Workshops facilitated by FGHG practitioners.
Current FGHG Courses, Classes & Workshops include:
- Creating a Fertile Life Preconception workshop
- Little Village Support Group: For single women embarking on parenthood
- Sanctuary IVF support group
- Stress Less Workshop Feel inspired to manage your stress
- Meditation for beginners An introduction to meditation
Creating a Fertile Life - Preconception Workshop
Fertile Ground Health Group presents ‘Creating A Fertile Life', a workshop specifically designed to educate and inform you about all aspects of health as it relates to your fertility. This workshop is suitable for anyone planning to start a family. Whether you are just starting out, or if you've had a long and complex fertility journey, you will receive information to support all aspects of your fertility health.
Learn how to:
. Naturally improve your fertility and increase your likelihood of conception
. Increase your chances of achieving a healthy, full-term pregnancy
. Recognise the factors in your life that could be contributing to your fertility challenges
. Support sperm health and naturally improve semen parameters
. Improve ART and IVF success
. Reduce miscarriage risk
This workshop is facilitated by FGHG Naturopath's Rhiannon Hardingham and Kathryn Ridd. Rhiannon and Kathryn specialise in fertility, preconception, pregnancy, birth and pediatric health. For more information on preconception care or our practitioners see www.fertileground.com.au
When: Thursday 9th February 7 - 8:30pm Thursday 8th March 7 - 8:30pm
Thursday 12th April 7 - 8:30pm
Cost: $35 per person or $55 per couple
Bookings: Or further details, phone FGHG on: (03) 9419 9988
Little Village Support Group: For Single Women Embarking On Parenthood
Little Village Support Group aims to bring together single women with a common focus on parenting. We welcome women at any stage of their parenting journey including those who are considering parenthood, currently pregnant, new to parenting or an experienced single parent.
Beginning with a positive vision of supported parenting and facilitated by an experienced counsellor from Fertile Ground Health Group, Little Village will provide a place of welcome for single women to share their stories, exchange ideas, establish friendships and develop support networks.
Our facilitator Suzanne Hurley has worked for the past five years as a counsellor at the Royal Women's Hospital and joined FGHG in 2009. Suzanne's work encompasses the broad spectrum of women's experiences from unplanned pregnancy to parenting, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss. Suzanne has sought out group work theory and practice as an area of special interest throughout her studies. She has facilitated groups at the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and WIRE (the Women's Information and Referral Exchange). She is excited to offer this group and has long seen the need for support of this kind.
Suzanne has completed her Masters in Counselling at La Trobe University in 2010, PEEFT in 2008 as well as a Graduate Diploma in Counselling. She is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and is also a Clinical Member of the Counsellors' and Psychotherapists' Association of Victoria.
Course Details: Groups will meet on Thursday evenings from 6.00 - 8.00pm.
When: new course dates for 2012 will be available soon
Where: The Studio, Suite 2 Level 6, 372 Albert Street, East Melbourne
Cost: $25.00 per session or $90.00 for four sessions, paid in advance. Payments to FGHG cash or EFT.
Bookings or further details: Phone Suzanne Hurley at FGHG on 9419 9988. Or email: suzanne@fertileground.com.au
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Sanctuary: IVF Support Group
Sanctuary is a support group for women undergoing IVF care. A sharing circle in a relaxed and informal setting facilitated by an experienced counsellor from Fertile Ground Health Group.
This group will embrace the emotional aspect of undergoing IVF treatment and provide the opportunity to be with others on a similar journey. Feel supported, make a friend or two, shed a tear and know you are not alone. Come along to share with other women the good, the bad and the unavoidable of the IVF experience.
Our facilitator Suzanne Hurley has worked for the past five years as a counsellor at the Royal Women's Hospital and joined FGHG in 2009. Suzanne's work encompasses the broad spectrum of women's experiences from unplanned pregnancy to parenting, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss. Suzanne has sought out group work theory and practice as an area of special interest throughout her studies. She has facilitated groups at the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and WIRE (the Women's Information and Referral Exchange). She is excited to offer this group and has long seen the need for support of this kind.
Suzanne has completed her Masters in Counselling at La Trobe University in 2010, PEEFT in 2008 as well as a Graduate Diploma in Counselling. She is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and is also a Clinical Member of the Counsellors' and Psychotherapists' Association of Victoria.
Course Details: Groups will meet on Saturdays in 2011 from 2.00 to 4.00pm.
Course Dates: new course dates for 2012 will be available soon
Where: The Studio, Suite 2 Level 6, 372 Albert Street, East Melbourne
Cost: $25.00 per session or $90.00 for four sessions, paid in advance. Payments to FGHG cash or EFT.
Bookings or further details: Phone Suzanne Hurley at FGHG on 9419 9988. Or email: suzanne@fertileground.com.au
Stress Less Workshop
The workshop is designed to be an enjoyable day where you will learn practical tools to manage your stress. It is designed to help you to understand your own stressors and there will be an oppotunity for you to create a plan to incorporate some de-stressors into your life. You will leave feeling inspired and motivated to manage your stress differently.
Some of the topics for the day include diet and nutrition in relation to stress, lifestyle suggestions, meditation practice and mindfulness approaches to changing thought patterns. You will also create and take home your own individual flower essence.
This informative 'Stress Less' workshop will be co-hosted by Gina Fox one of the naturopaths at fertile ground who has a special interest in stress management and it's role in health issues and fertility. She is also a meditation teacher. Sue Halliday is the other co-host and is a qualified Naturopath, Herbalist, Natural Fertility Educator and founder of ‘Crafting Health’, a complementary health practice. She regularly runs ‘Crafty Stress Management’ courses, in which hands-on crafting is presented as an informal meditation practice.
Course Details: One day workshop on Sunday 26th February 10am-3pm
Where: The Studio, FGHG
Cost: $120 including lunch
Bookings or further details: Contact Gina Fox on 0405 624 666 or by email: ginafox@tpg.com.au
An Introduction to Meditation
Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation
Why meditate? Meditation has emerged as one of the most powerful self-help tools for sustaining and regaining good health.
The practice of meditation has been shown to be a gentle yet powerful tool to help reduce anxiety and depression and manage stress, as well as improve concentration and performance, enhance immunity and general health. Stress can also impact on our fertility and studies have shown that women attending fertility clinics and using mind/body techniques such as meditation have a 42-55% conception rate compared to 20% for others. Regular meditation practice facilitates inner contentment, joy and clarity.
This 4 week introductory course is designed to help you start to meditate regularly to help manage stress and improve mental and physical health. You will be introduced to relaxation and meditation techniques, and mindfulness.
Your teacher is Gina Fox who has worked as a Naturopath for 10 years and has seen that many health issues and fertility problems have a stress component. Gina works as a naturopath at Fertile Ground Health Group working primarily with women’s health issues and fertility related health. Gina has completed a meditation teacher training with the widely respected Ian Gawler Foundation.
Course Details: Beginnner's Course
When: Wednesday 6.00-7.15pm for a small group over 4 sessions.
Course begins on Wednesday 14th March for 4 weeks with the last class on 4th April 2012.
Where: The Fertile Ground Studio at the Albert St Medical Centre, Suite 2, Level 6, 372-376 Albert St, East Melbourne
Cost: $100 for 4 week course
Bookings or further details: Contact Gina Fox on 0405 624 666 or by email: ginafox@tpg.com.au