Finding Peace In A Frantic World - OL20250823FPFW

Finding Peace in a Frantic World Course Synopsis

The Finding Peace in a Frantic World course is an 6-week mindfulness program designed to help individuals manage stress, anxiety, and low mood while enhancing focus, resilience, and overall well-being. It is based on Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.

Drawing from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), the course offers practical tools and techniques that are accessible to people with busy lifestyles. It blends guided meditation, simple movement, and everyday mindfulness practices with reflection and discussion, helping participants integrate mindfulness into daily life.

Benefits:

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Improved concentration and clarity
• Greater emotional balance and resilience
• Increased enjoyment and appreciation of daily life

This course is suitable for anyone looking to bring more calm, clarity, and presence into their life—no prior meditation experience needed.

WHEN?

Every Saturday starting on 23 Aug until 27 Sep 2025 from 2-4pm

6 sessions totalling 12 hours.

WHERE?

ONLINE via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)

COURSE FEE:

$360.00 per person

$72 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy

National Silver Academy

• NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

SkillsFuture Credit

• In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
• All tickets purchased with the intent to use SkillsFuture Credit to offset the course fee will be subject to a non-refundable $20 administrative fee.

Trainers' Bio:

Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew is the Founder and CEO of Brahm Centre, a charity with over 50 staff, dedicated to promoting healthier and happier living. In recognition of her contributions in the mental health space, she was named “The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2019”.

She is the first certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher in Singapore conferred by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health, in collaboration with UMASS Memorial Health Care’s Center for Mindfulness. Angie is also a certified Dot-b and Paws-b Mindfulness teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK). In addition, she is a certified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course teacher, trained by Oxford University Mindfulness Centre.

She also teaches a mindfulness-based course at the National University of Singapore and is on the advisory board of Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies.

She has conducted mindfulness courses, workshops and retreats to more than 15,000 people across all ages. Her corporate clients extend across various industry sectors from healthcare (Ministry of Health, National Health Group, SingHealth, Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Integrated Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Community Psychology Hub), education institutions (Ministry of Education, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, NUS High School, St Joseph Institution, Nanyang Girls’ High School, St Anthony's Canossian Secondary) to finance (DBS, OCBC, Bank of Singapore and Goldman Sachs), and legal (Rajah @ Tann) to name a few.

May Chng was a former school vice-principal and a Ministry of Education educator for over 20 years. She is currently Brahm Centre’s Mindfulness Practice Manager. May has experienced the benefits of mindfulness first-hand in her healing from a family tragedy, which fuels her commitment to sharing mindfulness knowledge, practices and attitudes with participants.

May is a qualified Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Course for Life teacher trained by Oxford Mindfulness, she is also a Dot-b certified teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK) and a certified mindfulness trainer at Brahm Centre. She holds a Diploma in Counselling Psychology.

EFFECTIVE 1ST JUNE 2025, ALL TICKETS PURCHASED WITH INTENT TO USE SKILLSFUTURE CREDIT WILL HAVE A NON-REFUNDABLE, $20 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IMPOSED.

HOW? Do I begin the process of using my SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) to pay for course fees:

Step 1 (on Skillsfuture Website): Check your SkillsFuture credit balance.

Log into your SkillsFuture Portal to confirm you have sufficient SkillsFuture Credit balance (Take note: $4K SkillsFuture Career Transition Credits CANNOT be used for Brahm Centre courses).

https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/e-services/e-services.html

Step 2 (on Eventbrite Website): Securing your ticket.

On Eventbrite, search for the course you are interested in.

https://www.eventbrite.sg/o/brahm-centre-4067900361

Step 3 (on Eventbrite Website): Select correct ticket type & complete registration.

Select the intended Ticket Type (either NSA+SkillsFuture or Individual+SkillsFuture) and complete your registration. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about the course.

Save/Screenshot the confirmation. (you will use this in the following steps)

Step 4 (on Skillsfuture Website): Submit your SkillsFuture claim.

Go back to the SkillsFuture Portal to submit a claim under 'E-Services'.

https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/e-services/e-services.html

click on the link below to watch a video on how to submit your SFC claim:

https://youtu.be/6OjU5_eGGQY?si=1YYMfgzS97OAk6kx

Please submit your SkillsFuture credit claim 60 days BEFORE the course commencement, for it to be valid. Deadline to submit SFC Claim is one week prior to course commencement.

Step 5 (on Skillsfuture Website):

If your SFC submission was completed successfully, the status of your submission would reflect as "PENDING".

Your registration is confirmed after your SkillsFuture claim status reflect as "APPROVED".

*Should you choose to cancel your SFC claim before the start date, Brahm Centre reserves the right to impose a penalty fee for course withdrawal.

Notes:

• There are NO make-ups if you miss any of the art sessions.
• Missing a session does not disqualify you from taking part in the course - the trainer is not obligated to recap what was missed.
• Brahm Centre reserves the right to replan the course should the trainer be unable to conduct the class due to unforeseen circumstances.

• By registering for classes at Brahm Centre, you consent to Brahm Centre and AIC collecting, using and disclosing your personal data, as declared in the registration form and in accordance with Brahm Centre’s Data Protection Policy found at: https://www.brahmcentre.com/data-protection-policy/, as well as AIChttps://www.aic.sg/dataprotectionpolicy’s Data Protection Policy found at https://www.aic.sg/dataprotectionpolicy.

Do note that photographs and videos may be taken during the course for publicity purpose