Brisbane Psychologist
Sue is a psychologist with 25 years of experience in helping to bring positive change in the lives of those she works with. Sue works with people facing a variety of issues, seeking to meet the challenges of their personal and professional lives.
Performance Coach
Dr. Sue Jackson was one of the first academic researchers to investigate the state of flow in high performance settings. Flow is that feeling of losing yourself in a task where you do your best work. Sue has dedicated her career to helping others to find this flow, and to help enable them to perform at their best.
Organisational Training
Developing performance psychology skills in your team can improve productivity, organisation, and performance. Sue is experienced in trainings designed to help participants apply optimal mental states in their work.
Workshops & Classes
Sue speaks passionately on positive psychology, flow state, mindfulness, and values-driven perspectives. Sue currently runs meditation mini-retreats aimed at completely relaxing, a mindfulness practice group, and tailor-made training programs for organisations and individuals interested in developing mindfulness, awareness, and flow.
Dr Sue Jackson
Brisbane Psychologist | Expert in Flow & Performance
Dr. Sue Jackson is a Brisbane Psychologist recognized internationally as an expert in flow state research in performance, co-authoring the foundational book, Flow in Sports: The Keys to Optimal Experiences and Performances’ with flow founder, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Dr. Sue Jackson completed her PhD on flow research at the University of North-Carolina-Greensboro. She is now recognised as an industry expert in flow research and performance psychology. Sue consults for various flow centred organisations and works with individual clients looking to unlock their best performance.
Sue has a strong and diverse background of training, and a real interest in making a positive difference to real-world challenges. Sue guides clients to uncover what they want to achieve, and develop strategies to make it happen.
Monthly Meditation Mini-Retreats
Held in a beautiful Brookfield based studio with panoramic nature views, these mini-retreats run on themes to teach attendees to completely unwind. Experience deep relaxation to nourish both body and mind.
Mindfulness Practice Group
Held in Sue’s studio in Brookfield, these monthly classes give you an opportunity to develop and deepen your own personal practice and experience the benefits of mindfulness first hand.
From the Blog
Creating Meaningful Intentions
With a new year often comes new year’s resolutions. Perhaps you’ve engaged in a detailed process of resolution-making, or perhaps you’ve resolved to NOT make any resolutions! Either way, the choice was motivated, and will influence the pathway you take going forward....
Perth Mindfulness Conference Recap
At the recently held Perth Mindfulness Conference, there was a rich and diverse program of presentations and workshops on mindfulness in today’s world. Timothea Goddard, Director of Openground and Mindfulness Training Institute Australia and New...
By Quietening the Mind, We Can Find the ‘Flow’ of Peak Performance
Recently, I had the enjoyable experience of speaking with CNN reporter, Alexandra Pattillo, about flow. The resulting story can be found here: The Flow of Peak Performance. I like the way the story highlights both the amazing accomplishments of athletes...
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Yoga Therapy for Sleep & Mental Health - so good to be part of this course developed by Celia Roberts & BIYOME and what a great way to spend a weekend! Sleep is so important, and during this course we explored ways to optimize our sleep & wellbeing through restorative yoga poses, lucid dreaming, iRest, & traditional Yoga Nidra.
Learning from the Master.
This is a really interesting read, by street photographer, Eric Kim, with useful tips on finding flow, whatever your domain.
erickimphotography.com/blog/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/
13 Lessons Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Can Teach You
erickimphotography.com
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (I could never pronounce or correctly type his last name) is one of the psychologists who has had the biggest impact on me. His biggest idea is this concept of “flow” — or b…Great experience talking about flow with the staff of Beehive Montessori School in Perth over the past two days. Such richness in the Montessori educational philosophy.
And the view isn’t bad either.
#BeehiveMontessoriSchool
#flowineducation
Yoga Therapy for Sleep Health!
I am looking forward to joining Celia Roberts and Swami Mutkibhodhananda on this short course the weekend of Feb 16-17 at the Upper Brookfield Sanctuary.Sleeping well? Keen to educate yourself and others on the benefits of sleep yoga and the “how to” of a good nights sleep? Our next clinical yoga therapy weekend is to train yoga and meditation teachers in the higher disciplines of:
🍀Clinical yoga therapy for sleep health
🍀Sleep mindfulness and lucid dreaming meditations
🍀 iRest
🍀Yoga Nidra for mental health and sleep health.
20hr Higher-Level Learning Certificate in Yoga Therapy for Sleep Health, (including irest, Yoga Nidra)
Saturday 16 February & Sunday 16 February
Book Before February 2 $399 early bird
Join Celia Roberts and Special Guests Dr Sue Jackson & Swami Muktibhodhananda over two days to explore Clinical Yoga Therapy, Yoga Nidra and iRest, all which open up avenues towards addressing sleep debt, heightened state of consciousness and yogic sleep philosophy.
Saturday 16 February 2019 9:30am – 1:00pm
Hosted by Celia Roberts BSc, Senior Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist
Clinical Yoga Therapy for Healthy Sleep
This is an immersive experience delving into understanding the biomedical and traditional foundations of sleep health, how they comparatively support each other and how each perspective can offer those who suffer from sleep dept to find a good night sleep. This session is aimed at introducing the most vital aspects of yogic wisdom and insight and imbedding new knowledge by understanding sleep from a neurophysiological perspective.
We will be exploring:
The importance of sleep, and a definition of sleep health
The definition and the impact of sleep dept
How a lack of sleep effects memory and cognitive function
How and why yoga and mindfulness meditation are proven to help
How and why traditional yoga aligns with a biomedical and neuroscientific perspective
How and why some dietary changes can often show greater improvement than pharmacological treatment
Practical application of technique for cultivating restorative and rejuvenating sleep health
Overall assessment, selection, sequencing, and application, of yoga therapy tools
Saturday 16 February 2019 1:45pm – 4:45pm
Hosted by Celia Roberts BSc, Senior Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist
Meditations for Lucid Dreaming
This is an immersive experience of guided meditations specifically refined for opening avenues to lucid dreaming, which is proven to be an effective way to manage night time sleep insufficiencies. This session is aimed at moving towards awakening in all aspects of holistic well-being and literally become inherently mindful and meditative in the dream states.
We will be exploring:
What lucid dreaming is.
How and why lucid dreaming can be a restorative practice.
How to move towards awakening within the dream state.
An emergent experience of specific meditations designed to facilitate experiential understanding of therapeutic technique.
Sunday 17 February 2019 9:30am – 1:00pm
Hosted by Dr. Sue Jackson
iRest Yoga Nidra
This is an immersive experience of the ancient teachings of meditation formed into the modern practice of iRest. With foundations based in thirty years of observation, research and hands-on development by Dr Richard Miller and associates, iRest is an evidence-based transformative practice that can enhance psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. This session is aimed at healing any unresolved issues and traumas that are present, enabling a recognition of innate peace of mind, as well as the ability to adapt to the flux of circumstances present in life.
We will be exploring:
The foundations of iRest
Why iRest is different to other yogic processes and tools
The neurological foundations of iRest
How to change mental habits and achieve greatest potential
How and why this process is an effective therapeutic tool
An immersive practice-based experience of understanding
Sunday17 February 2019 1:45pm – 4:45pm
Hosted by Swami Mukti
Yoga Nidra for Mental Health
This is an immersive experience of the physical and mental relaxation technique of Yoga Nidra. Literally meaning Yogic Sleep, this technique brings about a conscious, deep, and dynamic state that takes place between various levels of consciousness. This session is aimed at understanding how Yoga Nidra can assist in cultivating a greater ability to relax and more holistically balanced traits of mental health.
We will be exploring:
How to teach students to consciously explore the waking state, the dreaming state, the sleeping state, and how to experience all three collectively.
Understanding and teaching brain wave patterning and common states of mind related to such patterns
How to impart evidenced based research into Yoga Nidra
Understand and teach how Yoga Nidra can assist in mental health disorders
How to deliver a basic practice of Yoga Nidra
How to achieve better concentration through Yoga Nidra
Learn how to restructure experiences and revaluate situations with students
Exploring the effective use of intentions, or sankalpas
Understand Yoga philosophy and the mind in relation to current mental health framework
How to apply yoga therapy and meditation tools for delivering yoga teachings and philosophy to groups and individual in both clinical and private settings
We welcome you to join three conversant yogic teachers and therapists as they share their adept practice wisdom with you and bring you a weekend dedicated to improving your holistic well-being through healthy sleep habits.
At the end of this 13-hour face-to-face weekend you will be provided with materials for reading as well as a BIYOME certificate of completion. This course is intended to provide you will a substantial knowledge base in yoga therapy – this however does not qualify you as a yoga therapist. We use the term “therapy” as a reference to varied methodologies that enable well-being.
Book soon to receive early bird rate. celiaroberts.com.au/certificate-in-yoga-therapy-for-sleep-health/
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