PROUDLY PRESENTED THE ONLINE PREMIERE OF
MY YEAR OF LIVING MINDFULLY
(May 27 – June 03, 2020)
FEATURING THE WORLD’S LEADING MINDFULNESS EXPERTS
Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there was nothing.
Worried for the future mental health of her kids who were growing up amidst epidemics of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, in a world-first experiment, Shannon recruited a team of scientists to put mindful meditation to the test. But after a 30,000 kilometre journey from the bright lights of Manhattan to the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East, what begins as a self-experiment, transforms into a life-changing experience.
My Year of Living Mindfully is filled with compelling stories, interviews with 18 leading scientists, and unexpected insights that go to the heart of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.
THE ONLINE PREMIERE MIGHT BE OVER BUT YOU CAN STILL WATCH THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF MY YEAR OF LIVING MINDFULLY FOR FREE
BUY THE FILM
We have spent the last three years making this film because we believe the world needs trustworthy, evidence-based health journalism and storytelling more than ever. We are dedicated to keeping our work independent from advertising and sponsored content. If you want to help us make more films like it, then support our work by buying a stream, download or DVD of the film to own, or for a friend.
– Shannon and Julian Harvey
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The film is now available to stream, download or own on DVD at our online store.
Please help us spark meaningful conversations about mindfulness and mental health by sharing the film's trailer, telling us what you think on the Facebook page (@myyearoflivingmindfully) or commenting on the trailer on YouTube.
You can also host your own online “streaming“ or real-life screening for your community, workplace, mindfulness group.
LEARN MORE WITH COOL AUSTRALIA
Cool Australia has been supporting teachers since 2008, providing them with learning activities and resources that make teaching and understanding real world scenarios as easy as possible.
Units, lessons and activities are Australian curriculum aligned and free to educators and students. You can choose to follow full units of study or pick individual lessons to fit in with your curriculum.
MORE ABOUT SHANNON HARVEY’S OTHER PROJECTS
Shannon Harvey is an award winning director and journalist. She spent many years working for leading news organisations such as the ABC and Fairfax and is the recipient of the National Press Club of Australia’s “Health Journalist of The Year” award. Her first film, The Connection is about the new science showing the link between our mind, body and health. Her book The Whole Health Life is about finding good health after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She now produces a popular blog and free podcast, whilst balancing her health and being the mother of two adventurous boys.
MORE ABOUT COOL AUSTRALIA
Cool Australia partners with organisations to create high quality educational content and online professional development courses about contemporary issues. We cover a wide range of topics that up-skills educators, so they can critically engage and switch on young learners for life. We work with partners who share our passion for providing exceptional education to young Aussies. Like us, our partners want our education system to empower students to address big social, economic and environmental challenges.
Cool Australia services include two products: the creation of educational materials and online professional development courses.
Educational Content Services
The educational materials include units of work and lesson plans that are learning ‘recipes’ for teachers to follow. They include step-by-step instructions, worksheets, relevant Curriculum mapping, and your real-world content.
We now have capability to cover both the Australian and New Zealand curriculum, with the introduction of new New Zealand Curriculum lessons in 2019. The Cool Australia team are expanding lessons to meet demand from teaching communities across the globe.
Professional Development Services
Our online professional development courses are like ‘cooking courses’ for teachers. These courses are on-demand and accredited for teacher professional development hours.
How does it work?
Partners provide us with real world content such as documentary films, data, research, videos and infographics. Our team of educational and digital experts use these assets to create high quality materials for early learning, primary and secondary educators. The finished material is hosted on our website for our teacher members to download free of charge.
We have an extensive reach into 90% of Australian schools. We want all of our teachers to know about our partnership and the associated materials. So we shout it from the rooftops with an extensive outreach campaign that drives engagement from education sectors across the country. We provide partners with a project report that states the reach and impact of the materials.
