Life and Human Relations

"We put our faith in our personal fidelity to the Holy Spirit and to fidelity to the human reality before us."

Br Paul Maranta F.M.S.

Dedicated to serving the emotional and spiritual needs of Brisbane and the surrounding community for over 25 years.

Courses

Discovering Who I Am

- Key Factors in My Personal Growth -

All of our courses run over 2 weekends and because each part of the program follows from the last, it is important to attend every session.

Get to know who you really are by discovering and experiencing your own unique gifts and talents. You will find that you can overcome feelings that have held you back .... and take charge of your life!

You - The Parent

Relationships And You

These courses promote harmony between parents and children. You will learn how your relationships with your children can be strengthened and enriched to allow you to share in the joy of their growing up.

Some relationships can be frustrating, infuriating or unhealthy. Discover what prevents you from loving and being loved and be guided in developing your capacity for close, lasting relationships.

My Spiritual Life

Marriage School

Discover and experience deeper aspects of your relationship with the Creator through your own creative capacities. Learn ways of finding the source of peace and contentment in a busy life.

A course for those wishing to deepen and beautify their marriage. Learn how male and female complement each other in this very special relationship, opening the door to an even richer love.

Pre-Marriage Education

Pre-Marriage Education

How Does It Work?

The FOCCUS Pre-marriage education program is an opportunity for couples to look at and discuss together, a variety of issues and influences that impact on a marriage relationship.

It is not a test, but an opportunity to spend time with each other and learn more about self, partner and your relationship; to learn new relationship skills and to build on the skills a couple already has; to identify strengths in the relationship and areas that may need time for working on and to explore your relationship expectations.

An inventory of questions is completed by the couple in the first 1 hour session and in the subsequent two 1 hour sessions, the couple will discuss together aspects of the questionnaire with the view to enhancing understanding self, partner and your relationship prior to your marriage.

Testimonials

"It was great to have this time together."

"I thought we communicated well, but this is different and better"

"Good to discuss issues openly instead of dodging them."

"Great! It's shown us that we can speak to a trained 'outsider'."

Central themes of the FOCCUS program:

Facilitators

All Foccus facilitators are trained and accredited in marriage education and FOCCUS facilitation, and comply with guidelines set down by the Attorney-General's Department.

1. Family influences

2. Career, finance, status, roles, possessions;

balance between these

3. Marriage as a process

4. Communication/conflict

5. Religion/Spirituality

Course Details

Times: Daytime, Evenings or Saturdays - 3 x 1 hour sessions

Full Cost: $180 per couple

Venue: Life and Human Relations Centre, Musgrave Rd, Red Hill

Counselling

Like its predecessor, Matrix Reimprinting also uses the Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian system that has been used in acupuncture for thousands of years. EFT has a long and impressive history of resolving physical and emotional health issues. The way that EFT works is that you bring to mind and verbalise, in a specific manner, an issue that you want to work with. At the same time you tap on points on your meridians with your fingers, and this releases stress and trauma from the bodys energy system, allowing the body-mind to return to a healthy physical and emotional state. Results for EFT have always been phenomenal, and have far and reaching positive consequences for our Western medical model of healing. Most recently its use for helping war veterans to resolve post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has brought EFT into the limelight, although it has already been used extensively widely worldwide by doctors, health professionals therapists and lay people alike.So how does Matrix Reimprinting differ from this already established technique? Well, having evolved from EFT, it also contains some important differences. For example, in conventional EFT tapping on meridian end points is used to take the emotional intensity out of a past memory. What you are left with is to be able to recall your most traumatic and stressful life memories without any emotional disruption or stress, which is obviously extremely useful, as negative past memories keep the body in a state of stress. However, with Matrix Reimprinting the memory is actually transformed. You can go into any past memory, say and do what you wished youd said and done, bring in new resources, and create and transform the picture you have of that memory. In Matrix Reimprinting we see these past negative memories as being held as pictures or holograms in your body-field. Until you transform them you keep tuning into them on a subconscious level and they affect your health, your wellbeing and your point of attraction. Changing the pictures creates both physical and emotional healing, and enables you to attract more positive experiences into your life. And by tapping on the meridians of the body at the same time, the process is accelerated. It is important to recognize that this process is very different from denying what happened. From a quantum physics point of view we have an infinite number of possible pasts or futures, and it is simply tuning us into ones that are more resourceful, whilst releasing the stress and trauma that we hold in our body-mind and body-field, due to traumatic life events. Matrix Reimprinting has grown into a whole host of exciting protocols, including ones which can transform addictions, phobias, allergies, negative core-beliefs, birth traumas, relationships, and many more. for further information go to www.matrixreimprinting.com

Life and Human Relations (L.H.R.) offers Personal, Relational, Family and Spiritual counselling to those in need.

All who come to L.H.R. for assistance, are regarded with acceptance and non-judgement.

Counsellors and course facilitators are dedicated to helping individuals, couples and families in their journey towards wholeness and fulfilment.

Matrix Reimprinting Using EFT

We also offer sessions using the new technique Matrix Reimprinting. Over the last few decades a group of super-techniques have emerged and are increasingly gaining in popularity. Coming under the umbrella term of Energy Psychology, these techniques engage the mind and body simultaneously, and create rapid personal transformation on both a physical and emotional level. One such, Matrix Reimprinting, has been catapulted into the limelight, following the release of the new book Matrix Reimprinting Using EFT by publishing giants, Hay House. Created by Karl Dawson, and evolving from the popular self-help technique Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

Matrix Reimprinting

What's On

We meet each Thursday morning during the school term for prayer and discussion to support the mission of LHR in the community.All are welcome to join us and stay on for morning tea afterwards.We begin at 9.30am. Hope to see you there!

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Newsletter

Newsletter LHR 2011 PDF.pdf.pdf

EDITION NO. 40 NOVEMBER 2011

Dear Friends,As the end of the year 2011 approaches, we pause again to contemplate where the year has taken us. Looking back, I can see that for the LHR management team it has been a year focused on study. As Counsellors and Course Facilitators, we are constantly drawn to continue our own personal and spiritual growth in order to be able to lead others in this journey of life. As our founder Br Paul used to say, You cant take someone where you havent been yourself. Having done the study, we are now preparing to put it into action, by offering some new programmes next year, as well as continuing our usual courses.This year we have seen a number of natural disasters and I am always impressed by the goodness of people and how it comes to the fore at times like this. For example, in the flood areas, we saw people banding together to offer help to strangers. Also, the response of the Tongan and Samoan communities after that tragic fire and loss of eleven lives - supporting each other, praying and keeping vigil - Im sure was an inspiration to us all. Conversely, we have only to turn on the TV or read a newspaper, to see the opposite in human behaviour; senseless wars, fighting, injustice and corruption.This leads me to contemplate the dual nature of our human condition. We live in a world of contrasts day and night, light and dark, joy and sadness, birth and death, action and rest. This duality is expressed in the Bible, God said Let there be a vault through the middle of the waters to divide the waters in two (Gen. 1:6). This separateness or division is present also within ourselves as human beings and is reflected in the constant struggle between good and evil, love and non-love.Carl Jung saw life as a process of transformation that has a spiritual purpose beyond material goals, namely, to discover and fulfill our deep innate potential; a journey to meet the true or higher self and at the same time to meet the divine.However, this is a difficult task. Along the way, we meet setbacks, hard times, disappointments, broken relationships, losses, all of which can cause us to lose our way. In order to find the way back, it is helpful to take the time to become conscious of what is happening, so that we can make healthy choices and restore balance. There are people all over the world now, choosing to actively participate in the transformation of consciousness. This involves choosing to pay attention to what is going on in our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, perceptions, and the affect our actions have on those around us.As one writer puts it, All challenges in life give us the opportunity to work up spiritual strength in order to fulfill our life purposes. So rather than viewing the difficulties of life in a negative light, we can choose to see them as obstacles to be overcome and opportunities for further transformation.In the words of Walt Emerson, What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.We wish you many blessings for the festive season and look forward to seeing you in the year ahead.Trish CarterOn behalf of the Management CommitteePrepairing For ChristmasBy Kay CurranWell here we are planning for that wonderful feast of Christmas. I enjoy reflecting on the fact that our salvation is tied to the cradle and the cross. However our quiet reflections are often interrupted by concerns of getting the ham ordered and whether to get 1,2, or 3 chooks. And then there is the worry of the presents for all the family. Must think a bit harder this year about what to get dear Auntie Alice who was not too keen on the gloves we gave her last Christmas.Oh sorry God, I am back again but I do find myself full of these bits and pieces occupying my mind instead of prayer! What I could do of course, is think a little harder about the St. Vinnies Christmas Hamper to be given to all the struggling families in our parish. Hmm, instead of just grabbing a couple of tins of ham and some Christmas cakes, I could put a bit more thought and prayer into my shopping for them and ask you to take care of them, as you do of course. I could always put some toys in for the kids and some lollies. So when I get stressed about my family, I need to turn to you and talk to you about these special families.I just thought ... maybe I could give myself a Christmas present and make some special time to speak with you each day? And listen to you of course! I usually do as you know but I tend to get caught up in the worldly whirl. Help me please.I will start today to think about Mary, your gift to us as our Mother... When I was pregnant and the baby was coming, I was whisked off to the hospital, to a private room but for Mary there wasnt even a room at the Inn. However, like a good husband Joseph made her comfortable with love and attention.Then the child was born and no family to visit with flowers and gifts, just the humble shepherd sent by an Angel. And lets not forget the 3 wise men who brought gifts as an early acknowledgement of his Kingship... and there was Mary the Mother and Joseph in his role as husband and father warmly welcoming these unusual visitors. Its just as you continue to welcome all of us who call on you. I wonder if the dads of this world realise how much they can learn from Joseph ...Thank you God for listening. I feel much better and have decided to give Auntie Alice an extra hug and a regular phone call as well as the gloves or soap or hankies this year.We hear so much these days about how difficult it is for families in this crazy secular world we have helped to create. This Christmas I will try and remember less is more especially if it releases us to reach out in a different Mary and Joseph way to our families and to our neighbours. There, I was feeling frustrated and worried about Christmas but with your help I now feel quite calm and renewed. It really is true Nothing is impossible to You.Take TimeBy R. WullemsWe live in a fast paced culture, constantly pressed backwards and forwards in a race that does not seem to want to slow down. Demands from family, friends, work, and social engagements are often upon us and seem to have the power to shape the trend of our every days life. We tend to treat our bodies as indestructible machines and when they stop (rebellion through sickness), instead of taking time to properly heal; we join the pill-popping, quick fix society and demand a speedy intervention, so that we can join the rat race again.How often, so caught up in this frenzy we miss the beauty of the moment, the wonder of nature, the rhythm of seasons, the learning that comes from a paused reflection of what is at any given time.To get more of a sense of what it means to be in touch with what is, one needs to go back to a childs play. Have you watched children playing? They do not seem concerned with the passing of time, as they are totally immersed with the enjoyment of their play.May be the reason why there has been such a proliferation of therapies such as mindfulness and an increase in the practice of meditation nowadays is because humanity is trying to bring back what has been lost in time: the ability to be still, to enjoy a union and communion with one another and with the Divine.Margaret Silf, a renowned spiritual writer, in her reflection of the book of Genesis, recalls the time of the creation of humankind when the union between man and God was intact , as they walked with Him in the garden: They talked freely with God, their dialogue was unbroken. There were no power cuts, because they lived and moved and had their beings with the source of all power (1).Dear reader, you are invited to take time to smell the flowers, to watch the sunset, to feel the rhythm that in nature runs through the seasons, to encounter, each day the wonder and the appreciation that comes from your lived experience. Each day, each moment represents an encounter, a journey, a connection with the human family, an unbroken chain with the Source of all power.There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven, says Qoheleth, son of Davida time for silencea time for searching.a time for embracing (2).(1) Silf, Margaret, 2005, Sacred Spaces p. 20(2) Ecclesiastes, Ch. 3: 1-8

Upcoming Courses

Courses 2012 February-April

Date

Times

Cost

Part one focuses on where you are right now. Understanding where you are operating from either the mind, sensitivity, influence from others. or from our very special essence within which we call the Inner Being. we also cover understanding your self concept, emotions, and looking at how we can live more from our Inner Being.

Fri 7-10pm

Sat 9am-5:30pm

Sun 9am-5pm

Discovering Who I Am

PART 1

$100 per person

$150 per family/couple

$60 per pensioner/student

February 24-26

2012

FEBRUARY

This course promotes harmony between parents and their children.You will learn how your relationships with your children can be strengthened and enriched to allow you to share in the joy of their growing up.

Parenting Course

for Blended Families

$80 per person

$100 per family/couple

$50 per pensioner/student

March

13, 20, 27 2012

Monday Evenings

MARCH

Part two involves looking at our mind, body and how we relate, again assisting with self discovery along the way leading to a wealth of inner resources that you never imagined you possessed inside. You must have completed part one to attend part two.

April

20-22

2012

$100 per person

$150 per family/couple

$60 per pensioner/student

Fri 7-10pm

Sat 9am-5:30pm

Sun 9am-5pm

Discovering Who I Am

PART 2

APRIL

About Us

Life and Human Relations established in 1984, is a small, non-profit organization providing a high standard of caring support for individuals and families through counselling and courses in relationship education, parenting and personal development.

Our work was initially inspired by the practice of the French psychologist, Andre Rochais.It has since evolved to include new aspects of importance in today's world.It centers on intra and inter-personal dynamics, yet remains gentle and human.It is an effective tool of Self and Other development.

LHR Team

Marist College

Brother Paul Maranta

LHR

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LHR counselling room

L.H.R.'s approach springs from several convictions:

- That we are intrinsically good and full of potential

- That this potential yearns to be developed for the betterment of ourselves society and the world

- That it is possible to heal past wounds in our psyche and enjoy greater - peace and contentment

- That our happiness is closely tied to our capacity;

to be open and stick to reality and truth

to believe we are lovable and can love

to choose love rather than non-love

to create and sustain quality relationships

to develop our spiritual nature

- That our destiny is to become in a personal relational and spiritual sense, the person the Creator intended us to be.

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Enrolment and Payment Details

To enrol for a course, fill in the Registration Form and identify which course you're enrolling in and send your money to:

Bank Deposit Details

Bank: Bank of QLD

A/C Name: Life and Human Relations

A/C No: 10147903

BSB: 124006

*Please include your name with the deposit information

PO Box 240 Red Hill QLD 4059 Ph: 07 3369 2124 Email: email_lifeandhumanrelations.com

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FULL REFUND IF YOU CANCEL MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO START OF COURSE.

Life and Human Relations Counselling and Personal Growth Courses

Fri Evening 7.00pm - 10.00 pm
Saturday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Sunday 9.00 - 5.00pm

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