The Mindful Home: The secrets to making your home a place of harmony, beauty, wisdom and true happiness

 Dr Craig Hassed is an internationally recognised leading expert in mindfulness, who is regularly invited to speak and run courses in Australia and overseas in health, professional and educational contexts. He was the founding president of the Australian Teachers of Meditation Association and is a regular media commentator. He has been instrumental in promoting mindfulness as a simple, natural and accessible technique for enhancing wellness, preventing and managing illness, and improving performance within health, educational and corporate settings. He is currently Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Practice and co-ordinator of mindfulness programs at Monash University. Craig is co-author of Exisle’s very successful Mindfulness for Life and Mindful Learning titles.

Deirdre Hassed trained in calligraphy and bookbinding and now operates a professional calligraphy studio. Drawing on both traditional and contemporary techniques, Deirdre’s life-long interest in Eastern and Western philosophy provides a rich reservoir of meaning, which she brings to life both in her calligraphic works and her home environment.