Intro to Mindfulness Course

People who are interested in learning about mindfulness and meditation.

This course is self paced, but is designed to be completed within 2 months at most. We recommend completing one lesson every week.

Initially you will be granted 90 days access, and upon completion of the course, you will be granted an extra 12 months access for practice purposes.

Please note, there is a 5-day lockout period between lessons to give you some time to complete the learning activities and practice your new skills.

This is a self-guided course and there is no clinical support available because the course is completely automated, although you can contact us for any technical difficulties.

To help you track your progress you will receive an automatic e-mails and reminders once a new lesson becomes available. It’s essential that you schedule time to complete the lessons to make sure you get the most out of the course.

The amount of support you receive will depend on the way you choose to do this course.

If your clinician – doctor, psychologist or other mental health professional – prescribes it, they will have access to the course and your well-being scores, so you can check-in with them about your progress and how you feel.

If you do the course as ‘self-help’, there is no clinical support available because the course is completely automated, although you can contact us for any technical difficulties. However, provided you complete all four lessons, the results will be as good as with supervision.

When you enrol in this course as ‘self-help’ you will be guided through the lessons by our system and will be completing it independently.

Our team is here to provide technical assistance, but we are not able to answer clinical questions or give you personalised advice about your health.

When you enrol in this course under the ‘supervision’ of your regular clinician (e.g., your GP, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other health professional) they will be able to view your progress and well-being scores, and will be able to check in on you should you require further assistance.

You may also be able to check in with them about your particular symptoms or seek further guidance on implementing the strategies you learn.

Some clinicians may choose to prescribe this course as part of your face-to-face or telehealth sessions.

Some clinicians may choose to recommend that you enrol in this course as ‘self-help’ and support you throughout without formally prescribing it to you.

You can get a prescription if your regular clinician is registered with THIS WAY UP and prescribes this course to you by e-mailing you a personalised registration link called a “Quickscript” using our secure online system.

Here’s how to discuss this option with your health professional:

Step 1.

Make an appointment with your clinician (e.g., your GP, Medical Specialist, Psychologist or other Allied Health Professional).

Step 2.

Download, print, and take the Clinician Letter to your appointment. This letter outlines some information about how your clinician can register with THIS WAY UP and prescribe our courses using our online system.

Step 3.

Ask your clinician if they are familiar with THIS WAY UP and tell them about the course you’d like to do.

If your clinician is new to THIS WAY UP, they may need some time to register and get to know our system, so you may not be able to get a course prescription right away.

If your clinician is able to prescribe and monitor you throughout the course, they will send you a ‘prescription’ e-mail called a “Quickscript” via our system with details on how to enrol.

Please note, it is up to individual clinicians to decide whether it is appropriate for them to prescribe and monitor you through one of our courses. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that your clinician will be able to assist you.

However, this course is available as ‘self-help’ within Australia so if this option is suitable for you, you will be able to enrol and receive up to 12 months of access.