The Coherent and Integrated Healing of Our Hearts
Online Workshop
Updated and revised with the latest evidence based science, The Coherence Project presents a series of five stand alone workshops which explore how we may heal our hearts from the many wounds, physical and emotional, that we sustain throughout our lives.
Created and facilitated by Dr Maya Campbell PhD, these workshops explore the various facets of our heart; the physical heart, emotional heart, energetic heart, spiritual heart and how these all come together in a unified and coherent heart that promotes health and wellbeing.
The workshops will include the latest scientific evidence based research in the fields of psychology, mindfulness and compassion training, neuroscience, neurocardiology, quantum biology and mind-body approaches from traditional healing modalities. Additionally there will be meditations and exercises that support our learning and that can be used in our daily lives.
Dr Campbell is a research scientist, educator, psychologist, author and meditation teacher. In 2009 she had a cardiac arrest where her heart stopped for 30 mins. After resuscitation she spent 2 months in a coma and then developed heart failure and an inoperable aneurysm in her heart. After learning that the doctors gave her only a few years to live, she turned her energies to researching and investigating ways of healing that included both western medicine and also eastern alternative approaches. 14 years after having the most traumatic event that can happen to a person, i.e. their heart stopping, she is alive and flourishing, working and teaching others these approaches.
The workshops are suitable for all and may be of special interest to those of us who experience cardiac disorders or are at risk of developing heart issues in the future.
Commencing 2025/2026
Previous Workshops
“Why am I feeling this way?”
We are all living in difficult times were the world around us is undergoing changes, turmoil and disease. In the past year our very existence as a species has been threatened by climate change, with fires, floods, changing weather patterns ravaging peoples homes and livelihoods and transforming the world we live in. A world were politicians talk about a ‘post truth’ reality, where fake news, lying and breaking agreements are seen to be the ‘new norm.’
And it the midst of all this a pandemic has arisen that brings a new threat right into our communities and homes. An unseen danger that can spread without anyone being aware of it, that can cause debilitating illness and death to those who are vulnerable. A threat that we cannot run away from since it is world wide, a threat we cannot physically fight and wrestle to the ground, a threat that we cannot hide from without loosing contact with our loved ones.
The first wave that started early this year resulted in the country going into ‘lock-down’ to contain and limit the spread of the disease. People’s social and work lives turned upside down with social isolation, Peoples businesses and jobs under threat of closure and redundancy. Lack of contact with friends and family causing untold distress and illness. Now, after a few brief weeks of release from the restrictions as the virus seeming died down, there is the threat of a second wave. And people are tired and weary.
A small amount of stress can be helpful in boosting a person’s ability to deal with demanding situations in the short term. However longer fear, worry and stress is harmful to the body and mind and leads to burnout, exhaustion, anxiety and depressive disorders along with chronic illness.
During this workshop I will be talking about how we react to chronic fear and stress and why it is perfectly natural to feel tired, worn out, anxious, panicked, depressed and ill. Evolutionary we have been wired to react this way and it is not a sign of weakness or lack of self control to acknowledge that what we are going though is difficult and to take the time to self-care and look after ourselves. We are a social species and we have adapted and survived because we look after and care for each other. That caring MUST include ourselves or else we will eventually become ill ourselves thereby requiring others to care for ourselves.
If an airplane is about to undergo an emergency landing the instruction is
“Put your own life mask on first and then tend to others”
We need to care for and resource ourselves for the coming bumpy landing which could potentially last into next year. It does not mean stopping caring for others, simply remembering to care for ourselves as well.
In this workshop I will be teaching techniques and skills that can reduce stress and anxiety and increase a person’s resilience. You will learn about “Why am I feeling this way” and will learn skills that can help you deal these difficult feelings and emotions. You get an introduction to techniques that promote self-soothing, emotional regulation and resilience that can be used both at home in your comfort but also ‘on the go’ in your work and community. Increased emotional regulation and well-being has a direct effect on the body by decreasing the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and pro-inflammatory molecules.
During the day, there will be a mixture of information sharing as well as time to practice the techniques that are taught along with small group and whole group discussions. There will be mindfulness meditation, compassion practices, gentle movement and a break for refreshments
Dr Maya Campbell 