Same patterns. Same frustrations. Different year? This warm, reflective workshop helps you understand what has quietly been holding you back - and how to step into the new year with fresh clarity, genuine insight, and a real sense of direction. Open to everyone. No prior experience needed.

Available Session Times - select from the following sessions:

64663 - Sat 10.00am 5 Dec. 1 day x 6 hrs (Wea Centre) Fees available for this course:(Which Fee?) Standard: A$114.00 Discount: A$103.00 Concession: A$100.00

Select the number of places and click 'Enrol': 1 2 3 4 ENROL

Turning the Page

Course Description

As the year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves reflecting on where we've been, what we've achieved, and the patterns we seem to repeat despite our best intentions.

This warm, reflective workshop is designed to help you pause, take stock, and gain greater clarity about what is working in your life and what may be quietly holding you back. 

Through a blend of evidence-informed teaching, guided reflection and practical exercises, you'll explore how habits, beliefs and unconscious patterns influence your choices and shape your experiences.

Whether you're seeking a fresh start, greater purpose, or simply the opportunity to reflect before the year ahead, this workshop provides a supportive space to reconnect with what matters most. 

You'll leave with practical tools, a deeper understanding of your own patterns, and a realistic action plan to help you move into the new year with greater intention, confidence and clarity.

Please bring a notebook and pen for personal reflections and note-taking. Comfortable clothing is recommended, as the day includes gentle practical exercises and mindfulness activities. If you have a yoga mat, you are welcome to bring it for the reflection and grounding exercises, although this is not essential.

Course Structure

This full-day workshop combines accessible theory, practical exercises, guided reflection and gentle mindfulness practices in a relaxed and supportive learning environment. 

The day begins by exploring why we become stuck in familiar patterns, drawing on insights from psychology, habit formation and behavioural change. 

Participants will reflect on the year that has passed, examining where their time, energy and attention have been invested and whether these align with their values and aspirations.

As the workshop progresses, students will explore limiting beliefs, old stories and unconscious drivers that can influence decision-making and behaviour. 

Through mindfulness, grounding exercises and reflective activities, participants will gain greater self-awareness and reconnect with what they genuinely want more of in their lives. 

The day concludes with the development of a simple, practical action plan, helping each participant identify what to carry forward, what to release, and how to create meaningful change in the year ahead. 

A printed workbook, practical tools and reflection exercises are provided to support ongoing growth beyond the workshop.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Reflect on the year past with honesty, insight and self-compassion 
• Understand why habits and behavioural patterns can be difficult to change 
• Identify recurring patterns, beliefs and behaviours that may be holding them back 
• Recognise where their energy and attention have been invested and whether this aligns with their values 
• Apply practical mindfulness and grounding techniques to support clarity and calm 
• Explore deeper reflective and meditation-based practices for personal insight 
• Clarify what they would like to cultivate, change or release in the year ahead 
• Develop a realistic and achievable personal action plan 
• Build greater self-awareness and resilience for future challenges 
• Leave with practical tools to support ongoing personal growth and wellbeing.

Student Testimonials

"The course was beautifully presented. Very informative and interesting, enjoyable, useful and exciting. 10/10!"

"My session with Nicole was wonderful. I immediately felt at ease with her, and the instant she started helping me through some issues, something clicked. I should have seen her years ago! She has given me some useful strategies to implement. I felt her to be compassionate, knowledgeable and patient. Highly recommended."

Your tutor is Nicole Powell

Nicole has been teaching at WEA since 2026

Nicole is a counsellor, former paramedic, and long-term meditation teacher with more than two decades of experience supporting people under pressure. She has worked across high-demand environments with first responders, veterans, and high-functioning professionals, and also has experience supporting people impacted by homelessness and addiction through Adelaide’s Hutt St Centre.

Nicole holds a Master’s degree in Addictive Behaviours, a Graduate Diploma of Counselling, a Bachelor of Education, a Bachelor of Arts, and a Diploma of Applied Science. Her therapeutic training includes CBT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed practice, and mindfulness-based approaches, delivered in a practical, grounded way.

For more than a decade Nicole has taught meditation through the Lifeflow Meditation Centre, leading classes and retreats, and she has completed extensive retreat training including a year-long retreat. 

This combination of frontline experience, evidence-informed training, and sustained attention-training practice allows Nicole to teach calm as a learnable skill, especially for people who feel they can cope with anything except switching off.

MAddBehav (Monash), GradDipCouns (ACAP), BEd (JCU), BA (Flinders), DipAppSci (Flinders)