Present Mindfulness Academy

Present Mindfulness Academy A Self Education Academy that inspires you to gain the knowledge you need to heal, grow and transform your life. Be the change you want to see in this world!

Present Mindfulness Academy co founded by Amanda Spencer and Suzanne Marambio in 2016, two mothers who noticed that some very important life skills were missing from their lives. Since 2022 PMA has been owned and operated by Amanda Spencer who has realised that healing comes in many forms and there are many resources and practitioners that can help us all heal. PMA is committed to helping the comm

unity by providing inspiration and knowledge through self education. We realise that the ‘normal schooling institutions’ are not providing the community with the knowledge or skill sets that is really need to find true happiness and fulfilment. Our aim is to provide our tribe with access to healers and teachers that can provide everyone with the resources and tools that are needed to heal, grow and move to the next level of evolvement. It’s time to take your power back through knowledge and awareness.

It’s so interesting to be in a country where their religion plays a huge roll in their lives. And whilst I see the beaut...
26/08/2023

It’s so interesting to be in a country where their religion plays a huge roll in their lives. And whilst I see the beauty in it, I also see the other side too, which always leads to some form of discrimination.

The people in Bali have a very gentle, warm spirit, I don’t think I’ve met a more welcoming culture, especially one with their level of lifestyle.

I am yet to figure out are they truely happy or do they where a mask hiding their pain. It’s hard to tell because they have such a beautiful positive nature and I have only come into contact with one lady who wasn’t rude but certainly didn’t embody the warmth I have felt from others and it was a bit surprising and very noticeable.

Does the religion they follow here allow them to be free from their struggles impacting their mental state of being and the energy frequency they emit? Or is it something else?

It would be interesting to know what their secret is? Or if this isn’t real and am I only seeing what I want to see.

If you’ve been to Bali and had the pleasure of experiencing this warmth and positivity I’d love to hear your view in the comments.

How do you sit in non-resistance during a difficult situation? By continuing to remind yourself to come from a place of ...
24/08/2023

How do you sit in non-resistance during a difficult situation?

By continuing to remind yourself to come from a place of love.
By repeating in your mind
“What would love do in this moment?”
“What would love say?”
“How would love act?”

We take off the mask of the ego mind who makes up a secret story in our subconscious, that most of the time we aren’t even aware of, however has a big impact on how we perceive a situation and how we react to it.

And we take back control of our minds and sit in our true nature love.

If we remember we are love, then we become the master of our mind and we no longer react to a situation, as it no longer triggers an unmet need that is hiding deep within us, because we have a deep understanding that none of that is real, it is all a story because, we are love and love is perfect therefore we are perfect.

Triggers are invitations to look forward to, not things we should avoid and ignore. When we invite, welcome, acknowledge...
24/08/2023

Triggers are invitations to look forward to, not things we should avoid and ignore.

When we invite, welcome, acknowledge and accept our triggers. It allows us to open to the learning, the growth, the evolvement our soul is asking from us.

Is it easy? hell no, it is a difficult, but if you are one of the brave ones (and there isn’t many of us around) who are willing to face the battle and do the work you will reap the rewards of knowing yourself, being authentic to yourself and finding fulfilment.

As true fulfilment comes from loving yourself and knowing you are worthy just as you are.

Not an easy task to complete due to the external world giving us a warped view on what makes us worthy.

But if you can open your eyes, lift the veil of concealment and see the truth, the real truth that we are all beings of love, truely perfect and we are just inhabiting a body to have an experience of growth and evolvement, then you might just lean how to love and accept yourself and know you are worthy.

I am truely grateful for the little moments. Have you ever noticed how much of your energy feeds off the energy of those...
23/08/2023

I am truely grateful for the little moments.

Have you ever noticed how much of your energy feeds off the energy of those you love and spend the most time with.

Just seeing my daughter smile and hearing her laugh and share with me whats happening in the book she is reading at the moment has brought such a lightness back into my body and mood.

I didn’t appreciate how much my Childrens mood had an affect on my mood.

What affects your mood?and how do you manage it, if it brings you down?

Have you ever noticed that when you are grounded and relaxed you have a larger capacity to cope with the problems?The la...
21/08/2023

Have you ever noticed that when you are grounded and relaxed you have a larger capacity to cope with the problems?

The last two days I’ve been finding time to just be, to slow down and have some time to settle my nervous system.

And I feel so much more capable to manage and face the problems we are having while away on holiday.

The struggles my children are having haven’t changed but I have and this now allows me to be more present and available to hold space for them without getting caught up in situation or making it mean something more than it is.

Notice how you are feeling today and what your capacity to hold space is. If you find yourself snapping and irritable, low patience or completely overwhelmed, this is not the time to be interacting with others as you will be coming from a state of reaction instead of a state of love.

When you find yourself in these wired states ask yourself “what do I need right now to support myself?”

Looking after yourself and mindset is not selfish and it actually makes you a better human being.

Nature is such a beautiful gentle nervous system resetter. Stress and dsyregulation is something we all have to manage e...
21/08/2023

Nature is such a beautiful gentle nervous system resetter.

Stress and dsyregulation is something we all have to manage everyday, so it’s important to know what helps calm your nervous system.

A beautiful practice is just being present in nature. Using your senses to amerce yourself can have a massive effect on moving you out of flight/fright/freeze mode.

I make sure that I spend time in nature every week as it allows me to feel a sense of balance and peace.

When I practice, I walk mindfully, taking my time. If I notice myself rushing, I stop and I slow down and take a deep breath.
I close my eyes and just listen to the sounds of nature.
I open my eyes and take in all the beauty that surrounds me.
I breath in the fresh air.
I touch the trees and feel the earth beneath me. I just absorb myself in the moment by opening up my senses and drinking in my surrounds.

If I notice my mind busy with thoughts I tell myself this time is just for you, there is nothing to worry about, there is nothing you need to think about in this moment and I breath in the beauty of nature.

What practices do you have in place to help your release stress?

Another day in a paradise, it looks like paradise but my family is unwell and it doesn’t feel like paradise. The stackin...
20/08/2023

Another day in a paradise, it looks like paradise but my family is unwell and it doesn’t feel like paradise.

The stacking of days and problems get to a point where your nervous system can no longer cope.

What do you do when faced with this moment.

My nervous system goes into freeze and shutdown and I find it difficult to open up and share what is happening for me. But after doing work with my trauma specialist I now see my cycles of behaviour and I now have supports in place to help me when I can’t help myself.

I am truely grateful for my husband, he is my support person and after many sessions of opening up and allowing him in, he is able to identify when I go into shutdown mode and how to help me move through it when I am struggling.

True bravery is being vulnerable and allowing others in, to help you. You don’t have to do it alone, you just have to find someone who sees you, understands you and makes you feel safe.

Mindfulness isn’t the practice of always being in a good place, mindfulness is the practice of being aware of how you are feeling, acknowledging it, allowing it to be and noticing what you need to help you move through it at whatever pace your nervous system is capable of moving it.

I am truely grateful to have shared a taste test challenge with my son yesterday. I’m not very adventurous when it comes...
19/08/2023

I am truely grateful to have shared a taste test challenge with my son yesterday.

I’m not very adventurous when it comes to tasting foods that I have no idea as to what they are. But one of my challenges with my kids is resilience and stepping out of our comfort zones, and as the parent I have to be willing to do these things also.

As our children learn from modelled behaviour.

So my son and I got a plate each of Balinese desserts that we hadn’t tasted before and were unsure as to what they were.

Not only did we have fun together trying all the different foods we also found some things that we really liked.

Instead of it being a horrible experience it was a fun, enjoyable experience and will be one of the memories I treasure.

How are you stepping out of your comfort zone and building resilience today?

I am truely grateful for my mindfulness practice as it awakens me to my Shadow/Ego mind and all the BS stories it likes ...
17/08/2023

I am truely grateful for my mindfulness practice as it awakens me to my Shadow/Ego mind and all the BS stories it likes to create which leads to some form of suffering.

My daughter is sick on our holiday in Bali and yesterday she needed me to stay with her while the rest of my family went out for the day.

The Shadow decided to tell me the following.
Why does this always happen to me.
Why do I have to miss out.
It’s not fair.
This is suppose to be a holiday.

I could of allowed these thoughts to take over and feel resentment towards my daughter and not really be available to comfort and hold her through her illness or I could let them go and look for the gratitude.

I get to just relax and not walk around in the heat. I get sometime to read my book and just be still. I get to just be with my daughter with no expectations of having to do anything or be anywhere.

I chose to come from a place of love for myself and my daughter instead of a place of resentment which then ultimately allowed me to enjoy my day instead of feeling like I’m missing out.

Our shadow self can be very sneaky so having a mindfulness practice gives you the ability to see the truth of what is going on and allows you to take back control. Which ultimately leads to your enjoyment of life.

How are you taking back control of your life?

Instagram reality vs true reality. Yes I’m on holiday and yes it is beautiful and I could post lots of beautiful picture...
16/08/2023

Instagram reality vs true reality.

Yes I’m on holiday and yes it is beautiful and I could post lots of beautiful pictures of all the things I am seeing and doing but this would only show you the good parts of my day.

And yes we have been talking about being grateful for all the good in our life as this allows us to see the beauty of life and helps us move into a state of joy.

But it would be remiss of me as a teacher not to also share the difficulties and how to cope with them.

No one on this planet has a life full of rainbows and to only post about this gives others a false sense to how your life actually is.

Yesterday was a difficult day for my kids and it is how we manage ourselves that determines the outcome of the situation.

Sometimes I just have to walk away as I know that I’m not in the right frame of mind to deal with the situation. And my child certainly isn’t in the right frame of mind to be able to communicate with me either.

It’s in these moments, I’m grateful for my mindfulness practice. I am truely grateful for my conscious parenting practice as if I didn’t have these tools then I know life would be ten times more difficult.

Learning to regulate your nervous system is the first key to being able to connect with your child. When you are a conscious parent you take a step back breath and get yourself steady. If you aren’t in a good place when dealing with your child when they are struggling then don’t be surprised when the situation gets worse.

Let’s take responsibility for how we show up as parents with our kids.

Next time you are faced with a problem, what can you do to help yourself stay regulated?

Letting go of expectations is the way to stop suffering. I am being taught this lesson over and over again on my holiday...
16/08/2023

Letting go of expectations is the way to stop suffering.

I am being taught this lesson over and over again on my holiday away with my family.

When you want things to be a certain way and they aren’t, how do you choose to let this affect you?

Ultimately our reaction is a choice. What we choose to make something mean is a choice. And we have the power to change how we choose to see a situation in any given moment.

When you feel that anger bubbling to the surface? Ask yourself why is this making me feel so angry? What am I think? What meaning am I giving this? As it’s the thoughts we think and the meaning we give those thoughts that determine how we feel in any given moment.

I can let my thoughts run away with why is this so hard? Why does everything have to be a struggle? and this is only going to lead to anger and grief and if I believe it long enough anxiety and depression.

Or I can choose to say this moment is difficult but this too shall pass. Moments of difficultly come and go and the suffering I feel in these moments is linked to if I get caught up in the thoughts or if I let them go and just be present.

So today I choose to focus on this present moment, let go of my thoughts that are creating stories and know this too shall pass.

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Present Mindfulness Academy (PMA) was created by two mums from Melbourne, Amanda Spencer and Suzanne Marambio who both were struggling with juggling life and parenting. They felt like they were in a rut and couldn’t see the joy in life or parenting but they also knew there had to be more to life.

Using their gift of friendship they came together and found their “WHY” to what they were meant to do with their lives. They also realised that they needed to take responsibility for their well-being and needed to find tools to help them feel whole.

Through the 3 P.M.A Tools of Awareness; Mindfulness, Self Care and Parenting with Presence they found themselves and their lives shifted from the negative to the positive.

After seeing the results within themselves they decided they wanted to share these vital life skills with other women who had lost their joy for life and so Present Mindfulness Academy was born.