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Mind
the busy mind

well-being
Through Meditation, mindfulness
and compassion

Testimonials

Female, 49 years

"Sitting on my couch after a fantastic talk by you. Wow, how amazing you were to convey. I could feel every word right into my heart. It was so nice, present and authentic"

Female, 72 years

"Dorte is a great teacher with a wonderfully calming voive and very helpful instruction. I find it comforting to know I now have the tools I need to help me when a panic attack feels omnious and have found it a big help"!
I would recommend her classes to anyone!"

Female, 43 years

"Dorte is a warm and unpretentious person who has the ability to make meditation uncomplicated and very straightforward. For many years I have suffered from anxiety and through a course with Dorte I gained further self-insight. Through meditations with Dorte I have gained insight into how to cope with all my disturbing thoughts, learned to be more present and to find more calm "

talks "Tell me, is it you uncle who has died?"

Sig mig, er det din onkel der er død?

Participants say:

"Thank you for a really good lecture yesterday in Viborg. What a wonderful, inspiring and warm-hearted person you are, who reached all the way down to the back row.  I felt your warmth, spaciousness and inspiration all the way to my heart"

~ Anne Løhde Rask

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Talks/workshops: 

 

Mindfulness

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 Compassion

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Joy

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-Gratitude

 

etc. 

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More information here

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Contact:

dorte@mindthebusymind.dk

You can read more about the book here and buy it here 

DR PODCAST 
JOY

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​We need to practice JOY!

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A DR Podcast -  in danish - about Joy

and the importance of practicing joy

"MUSIC and MEDITATIOM"

Can you practice being happy? Mindfulness expert, author, and speaker Dorte Olivarius believes so. In this episode, she shares simple tools you can use to bring more joy into your daily life. Astrid guides you through a breathing exercise, and Dorte offers a guided meditation to help you sharpen your awareness of the things that make you happy.

 

Producer: Cæcilie Iburg Printzlau.

Produced by P2.​

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You can listen to it here

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...and find information about workshop/talks about Joy here

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Arrangements

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Start: autumn, 2025

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Self-compassion

from self-criticism to self-compassion

In order to find more well-being, reduce stress and negative thought patterns  it is important to treat ourselves with support and care when we are challenged as well as learning to practice and cultivate joy.

 

 In this course we focus on building new neural networks of well-being in the brain.

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You can read more and sign up here

Start: Autumn 2025

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Mindfulness

and Gratitude

​Are you interested in practicing gratitude and meditating together? Then this meditation group is perfect for you.


Gratitude training is one of the most powerful ways to enhance well-being. It can open your heart, and research shows that practicing gratitude can boost energy levels, cultivate positive emotions, increase openness, and even improve sleep quality, among other benefits.

 

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You can read more here, where you also can register for the course

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James Baraz

A weekend of joy, 

June or August 2026

Awakening Joy workshop
with James Baraz

If you feel like having more Joy, Peace and Well-being in your life this workshop guided by warm-hearted James Baraz, the father of Awakening Joy, is for you

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James Baraz, the wonderful, kind, well known and wise meditation teacher is visiting Denmark in August 2022 together with his wife and meditation teacher Jane Baraz.

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Find more information here

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Mind the Busy Mind by Dorte Olivarius Koustrup I E-mail: dorte@mindthebusymind.dk  I  Phone: 29 28 77 50

Address:  Strandvænget 15, 2100 København Ø, Denmark

CVR nr. 40713808

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