WELCOME TO ATARAXIA COLLECTIVE
Supporting you to live your best life
ABOUT ATARAXIA COLLECTIVE
Develop human mastery. Live life to the full.
Are you ready to navigate life’s inevitable challenges with greater awareness, resilience and ease?
Ataraxia is a Stoic term describing a state of tranquillity and inner peace. At Ataraxia Collective, we believe that with self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-care, life can be not only manageable but deeply satisfying, richly rewarding and enjoyable.
We offer doctor CPD and wellbeing retreats, workshops and online learning, combining evidence-informed education with practical tools to enhance wellbeing, develop leadership skills and support a more sustainable medical career.
Explore mindfulness, yoga, self-enquiry and reflective practice while connecting with like-minded colleagues. Our retreats make completing your annual CPD requirements meaningful, effective and enjoyable.
Give yourself the space to pause, reflect, learn and reconnect – and take something meaningful back into everyday life.
ABOUT DR SUSANNAH WARD
Founder – Ataraxia Collective
Hi there, I am Dr Ward. I’m a Specialist Physician of Rehabilitation medicine and a yoga and mindfulness teacher. I am super passionate about all things wellness, self-care, and self-mastery.
My training in medical science, medicine and rehabilitation has taught me how the mind, body and our environment work together to impact our health. My study of yoga, psychology and neuroscience has added a deeper understanding of how lifestyle choices & behaviours affect wellbeing.
Wellness tools work and empower us to live, feel and be well. I am passionate that any person can feel well despite their challenges and health status.
I love speaking at events, hosting workshops and running retreats where we get to connect, learn, grow and share together. I hope to see you at an Ataraxia Collective event soon.
Mastering Real Wellness – the Book!
Welcome to a fresh, honest, and empowering approach to wellness! At its heart is self-mastery, and in Mastering Real Wellness, specialist rehabilitation physician, yogi, busy mum, leading wellbeing expert, and founder of Ataraxia Collective, Dr. Susannah Ward, cuts through the noise of unhelpful wellness marketing to show you how to achieve true wellness. No matter your challenges, real wellness is within your reach. Dr. Ward provides you with the essential concepts, skills, and tools to make the most of who you are and live your best life.
If you feel stuck, unwell, dissatisfied with your life, or simply hungry to live more masterfully, this book is for you. You can find out more about Mastering Real Wellness here.
Dr Susannah has appeared on a number of pocasts and been featured in many articles. She also has her own podcast – Be Well Age Well. You can find links to all podcasts and media here.
OUR LATEST BLOG POSTS
My Ideal Me skill & how it can be yours too!
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Are you honest with yourself?
Understanding the importance of self-honesty and ramping up how honest you are with yourself – making it an iron-clad habit – will turbocharge your capacity for self-acceptance and real wellness. If the prospect of [...]
Self-compassion to cultivate self-acceptance for Real Wellness
In order to accept every aspect of your complete, imperfect and vulnerable human self – including any ‘bad’, disappointing, impermanent, ageing, ugly and painful aspects – you need self-compassion. A basic definition of self-compassion [...]
Self-acceptance for Real Wellness
As the saying goes, the only constant in life is change: regardless of your circumstances, developing your ability to accept whatever life throws at you will help your pursuit of living with real wellness. [...]
Ataraxia Collective acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging of the traditional owners of the land on which we work every day.