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ONLINE EVENT: AREBT National Conference, 2-3rd December, 2025

Welcome to the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT) National Conference, 2025. This year the conference theme is: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy for the 21st Century: Flexibility, Adaptation, and Innovation.

The conference will focus on how REBT continues to evolve while remaining grounded in first principles. This includes therapy and coaching domains.

This virtual conference will be held on Tuesday 2nd to Wednesday 3rd December, 2025. Conference keynotes and papers will be held on Day 1. On Day 2 we will be holding workshops. The presenters and workshop facilitators include: Nick Edgerton, Jo Hensel, Dr Martin Turner, Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan.

Members can obtain their free conference and workshop tickets on the Eventbrite platform. Links below:

2nd December, Conference Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arebt-national-conference-2025-tickets-1415202913009

Workshop 1. 10.00 to 11.00 GMT. 3rd December, 2025: Introduction to relaxation based counselling and coaching. Trainers: Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-introduction-to-relaxation-based-counselling-and-coaching-tickets-1972840944372

Relaxation Club. 11.30 to 12.30 GMT. 3rd December, 2025: The Relaxation Club is led by Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan. Free to members & non-members: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/relaxation-club-tickets-1972847855042

Workshop 2. 14.00 to 16.00 GMT. 3rd December, 2025: Introduction to health coaching and Rational Emotive Occupational Health Coaching approach.

Trainers: Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1974269007748

Booking is essential. Day 1 Webinars will be recorded although only available to view by delegates after the event who have obtained a ticket prior to the conference. Although the 2 day event is free for members, they can make a donation on the Eventbrite platform if they so wish when obtaining their ticket.

Conference website: https://arebt.nwsvirtualevents.com/programme-2025

There is a Zoom networking room and Help Desk open all day. After each keynote, the speaker will meet up with delegates in a breakout room to discuss their presentation.

Programme 2025 – AREBT National Conference, 2025 Welcome to the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT) Annual Conference 2025 programme. Conference networking room opens at 09.30am and is open all day. The AREBT AGM starts at 17.00pm. NB All times in GMT (UK time). Booking for Conference Day 1 – 2nd December 2025 Cost: AREBT...

FREE CONFERENCE: International Relaxation Day Online Conference, 15th August, 2025

Conference Theme: Harnessing Relaxation to Enhance Wellbeing

Depending upon your time zone, the conference is held on 14th & 15th August, 2025
Location: Virtual. Conference held on Zoom & YouTube
Cost: Free event

Key:
* = Live Zoom webinar or meeting.
+ = Pre-recorded presentation premiered on YouTube.

Quick Links to register and/or attend each session below. Times in BST (UK time):

1. *Harnessing Relaxation to Enhance Wellbeing with Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan 09:45 BST to 11:15 BST. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GJKJZ9o7QBWBsc0kqduiGw

2. *Relaxation Club with Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan. 11:45 BST to 12:45 BST. Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mzdbIvSLR26rdSKYJbk-Ig

3. +Mindfulness - a trainable dimension of health and wellbeing with Dr Karen E. Neil. 13:00 BST to 13:30 BST. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAlijghms0

4. +Sufi Qawwali Music for Stress Management with Yumna Ali. 14:00 BST to 14:30 BST. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4EviXg-WKE

5. +Coping creatively and using creativity to cope: How creativity can be applied in meditation and stress management with Dr Qing Wang 14:45 BST 2.45pm. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7t8aiq473A

6. *Leadership, self-care and relaxation with Dr. Richard MacKinnon. 15:00 BST to 16:15 BST. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zp7b5i_gQYGedK7ZU0UuXA

7. +Relaxation for All: Cultivating a Way of Being in Everyday Life with Prof Stephen Palmer PhD (32 minutes) 16:30 BST 4.30pm. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnmj-NZFf7c

8. +Mission Impossible? Reclaiming calmness in a highly anxious world, with Judit Varkonyi-Sepp. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRK4v8tezR4

Welcome to the International Relaxation Day Online Conference, 2025. We have presentations from relaxation and stress experts, academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world sharing with us their knowledge about relaxation and mindfulness methods and techniques.

For ease of watching internationally with the different time zones, there are some live presentations using the Zoom Platform and some are pre-recorded which are premiered on YouTube.

For the live keynote papers, afterwards, speakers will join attendees in a Zoom Meeting room to discuss their presentations.

Visit the conference website for full programme details: https://www.internationalrelaxationday.com/ird-conference-2025/

IRD Conference, 2025 – International Relaxation Day Welcome to the International Relaxation Day Online Conference, 2025. We will have presentations from relaxation and stress experts, academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world sharing with us their knowledge about relaxation and mindfulness methods and techniques.

📌 📅 Primary Certificate in Relaxation Skills Training Workshop (Zoom) 19th -20th August 2025 - SPACES AVAILABLE! Research has found that relaxation techniques can reduce stress, anxiety and blood pressure, and enhance performance and wellbeing. With regular practice, learning relaxation skills can become a useful coping strategy and a tool to be used within relaxation based coaching and counselling based practice. For more info and to book your place, see our website here https://www.centreforcoaching.com/relaxation-skills-training

Introduction to International Relaxation Day & the Conference, held on 15th August, 2025

Coming soon is International Relaxation Day (IRD) and our free virtual IRD Conference, 2025. We will have presentations from relaxation and stress experts, academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world sharing with us their knowledge about relaxation and mindfulness methods and techniques.

The conference may interest members of the public, HR, health professionals, psychologists, counsellors, coaches, managers and academics who may wish to learn more about relaxation techniques and their benefits to enhancing health and wellbeing, and reducing stress and anxiety.

The introductory video includes 9 minutes of information about IRD and the IRD conference and then at the end, a 10 minute recording of birds singing at dusk in west Kent, England, UK.

Conference Recognition

The conference is recognised by the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and the International Society for Coaching Psychology for continuing professional development (CPD). Both organisations support International Relaxation Day.

Audio recording: © 2020, Stephen Palmer: Birds at dusk in a woodland, located in west Kent, England.

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