Rob Ginnivan is a Mindfulness coach, yoga leader and co-founder of Tidy Temple Yoga. As a member of the International Meditation Teachers Association and having studied with Deepak Chopra, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Baron Baptiste, Baptiste Power Yoga Institute and one of Australia's leading meditation schools Inner Voyage Human Holistic Development, Rob leads with compassion and healing to guide CEOs, organisations and individuals to attain an ongoing mindful state of awareness, enhanced focus, inner calm and happiness.
Practising meditation for over 16 years whilst managing the demands and pressure of the corporate world, Rob communicates from experience with empathy, effectively helping thousands of people develop a meditation practice to become more mindful of being present.
He generously shares his time with people in Australia and around the world to teach the 'skill for life' - meditation, to re-discover a sense of meaning. With a consistent meditation practice, Rob also shares his personal experience of a transformation through neuroplasticity, by recently gaining a sense of smell that was missing in his life since childhood.
Current work
Rob is also the yoga and mindfulness coach for Soldier On, helping our wounded warriors, and works with reintegrating ex-military people injured physically and psychologically back into the community. He is also a fundraising sponsor for Lifeline Canberra and is working with Gary 'Angry' Anderson to raise money for suicide prevention.
Previous experience
Marathon: After a moment of clarity whilst meditating, Rob took running to lofty heights and created history on May 16, 2012 by becoming the first person to run a half marathon (21.1km) on a generator powered treadmill in mid-air whilst travelling above Canberra in a hot-air balloon to raise money for the Heart Foundation against cardio vascular disease. Rob's hot air balloon half marathon caught the attention of the world after his initial story appeared on ABC TV and found himself listed in the 2013 edition of Ripley's Believe It or Not.
Talking Points
Life's a Marathon
Within the marathon of life, many marathons occur. After a doctor told Rob he couldn't run again due to a severe condition with his lower back, he sought a second opinion, gained mental and physical strength to complete 18 marathons on six continents, an ultra marathon at sea and on May 16 ,2012 made history by completing the world's first mid air half marathon in a hot-air balloon. By thinking outside the box, believing that nothing is impossible, this ordinary person achieved extra ordinary feats.Life's a Marathon
Rob will inspire and teach you how to make a significant difference to yourself and your organisation by changing just a few habits within the environment you live.
Running from Minus Zero to New Heights: Overcoming adversity and achieving the impossible
Overcoming adversity, escaping the depths of despair and climbing to dizzy heights is possible; by thinking 'outside the basket', by walking you through his adventurous journey, Rob takes you through step-by-step how to get out of a difficult situation and be elevated to achieve the near impossible. Dare to take a calculated risk because the rewards are huge. Consistency, persistency and momentum enabled Rob from being temporarily bed ridden to running on air above the earth.
Running from Minus Zero to New Heights: Overcoming adversity and achieving the impossible
Transformation through Mindfulness
Be enlightened and learn a 'skill for life' meditation, and embark on the journey of being Mindful and Present whilst increasing awareness and the state of consciousness. Transformation through Mindfulness
Life transformations include:
- Increased Wellness
- Heightened Awareness
- Enhanced Focus & Mental Clarity
- Increased Performance & Productivity
- Inner Peace & Deeper Happiness
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Helping Society to Shift Consciousness
Rob Ginnivan is a Mindfulness coach, yoga leader and co-founder of Tidy Temple Yoga. As a member of the International Meditation Teachers Association and having studied with Deepak Chopra, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Baron Baptiste, Baptiste Power Yoga Institute and one of Australia's leading meditation schools Inner Voyage Human Holistic Development, Rob leads with compassion and healing to guide CEOs, organisations and individuals to attain an ongoing mindful state of awareness, enhanced focus, inner calm and happiness.Man Runs Half Marathon Distance While Flying In a Hot Air Balloon
An Australian runner completed running the distance of a half marathon while in a hot air balloon. Rob Ginnivan ran 13 miles on a treadmill powered by a small generator. Although he is an experienced runner, it took him twice as long, as his normal time to run the distance, as he could only take small steps on the treadmill. He said that wasn't the only difficulty: "What I didn't count on was that the basket actually tilted, so it was like running up a hill, Every time I took a step the basket would sway from left to right so I kind of had this sea type motion being in the air. It was quite bizarre and made it very difficult," Hot air balloon pilot Ewan Roberts, said conditions for the flight also had to be taken into consideration: "The biggest issue was finding a day when we could fly for about three hours which is quite unusual for a regular balloon ride," Ginnivan is raising money for the Heart Foundation by running on land, at sea and in the air.
