The Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Micro-Course - by Reuben Lowe

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The Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Micro-Course

With Reuben Lowe

Learn the basics of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), a psycho-therapeutic model with 40 years of science behind it. This micro-course will give you a basic exploration of ACT, a flexible model that gives us insights and tools to help us stay on track with what matters in life. Everyone struggles from time to time. Everyone takes their unhelpful thoughts seriously. Everyone struggles with uncomfortable feelings. Everyone gets unclear or has an imbalance in their values, their life direction, the things that they care about. And so, instead of asking ‘Who is act for?’ It’s better to ask ‘Who is ACT not for?’ Anybody that is interested about insights into the human mind & behaviour. Anybody that would like to gain some tools to help them stay more grounded in their external world, more receptive in their internal world, and more engaged in doing things that matter. So, let’s have fun. Let’s do this together. Learning these insights. Putting the tools into practice in this micro-course. I’ll be here in the classroom every day for any comments or questions that you may have. Thank you so much for listening, and thank you for being part of the change that’s going on in the world right now.


Meet your Teacher

Reuben Lowe founded an online organisation 'Mindful Creation', as well as the non-profit for young people’s mental health called 'ACT on it'. Specialising in ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) and mindfulness-based therapies, he works at the largest private health clinic in the Southern Hemisphere. He currently designs and standardises the ACT programs throughout Australia for Healthscope. Reuben is also an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) therapist and works with people who experience severe trauma. He is passionate about empowering others to be part of the mindful change that’s taking place in our world.

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5 Days

10.5k students

4.9 stars

15 min / day

Acceptance

English


Lesson 1

Driving The Bus of My Life

In day 1 we explore the core message of Acceptance Commitment Therapy. We look at, what are termed in behavioural psychology, as towards moves and away moves. We then explore driving the bus of your life, with the ‘Passengers on the Bus Metaphor’.

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Lesson 2

The Noticing Self (and The Noticing Switch)

In day 2 we explore the ‘Noticing Self’. We do this by starting with a metaphor, ‘The Blank Canvas’, then straight into a combined metaphor and tool called ‘The Noticing Switch’. These help us make sense, and ideally experience, the sometimes illusive nature of our consciousness.

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Lesson 3

Defusion - Looking At Thoughts, Not From Them

In day 3 we explore defusion, a psychological term that helps us not take our thoughts so seriously. We use ‘The Tinted Sunglasses’ metaphor. Then we have a little bit of psycho-education on the evolution of the human mind, how it's been designed for certain functions, but not to live a meaningful and happy life by default.

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Lesson 4

Acceptance - Making Room On The Inside

In day 4 we explore the ‘Struggling with an Emotion Monster’ metaphor. Then we have a little bit of psycho-education around emotions. Emotions as allies, not enemies. We also finish with an experiential exercise and a micro-check in practice to help us increase the skill of managing emotions in a healthy way.

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Lesson 5

Keeping Your Bus On Track

In our final day, day 5, we dive straight into a reflective practice that helps unearth some personal qualities, some values we have within us. Then we have an exercise that helps us choose from a list of these values. This is so that we can bring this into everyday life and formulate a personal touchstone.

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Ask your teacher

This course includes 898 community questions and 886 audio replies from Reuben Lowe. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

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Recent Reviews

Lisa

December 9, 2025

This was like going to therapy. Learned that our emotions are allies and only a problem when we get caught up in the mind’s judgement about them. I will start looking at my thoughts instead of through them and make space for them and look at it as an opportunity to soften and move forward to do the things that I really care about doing. My struggle is self-esteem and not good enough. Thank you so much for this enlightening course!

Anne

November 25, 2025

Helpful and empowering course and exercises

Chris

November 19, 2025

Great intro to ACT and the benefits of using it in our everyday lives

Grant

November 11, 2025

One of the most impactful course I have completed! This was great and I plan on repeating it often.

Karen

November 5, 2025

Really good micro course, well explained and should be easy to follow and incorporate into every day life. With gratitude 🙏💕

Liz

November 4, 2025

Awesome!! Thanks so much

Tozi

October 12, 2025

Incredible course, worth every ounce of time and energy.

Kim

September 14, 2025

Such an excellent mini course! So well-presented and distilled. Thank you! I found so much value in this.

Nikki

July 13, 2025

I’m not new to ACT and having said that, I am still learning and Reubens micro course was very insightful and helpful, as is he. Highly recommend this and eager to check out more of his courses next. Thanks Reuben!

Ave

June 30, 2025

Thank you. This was a great course. Great tone, pacing, and content. I have shared your course with others.

shannon

June 19, 2025

Such a wonderful course. So grateful I found you and all of your wonderful content. Thank you

Erika

May 20, 2025

This was so insightful for me, as I’m very interested in ACT Therapy and have found everything I’ve learned about it so far extremely beneficial. I highly recommend this mini-course. ❤️

Jeff

May 8, 2025

Awesomely organized and taught. Very loving and effective.

J

April 27, 2025

Thank you so much. Nice voice and explanation of the key concept of ACT.

Laura

April 18, 2025

I really recommend all of Reuben’s courses. I have learned so much from them. He is concise and so good at explaining ACT, and his metaphors and exercises really help apply the information in each short session.

Trish

April 18, 2025

Was a wonderful experience Thank you

Jakob

March 31, 2025

I feel thatvI have more tools to notice and communicate my emotions and will use it in future more often.

Mandy

March 26, 2025

Fabulous introduction, thanks 🙏🏻 so much I will listen again I did as a crash course lol 😂 It’s new to me and it’s so fascinating Namaste dear teacher

Susan

March 21, 2025

Wonderful introduction to ACT presented by an engaging and knowledgeable instructor. Prepare to be amazed at what you might learn about yourself.

Stephen

March 10, 2025

This ACT course provides helpful analogies and practical steps to better understand our mind and thoughts.