Eight week mindfulness course
***This course is appropriate for the general public, for professional CDP and those interested in training as a mindfulness practitioner, as completing an eight week course is an entry requirement for further training***
Mindfulness has been defined as:
"The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally, to things as they are." - Williams, Teasdale, Segal and Kabat-Zinn (2007)
Training in mindfulness allows us to recognise the "gap" between our thoughts, feelings, sensations and our awareness of them, providing us with the choice to react to them in a wiser, kinder way. Perhaps seeing that no reaction at all is necessary as we choose to simply be present in a truly authentic and embodied way, resting in our awareness as our thoughts, feelings and sensations come and go like clouds in the sky of our mind. By learning to simply be, we can disengage the "automatic pilot" which often drives our lives and have our mind serve us in the best possible way, rather than have us be the servants of our often reactive and wandering minds.
Mindfulness is a life-skill that anyone can benefit from connecting with and training in. Whether it is to help with:
- anxiety
- depression
- chronic pain
- life's stresses
- general well-being
- deepening our mindfulness meditation practice
Or exploring the dimensions of our mind and the experience of what it means to be a human being, enabling us to find more peace in an often frantic world.
These courses will provide you with the opportunity to learn a combination of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction/Cognitive Therapy techniques that can be easily integrated into your daily life. The courses can help you learn how to let go of the busy mind and bring more presence, heartfulness and acceptance to life while cultivating the awareness and heart to act in a way that best serves ourselves and others.
Eight week course: 7th October - 25th November: Wednesdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
(Including a silent retreat day on the 29th November)
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***Please note that this course includes a daily commitment for approximately 1 hour of both formal and informal home practice in between sessions. The home practice elements are a core feature of these courses, enabling participants to become familiar with them and explore their cumulative benefits. Simply attending the taught components of these courses, although not unbeneficial, wont allow for the complete experience and benefits the courses are designed to provide***
Home practice is supported by:
- Audio guided meditations for home practice
- Home practice record sheet
- Information sheet
- Email support in-between sessions
These courses are being delivered in Association with Bodhicharya Kent - 20% of the course fee will be donated towards Bodhicharya Kent's Communtiy Projects.