My Mindfulness Training offers an up to date fusion of the evidence based mindfulness programmes; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). The former, developed by Dr Jon Kabat Zin for his Stress Reduction Clinic at Massachusetts University, provides an integration of mindfulness meditation with proven psychotherapeutic approaches. The latter, developed by Dr Mark Williams for Oxford University’s Mindfulness Centre offers a breakthrough in the treatment of clinical depression, anxiety and emotional trauma.
My Mindfulness Training incorporates key elements from MBSR and MBCT. It can be taught in either group sessions or on an individual one to one basis. The training includes a series of daily meditation practices that encourage us to break some of the unconscious habits of thinking and behaving that stop us from living life to the full.
“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.” Thich Nhat Hanh, 1999
Mindfulness Training
Course Outline
Week 1 – Waking up
Week 2 – Awareness of our body
Week 3 – Mindful movement
Week 4 – How we react
Week 5 – Being with difficulty
Week 6 – Thoughts and feelings
Week 7 – Silence
Week 8 -The power of compassion
“Realise deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.”
Eckhart Tolle, 2004
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