8-week MBSR Courses *LIVE* ONLINE. GROUP COURSES: Next course starts 9th May 2019 OR 1:1 COURSES: date & time to suit you
The 8–week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a course in simple meditation practices that can help us develop the skill of being present with our internal experience (physical sensations, thoughts and emotions) and with our external experience (interactions with others, actions in the world) and in the interplay between the two.
Participants will be introduced to the key principles of living mindfully, and to some of the core meditation practices to help cultivate mindfulness in daily life. They will also leave with of ideas of ways that they can begin to develop their own practice.
Home practice plays an important role in this course and I strongly recommend considering if you are able to commit to practice up 30-45 minutes per day. Mindfulness is an experiential practice, its benefits come through practice, not through intellectually reading or learning about it. To support your home practice, in the beginning of the course we will email to you an extensive Participants Handbook and each week you will be sent that week’s practice as an mp3 file. Home practice includes listening and practicing together with the mp3’s, reflecting and making notes about your experience and practicing some informal practices during your day.
Each session is a combination of Mindfulness Meditation practice, discussions and teaching. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences with the group, although this is on a purely invitational basis and is not essential. The course provides a safe and supportive environment for each person to explore their experience. Participants will be asked to complete a short questionnaire and participate in a short phone conversation with me before being accepted on to the course.
You are also strongly encouraged to do your own daily personal meditation practice (about 30 mins a day 6 days a week) in order for you to get the maximum benefit from the course.
You might like to try this short 3-Step Breathing Meditation to give you an idea of the practice.
GROUP COURSE: £220 payable in full in advance. The course comprises 8 weekly 2.30 hour sessions + Course Book + Mindfulness Exercises + Guided Meditations on MP3. Concessions may be available – please contact me directly to apply.
1:1 COURSE: £585 payable in full in advance. The course comprises 8 weekly 90min sessions + Course Book + Mindfulness Exercises + Guided Meditations on MP3
Participants are advised to attend every session in order to get the best from the course.
The Mindful Academy Teaching Team
In both cases, to ensure the best possible experience for all participants, the course relies on video conferencing which has minimum requirements to work properly. That includes having a laptop or desktop computer with speakers, microphone, video capabilities, and a high-speed internet connection (not wifi). You will also need to find a quiet space where you will not be disturbed. For the sessions we recommend that you have a dining type chair to sit on, you will also need space to practice some gentle Mindful Movement.
I am an experienced Mindfulness Teacher and Coach. I qualified as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher with The Mindful Academy in Spain and am currently a member of the Teaching Team there in support of Philip Woodward (Bodhin) the Retreat Director. I am also a certified Mindfulness in the Workplace Trainer & have a Diploma in Personal Coaching from the Coaching Academy.
I am on the UK Network for Mindfulness-Based Teacher Training Organisations Listing for teachers who have been able to demonstrate (via an assessment process) that they meet the UK Good Practice Guidance for Mindfulness-Based Teachers i.e they are: suitably trained, committed to continuous professional development, hold appropriate insurance and are receiving supervision for their teaching.
I am also registered on the Mental Health Foundation website Be Mindful
