On this 8 week mindfulness course, you will learn what mindfulness is, how to reduce stress in your life, understand your unhelpful thinking patterns and develop your own personal mindfulness practice with expert guidance.
Having a regular mindfulness practice can:
Help with depression
Soothe anxiety
Calm stress
Improve sleep, focus and creativity
Help chronic pain
Improve relationships
Helps to bring balance and stability to day to day life
This course is delivered by a qualified and experienced mindfulness teacher, Evan Curwen.
The sessions are 2 hours, once a week, for 8 weeks. 6.30-8.30pm Thursday evenings, starting on 5th September 2024.
You will receive:
16 hours of expert tuition and guidance during the live and interactive classes
A detailed handbook to support your learning and journal your progress
Free audio recordings of the practices each week to support your home learning
Access to an online Facebook community group
What happens in the sessions?
The sessions are consistent, we start with a short meditation to ground ourselves and settle in to the class together. We reflect on our practises and discuss our experiences of home practice. We learn about aspects of stress reduction and the neuroscience of mindfulness and complete a new practice each week. The mindfulness practices include guided meditations and some gentle movement.
What is home practice?
Each week we learn a new practice together during the session and participants are given an audio recording of that practice to complete at home. This is because it takes 8 weeks of consistent practice for the benefits of mindfulness to take place. To really get the most out of this course, participants are advised to make space for home practice. (20 - 40 minutes a day)
Please note that although mindfulness is therapeutic in nature, it is not therapy and should not be used as a replacement for professional therapy or medication. A pre-assessment is required for all participants to ensure your safety and suitability for the course. We aim to be inclusive to all and may need to discuss your mental health and well-being before being accepted. Your information will only be viewed by the facilitator and will be kept confidential.
