Train the mind to reduce stress and manage chronic ill-health unwellness by taking time to unplug from a busy schedule and connect with what matters most to you. Are you ready to find a different way of dealing with stress and managing the symptoms of long-term health conditions? Would you like to learn to still your busy mind and switch off to fully relax and recover?
Mindfulness meditation, if practiced regularly, can help you to take better care of your health and mental wellbeing. This eight-week programme will teach you different ways of meditating so that you can adapt how you practice to your lifestyle.
By learning as a group, you will support each other to make changes and to challenge learnt behaviours and habits that may be contributing to feeling stressed and far from your best. You will be invited to read the book Mindfulness for Health, to support your learning journey.
- Be competent and confident in your personal meditation practice
- Have a deeper understanding of the science of stress and its impact on behaviours
- Exercise the ability to intervene at an earlier stage in the stress build-up and reduce its impact on wellbeing and communication
- Have identified mindfulness practices that best support you to maintain good health and live a good life
- Connect with others to support home-practice and create a social support network
- Practice silence for up to 20 minutes in each meditation practice
How will I attend this course?
How will I attend this course?
This is a face to face course.
For more information, please contact:
United Learning
Telephone: 01223 712340
Email: office@adultlearning.education
What equipment will I need?
What equipment will I need?
Learners will need a fresh and personalised notebook, in which to journal, as well as a set of coloured pens/ pencils. Notebooks will be provided if needed.
Bringing a small cushion and shawl / small blanket will help learners feel more comfortable.
Learn skills that will enable you to continue practicing at home and integrate the new skills into your lifestyle.
What are the entry requirements?
What are the entry requirements?
This course is open to beginners to mindfulness meditation, as well as those with some experience, who wish to develop practice and confidence. The teaching approach is experiential, rather than academic, and invites learners to commit to practising meditation at home daily, in order to consolidate the new skills learnt.
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