Finding Peace And Well-Being In The Here And Now

The present moment is all we have but how many of us really experience it? We are often so busy revisiting the past or rehearsing the future that we miss the very moment we live in. In a world where Easter is advertised before Christmas is finished and the kids are back at school before they’ve even broken up, we are often in one place in our bodies and a completely different place in our minds. Our tendency to analyse and assess everything also means we miss the direct experience of life through our senses and the immediacy of the world around us. Reconnecting with the present moment has been proven to have significant benefits, including the reduction of stress and depression. In addition it opens up a new dimension of living where we can become much more aware of ourselves and appreciative of the life that we tend to take for granted. This workshop is designed to help you improve your personal well-being and quality of life by learning to live in the present moment. This does not diminish the need to reflect or to plan ahead but it will improve your capacity to live in the here and now.

What will I learn?

You will learn how to:

• Begin to still your mind and silence the constant chatter in your head
• Become more aware of your body and its response to tension and emotion
• Significantly reduce your stress levels and increase your life expectancy
• Become more aware of your place in the world and your connection with the life around you

Course content

• An introduction to mindful living
• The benefits to your health, well-being and quality of life through learning to live in the present moment
• The advance versus avoidance approaches to life and their consequential patterns in the brain
• The living breath meditation
• The body and mind as a single entity
• The body scan meditation
• Waking up to your senses and the importance of registering a direct experience of life
• The chocolate and grape meditation
• Dealing with the wandering mind
• Integrating mindfulness into daily living
• Habit-busters
• The two-minute ‘Stop the world. I want to get off.’ breathing space
• Treating yourself with kindness and compassion

How does it work?

The workshop is a combination of training and meditative and mindful practices

Next public course

Saturday, 17th March 2012

Book before Wednesday, 7th March 2012:
Early Bird	£85.00	Book now
Book after Wednesday, 7th March 2012:
Standard Price	£95.00

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