6 Week Meditation Course
If you're curious what meditation is all about or keen to integrate meditation better into your life, come and join me for this 6 week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Course at the lovely Hilltop Studio on Tuesdays 6.30pm - 7.30pm from 15th May 2018 to 26th June 2018 (there will be a break on 5th June).
The course costs £90 and you can book by sending me an email at salfulcherpsychotherapy@gmail.com.
Do let me know if you would prefer a chair or a mat and meditation cushion.
Robertson’s Boat Yard,
Lime Kiln Quay, Woodbridge, IP12 1BD
Parking is available on site.
(Directions: Head to Deben Road, then immediately cross over the railway tracks on the right and follow the road around to the right. Robertson’s Boat yard is then on your left.)
The Benefits
I have been meditating for sixteen years and in my experience, meditation has been a transformative tool in helping me stay centered, calm and peaceful. It helps create distance from our chattery minds, enabling us to lessen negative emotions and thought patterns. Meditation gives us a space to be still and connect to ourselves. It helps bring more peace, stillness, joy and clarity to our lives and reduces anxiety, stress and depression. In fact, there is extensive research available that demonstrates that regular meditation positively changes the structure of our brains.
How the Course Works
Each session I will introduce to the week's theme and talk you through the meditation of the week. We will get settled in our posture and I will guide you through the meditation which will last between 15-20 minutes. After the meditation, there will be time for those who wish to, to share experiences or ask questions. We will then try the meditation again. You can either sit on a cushion or on a chair. (Please let me know in advance if you'd prefer a chair.) At the end of the class I will give you a hand-out of the week's meditation for you to practice at home.
Here is the programme for the 6 week course;
Week 1: Melting the Ice (Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation; helps calm our chatty minds, let go of anxiety and encourages calm, stillness and focus)
Week 2: Coming Home (Body Awareness Meditation; helps us connect back to our bodies and deal better with uncomfortable body sensations)
Week 3: Heartfulness (Loving Kindness Meditation; helps generate feelings of kindness & friendliness towards ourselves and others)
Week 4: Monkey Mind (Thoughts & Sounds Meditation: helps us create distance from our thoughts and recognise our repetitive thought patterns)
Week 5: Sitting with the Dragons (Body Sensation Meditation; encourages healing and softening of uneasy feelings) Candlelit Session
Week 6: Letting Be (Insight meditation: Helps us be at ease with ourselves and our experience, encouraging inner peace and calm.)
If you have any questions about my mindfulness meditation course, do not hesitate to contact me on 07955233898 or at salfulcherpsychotherapy@gmail.com
My Training
I have been meditating in Mindfulness and Buddhist meditations since I was introduced to meditation in Thailand in 2000. I trained in teaching mindfulness meditation at the University of East London in 2011 in Jon Kabat-Zinn's classic mindfulness based stress reduction course. More recently in 2017 I attended further teacher training at Mindfulness CiC in Leicester which has increased the depth and spirituality of my teaching.
I have taught mindfulness meditation at;
Hilltop Studio
Muswell Health Centre
Amnesty International
The Guardian
Evercore
Aspect
The Recover Clinic