8 week course and half-day retreat
Next course starts Thursday 22 September 2011
Time: 10.15am for an 10.30 start, finishing at 12.30
Venue: Retreat Farm, Tofts Chase, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4BZ
Learning and practicing Mindfullness allows us to become less self-critical, have greater awareness and clarity. Taking this approach encourages a healthy balance of mental and physical well-being. Mindfulness is recommended by NICE as a therapy of choice for Stress, Anxiety and Depression and it is particularly effective in relapse prevention.
Over the 8
week course, and with ongoing practice engaging in regular experiential exercises we
can build a new, more helpful relationship to body sensations, feelings,
thoughts and other mental events. We can learn to live more in the present
moment without getting caught up in the past or lost in
future worries, we can then be more aware, have greater clarity and optimise our resources, whatever our
individual life challenges may be.
Alongside a wide body of research evidence, the majority of people completing the programme, who maintain a regular practice, report lasting physical and psychological benefits including:
· Reduces psychological distress, anxiety and stress levels, improves mood and resilience
· An increased ability to cope more effectively with short and long-term stressful situations
· Improvement in well-being, feeling more alert, energetic and enthusiastic.
· Living more fully, gaining a deeper appreciation of life
· Increased capacity to focus and concentrate for longer
· More able to be still and reconnect with yourself, finding tranquillity and peacefulness
· Gain clarity and deeper awareness
· Improved listening and communication skills
· Greater acceptance of self and others
Cost £350 per person (price includes £40 per 2 hour weekly session for 8 weeks, a half-day workshop, two CD’s and workbook)
The facilitator for the MBSR course is Mary Younger, she has trained in Mindfulness (both personally and professionally) since 2004; attending many workshops, retreats and teacher training in the UK, Europe and in the US