Calming the Mind

This introductory Mindfulness course is designed to help you, as a learner, to understand the focus of Mindfulness prior to the popular 8 week programme. You will learn how to resource your health and well-being and overcome stress, worry and overwhelm in your busy life through a step by step process that is underpinned by Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme

You may wish to rediscover a sense of balance and purpose, by learning how to bring 'mindfulness' into your daily routine. This course is delivered in small groups, to provide a 'container of safety' in which learners can gain confidence and develop skills to progress onto the next course - Finding Peace in a Frantic World, The Art of Less Stress or The Journey of Mindfulness.

All courses pay attention to the effects of trauma that vulnerable learners may be or have experienced. This underlying practice is known as a trauma-sensitive approach. All participants must understand this is a training/learning environment, not therapy.

The course is for anyone looking for ways to remain calm and regain a sense of balance and purpose.

Calming the Mind can support you to be less reactive, more responsive and able to relax and unwind.

You may wish to rediscover a sense of balance and purpose, by learning how to bring ‘Mindfulness’ into your daily routine.

It is worth mentioning that Mindfulness and Meditation is not for everyone, so this introductory course will help you to decide if this kind of intervention is suitable for you. Teacher will contact you prior to the event once you have made a booking.

You will learn how to bring Mindfulness into your daily routines.

Calming the mind will introduce to you, a gentle approach to befriending yourself, your patterns of thinking and your attitude towards your busy life.

This underlying practice is known as a trauma-sensitive approach. It is important for all participants to be aware that this is a training/learning environment, not a therapy and therefore, it is hoped that referrals to this course are aware of the learner’s capacity to work in a group either online or face to face.

By email to Lynsey@Gloucestershiremindfulness.com