The practice of mindfulness
As highly sensitive people, our experiences have often been seen as ‘too much’. We see ‘too much’, we feel ‘too much’. We struggle to process our emotions and often learn to suppress ourselves in order to keep the peace. This is toxic for our systems and can end up manifesting in chronic health issues.
Mindfulness is the practice of coming to listen to ourselves - heart, body and soul - with curiosity, acceptance and without judgement. It helps us realise the gifts in the depth of our perceptions. It is profoundly supportive and an incredible tool to have for the rest of your life.
There are 3 ways to access this teaching:
Tuesday lunch times
12-12.30 at the Wellness Centre on Fountain Street. £5 drop in. No need to to book.
Silent Sundays
Once a month I host a meditation retreat day 10am - 4pm during which I guide you through tai chi, yoga, mindfulness meditation practices, nature immersion and journaling practices. No phones are allowed. Participants are required to maintain silence for the duration of the day, enabling each person to really drop into a deeper stillness and connection with themselves.
£95 per person. Booking essential - click here for more information.
8 Week Mindfulness Course
The 8 week course helps you to develop more insight into your emotions and patterns of behaviour - as well as provides a stress relieving balm for the central nervous system.
We start each session with mindful movement and meditation - using gentle tai chi and yoga as a way of bringing the mind into the present moment. Creating this compassionate, non-judgemental atmosphere in a group setting is profoundly healing. It can teach us to accept and work with our emotional experiences and therefore connect with ourselves and each other in much deeper ways.
Each session is half practice and half discussion with different topics and exercises each week to take the the group on a journey into what it means to be human and to live in a more conscious, present way,
You will be given guided meditations and encouraged to practice at home as well as a coursepack for further reading.