An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week Course — Invercargill
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An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course. Each class is one hour, once per week. This course is practical, non-religious and designed for beginners. The course includes
- 4 classes with an experienced mindfulness trainer
- 4-week subscription to the full version of the CALM app
- Downloadable guided mindfulness meditations for you to keep
- A 45-page guidebook
“Using mindfulness to help me better manage unrelenting anxiety, obsessive worrying & sadness. I have found that using the apps is helpful when having a stressful day, & I intend to keep practicing daily. Thank you.” — Cecily Wilson
Mindfulness means “paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” — Jon Kabat Zinn (Professor of Medicine Emeritus Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine).
The benefits of regular mindfulness are…
✔ Reduced stress and anxiety
✔ Improved sleeping patterns
✔ Less self-judgement and more self-acceptance
✔ Greater feelings of joy and freedom
✔ Improved mental health
✔ Effective ways to work with difficult thoughts and emotions
“Mental Health Foundation mental health promoter Grant Rix says mindfulness has been shown to benefit our brains to such an extent that we can feel calmer, more aware, have an increased ability to focus and concentrate, remember things better and feel happier.” — NZ Mental Health Foundation Press Release July 2012
✔ Full length 4-week course so you can practise and report back.
✔ No risk money-back guarantee; if you attend all the classes and don’t feel you have received any benefit get your money back.
✔ Includes 4-week subscription to the premium version of the CALM mindfulness and meditation app.
✔ New Zealand’s number one mindfulness course.
✔ Exclusive 45-page guidebook including weekly assignments, indepth articles and a reading list.
✔ Over 15 guided downloadable guided meditations for you to keep.
✔ No religion. No dogma. No funny positions. Practical and non-religious course.
✔ Designed for absolute beginners
Week 1: What is Mindfulness?
- What mindfulness is
- The benefits of mindfulness and meditation
- Guided body scan mindfulness meditation.
Week 2: Working with the Mind
- Why thinking can be problematical
- Practical ways to work with difficult thoughts
- Self-judgement and how to intervene
- Guided mindfulness meditation — counting the breath.
Week 3: Working with Emotions
- What are emotions?
- Learning to feel emotions
- The RAIN method
- Non-judgement and acceptance
- Guided mindfulness meditation on feelings.
Week 4: Radical Acceptance
- What it means to be present
- How "wanting things to be different" causes stress
- Developing wisdom and insight
- Authentic self-compassion
- Open awareness guided mindfulness meditation
- Next steps.
YOUR FACILITATOR IS LYNNE VAN BILSEN
Lynne is a British-trained cognitive behaviour therapist from 1979. When her professional organisation began promoting training workshops, she immediately signed up. She has done this for the last 12 years but prior to this, had the opportunity to complete a month-long course at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. The main focus, however, has always been teaching the 8-week Mindfulness Stress Reduction programme created by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, initially for pain management.
Lynne’s interest in mindfulness came through reading the work of Prof. Mark Williams who along with others, developed the use of mindful practice for severely depressed people. She has seen the benefits of this as a relapse prevention strategy in her own CBT practice.
Lynne returned to NZ five years ago and has continued using her CBT skills, firstly in community mental health in the Coromandel and more recently as a Health Improvement Practitioner at Invercargill Medical Centre.
Lynne also works privately as a CBT therapist.
Mindfulness Works is the largest mindfulness training organisation in New Zealand. Over 15,000 people have completed the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course
Mindfulness Works is committed to:
- Providing accessible and affordable mindfulness courses.
- Offering a diverse range of experienced and skilled mindfulness trainers.
- Providing courses in a practical format with exceptional supporting resources.
- Improving the mental health of all of us and fostering self-love in all.
- Supporting our facilitators with options for further professional development.
Organiser MINDFULNESS WORKS
Organiser of An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week Course — Invercargill
Mindfulness Works is New Zealand's largest provider of mindfulness training.
Mindfulness Works provide non-religious mindfulness courses to the general public and in the workplace. Every month over 600 people attend Mindfulness Works exclusive 4 Week Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation course.