Making friends with anxiety through mindful drawing
Anxiety was the biggest reason I wanted to learn mindfulness techniques and so I have been exploring anxiety through mindfulness for a number of years now. […]
Anxiety was the biggest reason I wanted to learn mindfulness techniques and so I have been exploring anxiety through mindfulness for a number of years now. […]
The Meditation and Mindfulness 8 week courses I teach are similar to those on an MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) course, however the MBSR and MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) courses were both originally designed to help with specific conditions and tend to be used in hospitals and clinics. MBSR was designed to help with the stress of illness, and MBCT was designed to help avoid relapse into depression. [...]
The Zen Meditation & Mindfulness for Energy & Grounding now replaces the planned Insight course offering people the chance to drop-in, learn some of the methods from the Insight course and look at how mindfulness can help with stress and challenging emotions. Zen Meditation & Mindfulness for Energy & Grounding Thursday 6.15pm - 7.30pm 7 September - 28 September £26 or £7 drop-in Thursday 6.15pm - 7.30pm 23 November - [...]
Zen Meditation & Mindfulness for Insight Thursday 6.00pm - 8.00pm - 7 Sept - 12 Oct - 6 weeks £90 This course allows you to create or deepen your practice, learn more about Zen, energy and grounding. We will look at the stages of insight and moving meditations, so that we can take our practice into our everyday life. The meditations allow you to journey inwards to discover your true [...]
Change happens all the time, but when big or sudden changes happen we may find it a challenge. Like many others I find it difficult to deal with change, my emotions are up and down, I don’t feel settled or relaxed and I start to feel stressed. This is all perfectly normal and it’s OK to feel that way, however mindfulness can offer you some techniques to help you adapt. [...]
There are a lot of exciting things happening in the world of Mindfulness at the moment with many opportunities for you to join in, learn more and discover something new. […]
When feelings of frustration arise, we often can’t see a way out and we don’t know what to do to feel better, but there is a way of noticing and dealing with our frustrations through mindfulness. […]
Practice methods of movement and meditation from the Rinzai Zen tradition to find your inner stillness, connect to the energy of the body, release and let go so that you can discover your true nature. […]
Grounding is a way to stay focused on the body and the present moment rather than allowing your mind to race from one thought to another. […]
When you first start to meditate you may notice how the mind darts from one thing to another, like a distracted dog on the beach […]