Course Details
Duration
8 weeks (2 hours per week)
Description
The "Deeper Mindfulness" course, developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues, is an 8-week program designed for those who have already completed a mindfulness-based program and wish to explore mindfulness more deeply. This course delves into the concept of "feeling tone," which reflects our moment-to-moment perception of sensations, thoughts, and emotions as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
Course Overview
The "Deeper Mindfulness" course, developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues, is an 8-week program designed for those who have already completed a mindfulness-based program and wish to explore mindfulness more deeply. This course delves into the concept of "feeling tone," which reflects our moment-to-moment perception of sensations, thoughts, and emotions as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
Throughout this transformative journey, you will learn to recognize how feeling tone influences your experience and actions, helping you to navigate emotional distress and exhaustion. By cultivating awareness of feeling tone, you can break free from habitual patterns and appreciate life more fully, even amidst difficulties.
In this course, you will learn to:
Find Your Ground: Explore various techniques to anchor your attention effectively.
Pause and Reflect: Take a moment when your mind wanders, fostering kindness and gratitude towards your thoughts rather than viewing them as adversaries.
Recognize Feeling Tone: Identify the feeling tone of your mind-body interactions, understanding how it influences reactions that may be self-defeating.
Allow Presence: Permit feeling tone to exist without immediate reaction, freeing your mind from habitual stress and exhaustion.
Manage Action Responses: Observe when your body prepares for action unnecessarily, allowing for wise action to emerge.
Embrace Difficult Emotions: Use mindfulness of feeling tone to approach challenging emotions and concerns with skill.
Cultivate Appreciation: Notice moments of gratitude in everyday life and address symptoms of exhaustion, such as procrastination.
Course Structure
The course consists of 8 weekly sessions, each lasting 2 hours with a break halfway through. Each session will begin with a short guided meditation, followed by a review of the previous week’s practice (except for the first session). After the break, the second half will introduce the weekly theme and include a meditation, providing space for discussion about experiences and insights gained.
What to Expect
Companions: Join a diverse group of participants who would like to deepen their practice of mindfulness.
Structured Sessions: Each of the 8 group sessions has its own theme and follows a consistent pattern.
Home Practice: Each session will include suggestions for personal practice, featuring recommended guided practices and ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life.
Support Materials: Access to guided practices and written resources will be provided to enhance your learning throughout the course.
Embark on this enriching journey to deepen your mindfulness practice, enhance your well-being, and cultivate a greater sense of balance and fulfillment in your life.
Upon completing the course, you will receive: 🌿 A Certificate of Attendance 🌿 Lesson notes and resources 🌿 An opportunity to deepen peace and awareness 🌿 A support network for continued practice