Mindfulness Level One: Being Present (Alternative Weekend) – Mindfulness in Nature

7:00pm 26 April 2019 - 3:30pm 28 April 2019

Cost: £150.00

Venue: Samye Ling

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This course is the equivalent to the first weekend of the Mindfulness Level  1: Being Present course. If you complete this weekend course you can then join the ‘Mindfulness Level 1: Being Present’ training for weekends 2-4.

Mindfulness offers the invitation to come into the freshness of the present moment: knowing what is happening, while it’s happening. The experience of this moment can include the thoughts and feelings in our heart-mind, awareness of the sensations in the body, and our connection with nature and the world around us.

Often people mention that the place they are most easily mindful is being in nature, whether it’s walking the dog in a nearby woodland, on the beach or on holiday in a beautiful environment. Research shows the connection between being in nature and a reduction in feelings of stress and depression and have a positive effect on general health and ability to focus. It is perhaps not surprising that similar benefits are attributed to mindfulness.

In this first weekend of our Level 1 course – Being Present, we are using the joy of being in nature and alive on this precious earth as a way into learning to rest the mind in the present moment. Through connecting with nature and the earth beneath and around us, we can reconnect with our inner nature as well, touching in with the ground of our being and starting to train in mindfulness.

The weekend will offer an exploration of mindfulness both indoors and in the beautiful landscape surrounding Samye Ling; inviting us to settle the mind and come home to our body through grounding practices such as the bodyscan and mindful walking. Throughout all of the Mindfulness Association programs the cultivation of a basic friendliness towards ourselves (and therefore also to others) lies at the heart of our training.

This module is suitable for those completely new to Mindfulness as well as those seeking to reconnect with it and to embark on the different training pathways the Mindfulness Association has to offer. This course is the equivalent to the first weekend of the Mindfulness Level  1: Being Present course and will be taught by Kristine Mackenzie-Janson and Graeme Armstrong. If you complete this weekend course you can then join the ‘Mindfulness Level 1: Being Present’ training for weekends 2-4.

If you have any queries please send an email to info@mindfulnessassociation.net