SESSION 1 – MONDAY THE 24TH APRIL – BEGINNER’S MIND.
Practice 1 – Basic Body Scan.
Practice 2 – Mindful Eating.
SESSION 2 – MONDAY THE 1ST MAY – BEING PRESENT.
Practice 1 – Relaxing body scan.
Practice 2 – Sitting with the breath.
SESSION 3 – MONDAY 8TH MAY – SITTING WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE.
Practice 1 – Sitting with the breath, the body and sound and releasing thoughts.
Practice 2 – The three minute breathing space.
SESSION 4 – MONDAY 22ND MAY – STAYING PRESENT. RESPONDING RATHER THAN REACTING.
Practice 1 – Resting with sounds and sight (15minute meditation)
Practice 2 – The Coping breathing space (5-10minutes of explanation of the practice)
Practice 3 – Breathing in awareness of the breath, body and sound, then resting in awareness of thoughts, feelings and emotions.
SESSION 5 – MONDAY 29TH MAY – PRACTISING DEALING WITH DIFFICULTIES.
Practice 1 – Dealing with difficulties (35minute sitting meditation).
Practice 2 – Resting in awareness (15minute basic sitting practice).
SESSION 6 – MONDAY 5TH JUNE – THOUGHTS ARE NOT FACTS.
Practice 1 – Going with the flow of thoughts, feelings and emotions (28minute sitting practice)
Practice 2 – Caring for ourselves. A loving kindness meditation (22minutes).
SESSION 7 – MONDAY 12TH JUNE – PERCEPTION AND TRIGGER FACTORS.
Practice 1 – Not trying to change anything – coming to rest (30minute sitting practice).
Practice 2 – Basic loving kindness practice (15minute sitting practice).
SESSION 8 – MONDAY 26TH JUNE – BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.
Practice 1 – Deep relaxing body scan (30mins).
Practice 2 – Final sitting practice (15mins).
Highland Mindfulness Group 