Highland Mindfulness Group

Kindfulness: a 4-week Self-care Course

Delivered on Zoom

Please email us on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com to an express an interest in booking on our next course in 2022. We can also deliver this course to local groups (e.g. staff, volunteers or service users).

Our new mindfulness course is based on compassion and kindness to self and others.

• Practice sitting meditation and mindfulness including loving kindness practices
• Learn self-care tools
• Mindful movement, mindful walking, energy sessions
• Short sessions on poetry, art, drawing, reflective writing
• Body scanning and learning to rest and be at ease with yourself
• Nature connection, meditation and appreciation
• Gratitude practices and reflection
• Altruism, being kind to yourself and others
• Random acts of kindness
• Meet new people, enjoy conversation, share your journeys with each other

No previous experience of mindfulness is required.

The course will be led by 2 fully qualified mindfulness teachers – Jan Grigg and Rona Mackenzie (see more info below).
Email and phone support is available during the course if needed.

Cost – TBC
Please do not let affordability be a barrier as concessions are available for those on no or low income.

When booking
Please let us know if you have any significant mental health issues that we might need to know about (e.g. severe depression or anxiety) or if you have just suffered a recent loss. When you book, we will ask you to sign an agreement to help keep you safe and well during the course.
To book your place, please email Daniel on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com. He will send you details of how to pay by bank transfer or cheque.
The Highland Mindfulness Group is a registered charity (number SC050141).

Facilitators

Jan Grigg is a fully qualified, experienced Mindfulness teacher having trained and then tutored with the Mindfulness Association. Having practiced meditation and yoga for over 30 years, she gained a Masters in Mindfulness studies from the University of Aberdeen in 2013. With over 20 years’ experience as a Biology/Science teacher, Jan has also researched, written and trialled mindfulness courses in a wide variety of settings from schools and businesses to NHS professionals and Armed Forces personnel, families and Veterans. She is a CEO of Mindful Forces which aims to bring mindfulness training to the Armed Forces community and Emergency Services personnel. She enjoys running mindfulness courses and retreats, as well as mentoring new teachers. Jan has been teaching Mindfulness courses since 2010.

Rona Mackenzie is the owner of The Butterfly Effect EFT. She offers a blend of emotional wellbeing therapies to promote positive change and self-healing. She is an NHS accredited Mindfulness teacher, clinical hypnotherapist and Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner. Underpinned by 30 years’ experience within mental health nursing and health visiting in the NHS. She has been teaching with the Highland Mindfulness Group since 2018.