Mindfulness Based Living Course for people with long term health conditions with facilitators Catherine Lavelle, Val Gale and Meg Somerville (May – June 2026).
If you have any problems, please contact Daniel (admin) on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
Next follow on group: Friday 17th July from 11am – 12 noon.
Introduction
Click here to listen to the Introduction from the course handbook (24 minutes)
Read the Introduction (PDF)
Week 1
Click here to listen to Chapter 1 from the course handbook (16 minutes)
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Settling the mind practice by Val (13 minutes)
Week 2
Click here to listen to Chapter 2 from the course handbook (20 minutes)
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Body scan by Meg (18 minutes)
Memories of kindness by Catherine (16 minutes)
Week 3
Click here to listen to Chapter 3 from the course handbook (15 minutes)
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Settling the mind and body with sound as an anchor by Catherine (23 minutes)
Breathing space by Catherine (12 minutes)
Week 4
Click here to listen to Chapter 4 from the course handbook (30 minutes)
Click here to read Chapter 4 (PDF)
Settling with the breath as an anchor by Val (21 minutes)
Audio recording of mindful movement session by Jan (17 minutes)
You can watch videos by Jacky Seery at the Mindfulness Association:
Stillness through movement (27 minutes) and Selection of short mindful movement videos (5 – 11 minutes each)
Week 5
Click here to listen to Chapter 5 from the course handbook (10 minutes)
Click here to read Chapter 5 (PDF)
Noticing the undercurrent by Val (17 minutes)
Loving kindness for other by Catherine (23 minutes)
Week 6
Click here to listen to Chapter 6 from the course handbook (17 minutes)
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Talk on the 7 attitudes of mindfulness (9 minutes) then meditation on Noticing the observer by Catherine (23 minutes)
Loving kindness by Val (28 minutes)
Week 7
Click here to listen to Chapter 7 from the course handbook (34 minutes)
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Self-compassion break (with 7 minutes intro talk) with Soften, Soothe, Allow by Catherine (27 minutes)
RAIN practice by Val (19 minutes)
RAIN practice by Catherine (40 minutes)
Week 8
Click here to listen to Chapter 8 from the course handbook (13 minutes)
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Compassionate body scan by Meg (20 minutes)
Compassionate Self practice by Catherine (18 minutes)
Resources:
Click here to listen to the follow up session on Mindfulness skills for times of difficulty (18 minutes)
Click here to read Mindfulness skills for times of difficulty (PDF)
You can also try the pain meditations page on our website.
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