Highland Mindfulness Group

An 8-week beginners course delivered online via Zoom

Please contact us on highlandmindfulness@gmail.com to be notified of the next available course (this is likely to be starting in August 2021).

The Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) is a beginners mindfulness course with kindness and compassion at the centre.

Course Programme

Session 1 – Starting where we are – allowing us to recognise the unsettled mind and practice how we might settle the mind.
Session 2 – The body as a place to stay present – looks at Mindfulness in every day life, exploring kindness and awareness of how the body can anchor us to the present moment.
Session 3 – Introducing Mindful support – during this session we will practice the 3 minute breathing space, we explore using sound as a support to our practice, topics for this session also include what we mean by non striving and responding to pleasant and unpleasant events.
Session 4 – Working with Distraction – we explore using the support of the breath and mindful walking.
Session 5 – Exploring the undercurrent – looking at the undercurrent as a constant steam of thoughts, emotions and physical sensations, topics for this session will also cover loving kindness in our lives.
Session 6 – Attitude – we continue to look at kindness for ourself and others, learning more about the attitude we bring to the undercurrent as we observe the flow of thoughts, emotions and physical sensations
Session 7 – Self Acceptance – the main theme of this session is looking at self acceptance and drawing on the work of Professon Paul Gilbert, we explore practices in self compassion and practice self acceptance with the RAIN practice (Recognising, Allowing, Intimate attention and Non identification).
Session 8 – A mindful based Life – during this session mindfulness support will be revisited – review of the journey so far and where do we go from here.

Cost
The course costs £100 per person.
This includes the MBLC handbook. We will email notes to you as a PDF file each week.
Please do not let affordability be a barrier as concessions may be available for those on low incomes.

How to book
Please email highlandmindfulness@gmail.com for details.

Course facilitator

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.

Please contact us if you require further information: highlandmindfulness@gmail.com