Mindful Living Program 2012 - Begins January 29th 2012!
Unique Opportunity
A unique opportunity to commit to 2 months of Living Mindfully, daily meditations, support in taking mindfulness into our daily life: eating, driving, working, walking, loving, communicating...
“We are all just walking each other home” Ram Dass
Mindful Yoga classes are open to all at any point.
Specialised bookings can be created for workplaces/organisations with flexible times to suit your needs.
Contact us now to book.
Be part of a Mindful Living Community.
This program is intended to facilitate a shared experience in mindful living where participants support each other in their journey. The facilitator Sydel Weinstein shares information, resources, personal experience and provides a loving context.
What does this involve?
3 Mindfulness Training Workshops:
Session 1: Jan 29th - Sunday -10am-1pm (Body Awareness)
Session 2: Feb 26th- Sunday - 10am-1pm (Emotions / Thoughts)
Session 3: Mar 25th - Sunday - 10am-1pm (Communication / Relationship)
Plus 10 Mindful Yoga classes: Wednesday nights at 7pm. (Alternative time Friday 5.30pm Restorative Yoga)
First Wed class Feb 1st.
PLUS your own Daily Practice adapted to individual needs.
Followed at the end by a Take Home Pack of Mindful Living Resources and on-going support.
COSTS: $420 to be paid in advance. Concession $375. Great value!
Covers 3 Workshops, 10 Mindful Yoga Classes, Mindful Living Resource Pack, Materials and support. At the end there is a special offer to purchase an optional '10 or 20 class pack' of ongoing Mindful Living Yoga classes , to encourage you to maintain regular practice and remain connected with community.
Enrolment as early as possible is encouraged so we have a sense of numbers. This is a unique opportunity to create a mindful community and support each other in daily practice and the journey in mindful awareness and 'coming home'
Contact us now to book your place!
About The Course
Mindfulness training is a basic life skill that everyone can benefit from. Worldwide, mindfulness is being taught in hospitals (particularly in the field of pain management), schools, prisons, workplaces and corporations, parenting centers, mental health and wellness centers and incorporated into sports training programs.
Considerable research is available to demonstrate the benefits of training - with gratitude to the pioneering work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and many others.
The art of mindfulness is the returning of our attention again and again to whatever is there for us in the present moment, non-judgmentally. It is a way of directly experiencing our body, the rhythms of our breath and our inner sense of being. A way of witnessing our thoughts and feelings and the spaces in between. By listening and attuning in this way we can re-establish a whole new relationship with our self and bring a sense of unity to our body and mind. We can find a way of being at peace, of discovering a renewed sense of compassion and empathy towards our self, and others.
The practice of Mindfulness can be truly transformative and although in a sense simple takes effort and consistency this is why through time individuals have come together to create supportive Mindful Communities.
Yoga and Mindfulness 1: Journey into the Body and Breath.
The theme of this workshop is attuning to the body and its sensations, witnessing the breath as an anchor into the moment.
- History, research and benefits.
- The journey ahead - how to cultivate a mindfulness practice
- Basic components - effort, attention, intention, curiosity, acceptance
- Myths and expectations
- The Body Scan
- Yogic breathing and letting go
- Grounding - taking mindfulness into daily life
- Mindfulness as a stress management tool / the three minute ‘tune up’
Yoga and Mindfulness 2: “The Guest house”
- In this workshop we use Rumi’s poem ‘The Guest house’ to explore the nature of thought and emotion. Research, Discussion and Sharing
- Understanding the ‘monkey’ mind
- The Nature of Emotion - Its connection to thought.
- How to calm emotions that overwhelm
- Creating our inner 'home'
- Mindfulness Tools - Poetry, Art, Music, Ritual and Symbology, Mindfulness Journal
Yoga and Mindfulness 3: What a Wonderful World
Here we take mindfulness into relationship, the world, our daily life and work. We look at sustaining our practice with the ups, downs and challenges of life.
- Research, Discussion and Sharing
- The Social Brain - Interdependence
- Attention = Empathy
- Listening and Communication
- Love, Connection, Attachment
- Loving Kindness, Compassion and Responsibility
- Keeping it Simple - Step by Step, Breath by Breath