Courses
New Mindfulness (MBSR) Courses in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport
Cardiff 8-Week Course InfoCardiff 8-Week Course in Mindfulness (MBSR)
| Place: | Insole Court, Fairwater Rd, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2LN (map) |
| Trainer: | Vicki Worsley |
| Dates: | 8 weekly Wednesday evening sessions, 11 January – 29 February and one full day, Saturday 18 February (10:00-4:00pm) |
| Times: | 7:00-9:15pm |
| Fee: | £180 early bird fee (before 21 December), £200 full fee* (Meditation CD and workbook included) *(20% discount for Mindful Space course graduates) |
If you’d like to register please download the registration form.
Newport Intensive Mindfulness (MBSR) Course
| Place: | Newport Clinic of Holistic Health, 4 Llanthewy Road, Newport, NP20 4JR (map) |
| Trainer: | Keith Hackwood |
| Dates: | 4 half-day Saturday morning sessions in Newport, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb and 3 March and one full day in Cardiff, Saturday 18 Feb (10:00-4:00pm) |
| Times: | 9:30am-1:30pm |
| Fee: | £165 early bird fee (before 7 Jan), £185 full fee* (Meditation CD and workbook included) *(20% discount for Mindful Space course graduates) |
If you’d like to register please download the registration form.
Swansea Intensive Mindfulness (MBSR) Course
The next Swansea course is planned to run after Easter 2012.
Course details are yet to be finalised. If you would like to express an interest please contact Vicki.
LEVEL II MINDFULNESS COURSE (MBSR)
Suitable for people who have completed an 8-Week Course in Mindfulness, MBSR or MBCT.
| Place: | Insole Court, Fairwater Rd, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2LN (map) |
| Trainer: | Vicki Worsley |
| Dates: | Wednesdays, 2 November – 30 November 2011 (5 weeks) |
| Time: | 7:00-9:15pm |
| Fee: | £75 early bird fee, £90 full fee (20% discount for Mindful Space course graduates) |
The next Level II course is planned to run in March 2012.
Course details are yet to be finalised. If you would like to express an interest please contact Vicki.
What will the course cover?
The focus of the course will be on deepening your meditation practice, extending your mindfulness practice into your daily life, building your skills at dealing with difficult thoughts, emotions and physical sensations, and deepening your understanding of the philosophical ideas underlying mindfulness.
If you’d like to register please download the registration form.
What will I get out of the course?
- Strategies to handle difficult feelings, stress, chronic pain and moods
- Greater patience, compassion, determination and focus
- Deeper body awareness
- Greater attunement to yourself, others and the world around you
Who is the course suitable for?
The course is open to beginners and to people who have meditated before in other settings. The only course requirement is that you make a commitment to attend all the sessions and set up and maintain a daily meditation and mindfulness practice. (You will get lots of support to help you do so.) If you would like to discuss the course requirements please email or phone me.
What does the course involve?
The course will cover the core syllabus of Jon Kabat-Zinn's course in MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, including mindfulness of breathing and body scan meditations, breathwork and bodywork, input and discussion on the theory and principles of mindfulness and the opportunity to apply the teachings to your life and experience.
What have previous students said?
“Excellent course in everyway – practical, informative, gentle, well-prepared and structured.”
“The tutor was patient and very receptive to the needs of those on the course.”
“The course has helped me cope with physical pain and deal with the pressure of work.”
“It has made me enjoy every day and not want to wish ‘bad’ days away. ”