Finding Peace in a Frantic World - Bath

Service Description

This 8-Week ‘Finding Peace in a Frantic World’ Course is an excellent introduction to mindfulness. The course is based on the traditional eight-week Mindfulness course programs (MBSR and MBCT), but the key learning points and practices have been distilled into a slightly shorter format. The course consists of eight, 1.5-hour sessions. A small amount of home practice (15 - 20 minutes) is encouraged on most days between sessions. Through guided meditations, group discussion, individually tailored guidance and home assignments, you will learn the essential principles of mindfulness and techniques to build your personal home practice and access the wide-ranging benefits well beyond the course. This particular program is based on the best-selling book, “Mindfulness: a Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World”, by Mark Williams and Danny Penman, which is also recommended in this course. A copy of the book is included in the course fee. During this course you will: Explore a variety of formal and informal mindfulness meditation practices, which involve using the breath and body as a focus for being aware of our experience in the present moment Understand the physiology of stress and how to self-regulate our moods, so that we are better able to pause in challenging situations and manage our responses more effectively Recognise the patterns of worry and self-criticism that often generate more stress; and how we can become more accepting and kind towards ourselves Learn to have more mindful communication, connections, and relationships Develop practical self-care tools to help us thrive, perform at our best, and build resilience