“Mindfulness has saved her,” Mum told a friend who was wondering how I was possibly coping with another health crisis and emergency hospital admission. I often say myself, “my mindfulness practice got me through.” The last few weeks have been no exception.
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‘Lightly child, lightly.’ It was week seven of my practice Mindfulness for Health course. I had just shared a passage by Aldous Huxley whilst guiding a Body Scan with an Open Heart emphasis. One participant described a feeling of lightness in her body and a sense of relief that in allowing experiences to come and go, they lost their intensity. Another, commented on how we can gently hold an experience, or we can grasp it, crushing it and creating tension and suffering for ourselves. The words supported me throughout the course, my mind and body softening each time I read them as I took a step back to see more clearly. Watching us enjoy that lightness was a delight. It hadn’t always been that way, for myself or for the group.
Read MoreIt’s been a little while since I last posted. I have been enjoying a period of greater stability in my health after what was a particularly challenging Autumn and Winter, and I’ve been focusing on, and thoroughly enjoying, my mindfulness teacher training.
I’ve started running a ‘practice practice’ Mindfulness for Health course (a trial run of the official practice course I will deliver as the final part of my training ahead of applying for accreditation). It’s an absolute pleasure to be sharing what I’ve learnt with others and an honour to be able to help facilitate people in making meaningful changes in their lives. I hope it’s just a taste of what is to come. I’ve been working on the Mindful Movement component of training and Looking ahead to the advanced training retreat I’ll be going on this summer. It really is all beginning to come together.
I’d like to share this little video I made for Breathworks with you, where I talk about my experience of the Mindfulness for Health course, how it complements my FND management and how it has ultimately given me a better way to live my life.
Two weeks ago I posted about the Breathworks Mindfulness teacher training I was about to embark on (here) and how mindfulness is enabling me to align my needs with my aspirations. I had the most wonderful time on retreat. We had a week of sunshine and inspiring training at Vajrasana. As I’d hoped, my practice most certainly was my protector.Read More
I embarked on Breathworks’ ‘Mindfulness for Health’ course with high hopes. I was already familiar with the wonderful work of Breathworks and I was eager to bring more of their techniques into my practice. I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, my expectations were exceeded as I deepened my practice in a supportive and inspiring community. Read More
Last week I completed Breathworks’ ‘Mindfulness for Health’ course. Over ten weeks I was able to deepen my practice, be part of a supportive community and witness transformation in myself and others. I’m looking forward to sharing the experience with you next week. In the meantime, I’ve created a mindfulness toolbox to remind myself and others of the practice in an easy and accessible way. Some of the ideas are so simple and take such little time, yet they can have a truly profound effect on your day to day life, whatever your situation. You can find the toolbox here.