The Mindfulness for Well-Being course is based upon the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) created by Jon Kabat-Zinn and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression programme (MBCT) devised by Segal, Williams and Teasdale.
The course lasts for eight weeks and each session is 2 hours long. Here are details of the sessions:
- Dealing with Barriers
- Mindfulness of the Breath
- Staying Present
- Allowing/Letting Be
- Thoughts Are Not Facts
- “How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?”
- Using what has been learned
The overarching aim of the course is to become more aware of body sensations, feelings and thoughts from moment to moment, through doing exercises in mindfulness of body, breathing, thoughts, movement etc. There will be a combination of exercises in the class and exercises to practice at home. For the best possible results from the course it is beneficial to spend between 30-40 minutes on home practice for 5 or 6 days a week.