Compassion Based Living Course
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Intro session 16th Jan
Weeks 1 - 6: January - 23, 30 Febuary - 6, 13, 20, 27 Sunday retreat 3rd March. Weeks 7 & 8 March - 6, 13 Cost: £120 (£80 concession) including a non-refundable £20 deposit required on registration To register: email: elizabeth@finnsplace.org telephone: 0141 632 7520 |
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This is an 8 week course building on the foundations of the Mindfulness Based Living Course with a focus on compassion practices for ourselves and for others. The series begins with an introductory class, then the eight week course, each session consisting of a two hour class. A half day of Compassion practice is also included between weeks 6 and 7. This course is open to those who have completed MBLC, MBCT, MBSR, other Mindfulness based interventions or a similar course/foundation course on mindfulness. The course is experiential. Each week includes theory, compassion meditation practice and exercises, the opportunity for reflection and to share your experience.
Participants will receive a copy of the Compassion Based Living Course in a pdf maual plus guided meditations and exercises in MP3 format. |
Course Content:
Introductory session - What is compassion?: An Introduction Week 1: Why practice compassion? Because we suffer Week 2: The compassion mess Week 3: It's not our fault: An evolutionary perspective Week 4: Creating conditions for safeness Week 5: Befriending the self-critic Week 6: Finding the compassionate friend within Day of practice Week 7: The Four Immeasurable Qualities Week 8: Widening the circle of compassion Follow Up: Compassion in action. |