"It reduces my anxiety and generally increases my peace of mind. It is also good just to experience silence in a very busy noisy world."

Mindfulness


The practice of 'attentiveness to the present' that helps in lowering blood pressure, decreasing anxiety, as well as improving numerous other physical and mental health conditions.

Wednesdays 6.00-7.00pm

Drop-in £5/ £3 conc 
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​Mindfulness Based Living Course
We will be running this course again soon.

Compassion Based Living Course
We will be running this course again soon.
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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.

Please contact info@finnsplace.org if you are interested in this course.
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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.

​The course is experiential in nature. 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.
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