About the course

‘Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.’- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Break away from the cycle of negative thinking, critical thoughts and anxiety about the future. Over three sessions you will learn how to live in the ‘here and now’, as you step out of your habitual thinking, giving you the opportunity to see the world around you differently.

Mindfulness is beneficial for most people’s mental health and wellbeing. However, there are some circumstances where using or learning to use it may not be helpful and you should consider this before signing up for this course.

The key considerations are mental health challenges where someone is experiencing psychosis or dissociation – this is when you may be feeling ungrounded and not fully in touch with yourself or your surroundings. 

Just as swimming is a valuable life skill, we wouldn’t begin the practice in the deep end of open or turbulent water. We would start in the shallow end, with a teacher and progress to more challenging situations gradually. The same is true of mindfulness. We recommend that if you are feeling not fully in touch with yourself or your surroundings you discuss the appropriateness of mindfulness with your health care professional in the first instance.​

Learning objectives:

·  To know what mindfulness is.

·  To be aware of the benefits of mindfulness practice.

·  To learn different mindfulness practices and to have an understanding how they can be incorporated into daily life

This course takes place over nine hours in three sessions.

Important Information – please read before attending our courses

• If you have any specific learning requirements, please contact the College in advance of any course you book to discuss available support.
• The college strives to provide students with positive experiences and is committed to making the college accessible to all. Please read our code of conduct to learn what we expect of our students when attending courses.
• We teach our courses in a classroom or online. You can find the venue locations on the venues page, including travel information and facilities.
• Classes online are via the Zoom online platform. If you are still getting familiar with Zoom visit our using Zoom page.
• If you need help with access to IT equipment visit our digital skills and inclusion page.