Finding Peace in a Frantic World - Mindfulness Course October 2022

Finding Peace in a Frantic World - 8 Week Mindfulness Course

Do you sometimes feel that your life is defined by frantic busyness, anxiety, stress and exhaustion? If so the Finding Peace course may be for you! The course is designed to help participants to settle their minds and enhance their natural happiness and contentment using mindfulness meditation.

The course is delivered in 2 hour sessions over eight weeks and introduces participants to mindful awareness through a range of practices that encourage us to bring curiosity to our experience and befriend the body. 

Throughout the sessions we:

• develop mindfulness in everyday activities
• pay attention to our thoughts and feelings
• explore how we react or respond to difficulties
• consider how we relate to ourselves and others
• review how we can develop a healthier balance in our lives.

The sessions are a mix of mindfulness practices, input from the teacher and opportunities to share in small groups and the group as a whole.

Course Dates

The course is taught by qualified and experienced Mindfulness teacher Dr Neil Pillai and runs for 8 weeks on a Thursday evening from 18:00 - 20:00 at Ivy Court Surgery in Tenterden (hybrid attendance also available*). There is also an orientation session two weeks before the course begins.  The dates are:

• ORIENTATION SESSION - Thursday 6th October
• Thursday 20th October 2022
• Thursday 27th October 2022
• Thursday 3rd November 2022
• Thursday 10th November 2022
• Thursday 17th November 2022
• Thursday 24th November 2022
• Thursday 1st December 2022
• Thursday 8th December 2022

Costs

The cost of the course is £150 (concessionary rate of £50 for students, unemployed or low-income applicants**). 

Course Materials

We will provide you with a workbook to use during each session of the course.  In addition participants are required to purchase the accompanying book themselves prior to the start of the course:

• Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World, by Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman

The book is available from Amazon here  for around £12, or can be purchased second-hand on Ebay etc, and we ask that you read chapters 1-3 before the start of the course.

Post Course Support

On completion of the course you will be elgible to attend our on-going program of  mindulness practice sessions and monthly mindfulness events.

*Hybrid Atttendance

We are fortunate to run our courses in a facility with state-of-the-art video conferencing facilities.  This means that course participants can join us in-person at the surgery OR online.  If you would like to attend online then please email the office after booking you place to advise us and we will send you all the necessary links and information.

**Concessionary Rate

As a small charity we are hugely grateful to our donors for their on-going generosity which enables us to offer concessionary rates for those unable to afford the full course fee.  The following applicants are eligible for the concessionary rate:

• Full-time students (aged 18+)
• Unemployed (in receipt of state benefits)
• Low-income (eligible for income assistance from the government)

If you don't fit into one of the above categories but feel you can not afford to pay the full fee, then please contact our office PRIOR to booking at contact@tenterdenmindfulness.co.uk to discuss your situation.