Name: An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week Course — New Plymouth
Start: 2024-11-05T19:00:00+13:00
End: 2024-11-26T20:00:00+13:00
Location: Tahi

$An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week Course \u2014 New Plymouth$

4 Tuesday Evenings. Facilitated by Meegan Care.
About this Event

An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course. Each class is one hour, once per week. This course is practical, non-religious and designed for beginners. The course includes

4 classes with an experienced mindfulness trainer
4-week subscription to the full version of the CALM app
Downloadable guided mindfulness meditations for you to keep
A 45-page guidebook

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“Using mindfulness to help me better manage unrelenting anxiety, obsessive worrying & sadness. I have found that using the apps is helpful when having a stressful day, & I intend to keep practicing daily. Thank you.” — Cecily Wilson

Mindfulness means “paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” — Jon Kabat Zinn (Professor of Medicine Emeritus Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine).

The benefits of regular mindfulness are…

✔ Reduced stress and anxiety

✔ Improved sleeping patterns

✔ Less self-judgement and more self-acceptance

✔ Greater feelings of joy and freedom

✔ Improved mental health

✔ Effective ways to work with difficult thoughts and emotions

“Mental Health Foundation mental health promoter Grant Rix says mindfulness has been shown to benefit our brains to such an extent that we can feel calmer, more aware, have an increased ability to focus and concentrate, remember things better and feel happier.” — NZ Mental Health Foundation Press Release July 2012

✔ Full length 4-week course so you can practise and report back.

✔ No risk money-back guarantee; if you attend all the classes and don’t feel you have received any benefit get your money back.

✔ Includes 4-week subscription to the premium version of the CALM mindfulness and meditation app.

✔ New Zealand’s number one mindfulness course.

✔ Exclusive 45-page guidebook including weekly assignments, indepth articles and a reading list.

✔ Over 15 guided downloadable guided meditations for you to keep.

✔ No religion. No dogma. No funny positions. Practical and non-religious course.

✔ Designed for absolute beginners

Week 1: What is Mindfulness?

What mindfulness is
The benefits of mindfulness and meditation
Guided body scan mindfulness meditation.

Week 2: Working with the Mind

Why thinking can be problematical
Practical ways to work with difficult thoughts
Self-judgement and how to intervene
Guided mindfulness meditation — counting the breath.

Week 3: Working with Emotions

What are emotions?
Learning to feel emotions
The RAIN method
Non-judgement and acceptance
Guided mindfulness meditation on feelings.

Week 4: Radical Acceptance

What it means to be present
How "wanting things to be different" causes stress
Developing wisdom and insight
Authentic self-compassion
Open awareness guided mindfulness meditation
Next steps.

YOUR FACILITATOR IS MEEGAN CARE

I have practised meditation for 30 years, and am a registered Craniosacral Therapist (BCST) and Psychosynthesis Counsellor.

I have worked with individuals in private practice for around 20 years and regularly facilitate retreats and workshops in New Plymouth. I love to teach my clients mindfulness-based approaches that support their health and wellbeing.

I live in central New Plymouth with my husband, and am parent to two amazing humans, one dog and one cat.

Here is the link to my website: meegancare.co.nz

Mindfulness Works is the largest mindfulness training organisation in New Zealand. Over 15,000 people have completed the Mindfulness Works Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation 4-week course

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