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I am thrilled to have been invited to co-teach the upcoming 'Level 1' Mindfulness course with the Mindfulness Association, at the Crichton Centre in Dumfries, Scotland.The course comprises four separate weekends: 7-8 March, 16-7 May, 4-5 July and 19-20 September 2026. Each weekend begins at 10am on Saturday and runs until 4pm on Sunday afternoon.
I will be supporting the lead tutor, Kristine Janson, who is one of the lead tutors with the Mindfulness Association and an Honorary Fellow on the University of Aberdeen’s MSc in Mindfulness programme. As part of her exploration of mindfulness, she has spent four years studying and practising meditation on Holy Isle, and taken a one-year ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist nun.
Mindfulness is defined as knowing what is happening, while it is happening, without preference. In the beginning we notice how our attention is like a butterfly flitting from one thought to the next. So we start by slowing down and settling our mind through regulating our breathing and counting. We then introduce practices that ground us allowing our attention to drop out of our heads and into the sensory awareness of the body. We then learn to rest in the present moment getting used to disengaging from our habits of compulsive doing. And then, when we notice our attention drifting away into thinking, we learn to work with the mindfulness support of sound to bring our attention back to the present.
The course is themed over the four weekends:
Settling the Mind
Working with Distraction
Self-Acceptance
The Undercurrent and Observer
The course is open to anyone, including total beginners or those who has already completed an 8 week Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) or similar and would like to refresh their practice or go a little deeper.
More details, including how to book, can be found here:
https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/course/mindfulness-level-one-third-spring-intake/
The course costs £185 per weekend excluding accomodation costs.
Please drop me a line if you would like any further information - it would be fantastic to see some of you there in person!
Warm regards,
Ellie
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